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THE 

GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL 
HISTORY OF 

THE MANNING FAMILIES 
OF NEW ENGLAND 

AND DESCENDANTS 

FROM THE SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA TO PRESENT TIM?: 

I. The William Manning Family, of Cambridge, Mass. 

II. The Richard and Anstice Manning Famil)-, 
of Salem-Ipswich, Mass. 

III. Miscellaneous Families. 



" Remcmbcy the days of old^ consider the years of 
many f^eneralions; ask thy father and he will show thee; 
thy elders and they will tell Ihcc." — Dcut. xxxii : y. 



By William H. Manning. 



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INTI^ODUCTION. 



After sixteen years of preparation on the part of the un- 
dersigned the present volume is issued from the press. Information 
relating to the early mule members, and to many of the female 
lines of that period, has been derived chiefly from public records, in 
manuscript, of States, counties, towns, cluirches, etc. In the li- 
braries of several different cities hundreds of town histories and 
other valuable books were carefully examined in the early stages 
of tlie work, and certain facts were thereby gained, but it was the 
plan to find, when possible, the sources of previous writers' state- 
ments and deductions, in the old public records, and to draw from 
the latter exactly as if the items had not been read by others. Be- 
cause of this, and because details pertaining to the family which 
have previously been printed constitute but a small fi iction of the 
whole, it may be said that the authorities for the statements of 
this work are the original records. When it has been found im- 
possible to learn whence a previous writer derived his information, 
he has been credited with the statement at the point where it 
appears in these pages. 

All possible care has been used to make individual connec- 
tions and the biographical sketches of early members accurate. As 
to dates taken from old town and church records, it is hoped that, 
in making copies, slips of the pen have been avoided. In the re- 
ports of living members, concerning more recent events, errors of 
date have appeared which were so noticeable that they were at 
once detected and, upon request, were corrected by the senders; 
but it would be surprising if there were not others which could not 
be detected, and which, consequently, are incorporated in these 
pages. The responsibility of this volume as to comparatively 
modern dates which have been received by mail must be disclaimed. 

The list of soldiers of the Rebellion, on page 36, should in- 
clude the names of Nathaniel J. Manning, 1561a, John S. Man- 
ning, 1561d, Isaac S. Manning, 1561e, and Thomas W. IManning, 

(iii) 



IV INTRODUCTION. 

1561/. The omission is regretted, but the list was in print before 
their records were received. 

Having been sole publisher of this volume the compiler hopes 
that the general appearance thereof, and the arrangement of rec- 
ords, will be satisfactory to subscribers. To them he will say that, 
while the arrangement is his own, the outline plan is common to 
all genealogical works. These, however, differ widely in many 
particulars, and, adopting what has been considered the best fea- 
tures of all, he has sought to present these records in a form 
whereby simplicity, clearness, and facility of examination should 
be secured. 

During the preparation of the genealogy, letters were re- 
ceived from individuals of the name of Manuiug who did not be- 
long to the family, and, in some cases, from those whose early 
ancestry could not be determined. Believing that these re[)orts 
will, in the future, be useful to some one who undertakes a similar 
work relating to the Manning families of the Middle and Southern 
States, an abstract of the letters will be made in a manuscript book 
and placed in the library of the Long Island Historical Society, of 
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; and, if the letters are destroyed, the abstract 
will contain every item and clew to be found in the letters. A few 
branches of the two families dealt with in this volume have not 
been traced, and the writer will be glad, at any time, to hear from 
those who can give information concerning them, and especially 
from representatives of said branches. The compiler's present 
address is not a permanent residence, and if, after a few years, 
correspondents find it impossible to reach him thus, by mail, they 
are requested to address him at " Manning Manse," North Bil- 
lerica, Mass. Also, it is suggested that, in the future, all members 
keep as closely as possible in touch with the Manning Association, 
as mentioned on page 75, and that all births, marriages and deaths 
be reported and recorded at the family headquarters at North 
Billerica. A limited number of extra copies of this volume have 
been printed, and may be secured while they last. For a short 
time the price will remain unchanged, but, as advance subscribers 
were given the benefit of a reduced rate, the price will, in due 
time, be raised to the regular rates for such works. 

William H. Manning. 
Ayer, Mass., Jan. 20, 1902. 



CONTENTS. 



Page 

The Earliest Mannings Known to History ... i 

The Early Mannings ok America 8 

Military Service 9 

The History of the Family History 21 

The William Manning Famh^y 

General Mention .---... 31 

Military Record 34-37 

GR.A.VESTONE Epitaphs 37-61 

The Old Homestead «1 

The Manning Association and Reunions - - - 75 

Statistics 80 

Genealogy 85-648 

The Richard and Anstice Manning Family 

General Mention 649 

Military Record 651 

Gravestone Epitaphs 651 

Statistics 654 

Genealogy 659-775 

Miscellaneous Families 776-806 

Munnings Families 797 

Manning Families Outside of New England - - - 801 

Index i— Christian Names, William Manning Family - 807 

Index ii — Surnames, William Manning Family - . - 819 

Index hi— Christian Names, Richard Manning Family - 847 

Index iv — Surnames, Richard Manning Family - - - 849 

Index v — Christian Names, Miscellaneous Families - - 854 

Index vi — Surnames, Miscellaneous Families . . . 856 



THE GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY 
OF THE MANNING FAMILIES OF NEAV ENGLAND. 



MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES. 



The P1\ruest Mannings Known to Histoky. 

The ancestors of the present members of the Manning 
families early founded in this country were from tlngland, where 
representatives of the general family had long been numerous. It 
is claimed that British records, published by order of Parliament, 
show that the name occurred in twenty-two counties in that king- 
dom as earl}' as the year 1272. The predecessors of these early 
inhabitants went to England from what is now Germany. All 
Englishmen of the present time make this statement. The name 
is now common in Ireland, and by some of its possessors is sup- 
posed to be purely Irish, but in the course of an extensive corre- 
spondence the writel" has found that all highly educated Irishmen 
agree on two points ; first, that the name was there introduced by 
emigrants from England, and secondly, that at a more remote 
period the family was of the same origin as has been mentioned 
above. These accounts differ slightly as to the particular Conti- 
nental province whence their ancestors came, but nine-tenths of 
them unite in saying that the family was of Saxon origin. For- 
tunately, we have something more definite and of a previous date 
to aid us. In Hasted's Kent (County of Kent, England), pub- 
lished in 1797, occurs the following reference to the Mannings : 
"They are said to be descended from an ancient and noble family 
which took its name from Manning, a town in Saxony, whence 
they came to I^ngland before the Conquest." 

Simon de Manning was the earliest representative of the 
family mentioned by Hasted, and of him there is now general 
knowledge in England. His home was at Downe, County Kent. 

(1) 



2 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

He lived in the time of King Richard I, who reigued A.D. 1189- 
1199, and "was the first of the P^nglish barons to take up the 
cross and go with King Richard to the Holy Wars " in the Second 
Crusade, when he was knighted. This was considerably later 
than the Conquest, but in a subsequent part of this article will be 
found a statement tending to bridge this gap. 

After the time of the above Simon the family steadily in- 
creased in numbers, and when this country was settled, it was, as 
before stated, numerous in England. Wills and other valuable 
papers are on record there, and the admirable work of the New 
England Historic-Genealogical Society, in having abstracts thereof 
made and printed in their " Register." makes it possible to learn 
of many different persons of the Manning name who lived and 
died prior to 1700. None of the ancient wills thus far examined 
mentions relatives in America, and until something of the kind is 
discovered it can only be said that we know the general race from 
which we have descended. The connection exists, but the con- 
necting link has not been found. Despite this fact it is believed 
that interest will be felt in an account which mentions some of 
these early Mannings, and that, instead of resorting to selections 
from different publications, it may be well to quote what is said by 
Hasted. His mention of the family has the merit of age, and 
nowhere else has anything been found that is at once so connected 
and comprehensive. It here follows : 

DowNE. — John Manning was of Cowdham, and died in the 
14th year of King Henry IV [A.D. 1412], " leaving John Man- 
ning, his son, who by Juliana, daughter and heir of Richard 
Brockhill, had Hugh Manning of St. Mary's Cray, who married 
the daughter of Sir W^illiam Brandon, by whom he had two sons, 
of whom Richard, the youngest, settled at St. Mary's Cray, where 
his posterity continued until within these few years;" and John, 
the eldest, married Agues, daughter of John Petley, of Downe, 
"who, on the division of the inheritance of the Petley heirs became 
entitled to the manor of Downe-court. He died possessed of it in 
the 35th j^ear of King Henry VHI [1543], and lies buried with 
Agnes his wife in this church. His descendant, Peter Manning, 
Esq., of Trowmer, in the reign of King James I [1603-1625] 
alienated this manor, and in 1657 it was in possession of John 
Palmer;" but " the seat itself, since called Downe Court, was by 
his son, Henr}' Manning, Esq., of Greenwich, separated from the 



GENERAL AKTICLE.S. 6 

manor and sold to Sir Francis Carew, Downe is within tlie eccle- 
siastical jurisdiction of the diocese of Rochester. It is a peculiar 
of the archbishop of Canterbur}', and as such is in the deanery of 
Shoreham. In the great chancel of the church, on the south side 
of the altar, is a gravestone and brass plate with inscription in 
black letter for John INIanning and Agnes his wife ; he died in 
1543 ; above, a shield of arms, being a cross flory between four 
cinquefoils impaling two licnds ingrailed and a canton. On the 
south side, a gravestone and memorial for Edward Manning, once 
of Prince Charles' household, youngest son of Peter Manning, 
Esq., of Ti'owmer. and Elizabeth his wife, daughter and coheir of 
Jacob Verzeliui, lord of the manor of Downe, obt. 1622, oet. 20." 
CowDiTAM. — "■ Richard de Chersholt had property in the 
hamlet of Bertrey, or Bettred, and held the reeveship of the manor 
of Bertrey under Geoffrey de Sa3% who discharged him from this 
office in the 15th year of King Edward II [A. D. 1316]. He died 
without male issue, and his daughter and heir carried the estate, 
which he held in it, in marriage to William de INIanning who died 
in the 17th year of King Edward III [A. D. 1343]. He was the 
son of Stephen de Manning, of Avhom there is mention in old 
deeds of the time of King Edward I [A. D. 1272-1302], w^ho de- 
scended from Simon de Manning to whom John Silvester, of 
West^rham, demised land by deed in the 14th year of King Rich- 
ard I [A. D. 1202], and who was engaged in the holy war against 
the Saracens under that king. They are said to be descended 
from an ancient and noble family which took its name from Man- 
ning, a town in Saxony, whence the}' came to England before the 
Conquest, and some of them are said to have settled in Friesland. 
They bore for their arms. Gules, a cross potence, or flory, be- 
tween four cinquefoils or. From him it descended to Hugh Man- 
ning who settled at St. Mary's Cray and left two sons, of whom 
John, the elder, was of Downe, and Richard, the younger, of 
Kevington in St. Marj^'s Cray, where his posterit}' remained until 
within these few years. Kevington was for some generations the 
residence of the Mannings. In the reign of King Henr}' IV [A.D. 
1399-1413] John Manning was settled in the parish of Cowdham. 
His son of the same name was also of that parish, and died 14 
Henry VI [A. D. 1435], leaving by Juliana, his wife, daughter of 
Richard Brockhill, one son, Hugh Manning, who was of St. Mary's 
Cray and married the daughter of Sir "William Brandon, kins- 



4 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

■womiiu to Charles, duke of Suffolk, by \vboai he had two sous — 
Johu, who settled at Downe, from whom descended the Mauuings 
of Downe, Halsted and Westerham ; and Richard, who continued 
at St. Mary's Cray and had three sons ; of wliom Richard,* sou 
of Thomas, the eldest, is said in his epitaph to have been of Man- 
ning's Hall, the old family seat. He lies Ijuried in this church 
witii the rest of his family. The Heraldric Visitations of Kent, 
1619, gives the arms of Manning — Gules, across potence between 
four cinquefoils or. Notwithstanding which it appears by their 
monuments and gravestones in this church, which was the burial 
place of the family for many generations, that the Mannings of 
this parish bore the cinquefoils in their coat of arms Hipt ; those 
of Westerham bore, a chevron between three cinquefoils tlipt. 
John Manning, youngest sou of Richard above mentioned, was of 
Kevington, and had two sons, Edward, who was bred to the law, 
and Richard ; the former of whom succeeded to this manor in 
1640. Edward Manning, great grandson of Edward, the j'oungest 
son of Edward above mentioned, succeeded at length to Keving- 
ton and married Anne, only daughter of Sir Henry Onslow. He 
died in 1703 and was buried in this church; on which Richard 
Manning, Esq., their eldest surviving son, succeeded to the manor 
and resided at Kevington, where he died 1753 without issue." 

Church at St. Mary's Ckat. — " In the great chancel, 
within the rails of the altar, a mural monument for one of the 
Manning family, the arms at the top are defaced ; on the south 
side, within the rails, an altar tomb, on which are the figures of a 
gentleman and lady finely engraved in brass, and over them an 
inscription for Richard, son of John Manning, gent., who married 
Rachael, one of the daughters and coheirs of AVilliam White of 
Hempsted, in Middlesex, with whom he lived thirty-nine years, 
and died in 1604, vet. 63, without issue, leaving her surviving ; 
above are the arms of Manning, Gules, a cross potence between 
four cinquefoils flipt or, a cross for difference. On the north side, 
within the rails, opposite the above, is an altar tomb with a brass 
plate, with an inscription for Richard, son of Tho. Manning, who 
dwelt and died at Manning's Hall, the old homestead of the fam- 
ily. He died in 1605, -xt. 72, On a gravestone without the rails, 

*This sentence lacks clearness, but the meaning seems to be that the second 
Richard was son of Thomas, and that the latter was " the eldest son " of the first 
Richard. 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 5 

51 memorial for Edward, son of Edward Maiming, Esq., who mar- 
ried the only daughter of Sir Henry Onslow of Drungwicl^, in 
Sussex, by whom he had fifteen children, nine of whom are here 
buried, and Thomas was then living, ob. 1703, aet. 49 ; above are 
these arms, quarterly, 1st, Manning, as above; 2d, a cross be- 
tween twelve croslets fitchee impaling a fess between six rooks. 
A memorial for Edward, son of Edw. Manning, Esq., and Anne 
his wife, daughter of Geff. Nightingale, Esq., of Newport Pond, 
in Essex. He died in 1640, net. 65; she died in 165!), xt. 79. 
Richard Manning, Esq., died in 1753, set. 54; above are these 
arms, quarterly; 1st and 4th, Manning; 2d, a bend counter- 
changed ; 3d, a cross between twelve cross croslet, fitchee ; at the 
bottom, in a lozenge, the arms of Manning impaling per pale 
ermine a rose. On the hatcliment against the screen, on the north 
side, are the arms of Manning, a crescent for difference, and over 
them an inscription shewing, that under a stone in this chancel 
lies buried Thomas Manning, of the exchequer office, gent, of 
Clifford's inn, second son of Edw. Manning, Esq., of this parish. 
He died unmarried in 1704. On the north side of the altar is a 
boarded paunel, shewing that the same was erected by Stephen 
Parker and Anne, his wife, daughter of Sir Henr}' Onslow, to the 
memory of her three children, Edward, Elizabeth and Anne 
Manning, who lie buried in this church by their father, Edward 
Manning, Esq." 

The Hcndred of AYesterham. — Hill Park, in the latter 
part of Queen Elizabeth's reign became the property of "Jacob 
Verzelini, Esq., of Downe, in this county, a Venetian born, and 
he died possessed of it in the 5th of King James I [A.U. 1607]. 
By his daughter P^lizabeth it went in marriage to Peter Manning, 
Esq., of Trowmer, in the parish of Downe, one. of whose descend- 
ants, in the next reign of Charles I, passed it away to Mr. 
Rauulph Manning of London, a branch of them, who bore for 
their arms. Argent, a chevron gules, between three cinquefoils of 
the second, in whose family it remained till the year 1718, when it 
was alienated." . . . . " Westerham is in the ecclesiastical juris- 
diction of the diocese of Rochester, and deanery of Mailing." 
In the church " is an inscription to Nicholas Manning, gent., obt. 
1723, and Mary his wife, daughter of Samuel Missenden, Esq.," 
and also the altar tombs of " Thomas Manning, Esq., of Valence, 
obt. 1695, and for Susan, his wife, daughter of Sir Thomas Dacas, 
obt. 1654." 



6 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Of the extracts here given from Hasted's Kent that relat- 
ing to Downe has here been slightly recast, and the article on the 
Hundred of AVesterham is abridged, while the accounts of Cowd- 
ham and the Church of St. Mary's Cray are given without any 
change. 

Ten years ago an American gentleman sent an English 
photographer to the church, and the report of the latter is here 
given : 

" We visited the church of St. Mary's Cray, Kent, on 
August 11, 1891, for the purpose of photographing the monu- 
ments which covered the walls of the church to various members 
of the Manning family from 1100 to 1640. Finding the walls of 
the church quite clear of memorial stones, etc., we made inquiries 
of the verger, who told us that the present church was rebuilt 
about 1(550, and since that date has been restored several times. 
The monuments from 1100 to 1640 appear to have been destroyed 
at the time of building the present church in the year 1650. 
Nothing which referred to the Mannings could be found in the 
present church, except two monuments of slate with bronze figures 
on the floor of the sanctuary, one either side of the altar, and 
these being right in the corner of the church, it was impossible to 
take a photograph. The following are exact copies : ' Here 
Richard Manning lies, Son of Thomas Manning, he dwelt & died 
at Mannings' Hall. He departed Sept'" 22"'^ A.D. 1605 in the 
72°*^ year of his age.' The second read : ' Here lyeth buryed the 
body of Richard Manning, Son of John Manning Gent. Who 
tooke to wife Rachael one of *^y Daughters & Co heyres of W" 
White of Hamsteed in Middlesex with whome having happily 
lyved to the service of God, & relief of the poore 39 yeares, in 
the 63'' j^eare of his age he dyed without issue the 18 Jau> 1604 
his wife yet surviving purposeth by God's permission to be here, 
interred by him at her death in whose fellowship she enjoyed '^y 
comfort of her life.' " 

These two stones are mentioned by Hasted. To one who 
has followed the evidence thus far several questions naturally arise, 
with a desire to have a confusion of statements removed. As it 
cannot now be done, the matter will not be enlarged upon here. 

Cardinal Manning wrote, in 1884, as follows : " As to the 
family in England there were three branches, one in Kent, a 
second in Sussex, and a third in Norfolk, all bearing the same 
shield, a cross with four trefoils, the crests slightly varying, an 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 7 

eagle's head on a crown, with either two feathers or two palm 
branches ; the motto the same in all cases ] know of except one, 
viz , 3falo mori quam foeclari" [I would rather die than be dis- 
graced] . 

It has been shown that the family name was at one time 
De Manning, but that the prefix was finally dropped. Mark 
Antony Lower, M.A., F.S.A., in his " Dictionary of the Family 
Names of the United Kingdom," showing the derivation of sur- 
names, says : 

"Manning. An ancient personal name, still seen in 
Manningham, Mannington, Manningtree, etc. Mr. Ferguson de- 
rives it from the O. Norse manningi, a brave or valiant man." 

About the year 1860 there was an English traveler in this 
country who passed under tlie name of Colonel St. George, but 
who, in private, declared himself to be a younger brother of 
Cardinal Manning. To several Americans whom he met he gave 
written accounts of the early English Mannings. Certain state- 
ments in these accounts cannot be accepted, but in the' main they 
agree so well with what has been quoted from Hasted that it seems 
well to give an extract from his manuscript relating to an earlier 
date than appears in the preceding : 

''The family of Manning came into England from Mannheim, 
Germany, of which Ranulph de Mannheim was Count Palatine, 
in the year 940. He married Elgida, aunt to King Harold, and 
had lai'ge grants of land in the county of Kent, which included 
the towns of Downe, Cowdham, St. Mary's Cray, Crayford and 
Toots Cray." In another of this traveler's accounts there was a 
variation (unless some one misread his writing) whereby the above 
name was made " Rudolph de Manning, or Mannheim," and the 
year of emigration, 970. This second account states that Rudolph 
was grandfather of Simon de Manning; the same Simon mentioned 
by Hasted. The present writer has not found reference to 
Rudolph, otherwise Ranulph, in any old English work; perhaps 
it has been overlooked. In the lack of such corroboration the 
statements of this paragraph are given without comment. 

It will be noticed that Hasted says that the Mannings went 
to P'.ngland from " Manning, a town in Saxony." The present 
Mannheim, in Germany, however, lies some forty miles southwest 
of Frankfort, and considerably removed from the bounds of the 
Saxony of the year 1000. In view of this conflict of facts it may 



O TTIE MAXNIXG FAMILY. 

be useless to say more of the present Mannheim, yet two items will 
be given. It (Mannheim') is one of the comparatively modern 
cities of Germany, and it is only since the 17th century that it 
has been of any importance, while its early history is told in a 
Gei-man Encyclopedia thus : '• On the site of Mannheim there lay 
since the 8th century, in the neighboi'hood of a former Roman 
settlement, the Villa Manniheim, belonging to the monastery of 
Larsch." The German word Mannheim is of two parts, Mann 
being the same as the English " man," and heim meaning " home," 
but, in the opinion of a German scholar, this does not appear to 
be a likely explanation of the name. He believes, rather, that 
"Mann" is merely the termination of some old German tribal 

name ending in manni^ as, for instance, the Alemanni. 

The last three paragraphs are given for what they are worth. 

The Early Mannings of America. 

The first settlements in what is now the United States had 
not long been made when our family name was introduced here by 
settlers of the name of Manning. Here their descendants have 
remained ever since, increasing in numbers until they are now to 
be found by the thousands. Almost from the first planting of 
the Colonies they had part in tlie development and conduct of the 
country. They have been represented in almost every line of 
endeavor, manual, business and professional. For one hundred 
years they took part in the Colonial wars, and they fought in the 
Revolution, the war of 1812, the Rebellion and the war with Spain. 
It is believed that they performed their full proportionate part in 
these wars. They have been numerous in the North, and, it would 
seem equally so in the South. Maryland and Virginia have been 
liberally peopled by them, and perhaps the other Southern states 
had as large a representation. As this compilation has dealt with 
another section it cannot be here stated from whom the Mannings 
of the South descended, although settlers bearing the name earlj^ 
went to Virginia. In the North there were two families early 
founded in Massachusetts which have been continued to the pres- 
ent time, and one in New Jersey ; and later came other settlers. 
In due place in this volume more extended information will be 
given of these settlers, but a brief chronological table bearing 
upon the subject may be introduced here. 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 9 

1607. Settlement of Jiunestown, V;i. 

1620. Settlement of Plymouth, Mass., by the INIay flower 
pilgrims. 

1623. Portsmouth, N. II., settled. 

1628. Salem, jMass., settled. 

1629. The charter of Massachusetts was granted, and 
Charlestown, hyun and Weymouth were settled. 

1630. Boston, Dorchester, Roxbur3% Watertown and jNIed- 
ford were settled. 

1634. William Manning, ancestor of the large Cambridge 
family, located about this time at Cambridge. 

1634. John Manning was at Ipswich, and, 1636, Thomas 
Manning appeared in the same town. It cannot be asserted that 
their families were long continued in the male line. 

1641. John Manning, probably a different John, was an 
inhabitant of Boston. His family died out in the male line with 
his children. 

1653. George Manning was at Boston. Probably all his 
sons died unmarried. 

1662. Nicholas Manning settled at Salem as early as this 
date, and being followed from P^ugland, in 1679, by his mother, 
brothers and sisters, these brothers became the ancestors of the 
present Salem-Ipswich familj'. 

1676. Jeffrey Manning settled, as early as this year, in Pis- 
cataway township. New Jersey, and was the ancestor of the large 
and important New Jersej'^ family, of which President James 
Manning, of Brown College, was a representative. 

Service of the Mannings in the Early Wars. 

From the time when there was the first need of their aid to 
the present day the Manning families have been represented in the 
wars of the Colonies and the Republic, and, it is believed, gener- 
ously represented in proportion to their numbers. They have 
taken part in every war unless that with Mexico was an exception ; 
of that ])eriod there is no report. In this volume each member's 
service is entered in his individual sketch, and furthermore, a list 
of the names of all soldiers of all our wars appears, grouped, 
just before the genealogical records of each family. The present 
section is not in anj' sense a complete history of the service of 
any known member; such a history appears only in his individual 



10 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

sketch. This article is a summary of what has been found on the 
official rolls of the wars before 1800 (not after), and is merely a 
list for convenient reference. In the early wars there was service 
rendered, and entered on the rolls, which cannot now be allotted 
with certainty to any particular person. These cases appear here, 
together with service that is understood. When the identity of 
the soldier is known his individual number will be given in paren- 
thesis immediately after his name, while the unallotted service will 
be placed in form where others can study the respective instances 
at their leisure. The scarcity of names of Connecticut soldiers 
of the Colonial wars is due to the fact that there are, as yet, but 
few rolls in the possession of the State. Tliese are being aug- 
mented by acquisitions from towns and private individuals, and 
the next ten years will doubtless see large additions of rolls and 
a corresponding increase of IManning names. Unfortunately, tills 
work must go to press without these names, for no one knows 
where to find the scattered rolls, which come to light only through 
the force of circumstances. The abbreviations which follow, 
other than those in common use, refer to the families dealt with in 
this volume. " Camb." means, a member of the Cambridge 
family; " S. I.," the Salem-Ipswich family; "Mis.," the miscel- 
laneous families at the end of the book. Index numbers refer 
to the original volumes. No effort has been made to include any 
service but that rendered with the troops of the New P^ngland 
States. 

Colonial Wars. 

Abnek Manning (Camb. 186). Mass. troops. Uuder Capt. Wm. 
Flint and Col. Icliabod Plaisted, 1756; at Fort Edward, July 26; age 21, 
boru at Billerica; ayain, roll of Oct. 11, dated at Ft. William Henry; 
Abner reported deceased. Index, 94-197, 348, 502. 

Bkn.ia.min Manning (Camb. 38). Mass. troops. Residence, Bille- 
rica; served 1725, May 29 to July 1, under Capt. EleazerTyng; again, 
1725, July 2 to Oct. 28, under Capt. Josiali Willard. Index, 91-190i, 194. 

Ben.tamin Manning (Camb. 160). Mass. troops. Muster list, 1756, 
May 7, Capt. Jonathan Buttertleld's Co. ; again, in same Co. at Ft. 
Edward, 1756, July 26, age 22, born Billerica; again, reported sick in 
muster roll of Oct. 11; again, roll of 1757, Mch. 18, residence Billerica, 
served 1756, Apr. 22 to Nov. 7, reported deceased. Index, 94-185, 325, 
458 and 95-85. 

Ben.iamin Manning (Camb. 183). Mass. troops. Residence, Cam- 
bridge, under Capt. Ebenezer Newell and Col. Ruggles, served 1755, Apr. 
4 to Oct. 31, expedition against Crown Point; again, served 1756, Mcli> 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 1 1 

19, to 1757, Jan. 9, under Capt. Tbos. Lord and Col. Kicliard Gridlc\v ; 
age 25, boru Cambridge, residence do., joined from Cliarlestown, expedi- 
tion against Crown Point; again, in CoL John Kingsbury's Co. of carpen- 
ters at Lake George, 1757, Feb. 7; again, sergeant under Cai)t. Thos. 
Clieever, expedition against Crown Point; residence •• probably Charles- 
town;" served 1757, Feb. 22 to Oct 23; again, 1758, Mch. 29 to Nov. 10, 
under Capt. Wm. Angier and Col. Jos. Williams; again, 1760, for the 
reduction of Canada; again, 17(30, May 17 to Dec. 4; residence, Cam- 
bridge; under Capt. John Small. Index, 94-87, 124,328, 442, and 95-199, 
200, 225, and 96-53, 64, 104, 104rt, 267, 341, and 98-31, 346. 

Daniel Mixxixt; (Mis. 94). Mass. troops. Born New Hamp- 
shire, residence, " Hampshire," enlisted from Ipswich; in Crown Point 
expedition 1756, Mch. 18 to Dec, under Capt. Israel Davis and Col. 
Jonathan Bagley. Index, 94-386, 477, 520, and 95-116. 

David M.vxNiNHi (Camb. 121). Conn, troops. Served 1758, June 3 
to Oct. 27 under Capt. Samuel Elmer [Elmore?]. Residence not given; 
probably Litchfield Co. Not indexed. 

Geohgk Manning (Mis. 12). Mass. troops. Pesidence, Boston; 
in King Philip's war under Capt. Samuel Mosely, 1675-6, Jan. 25, and in 
garrison at Westtield, Sept. 23 after. 

James Manning (Camb. 233). Mass. troops. Residence, Charles- 
town ; served under Capt. John Taplin from 1759, Apr. 2 to Sep. 1760(?) ; 
again, under same captain. Colonel Frye's regt. ; in service in Nova 
Scotia, 1760, Jan. 1 and paid to Sep. 5. Index, 98-342, 443. 

Joel Manning (Camb. 178). Mass. troops. Under Capt. Jona- 
than Butterfleld, expedition against Canada; enlisted 1758, Apr. 11; paid 
to May 27. Index, 96-134. 

John Maxxinc (Camb. 12). Mass. troops. Under Sir William 
Phipps in the expedition against Canada in 1690. No rolls are known to 
exist. See Mass. Archives 115-684, 685; Cumberland Co., Me., deed 12- 
512; Boston Lrazette, 1772, Aug. 8, adv., etc. 

John Manning (Camb. 29 or 34). INIass. troops. Residence, Cam- 
bridge; under Capt. Samuel Wheelwright, 1723, Oct. 23, to 1724, June 2; 
again, under the same, 1724 or 1725, June 2 to Nov. 16. Nearly all men 
were residents of Maine; only John was from Cambridge. Index, 91- 
112, 209. 

John Maxxing (Mis. 44). Surgeon in Louisburg expedition from 
Mass., 1745. Whether he was a resident of Mass. is unknown. 

John Maxxixc (Camb. 152). Mass. troops. Residence, Lancas- 
ter. Served 1755, Apr. 7 to Nov. 6, under Capt Benj. Ballard; again, 
1755, Dec. 17 to 1756, Mch. 29, under the same, both services Crown 
Point expedition ; again, under the same, 1756, Mch. 29 to Oct. 9. Index, 
94-123, and 95-17 (two). 

John Manning (Service not allotted. Perhaps the same as pre- 
vious John). Mass. troops. Residence, Boston; under Capt. David 
White and Col. Jos. Williams, 1758, Apr. 27 to Nov. 23. Index, 96-489, 
and 97-24. 



12 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Joii.v Manning (Carab. 157). Mass. troops. In expedition 
against Canada, 1758, Apr. 27 to May 28, under Capt. Samuel Glover. 
Index, 97-73. 

Joiix Manning (S. I. 76). Mass. troops. Residence, Ipswich; 
"father or master," Jolin Manning; under Capt. Israel Herrick, 17(;0, 
Mch. 4 to Dec. 6. Index, 98-276. 

Joseph Manning (Camb. 122). Conn, troops. Drummer, 17(!1, 
Apr. 1 to Dec. i, under Capt. John Spaulding, 12th Co., 1st Regt. , Gen- 
eral Lyman. Not indexed. 

Michael Manning; (Unknown). Mass. troops. Residence, Bos- 
ton ; in expedition against Canada, 1760, June in to Dec. 6, under Capt. 
John Gray. Index, 98-331, 410. 

Nicholas Manning (S.I. 2). Mass. troops. Residence, Salem; 
in King Philip's war under Capt. Nicholas Paige; fKjain, was captain of 
a company in that service. 

Patkick Mannini; (Mis. 54). Mass. troops. Of the alarm list, 
Berwick (now in Maine), about 1755-60; no record showing that he act- 
ually served. Index, 95-370. 

Phinkas Manning (Camb. 127). Conn, troops. Under Capt. 
Benj. Lee and Col. Elisha Williams, 1746, June 16 to 1747, Oct. 25, in a 
regiment that perhaps saw no service; again, 1755, Sep. 1 to Nov. 3, 
under Capt. Eliphalet Dyer; again, 17.">6, Apr. 9 to Oct. 16, under Capt. 
John Payson; again, 1761, under Capt. Wolcott. Not indexed. 

RiCHAKD Manning (S. I. 32). Mass. troops. Captain of a "troop 
of Horse" under Col. Daniel Appleton, 1757, Avhich marched from 
Ipswich to Springfield in Aug. Index, 95-551. 

RoiiKiiT Manning (S. I. 94). Mass. troops. Residence, Oxford; 
under Capt. Aaron Willard, 1760, Mch. 29 to Dec. 8; again, 17G1, May 18 
to Dec. 2, under Capt. Thomas Cowdin; again, under the same, 1762, 
Mch. 15 to Nov. 13; " father or master," Samuel Manning- Index, 98- 
389 and 99-113, 227. 

Samuel Manning (S. I. 92). Mass. troops. Residence, Oxford'; 
age 17, born Salem; in camp at Lake George, 1756, Sep. 19, under Capt. 
Ebenezer Larned and Col. Timothy Ruggles ; again, on muster roll of 
said company, 1756, Oct. 12; again, under Capt. Samuel Davis and, later, 
Capt. John Larned, 1757, Aug., for the relief of Ft. William Henry; again, 
in 175S, May, under Capt. James Johnson and Col. Ruggles; again, 
billeting roll of the same; again, 1759, May 7 to Dec. 11, under Capt. 
Jeremiah Learned, expedition against Crown Point; Samuel a sergeant; 
called "Jr.," because of his grandfather of the same name; " father or 
master" (in this case, master) Samuel Manning. Index, 94-214, 412, 
492, and 95-536, 96-127, 154, and 97-339. It is believed that the two items 
which follow relate to the same man, though the multiplicity of captains 
causes confusion and a slight degree of uncertainty. 

Sami-kl Manning (probably the same as previous). Mass. troops. 
On billeting roll dated Petersham, 1758, Nov. 10, of men on their march 
from Lake George in Nov. "Capt. Pomroy's Co. in Col. Partridge's regt." 
Index 96-188. 



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Samiki. Manxinc (probably the same as second previous). Mass. 
troops. lu expedition of 1758; enlisted 1758, Apr. 5; roll made to May 
21 after; under Capt. John Fry and Col. Timothy Riiiiglos. Index 96- 
105. 

Sajm'Ei. MANNiNci (Camb. 175). Mass. militia; of Capt. John 
Stevens' Co., Townsend, ^vhic•h was supplied with bayonets. Inilex 97- 
294. 

Tiio.MAS Manni.m; (Mis. 90). Mass. troops. In King Philii)'s war 
under Capt. Lothrop, and was of the number massacred at Bloody Brook, 
Deerfield, 1G75, Sep. 18, by Indians. Residence, Ipswich. 

Thomas Maxxixc (Mis. 78rt). Mass. troops. In Crown Point ex- 
pedition under Capt. John Taplin and Col. Jonathan Bagley 175G, Apr. 22 
to Nov. 30; age in 1756, 17; born Sudbury; residence, Grafton, where 
he enlisted; ai/ain, 1757, Mch. 25, was on training band list, Grafton. 
Index 94-387, 469, and 95-108, 222. 

Thomas Maxxixc; (Mis. 7Sb). Mass. troops. Ilesidence, Halifax; 
under Capt. James Keed, 1762, Aug. 4 to Nov. 1. Index 99-223. 

William Maxxixg (Camb. 36). ]\Iass. troops. Under Capt. John 
Waiuwright 1721, May 5 to Aug. 24. Index 91-26. 

William Maxxixg (Mis. 117), N. H. troops. Under Capt. John 
Gotte. 1745. 

William Maxxixg (Camb. 49). ]Mass. troops. Residence, Bille- 
rica; lieutenant of a company under Capt. Thos. Flint, 1757, Aug. Index 
95-501, 502. 

WiLLi.\M Maxxhxg (Camb. 94). Conn, troops. Sergeant under 
Capt. Israel Putnam, 1755, Nov. 25, to 1756, INIay 30; at Ft. Edward 1755, 
Dec. 5; again, 1756, sergeant under Capt. Samuel Gaylord, it seems; 
again, 1757, under Capt. John Carpenter. 

William IMaxxixcj (Mis. 117). Mass. troops. Under Capt. John 
Nixon and Col. Timothy Ruggles in the Crown Point expedition, 1756, 
Feb. 20 to Dec. ; served as Corporal to Sep. 16, and then as clerk there- 
after. Residence, Marlboro; born Gloucester; age 29. Index 95-118, 
250, 274, and 96-57, and 94-275, 401, 473, 495. 

William Maxxixg (believed to be the same as previous, despite 
discrepancy of reported age, while the ditlerence of commanders on tAvo 
following rolls, which do not give exact period of service, may have been 
caused by a transfer, something then not uncommon). Mass. troops. In 
expedition against Crown Pouit, 1756, in Maj. Samuel Thaxter's Co., Col. 
Richard Gridley's Regiment. Residence, Marlboro ; age given as 32 in 
second roll below, which is undated, but seems to be of the 175G period, 
Index 94-167, 331. 

Revolutionary War. 

lu this war there is a good deal of service which cannot be 
allotted positively. It may be accepted that very little of it was 
performed by individuals who are strangers to us ; it was almost 



14 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

wholl_y performed by members who are duly mentioned here in the 
genealogies of the various families, but where there were several 
men of the same name, all of an age to render them fit for service, 
it is sometimes impossible to decide which one rendered the ser- 
vice. When the State of Massachusetts has completed the publi- 
cation of its Rolls something more may be learned by comparing 
the Manning soldiers with their captains. Had the plan of the 
publication by the State been to print all Rolls precisely as they 
appear on the original papers, instead of presenting the soldiers 
in alphabetical order from A to Z, it would, when they are issued 
from tiie press, have been far easier to identify soldiers. By the 
plan adopted each soldier will be detached from his command, and 
search to learn who a certain soldier's company comrades were 
Avill be a task of stupendous ditficulty. Connecticut has printed 
its Rolls in their original form, for which all who have occasion to 
investigate that period have cause to be thankful. The Manning 
soldiers of New Enaland follow here. Index numbers cannot be 



'O' 



given. 

Anduew Manxinc; (Camb. 413). Conn, troops. Under Capt. Oba- 
diah Johnson and Col. Israel Putnam, 1775, Maj^ 19 to Dec. 15; a(jain, in 
Mass. troops, 1778, .Tuly 31 to Sep. 1, under Capt. Allen McLane and Lt. 
Col. John Parke. C)u the Conn. Roll he was entered as "Andrus" 
Manning, but his later pension papers serve to correct the mistake. 

Billy M.\nning (Camb. 302). Conn, troops. Under Capt. Amos 
Paine, 177r); ci'jain, drnmnier, under Capt. Wm. Manning and Col. 
Charles Webb ; enlisted 1778, Mch. 1, for three years, but discharged 
Dec. 21 after. 

Chaklks Maxxixc; (see Camb. 166). Mass. troops. Of Dighton; 
under Capt. Peter Pitts and Col. Timothy Walker 1775, May 2 to Oct. 1, 
when he died ; son of Thos. Manning. 

Cyrus Maxxixij (Camb. 356). Conn, troops. Of "Windham; in 
service 1775, Apr. ; ariain, on Mass. Polls in 1776, but under Capt. James 
Stedman, of Windham. 

Dax Maxxixg (Camb. 404). Conn, troops. Under Capt. John 
Kingsley, 1775; again, 1778, Mch. 3 to 1779, Jan. 1, under Capt. Wills 
Clift and Col. Samuel Wyllys. 

David Maxxixx; (Camb. 397). Conn, troops. Under Capt. Sam- 
uel Elmore and Col. Benj. Hinman, 1775, in Northern Dept. ; again, 1776, 
under Capt. David Downs and Col. Charles Burrell; captured May 19 at 
the Cedars; again, for long service in Mass. troops, his name appearing 
sixteen times on the Rolls, unless there is an error in allotting all this 
service to the same man (but if all was not rendered by him, where do 
we find another David of that period?). At all times his colonel was 
Jos. Vose; his company commander was first Capt. Moses Ashley and 



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later, Major Cogswell; served from 1777, Jan. 1, to 1781, Jan. One roll 
gives his residence as Oxford [Mass.] and anotlier as Sharon [Ct.]. The 
foi'iner nia\- have been a temporary residence; the latter was his old 
home. 

DiAii Maxnin(; (Camb. 425). Conn, troops. Drummer, 1775. July 
10 to Dec. 10, under Capt. Asa Kingsbury and Col. Jedediah Huntington; 
again, drummer in "Washington's Life Guards, to which he was trans- 
ferred; again, 1781, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, under Capt. Paul Brigham and 
Col. Isaac Sherman. 

Ei>WAi;i) Maxxix(; (Camh. IjC. or 479). Mass. troops. Of Boston; 
corporal; under Capt. Edward Croft and Col. Kichard Gridley. 1775, for 
eight months. 

Er.isiiA Manxinc; (Camb. 3()2). Conn, troops. Under Capt. Jede- 
diah Hyde and Col. Jolin Durkee 1777, May 2G, to 1778, Jan. 1. 

Eliphalkt Manxixg (Camb. 343). Mass. troops. Of Tewksbury; 
under Capt. John Trull and Col. Ebenezer Bridge, 1775, Apr. ; again, 1775. 
Apr. to Oct., under Capt. Benj. Walker and Col. Bridge; again, 177(!, 
Feb. 5 to Apr. under Capt. John Ford and Col. Robinson; again, in 
N. II. troops; of Dunstable; in 177(5 under Capt. Amos Emerson ; again, 
1777, Apr. 1 to 1781. Dec, 1st N. H. Ilegt., Col. .Tos. Cilley, Capts. Moses 
Nichols and Josiah Munroe. Nearly seven years in service. 

Ei.iVHAurr Maxxix<t (Camb. 409). Conn, troops. In service Apr., 
1775. 

ErFiK'Ani Maxxixg (Camb. 93). Conn, troops. Captain of tlie 
Woodstock Co., 1775, Apr.; again, a captain under Col. Israel Putnam, 
1775. Maj' 1 to Dec. 19 ; again, 1770, under Col. John Durkee; " re-entered 
service 1777," but no roll thereof. 

FuKDKincK Maxxixg (Camb. 435). Conn, troops. Under Capt. 
Andrew Lathrop and Maj. Backus, 1770, Sep. 4 to Nov. 2. 

IxciiKASE Maxxixc; (Camb. 305). Conn, troops. Under Capt. 
Nathaniel Wales and Col. Jeremiah Mason 1770 (?) Sep. 13 to Oct. 17. 
[Printed as " Trierse (?)'" Manning by State of Conn ] 

Isaac Maxxixg (Camb. 342). Mass. troops. Under Capt. John 
Trull and Col. Ebenezer Bridge, 1775, Apr.; again, he a fifer; of Tewks- 
bury; under Capt. Benj. Walker and Col. Bridge 1775, Apr. 28 to 
Oct. : again, lifer, 1777, Jan. 1 to 1780, May 22, in Washington's Life 
Guards under ]Maj. Caleb Gibbs; again, throughout 1780, lifer, in the 
Guards. 

Isaac Maxxixg, Conn, troops; fifer; pensioner, act of 1818. re- 
siding n Mass. Same man as previous Isaac. Appears on printed Conn, 
rolls oecause his commander was from thnt State. 

IsK.^KL Maxxixg (Camb. 470). Mass. troops. Under Capt. 
Samuel Sawyer and Lt. Col. John Whitcomb 1775, .Apr.; again, same 
year, under Captain Richardson and Colonel Wliitcomb; again 1777, 
Apr. 1, to 1780, Apr. I, under Capts. Jos. Ilodgkius and Manassah 
Sawy(;r. 

Jacoi! Maxxi\(; (Camb. 205). Mass. troops. Under Capt. Solo- 
mon Pollard and Col. Green, 1775, Apr. 



16 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Jac«)1« Manning (Camb. 403). Conn, troops. Of Windham; un- 
der Capt. Wm. Warner 1775, Apr. 

James Manning (Camb. 59(J). Mass. troops. Age, 16; of Fram- 
ingham; enlisted for tlie war, 1781. 

Jajiks Mannin(; (Mis. 42). Mass. seaman. Age, 24 ; of Boston ; 
of ship Resource, Capt. Israel Tliorndike. .A.n unknown. 

.Tkssk Manning (Camb. 208). Mass. troops. Under Capt. Solo- 
mon Pollard and Col. Green, 1775, Apr. 

J(ii;l Mannin(; (Camb. 405). Conn, troops. Under Capt. Jede- 
diah Hyde and Col. John Durkee, 4th Regt., 1777, Apr. 22, to 1778, Jan. 
1 ; again, under Capt. Nathaniel Wales and Col. Jeremiah Mason in a 
regiment raised in spring of 1780. 

John Manninc; (Camb. 339). Mass. troops. Under Capt. Leonard 
Butterfleld and Col. Ebenezer Bridge, 1775, Apr. ; again, in N.H. troops, 
Col. Jos. Cilley's 1st N. H. Regt., 177(), he of Dunstable; again, sergeant 
in same regt. 1777, Apr. 1, to 17S1, and probably later, as he enlisted for 
the war; was captured at Ticonderoga, but retaken. 

John Manning (Camb. 494). Mass. troops. Under Capt. James 
Hosley and Col. Wm. Prescott 1775, Apr., he of Townsend ; again, same 
year, 98 days under Capt. Henry Farwell and Col. Prescott ; again, under 
Capt. James Hosley and Col. Jonathan Reed 1777, Sep. 26 to Nov. 9. 
Perhaps rendered some of the unallotted service of third or fourth 
section below. 

John Manninc; (Camb. 469). Mass. troops. Of Lancaster; un- 
der Capt. Wm. Warner and Col. Josiah Whitney 1776, May 30, to Nov. 1. 

John Manning (S. I. 76). Mass. troops. Of Ipswich; under 
Capt. Thos. Burnham 1775, Apr. ; again, sergeant under Capt. David 
Low and Maj. Charles Smith 1777, Sep. 30 to Nov. 7; again, 1781, July 
13 to Dec. 1, under Capt. John Robinson and Col. Wm. Turner. 

Jt)HN Manning (unallotted service, but probably in part, or all, 
belonging to John, Camb. 339). Mass. troops. 1st, order for bounty 
coat for 8 mos. service in 1775 under Capt. Jonas Richardson and Col. 
James Frye. Dated Cambridge, 1775, Dec. 22. 2d, list of men acting as 
main guard under Lt. Col. L. Baldwin, 1775, June 25. 3d, bounty coat; 
no date; in camp at Boston under Capt. Bancroft and Colonel Bridges. 
4th, receipt dated Ticonderoga 1776, Oct. 2, for money due; received of 
Capt. John Ford. 5th, same as last previous. 6th, pay to men of Capt. 
Jos. Pierce's Co. 7th, enlisted 1775, Apr. 29; transferred to carpenters, 
corps of artilicers; under Capt. Jonas Richardson and Col. James Frye 
(see " 1st" above). Perhaps these seven cases all refer to the same man, 
but it is just as likely that they do not. (Compare " 4th " with service 
of Eliphalet Manning, Camb. 343.) 

John M.vNN^NG (unallotted service). Mass. troops. Corporal un- 
der Capt. John Nutting and Col. Wm. Mcintosh, Gen. Lovell's Brigade, 
1778, July 30 to Sep. 12; service in R. I. 

John Manning (unallotted service). Mass. troops. He appears 
in a list of men, dated Becket, 1781, Sep. 11, who were raised by 
Becket for three years by resolve of 1780, Dec. 2. 



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John Maxxixg (probablj- Camb. 412). Mass. troops. Under 
Capt. Allen JIcLaue and Lt. Col. John Parke, 1778, Jnly 31 to Sep. 1. 

Jonathan Mannincj (Camb. 202). N. H. troops. Of Dunstable; 
under Capt. Ebenezer Frye, 1st N.H. Regt., 1777, Apr. 

Josi-.rii Mannint. (Camb. 100). Conn, troops. Under Capt. 
Ephraim Manniui;; and Col. Israel Pntnani, 177.5, May 10 to Dec. 15. 

Joseph Manning (Camb. 406). A native of Windham, Conn.; 
later of Vt. A pensioner, and, according to report from Pension Office, 
"his pension was allowed for eleven months actnal service as a lu'ivate 
in the Vermont troops: apart of the time he was under Captain Rudd 
and Colonel Ledyard. He enlisted at Windham, Ct." 

LuTHEK Manninc; (Camb. 3t;7). Conn, troops. Under Capt. 
Obadiah Johnson and Col. Israel Putnam, 1775, May 19 to Nov. 11. 

NvTHANffiL Manning (Camb. 372). Conn, troops. Of Windham; 
under Capt. Nathaniel Wales and Col. Jonathan Latimer, 1777, Apr. 24 
to Nov. 5; aijain, under Capt. Jonathan Rudd and Col. Samuel Chapman, 
1778, Aug. 2 to Sep. 12. 

Pktkk Manning (Camb. 471). Mass. troops. Under Capt. William 
Warner and Col. Whitney, 177G, Aug. 1 to Nov. 1 ; again, under Capt. 
John White and Col. Job Cnshing, 1777, July 28 to Sep. 5; again, under 
Capt. .Vndrew Haskell and Col. Asa Whitcomb, of AA-hich service we have 
three rolls, all undated. 

Phinkas Manning (Camb. 127). Conn, troops. Under Capt. 
Charles Ellsworth, 5th Co., 8th Regt., Col. Jedediah Huntington, 1775, 
July 10 to an ungiven date; again, under Capt. Amos Walbridge and Col. 
Charles Webb, 1777, Jan. 20, to 1780, Jan. 25. 

Phinkas Mannin<; (Camb. 447). Mass. troops. Of Chesterfield. 
His name appears on twelve rolls. Of these, one, not dated, gives his 
age as 19, which, if correct, places the service in 1775 or '76. INIarch, 
1777, he enlisted for the war, and was still in sei'vice in 1781. Jan. He 
was at all times in Col. John Bailey's regiment; his captains were 
Ephraim Burr and Abuer Ilayward. 

Richard MAN^^NG (probably S. I. SI). Mass. troops. Under 
Capts. Goodwin and Griswold and Col. Jos. Prime, from 1780, May 19; 
term of enlistment, eight months. 

RocKWKLL JManning (Cauib. 430). Conn, troops. Under Capt. 
Abner Robinson and Col. Samuel McLellan; enlisted, 1778, July 1, for 
one year. Also under Colonel Ely. Name improperly appears on old 
rolls as "Roswell" Manning; evidently an error of enrolling ofllcer. 

RoBKi'.T Manning (S. I. 94). Mass troops. Of Charlton. Under 
Capt. John Towue and Capt. Samuel Curtis, 1775, Apr. 19 to Oct. 26; 
again, under Capt. John Nichols and Col. Jonathan Holmes, 1777; again, 
under Capts. Tucker and Wiley ; Avas in Col. Michael Jackson's Regt. 
for nine months preceding 1780, Feb. 3. 

IloGKit Manning (Camb. 424). Conn, troops. Under Capt. John 
Durkee and Col. Israel Putnam, 1775, May 5 to Dec. 10, a drummer; 
again, enlisted 1777, Feb. 19, for the Avar, in Col. Jedediah Huntington's 
Regt. ; transferred to Washington's Life Guards. 



18 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

KoswELL Maxxixg ; see Rockwell ]\Iauuiiig. 

Samuel Maxxixg (S. I. 92). Mass. troops. Served as sergeant 
under Capt. John Town, 1775, Apr. ; af/aiu, a.s first lieutenant, under 
Capt. Jereniiali Ballard and Lt. Col. Samuel Williams, 1776, May 10, to 
1778, Dec. 30, and probably later; " residence " given as Montague, but 
should probably be enlisted at Montague, residence New Salem ; again^ 
name on two other rolls, both undated, perhaps later. 

Samufil Manning (Camb. 125). Conn, troops. Under Capt. Asa 
Kingsbury and Col. Jedediah Huntington, 1775, July 22 to Nov. 27. 

Samuel Manning (Camb. 120). Conn, troops. " Of Greenwich;" 
more properly, it would seem, enlisted at Greenwich, residence Strat- 
ford; under Capt. Abraham Mead, 1775, Apr.; again, under Capt. Thos. 
Hobby and Col. David Waterbury, 1775, May 10 to Dec. 5. 

Samuel Manning (Camb. 390). Conn, troops. Under Capt. 
Samuel Granger and Col. Charles Webb, 2d Regt,, and, later, Capt. Roger 
Wells and Col. Samuel B. Webb, 3d Regt. ; Samuel enlisted in 1778, Feb. 
1, for the Avar, and was killed at the battle of Yorktown, 1781, Oct. 15. 

Samuel Mannhng (Camb. 341). Mass. troops. His name appears 
on nineteen rolls. Under Capt. John Trull and Col. Ebenezer Bridge, 
1775, Apr. ; again, of Tewksbury, under Capt. John Harnden and Col. 
Bridge, 1775. May 29 to as late as Dec. 28 of that year; again, enlisted 
1777, June 14, for three years ; promoted sergeant 1777, Sep. 15 ; was in 
Col. Henry Jackson's Regt. from 1777, June, to 1779, Nov. 1, with his 
company commanders, Samuel Trescott, John Laugdon and Thomas H, 
Condy, at various times. Some of the unallotted service beloAV, especially 
the first case, may apply to him. 

Samuel Manning (not allotted ; perhaps the same man as previ- 
ous). Mass. troops. Under Capt. Brown and Col. Henry Jackson, 1777, 
June 22 ; Samuel had enlisted for three years. 

Saaiuel Manning (see Mis. 54). Mass. troops. Of Berwick, Me. ; 
under Capt. Samuel Grant and Col. Jonathan Titcomb, 2d York Co. Regt., 
1777, May 17 to July 18, and perhaps later. See next. 

Samuel MANN^NG (not allotted, but see final sentences of this sec- 
tion). Mass. troops. On four rolls, in all cases appearing under Capt. 
Thomas Hodsden and Col. Thomas Poor; served 1778, June 11, to 1779, 
Feb. 17. The last of these rolls was dated at Berwick. Does this mean 
that Samuel was probably of that town, and the same man as the 
Samuel of preceding section? 

Samuel Manning (Camb. 167). INIass. troops. His name " is on 
a list of men that served in the Canadian expedition, credited to the town 
of Cambridge one term of service." Dated 1776, July; ofticers not given. 
Whether either service of the next tAvo sections was performed by him 
is unknown. 

Samuel Manning (not allotted). Mass. troops. Under Lt. Capt. 
Ebenezer Goodale and Col. David Wells 1777, Sep. 24 to Oct. 18; marched 
to join Northern army. 

Sajiuel Manning (not allotted). Mass. troops. Under Capt. John 
Porter and Col. Cyprian Hoav 1780, July 25 to Oct. 30; service in R. I. 



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SKAHiiiY Maxn'ix(; (Camb. 416). Conn, troops. Under Capt. Mo- 
ses Branch and Col. Obadiah Johnson 1778, from Jan. 8; again, in 4th 
Regt. 1780, July 12 to Oct. 10. 

Solomon Manning (Camb. 204). Mass. troops. Under Capt. Jon- 
athan Stickney and Col. Bridge 1775, Apr. 

SfKriiKN Manning (Camb. 442). N. H. troops. In Capt. Josiah 
Russell's company of rangers 177G, Oct. 2 to two months later; enlisted 
from Lebanon "for the State of N. Y. ."in which State further service 
by him is recorded. 

Thaddeus Manning (Mis. Go). Conn, troops. Of Sharon: of the 
3d Troop, Col. Elisha Sheldon 1777, Jan. 18, to 1780, Aug. 18, or Aug. 17, 
when he Avas killed; promoted corporal 1778, May, and was a captain 
when killed, though the Rolls do not give that fact. 

Thomas Manning (Camb. 450). Conn, troops. Under Capt. Asahel 
Hodge and Col. Isaac Sherman 1781, Feb. 2 to Dec. 31. 

Thomas Manning (Camb. 35,5). Mass. troops. Of Tewksbury- 
Under Capt. Jonathan Brown and Col. David Green 1775, Apr. Whether 
any of the numerous service under the name of Thomas Manning, not 
allotted, belonged to him cannot be told now. 

Thomas Manning (probably Camb. 239). Mass. troops. [It is be- 
lieved that this service is correctly allotted, despite the coincidence pre- 
sented by the occurrence of the word " matross " in this section and that 
immediately following. See formal sketch of No. 239.] Thomas was of 
Charlestown ; age 19; enlisted 1775, May 15 in Col. Richard Gridley's 
Regt. of artillery, Capt. Joshua (or ? Joseph) Chadwick; was in service 
Sep. 30 after. Another roll of the same company shows Thomas to have 
been a matross. 

Thomas Manning (an unknown; confidently believed not to have 
been same as previous; Mis. 82). Mass. troops. Served as a matross in ' 
Col. John Crane's regiment of artillery from 1777, Mch. 20; had enlisted 
for three years, but was killed at the battle of Monmouth 1778, June 

28. His captain was David Allen and, later, Wells. There are 

eight rolls referring to him ; residence given as both Boston and Ded- 
ham ; one roll credits him to Boston, but he enlisted to the credit 
of Dedham. 

Thomas Manning (not allotted). Mass. troops. Sergeant under 
Capt. Abner Crauson and Col. Asa Whitcomb, 23d Regt., eight months' 
service in 1775. Three rolls relating to his service. Probably the same 
Thomas who, according to another roll, gave a receipt, dated Medford, 
1778, June 5, for payment by the toAvn of Medford for eight months' ser- 
vice, though the period of the service is not stated. 

Thomas Manning (not allotted). Mass. troops. Corporal under 
Capt. Edward Richardson and Col. Thomas Poor 1778, Aug. 31 to Oct. 1; 
■roll dated West Point; probably served longer ; name on a second roll, 
undated. 

Thomas ^Manning (perhaps same as previous). Mass. troops. 
Corporal; olllcers not given ; service performed at North River, N. Y., 



20 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1778, June 11, to 1779, Feb. 24. Anolher roll, same as previous, dated 
King's Ferrj'^ 1779, Jan. 22. 

Thomas Maxxixg (not allotted). Mass. troops. Private under 
Capt. Fuller and Col. Bullard 1777, Aug. 20 to Nov. 29; service at Still- 
water. See next. 

Thomas Manxing (perhaps same as previous). Mass. troops. 
Private under Capt. Joseph Fellov^'s and Col. Samuel Bullard 1777, Aug. 
20, to Nov. 29. Possibly this is a repetition of previous, despite diflereuce 
in name of captain. 

Thomas Maxning (not allotted). Mass. troops. Private under 
Capt. Benj. Blaney and Col. Brooks ; service given as guard at Cambridge ; 
two rolls of same purport. 

Thomas Maxxixg (not allotted). Mass. Troops. Private under 
Capt. Henry Tew and Col. John Hathaway, 1780, Aug. 2 to Aug. 7. 

Thomas Maxxixg (not allotted). Mass. seaman. Pay roll dated 
Boston; service 1777, July 31 to Oct. IG, aboard the biigantine Massa- 
chusetts, Capt. John Fisk. Several rolls of the same purport, all dated 
in 1777. 

Timothy Maxxixg (Camb. 203). Mass. troops. Under Capt. 
Solomon Pollard and Colonel Green, 1775, Apr. ; again, in Col. Loammi 
Baldwin's Regt. , with no particulars. 

Triekse Maxxixg, Conn, troops; see Increase Manning. 

William Maxxixg (Camb. 94). Conn, troops. Lieut, in Col. 
Andrew Ward's Regt., which was raised 177G, May 4, to serve one j'ear ; 
again, residence, Woodstock; captain in Col. Charles Webb's Regt., 
1777 and after. Rolls say he retired from that service 1778, Nov. 15. 
Attention is invited to his formal sketch in due place. 

William MAXX^NG (Camb. 448). Conn, troops. Under Capt. 
Amos Walbridge and Col. Charles Webb, 1777, Mch. 1, to 1780, Mch. 1, a 
prisoner six months in 1778. See next. 

William Maxxixg (not allotted, but may be the same as previous). 
Conn, troops. Under Capt. Edward Mott and Col. Samuel H. Parsons, 
1775, May 9 to Sep. 21. 

William Maxxhxg (see Mis. 117). Conn, troops. Private under 
Capt. John Durkee and Col. Israel Putnam, 1775, May 9 to Dec. 15 ; again, 
\in, for three years in Capt. Shumway's Co., Col. Prentice and, later. 
Col. Starr. 

WiLLiAJi Maxxixg (possibly Camb. 448). Mass. troops. Under 
Capt. Thompson J. Skinner and Col. Asa Barnes, Berkshire Co. regiment, 
1781, Nov. 1 to Nov. 10. Another roll of Capt. Skinner's command, 
dated 1784, Mch. 17, may refer to the same service, or may be one of 
later service. 

William Maxnixg (Camb. 496). Mass. troops. Of Townsend; 
appears on 8 rolls ; under Capt. Henry Haskell and Colonel Prescott at 
some time before 177G, Jan. 13; again, in service 177G, Oct., under Capt. 
Thomas Warren and Colonel Brooks; again, 1776, Dec. 14, to 1777, 
Mch. 5, or later, under Capt. John Hartwell and Col. Dike. 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 21 

William Manning (Camb. 201). Mass. troops. Sergeant under 
Capt. Solomon Pollard and Col. Greene, 1775, Apr.; afjain, in Col. Bald- 
win's Regt., 1775, ^lay 1 ; icjaiii, conimissioned 2d Lieut, in Capt. Solo- 
mon Kidder's Co., 1776, Maj' 31. 

WiLLiAji Manning (Camb. 170). Mass. troops. Under Capt. 
Samuel Thatcher and Col. Gardner, with no date; again, with a list of 
men in the expedition to Canada, credited to Cambridge, one turn of 
service, 1776, Julj'. 

William Manning (not allotted). Mass. troops. Private under 
Capt. Phiueas Stearns, 5 daj-s; marched from Watertowu to reinforce 
army in taking possession of Dorchester Heights, 1776, Mch. 

WiLLi.\M M.vNNiNG (not allotted). Mass. troops. Private under 
Capt. Wm. Tucker and Col. .Jacob Gerrish, 1778, July 10, to 1779, Jan. 1. 

William Tavloi: Manning (^lis. 100). Mass. Troops. A native 
of Virginia ; appears three times on the rolls under his full name, and 
four times as William T. >Lanning. Of Beverly, JIass. ; generally, per- 
haps always, a drummer; in Col. Uufus Putnam's Regt. ; company com- 
manders, John Williams and Job Whipple. Rolls generally undated, one 
being of 1779; enlisted for the war; served upwards of 7 years, says 
his obituary: six years of actual service say his pension papers, which 
add, served a part of the tiiue under Lt. Cooper. 

The History of the Family History. 

Several members of the Mauuiug family have expressed 
their surprise that so much could be learned of the early genera- 
tions. This has led me to think that mention of the chief sources 
whence the information was obtained would be of interest, and 
that an account of the compilation of the genealogy might well 
be added. I have hesitated to introduce such a section, lest it 
miglit seem to give my work undue prominence, but, as it is in no 
sense autobiographical, there seems to be no good reason why it 
should be omitted, and several reasons why it may well be in- 
cluded. The personal pronoun " I " is not agreeable in print, but 
only by using it in this section can coherence of statement be 
maintained. 

I began the Manning Genealogical and Biographical History 
in the year 1885. If I had foreseen that it was to be a task of 
sixteen 3'ears, and one of so many trials as have occurred, the be- 
ginning would never have been made. For a few years the way 
was plain and simple ; it was easy, by means of wills and deeds, pub- 
licly recorded, to learn in what towns the members of the early 
generations had been chiefly located, and to search the records of 
such towns, while the discovery of such living members as were 



22 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

residing in the New P^uglaucl States and adjacent territory was but 
little more difficult. The result was a very rapid accumulation of 
records, so that, within the following" three years, a total of about 
2,000 names had been gathered into my collection. All this, as I 
have said, was easy — so easy, compared with my later work, that 
I am led to say that the compilers of the numerous incomplete 
histories which have been printed of other families do not realize 
what the experiences are of one who labors long and persistently 
to gather all members into the fold and discover all the facts of 
their lives. 

As I continued my task I ascertained that several other rep- 
resentatives of the family had become interested in the subject at 
diffei'ent dates, and had gathered their own ancestral lines, together 
with some collateral material ; and these collections, to be mentioned 
below, were placed in my hands and added to my own. In the 
East various town histories had been printed with family registers 
as adjuncts, and the above-mentioned members had made copies 
of the Manning items therein. As I already had these thej^ added 
nothing to my records, but they represented labor on the part of 
the copyists which meant something to them. What they liad done 
additionally also repeated my work in many instances, but what 
was new was valuable and fully appreciated by me. Those to 
whom I was chiefly indebted will be mentioned here. The late 
Edward Manning, of the Cambridge family [1778] began, about 
1870, the collection of records and continued until forced to 
abandon the work by lack of time and other obstacles. Himself 
a descendant of the branch that was established about 1720 at 
Windham, Ct., his investigation related primarily and principally 
to certain lines of that branch, and made it unnecessary for me to 
visit Windham and the adjoining towns, as I should otherwise have 
done had I not received his notes in 1890. Omitting mention of 
what has been sent in that repeated what I had previously gath- 
ered, and now referring to what was strictly new, his was the 
largest single contribution I received ; and I found him a careful 
and reliable collector. During the last decade, after the minute 
plan of this work developed, I have received valuable aid from 
his son, George E. Manning [2886] in gathering items, previously 
considered unimportant, from the probate, land and town records 
of Windham and vicinity. From \yarreu H. Manning [3330] I 
received valuable additions to my collection at the same date men- 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 23 

tioned above, and for a time, about 1890, we corresponded and 
exchanged items, but pressure of other business compelled him to 
abandon genealogical work. I am also indebted in a lesser degree 
to so many others that they cannot be named here, though their 
interest and kindness have been fully appreciated. The practice of 
copying items from town histories has been referred to here. This 
was one of the first things I did ; it was largely done b}' two of 
those members here mentioned by name, and in a measure b}' many 
others, and these interested friends have sent me the same copies 
from all parts of the country. Even now, after my sixteen y^ears 
of application, I occasionally receive such copies. It is a strik- 
ing tribute to the popularity of such histories. 

By 1891 all minor collections had been added to my own, 
which had become of good size, but all material then gathered had 
been of the kind found with comparative ease, and the work, de- 
spite my six years of application, was only about one-quarter 
done. The great West had not been canvassed ; there were many 
missing members, and there were serious and troublesome myster- 
ies to solve. Right here lay the deep study and hard labor of the 
undertaking, and it is a matter of satisfaction that I was able to 
make a personal investigation of everything, and that ten years of 
additional work was bestowed bv me upon the points just named. 
Missing members I found chiefly by means of the 300 or more 
city, county, and state directories in the otflce of the Trow Direc- 
tory Co., of N. Y. City ; these being descendants of early mem- 
bers who had removed from their native places one hundred or 
more years before, and had become lost to the knowledge of col- 
lateral relatives at the old homes. Of these the greater part were 
of the Windham, Ct., branch, and included, among others of that 
branch, Samuel [120], David [121], Phineas [127], Elias [393], 
David [397], Ripley [399], Dan [404], Joseph [406], Stephen 
[442], Alfred [868] and Oliver E. Manning [878], and their de- 
scendants, all of whom, a numerous army, were found by means 
of the directories. This source of help enabled me to canvass, in 
a large degree, the whole United States, and cannot be accorded 
too much praise. 

I perceived that, to solve the mysteries surrounding early 
members, I must see and minutel}' examine all State, county, 
town, church, and court records. A faint idea of what I have 
done to this end in the last ten years may be gained from the 



24 THE MANXIXG FAMILY. 

accompanying list, but it will suggest very little of the wearisome 
applicatiou I gave to the many hundreds of volumes iu old-style 
writing, which was often very bad penmanship. It was my wish 
to discover ever}'^ instance in which the Manning name appeared 
ou these old volumes, and, as far as possible, I did so. This was 
the most tiresome part of my task, but the reward was not only 
the casting of light on the aforesaid mysteries, but the finding of 
a wealth of material relating to the early members which has 
served to supply the biographical sketches which appear iu this 
volume. Until this was done very little was known of them in a 
biographical w^ay. 

Printed books to the number of 1,000 or 1,500 have been 
examined by me, though results have been limited. For eight 
years I had constant access, through my membership, to one of 
the best genealogical and historical libraries in the country, 
namely, the L. I. Historical Society, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Many 
books wnthout indexes have been examined line by line, and for 
the time named my application in this field was laborious. I have 
also freely used the several libraries of New York City, and of 
Boston, Worcester, and several other cities. 

Files of early newspapers have been searched extensively 
by me in the libraries of Boston and Worcester. The American 
Antiquarian Society of the latter city has the largest collection of 
the kind iu America, and I had access to its files throughout 
two winters. Among the papers seen there was the Boston News- 
Letter, established in 170-4, the first permanent newspaper in the 
country. All other accessible early publications were seen, and 
the period before 1800 was covered with care, while prolonged 
attention was given to the period between ISOO and 1840. 

Returning to the subject of unprinted public records, a list 
may be given of what I have examined, almost wholly in the 
original manuscripts. Certain records searched for me b}' town 
clerks, probate clerks, etc., are indicated by statement to that 
effect and iuclosure in brackets. Everything else iu this list I 
have personally seen, copied from and investigated. 

State Papers. — Massachusetts Archives up to 1830; Mass. 
Acts and Resolves to about 1850 ; Mass. Miscellaneous Papers. 
[Ct., N. H., and some other states have pi-inted tlieir State 
Papers.] 

Military. — Mass. Colonial Rolls from the earliest date to 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 25 

1775 ; Ct. Colonial Rolls ; Mass. Revolutionary Rolls. [Ct., 
N. H., etc., have printed their Revolutionary Rolls.] I also have 
sundry reports from Washington relative to pensioners. 

County Court Records. — In Mass. : Suffolk, Middlesex, 
Worcester, Essex and Hampshire Counties. In Maine: York 
Co., the only county in that state prior to 1760. The records 
here referred to are all of very early date, being those of the old 
County Court, General Sessions, Common Pleas, etc. 

Probate Recoirls. — In Mass. : Middlesex, Suffolk, Essex, 
Worcester, Norfolk, Bristol, Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin. 
[By correspondence I have reports on Berkshire, Plymouth and 
Barnstable counties.] In N. H. : Hillsborough, Rockingham, 
Merrimack and Cheshire counties. [By correspondence, Strafford 
and Sullivan counties.] In Me. : York and Cumberland counties. 
In R. I. : Parts of Providence and Newport counties. In N. Y. : 
New York, Kings, Westchester, Duchess, Albany, Rensselaer, Sar- 
atoga and Broome counties. [By correspondence, Suffolk, Queens, 
Rockland, AVashiugton, etc.] Ct., R. I. and Vt. do not have 
county registries, but have several minor registries to each county. 
I have visited some twelve of these, where most necessary. 

Deeds. — In Mass. : iMiddlesex, Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk, 
Bristol, Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties, 
and part of Berkshire. [By correspondence, Plymouth, Barn- 
stable and part of Berkshire.] In N. H. : Hillsborough, Rock- 
ingham, Merrimack and Cheshire counties. [By correspondence, 
Grafton and Strafford.] In Me. : Y'ork and Cumberland. In 
N. Y. : New York, Kings, Westchester, Duchess, Albanj', Rens- 
selaer, Saratoga and Broome counties. [By correspondence, ten 
or more other counties.] In R. I. : Parts of Providence and New- 
port. Early counties are but few. Maine had but one (York) 
up to 1760; N. H. had but one registry of deeds and probate 
office before 1772. 

County Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths. — In Mass. : 
Middlesex, Suffolk, Essex, Worcester and Hampshire. [Other 
counties have none, or have printed them.] 

Town Proceedings. — In Mass. : Cambridge, Billerica, Charles- 
town, Chelmsford, Townsend, Medford, Tewksbury, Ipswich, and 
Salem. In N. H. : Portsmouth. In Ct. : Woodstock and Sharon. 
[In Ct. the following were seen for me by George E. Planning, 
before mentioned : Windham, Canterbury, Tolland and Coventry.] 
Several towns have printed records of this kind. 



26 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Church Records. — In Mass. : The 13 earliest churches of 
Boston; Cambridge (2), Billerica, Tewksbury, Townsend, 
Charlestowu, Medford, Brigliton, Chelmsford, Lexington, Holden 
and Suttou. In N. H. : Portsmouth. In Ct. : Woodstock, 
Sharon and Stafford. [The following have been exainined for 
me : In Mass. : Waltham, New Salem, Lancaster, Sterling, Great 
Barrington, Sheffield, Gloucester, Essex, etc. In Ct. : Ashford, 
Canterbury, Windham, Lisbon, Coventry, Norwich, Franklin, and 
Lebanon. Of the last eight nearly all were seen by Edward 
Manning or George E. Manning]. 

Toivn Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths. — In Mass. : 
Cambridge, Billerica, Townsend, Tewksbury, Chelmsford, Medford, 
Ashby, Bedford, Newton, Andover, Brighton, Boston, Chelsea, 
Concord, Lexington, Lowell, Fitchburg, Charlestown, Waltham, 
Pepperell, Sutton, Holden, Worcester, Ipswich, Salem, Marble- 
head and Lynn. In N. H. : Portsmouth and Keene. In Ct. : 
Woodstock, Stafford, Sharon, Salisbury, Greenwich. Of these 
towns two had printed their records, but I searched them person- 
ally. Those of Boston, of early date, are in print. Some of the 
above have since printed what I saw in manuscript. [I have a 
list of 72 other towns, the records of which, of this kind, have 
been examined for me, chiefly by town clerks. The list is not 
complete, and the total would be over 100. It need not be printed 
here.] 

Proprietors' Records of Tovms. — In Mass. : Cambridge, 
Billerica, Townsend, Ipswich. [Some towns have printed such 
records, but they are not common, being generally lost.] 

College Records. — The Archives of Harvard. 

Miscellaneous Papers. — Cambridge, Charlestown, etc. Such 
records are not common. 

Qravestoyte Inscriptions. — In Mass. : Cambridge, Billerica, 
Townsend, Tewksbur}^, Andover, Chelmsford, Ashby, Bedford, 
Lexington, Concord, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Holden, 
Sutton, Salem, Ipswich. InN. H. : Portsmouth, Keene. In Ct. : 
Sharon, Woodstock, Stafford. In Vt. : Andover, Ludlow. In 
R. I. : Newport. [Others have seen for me Lancaster (since 
printed). New Salem, and others in Mass. In Ct. a like exami- 
nation was made by Edward Manning (1778) of Windham, Leba- 
non, Lisbon, Coventry, Canterbury, and perhaps others.] 

All of the foregoing, except what is in brackets, 1 saw in 
person, and the whole list combined, serves to answer the question 



GENERAL ARTICLES. '21 

SO ofteu asked of me, " Where do you get information concerning 
the early members of the family?" 

It may be added that 1 have a summary, personally made, 
of ever}' deed wherein a Manning appears that was recorded in 
Middlesex Co., Mass., prior to 1«24. They number 394. I also 
have abstracts of all Worcester Co. deeds concerning IMaunings 
before 1840; all Hillsborough, N. H., deeds before 1825, and 
enough more of the various county registries to make a total of 
about 800 deeds that I have read, studied and made abstracts of, 
personally. 

I have followed many single sets of State, county and town 
records through a period of over 200 years each (as, for instance, 
the births, marriages and deaths of Cambridge for 235 years ; 
Chelmsford, 200 ; Medford, 200 ; Ipswich, 230 ; Salem, 230, etc.), 
while those followed for from 100 to 150 years are of even greater 
number. Imagine all these as one continuous set of records and 
it would be equivalent to searching such a set through many thou- 
sands of years, a time in comparison with which the length of the 
Christian era becomes short. 

My correspondence with town clerks of the less important 
towns, and with postmasters, clergymen, church clerks, judges and 
clerks of probate, etc., has been voluminous, while the number of 
letters written to members of the family is, fortunately, unknown. 

During the past fifteen years I have travelled extensively in 
the seven easternmost states, to examine state, couuty, town and 
church records. Some of these journeys were of nearly 500 
miles each. 

A word as to the future. At some remote time — perhaps 
forty, perhaps seventy-five years hence, — when this history has 
become out of date, some member of the family, possibly now 
unborn, will be impelled to the commendable task of bringing the 
record of the Manning family down to that date by adding the new 
generations. He will do a praiseworthy work. If he reviews the 
early generations he will do so under conditions very different from 
those that have confronted me. The belief that old public records 
should be printed is fast gaining ground, but, as yet, the amount 
of printing actually done is small. The next twenty-five years 
will see many additions. Instead of searching old manuscript 
records which are in strange, obscure, obsolete writing, and with- 
out an index, and to be found only at one public office, the gene 



28 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

alogist of tlie future will sit in a library with printed aud indexed 
copies thereof before him. Having these indexes he will doubt- 
less discover items which I, being compelled to rely upon follow- 
ing line after line in manuscript, with no guide but the ability of 
the eye to catch the word " Mannuig," have overlooked. He will 
not knoAv what labor this vohime has cost. Some facts here stated 
in a single line, or less, are the result of more than ten years of 
investioation. Deductions and connections have been made under 
study and research for a decade and a half. They have been 
formed, in some cases, from the direct statement of old public 
records ; from family letters now seventy- five years old. or such 
a matter ; from the limited investigations in their own direct lines 
of various ones long since gathered to their fathers, and from the 
statements to the present compiler of living members now of ad- 
vanced years, but of unimpaired intellect, that, in their younger 
days, they were told certain things by those then aged but of good 
memory. Thus, leaving the evidence of public records out of 
consideration for the moment, my own conclusions have in some 
instances been confirmed by the statements of those born as early 
as 1760. Tradition is, as a rule, thoroughly unreliable, but when 
it is supported by other evidence, apparently trustworthy, it is 
valuable. As later investigators cannot depend for information 
upon those who were born between 1800 and 1825, it may here be 
said that, while far more inclined to distrust than believe tradition 
(the memory of the best of us is fallible) , 1 have considered that 
evidence of this kind was reliable when it exactly confirmed the 
conclusions which one could not help draAving from public records. 
I have taken nothing for granted ; I have given long and careful 
study to all points, and have made use of all known public sources 
of information. The result appears here. I extend a welcoming 
hand to that compiler of the future who may supplement my work. 

Old-Time Peculiarities. 

In this volume there will often be found what is termed a 
" double date," as, to illustrate, Jan. 15, 1725-6. This is because 
the date so appeared in the original record where, according to the 
practice of that time, it was correctly given. No double-date ap- 
pears in any year after March 25. Before 1752, when New Style 
succeeded Old Style, the legal year was considered to begin with 
March 25, though the historical year began as now, and the 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 29 

S5'slem of double-datiug was devised to cover both cases. As, in 
case iustanced above, the preceding mouth was December, 1725, 
aud the third mouth after was April, 1726, the first of tlie double 
fioures iu the vear should be understood as abseut, aud the true 
date Jau. 15, 172G. The double dates are used iu works of this 
kiud to avoid confusion. If either was dropped it should be the 
first. Certain cities aud towns that are printing their early records 
are following the plau of dropping, not the first, but the second 
3'ear, and tlie result is absurd. Supi)ose a mau drew his will Dec. 
15, 1725. aud died Jau. 15, 1725-6. Drop the last year here aud 
priut the date Jau. 15, 1725, and the amazing assertion is made 
that the deceased signed his will eleven months after he died. 
These double dates were sometimes written 172|, 17f|, i|-||, etc. 

Another old way of writing a date was 15: 10: 1725; or 
15, lOber, 1725; or 15. 10th mo. 1725, these three forms being- 
different ways of writing the same date, uamely, Dec. 15, 1725. 
Those who learn a little of this system, but do not master it iu 
full, usually make a mistake of just two months in rendering a 
date into moderu form. Uuderstaudiug that they have to deal 
with the 15th day of the 10th mouth, they count January as the 
first mouth, aud so, in this case, would make the date Oct. 15. 
In the early days mouths were as well known by number as by 
name, and then, according to the system formally adopted. ]March 
was called the first month. Hence, 15, 10th mo. 1725 would be 
Dec. 15, 1725. 

The money in use in the Colonies in those daj-s was mainly 
that of P^ngland — pounds, shillings and pence. Sometimes, for in- 
stance, persons wrote £15. 8sh. Sfl, and sometimes simply £15. 8. 3. 
The meaning was the same. Inventories of old estates that are 
printed in this volume present some features which are puzzling 
to the uninitiated. "Looking glass, 3/ " means that the article 
named was appraised at 3 shillings ; and "• Cane 7/6 " was an 
appraisement at 7 shillings and 6 pence. 

In this volume will be found wills and land-grants in which 
the word •■Item" occurs. This will sometimes be found as 
" Jtem." This was because I and J were used interchangeabl}' ; 
as were " v" and " u,"also, from which we often have " euery '' 
instead of " every," aud other words after the same fashion. The 
word *' the " was more often written " y^," perhaps to save time ; 
" that " was often " y' ;" and " their," sometimes " y''." If some 



30 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

of the old documeuts quoted in these pages seem to prove that 
men of that day were not correct spellers, and many of them 
certainly were not, it should also be borne in mind that faultless 
spelling of that period was not the same, in many cases, as that 
now in use. 

Number of Members Included in this Volume. 

Seven thousand and twenty-six Manning settlers and de- 
scendants appear in this book. They are divided as follows : 

The William Manning Familj^, of Cambridge, 6014 

The Richard and Anstice Manning Family, of Salem-Ipswich, 754 
Miscellaneous Families, 258 

Total, 7026 



THE WILLIAM MANNING FAMILY OF 
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



General Mention. 



William Manning, the ancestor of this extensive family 
came to America about the year 1634. He first settled at Rox- 
bury, Mass., then the southern boundary town of Boston, but 
now a part of that city by annexation in 1867. There his stay 
was one of only a few weeks ; he removed to Cambridge, on the 
opposite side of Boston, where his descendants were long repre- 
sented. About 1662 his grandson, Samuel Manning, removed to 
Billerica, where the male line has been represented continuously 
ever since. Samuel's seven sous had no sooner reached their 
majority than they began the process of removal which has been 
going on to the present time. 

Samuel, the eldest of these sons, went to Cambridge about 
1694, and thence to Windham, Ct., before 1720. From this 
branch, in later years, other towns received settlers in this man- 
ner : Samuel Manning [120] settled in Stratford, Ct., in 1743; 
David Manning [121] in Sharon, Ct., about 1751 ; Samuel Man- 
ning [125] in Norwich Town, Ct., before 1747; Josiah Manning 
[126] in Norwich, about 1750 ; Phineas Manning [127] in Stafford, 
Ct., in 1760; Eleazer Manning [359] in Lebanon, Ct., before 
1775; Calvin Manning [366] in Coventry, Ct., before 1774; 
Luther Manning [367] in Lisbon, Ct., before 1786; Elias Man- 
ning [393] in Milton, N. Y., about 1794, and thence went to 
Edinburgh; David Manning [397] in Stockbridge, Mass., after 
the Revolution and, in 1795, removed to Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. ; 
Ripley Manning [399] in Stockbridge about 1791 and, in 1798, 
went to Union, N. Y. ; Dan Manning [404] in Poultney, Vt., in 
1783 ; Joseph Manning [406] in Poultney about 1786-90 ; Andrew 
Manning [413] in Tolland, Ct., before 1784; Barnabas Manning 
[418] in Berkshire, N. Y., at an early date; Stephen Manning 

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32 THE MANNING FAMILY, 

[442] in New York State shortly after the Revolution ; Phiueas 
Manning [447] in Goshen, Mass., about 1775; William Manning 
[448] in Fort Ann, N. Y., as early as 1818, and, later, in Benson, 
Vt., and Thomas Manning [450] in Clermont Co., Ohio, early in 
the nineteenth century. 

John Manning, the second son, settled in Cambridge about 
1697, and lived and died there. His immediate descendants were 
not of a migratory nature, and removals were not numerous for 
some generations. .Samuel Manning [37] settled in Townsend, 
Mass., about 1728 ; John Manning [152] in Lancaster, Mass., be- 
fore 1755; Edward Manning [156] in Roxbury, about 1748; 
Joseph Manning [169] in Providence, R. I., before 1767 ; Israel 
Manning [470] in Sterling, Mass., at an early date and, about 
1799, in Holden ; Peter Manning [471] in Townsend in 1785; 
Artemas Manning [474] in Mason, N. H., about 1792 and, in 
1816, in Washington in that State; Joseph Manning [475] in 
Royalston, Mass., before 1793 ; Samuel Manning, M.D., [481] 
in Westford, Billerica, Harvard and Lancaster, Mass., early in the 
nineteenth century; John Manning [494] in Ashby, Mass., be- 
fore 1783; Samuel Manning [499], Joel Manning [500], Joseph 
Manning [503] and Benjamin Manning [504] in Audover, Vt., 
1790 or soon after, and Levi Manning [501] in Cavendish, Vt., 
before 1792. 

William Manning, the third sou, remained on his father's 
farm in Billerica, but, in time, his descendants scattered. Jona- 
than Manning [202] settled in Chelmsford, Mass., before 1775; 
Timothy Manning [203] in the same town ; Solomon Manning 
[204] in Ashburnham, Mass., in 1794; Jacob Manning [205] in 
Lyndeboro, N. H., about 1S06 ; Thomas Manning [209] in 
Andover, Slass., about 1769; Jonathan Manning [539] in Little- 
ton, Mass., about 1802 ; Salathiel Manning [542] in New Ipswich, 
N.H., before 1809 ; and Samuel Manning [561] in Dover, N. H., 
before 1829. 

Isaac Manning, the fourth son, settled in Cambridge, was 
living there when 57 years old, and probably died there. Three of 
his sons, AVilliam Manning [79], Daniel Manning [81] and Thomas 
Manning [84] settled in the adjoining town of Charlestown 1736- 
40 ; Isaac Manning [77] in Sutton, Mass., 1733 ; Caleb Manning 
[235] in Salem, Mass., about 1789 ; Thomas Manning [239] iu 
Salem before 1783; John Manning [589] iu Salem about 1806; 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 33 

William Manning [598] in Brunswick, Me., 1795, and, later, in 
Cornish and Limington, and Aaron Manning [GOO] in Tunbridge, 
Vt., about 1800, and, later, in Sharon, and in Danbarton, N. H., 
and other places. 

Ephraim JManuing. the fifth sou, removed about 1728 to 
Woodstock, Ct. Of his descendants liilly Manning [302] settled 
in Middlebury, Vt., about 1802 ; Ephraim Manning [307] in Cole- 
rain, Mass., about 1791 ; John Manning [310] in Westford, N. Y., 
about 1816; Abial Manning [625] in Shoreham, Vt., about 1817, 
and, later, went to Salisbury and Poultney and, flnall}', to Lake 
Geneva, Wis., and Ephraim Manning [690] in Charlotte, N. Y. 

Timothy Manning, the sixth son, settled first in Reading, 
Mass., next in Sutton, and, ultimately, in Woodstock, Ct. It is 
not known that his branch Avas continued in the male line to the 
third generation. 

Eliphalet Manning, the seventh son, remained in old Billerica, 
but, when the town was divided, became an inhabitant of Tewks- 
bury. In his line John Manning [339] settled in Amherst, N. H., 
about 1785, as did Isaac Manning [342] at about the same time; 
Enoch Manning [732] in Salem, Mass., about 1808 ; Abiah Man- 
ning [734] in Providence, R. I., about 1811, and, later, in Shes- 
hequin, Pa., and Lafayette, 111. ; Ruel G. ]\Lanuing [751] in 
Bedford, N. H., and, later, Royalton, Vt. ; Joseph Manning 
[752] and Nathaniel Manning [754] in Bedford, and Thomas 
Manning [759] in Amherst and Greenfield, N, H. 

Other removals preceded some of these, and many followed ; 
the territory of the New I^ngland States was passed soon after the 
Revolution ; New York was a chosen home for many, and then, 
with the setting in of Western emigration, the Mannings moved 
on. Certain of their number were always among the most ad- 
vanced and venturesome of settlers in the newly-acquired lands, 
and this continued until, now, there are representatives all the 
way from Nova Scotia to the Pacific ocean, and in every Northern 
State except two, as well as in several of the Southern States. 
They have liad part in the development of nearly all new regions 
in the country, and their efforts have been directed in nearly all 
professions, trades and occupations. Moreover, they have fought 
in all wars of the country, with one possible exception. 

The investigation of the compiler has brought him in con- 
tact with the signs left by the early generations, and certain facts 
3 



34 TPIE MANNING FAMILY. 

have been brought before him. Court records have beeu exten- 
sively searched for general information, but nothing has been 
found to show that any one of the aforesaid early representatives 
was ever accused of a crime, or of dishonesty of any kind, or 
that any one was regarded as an undesirable citizen. One case 
of assault upon another man has been found, which was not se- 
rious. It is to be hoped that the Manning of this case was slow 
to enter the quarrel but that, once engaged, he acquitted himself 
valorously. (It may be added that no crime has been committed 
by a later member, as far as has been discovered.) The early 
members were not contentious. The occurrence of the name in 
the Courts of Common Pleas is almost unknown ; only two cases 
before 1800 are recalled at this writing. It may be added that, 
in mentioning the " early generations," reference is had to those 
members who lived all, or the greater part of their lives before 
1800. 

The War Record of the William Manning Family in the 

Army and Navy. 

Elsewhere in this volume, both in the individual sketches 
and in a preceding part of the book, will be found the military 
record of each soldier in detail. This section is only a gronping 
of the names. This list is as full as it can now be made, but jis 
tiie officials of the various States are now and then making addi- 
tions to their collected Rolls by acquiring other Rolls which have 
long been in private hands, the list of Mannings in all wars of 
early date will undoubtedly be increased in the next few years. 
This is especially the case as to the Colonial soldiers of Connec- 
ticut, where Rolls in official possession are few, but are being 
increased in number. When fully collected several new names 
will doubtless appear, which should be included in the following- 
list. The term " Colonial" will here be used, instead of making 
a division into Colonial and Provincial lists accord iug to historical 
requirements, for the reason that the first term is that in general 
use. 

Service in the Colonial Wars. 

18G. Ahnee Manning. 156. Edwaiu) Manning. 

38. Benjamin Manning. 233. James Manning. 

160. Ben.tajiin MANNaNG. 178. J(ii:l Manninc;. 
183. Ben.tamin Manning. 12. John Manning. 

121. David Manning. 29. ? John .Manning. 



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34. ?J(>iiN Mannixg. 
152. Joiix Maxxixg. 
157. John Maxxixi;. 
122. JosKi'H Maxxixg. 
127. PinxKAS Maxxixg. 



5. ? Sami'kl Maxxix(;. 
3G. William Maxxixc;. 
49. William Maxxixg. 
94. Wii.i.iAM Maxxixg. 



Service in the Revolution. 



413. AxDUKW Manxini;. 

302. Billy Maxxixg. 

35(3. Cvnrs ^Maxxixg. 

404. Dax .Maxxix(;. 
397. David Maxxixct. 
425. Diah Maxxixg. 
156. ? Edwap.d Maxxixg. 
479. ? Edward Maxxixg. 
362. Elijah Maxxixg. 
343. Eliphalet Maxxixg. 
409. ElipilUvEt Maxxixg. 

93. Ephk.vim Maxxixg. 

43.3. FitEDERICK MAXX^XG. 

365. IxcREASE Maxxixct. 

342. Isaac Maxxixg. 

470. Israel MAN^^NG. 

205. Jacok Max'xln'G. 

403. Jacob ^Maxxixg. 

596. James Maxxixg. 

20S. Jesse Maxxixg. . 

405. Joel Maxxtxg. 
339. JoHX Max^-ixg. 
412. ? Joiix Maxxixg. 
469. John MAX^^XG. 
494. Joiix Maxxixg. 

202. JoXATHAX ;MaXXIXG. 



109. Joseph Maxxixg. 
406. Jt)SErH M.vnxing. 
367. Luther Maxxixg. 
372. Nathaxiel Maxxixg. 
471. Peter Manning, 
127. Phixeas ilANxnNG. 

447. Phineas Maxxixg. 
436. Rockwell Maxxixg. 
424. Roger Maxxtixg. 
120. Samuel :\Iaxxixg. 
125. Saml'el Maxxin(;. 
167. S.uiuel Maxxixg. 
341. Sa^iuel Manning. 
390. S.iMUEL Maxxixg. 
416. Seabury Maxxixg. 
204. Solomon Manning. 
442. Stephen Manning. 
239. ? Thomas Maxxixg. 
355. Thomas Maxxixg. 
450. Thomas Manning. 
203. Timothy Max^ning. 

94. William Max'nixg. 
170. William Maxxixg. 

201. WILLIA3I MaX-NIXG. 

448. William MAXNiN(i. 
496. William Maxxixg. 



Service in Shays' Rebellion. 
474. Artemas MAXNiNif. 470. Israel Manning. 



Service in the War or 1812. 

This list is necessarily imperfect. Rolls are not accessible, 
and several other names probably belong in this table. 

926. Asa Maxxixg. 901. Jabez P. Maxxixg. 

586. Daniel Maxxixg. 740. ? Joiix ^Iaxxixg. 

609. Daxhel Maxxixg. 898. Joiix Maxxixg. 

899. Hexry ^Iaxxing (surgeon). 964. Joiix Maxxixg. 



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THE MANNING FAMILY 



1051. John Maxxixg. 
945. JoHX Y. Maxxixc;. 
752, Joseph Maxxixi;. 
553. Nathaxikl Maxxixg. 



611. RlCHAIU) Maxxixg. 

751. Rtjel G. Manning. 
1061. Samukl Manning. 
595. ? Wm. H. ]^rANX^NG. 



Service in the Rebellion. 



3045. Albeut a. Manning. 1575. 

2969. Albkist E. Manning. 24G8. 

3004. AlfbkdF. Maxxixg. 1584. 

2451. As.\hel N. Maxxing. 2806. 

1914. AsHKit B. MAXXiN(f. 1906. 

1903. Augustus A. Manxixg. 1772. 

2060. Ben.tamin R. Mannix(4. 2234. 

1273. Charles H. Manxixg. 2151. 

2077. Charles H. Maxxixg. 1919. 

2107. Charles H. Maxxixg. 3043. 
2434. Charles H. Maxxixg. 2967. 
2387. ?Charles L. Manning. 2218. 
1648. Charles P. Manxixg. 1647. 
2629. Charles R. Manxix(j. 2368. 
2073. Charles W. Maxxixg. 1653. 
2138. Charles W. Maxxing. 2137. 
1276. Daniel A. Manninc;. 2056. 

2466. Daniel F. Manning. 2046. 
1408. Daniel W. Manntng. 1992. 
2232. Edmund T. Maxxuvg. 1875. 
3002. Edward C. Maxxixg. 1645. 

697. Edward P. Manning. 2317. 

1913. Edwin C. Mannixi;. 1861. 

2467. Egbert A. Maxninc;. 3111. 
2520. Elbridge G. Maxxixg. 1604. 
2365. Elias Manning. 2470. 
3110. Ephraim M. Manning. 2252. 
1319. Ezra L. Manxixg. 1453. 
1585. FitANCis L. Maxxixg. 1444. 
3000. Fredeeick L. Maxxixg. 1787. 
1407. Frederick S. Manning. 2229. 

2108. George O. Manning. 1432. 
1904. George P. Manning. 1920. 
2433. Gilbert N. Manning. 747. 
1917. Henry C. Manning. 1516. 
1445. PIenry H. Maxxixg. 2303. 
2186. Henry H. Manning. 2441. 
1220. Horace Manning. 1907. 
2049. Howard L. Maxxixg. 1278. 
2292. Jacob M. M.\xxixG(chaplain). 3044. 



James Manning. 
James F. Manning. 
James L. Maxxixg. 
Jeremiah C. Maxxixg. 
Joel D. Manning. 
John H. Mannixg (surgeon). 
JoHX L. Manning. 
John S. Manning. 
JoHX W. Manning. 
John W. Mannixg. 
Lemuel A. Maxxixg. 
Le^t R. Mannt^ng. 
Lewis Maxxing. -' 
Lewis A. I\L\xx^XG. 
Lewis B. H. Maxxing. 
Lewis W. IManning. 
Lloyd G. j\Lvnning. 
Lloyi> W. Manning. 
Ly'Man B. Manning. 
Matthew H. Maxxixg. 
Mortimer L. Manning. 
Orlando L. Manning. 
Penuel C. Manning. 
Phineas D. Manning. 
Reuben E. Manning. 
Richard H. Man'ning. 
Rodney C. MANN^NG. 

RODXEY H. MaXX'INCt. 

RuEL G. Manning. 
RuFUs P. Manxixg. 
Saimui:l a. Manning. 
Walter S. Manning. 
Wilbur F. Manxixg. 
William Manning. 
Willia:\i Manx'ing. 
William MANNiN(i. 
WiLLiAji C. Manning. 
Wllliam E. Manning. 
Willi a:m S. Maxxing. 
William Z. Manning. 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 37 

Service in the War with Spain and the ensuing Insurrection 

IN the Philippines. 

3G19. Albkkt W. M.vxxiXG. 3243. Gkorok A. Manning. 

2077. CuARLKS H. Manning. 3351. John E. Manning. 

3643. FuAXKiix \V. .Manninc. 2441. Wii.i.ivm C. Mannixc. 



Inscriptions on old Gravestones. 

Some of the early members of tlie family probably never 
had gravestones, and others which are said to have been in exist- 
ence a generation or two ago are not now to be found. The greed 
of oain is stronger with the authorities of some towns and cities 
than reverence for the dead. It would seem that if any one thing 
on earth should be safe from sacrilegious molestation it should be 
burial places, but this is too often not the case. If a new street 
is wanted, or if it is desired to reduce the cost of a new public 
building, the old cemetery is sometimes made to furnish the de- 
sired accommodations. The earth is large. Why should the dead 
be begrudged the small space which each one occupies ? It is be- 
lieved that, on the whole, the Manning graves have been fairly free 
from this evil, and, as a result, many old memorial stones are j^et 
to be found. The compiler of this volume has taken great pains 
to find all that remain in those towns where, formerl}', the family 
was the most numerous, and the result will be seen here. If this 
work had been made as full as was desired, all stones to the 
memory of the first seven generations would be included, but it 
has not been deemed advisable to make a long journey to some 
remote town where the Mannings were sparsely represented for a 
generation or two onl}', especially as experience in several cases of 
the kind showed that no stones existed. But all of the towns 
where the family was numerous have been visited, careful search 
made, and full copies of inscriptions drawn off. This has been 
done personally by the compiler in Cambridge, Billerica, Towns- 
end, Andover, Chelmsford, Ashby and Tewksbury, Mass., Wood- 
stock, Ct., and Andover, Vt. (A dozen or more minor Manning 
towns visited by the compiler to see cemeteries are not mentioned 
here, as results were meagre.) In making copies great care was 
taken to do everything so that they might be reproduced in this 



38 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

volume exactly as the old stones are inscribed. The copies here 
given are thus exact. The division of lines is the same ; the 
punctuation is the same, and each word is here in letters large or 
small just as on the stones. In brief, copies are as accurate in all 
respects as thej- could be made. 



Early Manning Graves at Cambridge, Mass. 

Overlooking Harvard Square, and only a stone's throw from 
some of the buildings of Harvard University, is the old cemetery 
of Cambridge — a " church-yard" in the full sense, since it is di- 
rectly in the rear of such an edifice. In this inclosure may be 
found the oldest gravestones of the family of which we have any 
knowledge. They are those of William Manning of the second 
generation and his wife Dorothy, who died respectively^ March 14, 
1690-1, and July 26, 1692. These memorials are side b}^ side. 
They are about twenty' inches wide, and of about the same height. 
They are of a light slate color and remarkabl}' well preserved ; 
indeed, appearances indicate that they will endure for many years 
to come, and, despite their present age, outlast many of the more 
modern works of the kind that surround them. The inscriptions 
are well lettered, though un symmetrical as to the relative begin- 
ning and ending of the lines. Both have a wide border of fancy 
engraving on the sides, and a narrow border under the inscrip- 
tions. Each has near the upper edge a death's-head, a pair of 
cross-bones and an hour-glass, and that of the husband has a "face" 
common to old gravestones, of doubtful artistic design, at each of 
the upper corners. There are footstones which bear their initials, 
and are of nearly the same size as the headstones. The footstone 
to Mr. Manning's grave is less than a yard from the head of the 
horizontal memorial stone of Nathaniel Appleton, D.D., Fellow 
of the Corporation of Harvard College and for sixty-six years 
pastor at Cambridge, who died Feb. 9, 1784. The location is not 
far from the center of tlie cemetery. On three sides of the graves 
of William and Dorothy Manning is a considerable extent of 
ground not marked by any headstone, and now so nearly level as 
to show no mound; but there, the writer believes, other family 
members lie in the eternal sleep of earth. There, it may be, rests 
Susannah, wife of William Manning of the first generation ; there, 



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39 



beyoud doubt, is John ^[auuiug, son of William and Dorothy ; 
there, perhaps, are John and Isaac Manning, of tlie fourth gene- 
ration. It would be strange if every foot of this vacant space 
were not sacred to some one of the family, a theorj' all the more 
reasonable because, bej'ond that space, some twenty feet away, is 
a group of stones where lie Mannings of a more modern date. 
"Who rest in this group may be learned by the list below. The 
numbers are those of the members in the records. All inscriptions 
to the memory of the Mannings now to be found in this cemetery 
are here mentioned. Thej'are arranged in double columns. Each 
column is to be read without reference to the other. Thus, if an 
epitaph is unfinished at the foot of a page, its continuation will be 
found, not in the other column, ])ut in the same column at the top 
of the next page. 



II EKE LYES YE BODY 

OF WILLIAM 

MANNING AGED 

76 YEARS 

DECEASED Y^ U 

OF I\L\RCH 

1690. 



HERE LYES YE BODY 

OF DOROTHY 

MANNING WIFE TO 

WILLIAM MANNING 

AGED SO YEARS 

DIED JULY 26 

1692 



Manniug 



36 

In Memory of 
Lieu' Wil 

who departed this 

Life Sept. ye 17th j-jg 

in y 78'h Year of 

liis Age. 

Down to the dead all muft defcend 
The Saints of GOD muft die. 
While Angels guard the Souls to 

rest 
In dust their bodies lie. 



36 



170 



In 

memory of 

Mr. William Manning 

wlio departed this life 

Dec. 10, 1804, in the 70*'> 

year of his age. 



Here lies y'' Body of 
M'^" Mary Manning 

Wife to M'- 

William Manning 

who departed this Life 

May the lot'' 1774 

Aged 74 Years 



Here lies y« Body of 

M''* Rebecca Pratt 

Daut of M-- William 

Manning who died 

Juney" 19 1774 

Aged 35 Years 



172 



40 


TILE 


MANNING FAiilLY. 


486 




In Memory of 




Wil'" Maimiiiff 




Rebekah Man- 




Son of M'. W\\'" 




ning Daugh' of M'' 




& M" Eebekuh 




Wil'" & M" Rebekah 




Manning 




Manning 




who departed 




who departed 




this life Sept. 22 




this life Sept. 21^ 




1777 Aged 22 Mon*!^' 




1774 Aged 14 Days 



Happy the Babes to be priviledgcd by fate 
To shorter labour & a lighter weight 
Rec*i bnt yefterday the gift of breath 
Order'd to-iuorrow to return to death 



485 



35 



1G7 



Here lies Buried 

the Body of Ml' 

Edward Manning 

who departed this life 

June the 6"^ 1774 

Aged 77 years. 



In memory of 

M^.* Mary ^Manning 

"Wife of M": Samuel Manning 

who died Oct^ 15 1778 

in the 51*' year 

of her age. 



In memory of 

Samuel Manning 

who died April 3'^, 1824. 

aged 95 years. 



167 



167 

In 

memory of Mrs. 

Sarah, wife of Mr. Samuel 

Manning Avho died 

April 16 AD. 1812. 

.^t. 72 

Hope looks beyond the bound of 
time. 



Eauly Manning Graves at Billerica, Mass. 

The oldest cemetery in the town, a large inclosnre, is south 
of the Center village, on the road to Bedford. The present writer 
has been unable to find any gravestone there to the memory of a 
Manning, and a resident of said town who has copied all inscrip- 
tions therein reports that the name does not occur there. The 
second cemetery was set apart, however, before any adult male 
of the name died in town, and there rest all the early Mannings 
who have memoi'ial stones in Billerica. This is a small iuclosure 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 41 

uortli of llie Center village, on the road to Norili liillerica, and 
some thirty rods from the point where the latter diverges from the 
main road to Lowell. It is, moreover, in immediate proximity to 
the modern cemetery of the town. At a distance of a few rods 
from the end of tiie lot which borders on the road is the largest 
group of Manning gravestones in the burial-place. There, side 
by side, lie Lieut. Wm. Manning (died 1776), the early landlord 
of the Manning tavern, and his wife Elizabeth. Next, ahme, is 
the grave of Alice, wife of Solomon Planning. Next, side by 
side, rest elacob Manning (died 1762) and IMartha, his wife, and 
close at hand is a stone to the joint memory of their three children, 
Martha, David and Esther. Around this group is a considerable 
area of ground which presents no stone, but is suggestive of un- 
marked graves of Mannings. Further up the lot, about four- 
fifths of the distance from the road to the rear wall, are the 
graves of Ensign "\Vm. Manning (died 1764) and Elizabeth, his 
wife ; the oldest Manning graves there that are marked with me- 
morial stones. No other stone to a Manning is near. Diagonally 
to the left of the ensign's grave is a lot of the Toothaker family, 
one corner of which touches the ensign's footstone. A burial in 
this lot was as recent as that of Dr. Samuel A. Toothaker, who 
died in 1892. At the extreme end of the cemetery, directly oppo- 
site the road, is the grave of Samuel Manning (died 1772). When 
the compiler first saw this inclosure, about 1888, a tree ten or 
twelve inches in diameter was growing directly from tlje last- 
mentioned grave, but since then some kindly-thoughtful care-taker 
has removed it and restored the mound to excellent condition. 
This stone stands alone, but by its side undoubtedly lie the father 
of Samuel (the last-named of whom died so prematurel}'), and 
some of Samuel's brothers. No other stones appear in this cem- 
etery, but they are numerous in the more modern ground a few 
rods distant. These will be mentioned in a section supplementary 
to this. One inscription in the old burial place, that to the mem- 
ory of the three children of Jacob Manning before mentioned, is 
very hard to read. It has become so obscure, in the passage of 
time, that the compiler has been unable to decipher it in full. 
Possibly this could be done by means of long application ; perhaps 
not. Except in this one instance all inscriptions are easily read. 
The following list gives all in the old inclosure, and with exact- 
ness : 



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THE MANNING FAMILY 



15 



16 



49 



50 



Memento mori 

Here lies tlie Body 

of Eufigu 

William Mauuing who 

Departed this Life 

March 25"' AD 1764 

In the 87* Year of 

his Age. 



Memento mori 

In Memory of Lieut 

WlLLIAM Manxixg, 

who departed this Life 

Aug' ll'-^ 1776: 

In the 69'^ 

year of his 

age 



Memento mori 

Here lyes the Body of 

M"^ Jacob Manning 

who departed this Life 

Sep*.' the 5'.^ A -D 1762 

in the 53'* year of 

his Age 



213, 211, 212 



Here lyes Buried 

y'' Body of M^.^ 

Elizabeth Manning 

"Wife of Eufign William 

Manning Who Died 

Sep* 19 1736 in y*" 

57'^ Year of Her Age. 



In Memory of M" 

Elisabeth Manning, 

Relict of 

Lieu* William IManxing, 

who departed this Life 

March 23'! 1790: 

In the 73'? year of 

her age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Martha Manning 

wife of 

Mr. .Jacob Manning 

who departed this life 

Feby lO'.'i 1798 in 

the 84»h year of 

her age. 



Memento mori 

Here lyes the Bodys of three Children 

of M'' Jacob and M"'-'^ Martha Manning 

[a missing line here, not deciphered'] 



Efter Manning 

who Died lep* y^ 

loth 1762 in the 7"' 

year of her Age 



Martha Manning 

who Died lept'' j^«' 

17*'' 1762 in y« 12**' 

year of her Age 



49 



50 



David Miuming 
Died lep'.'- y*' W^ 

1762 in y 10"' 
year of his Age 



[/if is not certain that the days of the month, above, are correctly read.] 



204 



Memento mori 
In Memory of 



M"" Allice Manning 
wife of 



Here lyes y^ Body of 

M! Samuel Manning 

Son of 

JMr BEN.JAMIN & M" 



191 



GEXERAL ARTICLES. 



43 



M^ Solomon Manning 
who departed this life 



th 



April 2G'^ 1787: 

In the 38'-i year 

of her As;e 



Mary Manning 

Avho departed this life 

March y<" I':' 1772 in y^' 

28'h Year of His Ase 



111 the new cemetery at Billerica are several graves, nearly 
all of which are in a group within a few hundred feet of that end 
of the inclosure past which extends the railroad track. The epi- 
taphs which do not come within the province of tliis volume are 
those of Mary, daughter of Jesse Manning (208), aud those of 
Jesse Manning (1168), his children Martha and Augustine, and 
his wives Mary B. and Eleanor Manning. The others follow. 



201 

ERECTED 

lu Memory of 

Lieut. W^i iL\XNiNG 

who died 

Oct. 21, 1814, 

JEt. 67 

Death is to us from terrours free, 

When once 'tis understood ; 
Tis nature's due. 'tis God's decree, 
It is aud must be good. 



201 



ERECTED 

In memory of 

Mrs. Sarah, wife of 

Mr. AVT Manning 

Who died' July 12, 1838 

iEt. yi 



528 



527 



IN 

Memory of 

AVILLIAM MANNING 

Who died 

March 13, 1852, 

.Et. 81 



In memory of 

Mk. 

JEPHTHAH MANNING 

who died 
July 26, 1834, 

^t. 62 



526 



IN 

Memory of 

MISS SARAH 

MANNING, died 

May 25, 1840 

iEt. 71 



535 
IN 

Memory of 

Miss Luna INLvnning 

who died 

Dec. 9. 1825. 

^t. 40. 

Blest door of bliss through Jesus 

Christ, 
Grim death, thou art, become ; 
Securely in God's care I rest, 
Till mv Redeemer come. 



44 



THE MANNIXG FA.AIILY 



533 



IN 

Memoi\y of 

MISS LUCRETIA 

MANNING 

Died Jan. 23, 1838, 
.Et. 56 



538 



IN 

Memory of 

MISS JERUSHA MANNING 

Died 

Oct. 11, 1857 

^t. 60. 



536 
IN 

Memory of 

Miss Roxa Manning 

who died 

March 9, 1821. 

.E:t. 33 

O grave, where is thy victory? 

death 1 where is thy sting? 

Thanks be unto God, who victory 

gives 

Through Jesus Christ our King. 



208 



637 



IN 

Memory of 

MISS LUCINDA ^MANNING 

Died 

Aug. 11, 1880, 

Mt. 90. 



MRS. ABIGAIL 

Relict of the late 

JESSE MANNING 

DIED 

Sept. 29, 1825, 

Mt. 69. 



Early Manning Graves at Townsend, Mass. 

There are three cemeteries in this town ; the early one half 
a mile east of Townsend Center, the new one immediately at the 
Center, and one at West Townsend. The earliest group is near 
the center of the early cemetery, though nearer the south than the 
north side thereof. The group is about 100 feet from the entrance 
(the south side), and exactly in line with the entrance, by the side 
of the path that leads from south to north. There rest Samuel 
Manning (died 1773) and P^lizabeth, his wife. Next in the line 
is their son Samuel Manning (died 1809) and, beyond, his wife, 
Abigail. The latter's footstone is within a distance of two feet of 
the headstone of Rev. Samuel Dix, once her pastor. Near the 
north side of the inclosure, about midwa}^ from east to west, is the 
grave of Mrs. Mary Manning (died 1782), mother of the Samuel 
Manning who died at Billerica in 1772. Near her lies her daughter 
Hannah, and, not far away, another daughter, Mrs. Marj" Proctor. 
Remote from all these graves is that, near the southwest corner of 
the burying-grouud, of Abigail Manning, and, east of the group 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 



45 



first mentioned, are those of Cynthia and Luke Manning, three 
children. The following list includes all that appear in this ceme- 
tery. 

37 

Here lies the Body of 

M" Euz\BKTH Manning 

the Wife of 

M'' Samukl Manning 

Who Departed this life 

March the 7"' 1770 

in the 78 Year 

of her age 

The Memory of the Jui't is Bleffed. 



37 

Here lies the Body of 

M'' Samuel iNfANNixG 
AVho Departed this life 
Novin": the G"* 
1773, in the 
71*'' year of his age. 
The Towns Warm Friend in Va- 
rious Pofts he Hood 
And From its Infancy he Sought 

its Good 
The Churchs luterelt too he Did 

Defend 
Till of the Prefent life he reached 
the end. 



175 



In memory of 

Mrs. ABAGAIL MANNING 

■who died 21 Jan. 1810 

in the 79 year of her 



175 



In memory of 

.Mr 

SAMUEL MANNING 

who died Jan. 28 

1809 

Aet 70 



38 



In Memory of 
M" Mary Manning 

the AA' ife of 
M'' Benjamin Man- 
ning of Blllerica 
She Departed this 
Life Oct. ye 4, 1782 
Aged 73 Years Wanting 13 days 



1067 
In memory of 

ABIGAIL 

daug. of 

Mr. William 6b Mrs. 

Hannah Manning 

Avho died 

Oct. 31, 1816, 

Aet 6 years 

At my left here lies three of my 

sisters younger than I. 



192 



193 

HANNAH 

MANNING 

died 
Oct. U, 1844 ; 
Act 96 yrs 
Jesus can make a dying Ijed 
Feel soft as downy pillows are ; 
While on his breast I lean my head 
And breathe my life out sweetly 
there. 



IN 

memory of 

Mrs. Mary Phoctok 

wife of 

Mr. Oliver Proctor 

who died 

Nov. 11, 1815, 

in the 68th year of her age 



993 



In Memory of 
Lnke Manning, (fou of Mr. 

Peter, and Mrs. Hel)ccca 
Manning) who was drowned 



46 



THE MANNING FAMILY. 



994 



Syiithea Manning 

dan. of Mr. Peter, & 

Mrs. Rebecca Manning 

died June S<i 1788 

Aged 3 weeks 

and 5 days. 



Dec. Gtli 17t)3: Aged 8 

years wanting 2 days. 

Still lives the active growing niind^ 

Which once polYef'd this mould'r- 

ing clay 
Rememlier ye who ftay behind 
The parting fcene— the gloomy day. 



In the uew cemetery at Townsend Center are several Man- 
ning gravestones, the majority of which are of such modern date 
that they do not come within the scope of this worlv. About 100 feet 
diagonally from the northwest corner of the inclosure rest William 
Manning (died 1843) and Hannah, his wife. Further east is a 
line of graves Avhere lie Deacon Samuel Manning (1061), his wife 
Margaret, their daughter Mrs. Coburu, their sou Charles G. Man- 
ning, and the latter's son Arthur H. Still further to the east are 
the graves of Beujamin Manning (1069) and his daughter-in-law, 
Mrs. Eunice C. Manning. Nearer yet to the northwest corner rest 
Peter Manning (died 1839) and his wife Rebecca, their sons 
Cyrus and Cephas, and the latter's wife Hiildah. The inscriptions 
to the memory of the early members are : 



496 



49 G 



SACRED 

to the memory of 

jMr. Wm. manning 

Avho liaviug served his 

GOD and COUNTRY 

having been a Defender 

of the FAITH 

& a Soldier 

of the Revolution 

fell on sleep 

Mah. 9, 1843, 

in his 87th vear 



In memorj' of 
MRS. HANNAH 

wife of Mr. 

William Manning 

who died 

Feb. 18, 1832, 

.F:t 62 



471 



ERECTED 

In memory of 

REI5ECCA :\IANNING 

Wife of Peter Manning 

Who died 

Sept. 2, 1821, 

.Et 64 yrs. & 8 mos. 



471 
In memory of 

PETER :MANXING 

Who died 

Dec. 25, 1839, 

^Et 81 yrs. & 1 month 

A Soldier of the Revolution 

The King of terrors has done his 

part, 

And struck me Avith his fatal dart ; 

Look down on me my friends and 

see 

Ere long in death you'll follow me. 



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The gruvestoues at West Towuseud are all to the memory 
of modern members. They are those of Joel Mauuing (1064), 
his wife Naucy P., and their children P^lizabeth N. and William 
G. Maunina". 



Early Mannincj Graves at Woodstock, Conn. 

There are two groups of headstones to the memory of the 
Mannings in the cemetery- at Woodstock " Hill." Of these what 
will here be termed the " first " group are not, the compiler is in- 
formed on unquestionable evidence, in their original and rightful 
positions. At a time some years back, these stones were changed 
from one point to another, and, it is understood, not by a member 
of the family. Thus, as they now are, they represent the names 
of certain members but do not show where they were buried. As 
far as learned, the second group has not suffered from such sac- 
rilegious molestation. The following description refers to the 
memorial stones as they now are. The aforesaid first group is at 
the east side of the inclosure, about midway between the north 
and south ends, and almost opposite the main (western) entrance. 
Beginning at the east end of a row of stones, the first is that of 
Capt. Ephraim Manning (died 1792), Next is a stone to the 
joint memory of Capt. William Manning (died 1807) and Mary, 
his wife. Next lies Mary, wife of the above Capt. Ephraim, and 
then Thomas Manning (died 1825) and his wife Sally. The group 
is completed by a broken, detached stone, which leans against 
one of the others, and is to the memory of John Parmenter 
Manning (663), son of John and Lois Manning. The second 
group is to the memory of Deacon Timothy Manning (died 1735) 
and his family. Each and all of this second group are in deplor- 
oble condition. The stones are falling away in slabs and splinters 
from the sides thereof, and the decay is so far advanced that the 
inscriptions have been read with difficulty in all cases, while two 
of them are already absolutely unreadable, because of the slabs 
tiiat have (alien away and gone to powder together with the in- 
scribed words. By the time another generation has passed, not 
only two but perhaps al! will be indecipherable. This group is to 
the soutli of the first group, described above, and four rows of 
stones distant therefrom as the cemetery is constructed. Deacon 
Timothy Manning's headstone is almost exactly south of tlie grave 
of Thomas Manning of the first group, and almost precisely sixty 



48 



THE MANNING FAMILY. 



feet from Capt. Ephraim Manning's headstone. The first stone 
at the east end of the row where lie the second group (and there 
is none whatever further east in the row at present) is that of 
Deacon Timothy Manning, himself. Next in the row lies his wife 
Susannah, and next, their daughter Hannah (died 1733-4). The 
inscription of the succeeding stone is almost wholl}' gone. The 
little that remains may be seen in the copies below, where inscrip- 
tions will be given in the order in which they occur in the line. 
Next is a stone upon which appear only three words: "Mrs. 
Mary Manning" (see copy, below). The last in the row is that 
of a second Hannah, daughter of Deacon Manning. Apart from 
this group, and further west, is the headstone of "Mar}^ Morse, wife 
of Anthony Morse, aged 22 years, deceased June ye 21, 1735." 
She bears number 86 in this vokime. The inscriptions follow : 



93 



94 



lo memory of CapL 
Ephraim Manning 
who died Janl' 17L!l 
1792 in y^ Cy2'^ year 
of bis age. 



93 



In memory of 

Mrs. Mary Manning 

Avife of 

Cap- Epliraim Manning 

who died DeCr 29 ^ 180.5 
in lier 72— Year 



In Memory of, 
Cap- William Manning, 

who died Sep*i 18'^ 1807, 

In his 74^ year 

Also his wife 

INIrs. Mary Manning 

died Nov' 27- 1812 

In her 78V vear 



306 

Sally 

widow of 

Thomas Manning, 

Died 

Aug. 15, 1847, 

Aged 82. 

Ye dead where can your dwelling be 

The house for all the living — come 

and see 



306 

Sacred 

To the memory of 

Mr. Thomas Manning 

who died March 15V 

1825. 

Death is the debt to Nature due 

That I have paid and so must you. 



663 



In memory of John 
Parmenter Manning 
son of Mr. John & 
Mrs. Lois Manning 
who died Jan^ 22'' 
1801 aged 10 weeks 



The order in which the following stones occur in the line be- 
fore mentioned is, first, Deacon Manning ; second, his wife Susanna ; 
third, his daughter Hannah; fourth, the mutilated stone; fifth, 
Mrs. Mary Manning ; sixth, the second Hannah. 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 4i) 

22 22 

Here lies buried the body Here lies buried the Body 

of Deacon Timothy Man- of Susana Manning Wife of 

ning ajjed 4:) years deceased Deacon Timothy Manning 

October tlie 27 Aged 44 Years Dkckas'd 

1735 August y^ 20'-' 



1733 



110 



Hannah Manning 

aged auout 2 years 

Deceas'd March y^ 17 

1733 or!j 



****** Manning Agkd 

* * * * Rs Deckased 

* * * ye 4"^ 

* * 4 

(The seriously damaged condition of this stone will now 
never permit its inscription to be read. Time has carved slices 
from its face, aud words and letters have gone with them, and to 
powder. What little is here given is believed to have been cor- 
rectly deciphered. It may be added concerning one imperfect 
word that the two letters printed above as '' rs " were read, when 
in the cemetery, as " as," but, as this does not seem a correct and 
logical rendering of tlie inscription, " rs " has been substituted 
here. Probably the inscription should read ;"**** Manning 
Aged * * Years Deceased * * * ye 4*^^ * * * 4." The compiler 
cannot assert that the figures which appear here are absolutely 
correct, but he confidently believes they are. The identity of the 
person who lies under the stone is not certain, but it is worthy of 
notice that Deacon Timothy Manning had a son Timothy who died 
April 4, 1734. This date harmonizes with what has been made 
out of the inscription, and, it may be stated, the inscription was 
deciphered without any dates at hand to guide the compiler in his 
interpretation.) 

Mrs. 
Mary Manning 

This stone, standing next in the row, is very perplexing. 

The name is very distinct. No other word or letter can be found 

upon it. Absolutely no Mrs. Mary Manning is known in the 

4 



50 thp: manning family. 

Woodstock branch of the family further than the two already 
accounted for above, and, thirdly, Mrs. Mary, wife of Ephraim 
Manning of the fourth generation (he died in 1750; Mary, his 
wife, died in 1747). If he ever had a gravestone it is not now to 
be found. Can this stone be that of his wife? If so, why is it 
in the row of graves where lie the family of his brother Timothy, 
witii no space where Ephraim, himself, might have been laid to 
rest? A theory suggests itself. All of Deacon Timothy's chil- 
dren who died young seem to have gravestones except John. Did 
the latter once have one ? Was it broken ? Was it carried away 
by some one? Was the grave of Mrs. Mary Manning near? 
Did the memorial stone to her grave loosen and fall? Was it, 
after long lying prostrate, picked up by friendly hands? Did the 
owner of these hands, seeking for a place to reset it, and failing 
to find the right one, decide that it must belong with the long 
row of Mannings? Did he place the stone over the grave of John, 
whence the proper stone was gone ? This may seem a very un- 
likely case, and the reasoning is certainly complicated, but we 
have no other Mrs. Mary, and as it is not likely that she would be 
originally buried between two of Deacon Timothy's children, who 
had died previously, and where her husband could not l)e laid by 
her side, the question arises, if the situation is not explained by 
this theory, how can it be explained? 

Ill Hannah 

Manning aged 33 days 

Deceased March 27 

1735 



Early Manning Graves at Chelmsford, Mass. 

The largest group of graves in the cemetery at Chelmsford 
Center is that where lie Timothy Manning (died 1836), his wife 
and their children. This group is about 40 feet from the eastern 
entrance, and only a few feet from the eastera wall. About the 
same distance from the same boundar}^ and perhaps 50 feet from 
the southeast corner, are the graves of Mrs. Martha Manning (died 
1809) and her son Benjamin. At the summit of the rise of land 
is the lot of Major Joseph Manning, and there he and his wife 
and several grandchildren are buried. Jonathan Manning (died 
1828) and some of his children and grandchildren lie in a tomb, in 
the iron door of which is set a stone which bears all their names. 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 



51 



This burial place is in the lower row of tombs, and is the third 
from the south end of the row. The following are the inscriptions : 



556 



MISS 

MARY MANNING 

died 

June 21, 1857, 

JEt. (56 yrs. 



203 



In memory of 

Mks. Mary, 

wife of Mr. Timotliy Manning, 

who died 

Feb. 27, 1836, 

^t. 87 



203 



In memory of 

Mr. 

TIMOTHY MANNING 

wlao died 

March 11, 1836, 

.Et. 84. 



541 

IMemento mori 

In memory of 
Benjamin Manning 
fon of Mr. Jonathan 
Planning & Mii Martha 
bis wife, who died 
Sep. 2'? 1793, aged 15 
years & 6 days 
Brothers & fifters dear 
Behold & fee ! as you pafs by. 
As you are now, fo ouco was I 
As I am now fo you nuist be, 
Prepare for death iJc follow me. 



548 

M.V.J. 

.JOSEPH MANNING 

DIED 

Aug. 5, 1876, 

Aged 81 yrs. 3 raos. 

& 16 days 

A man firm of purpose; and of 

unquestioned integrity. 



551, 552,553 
ASA MANNING 
Died Mar. 27, 1845, 

^t. 64. 

MARY MANNING 

Died Dec. 23, 1787, 

iEt. 5. 

NATHL. MANNING 

Died in the U. S. Service 

Sep. 19, 1814, 

JEt. 30 



TIMOTHY MANNING 

DIED 

Feb. 7, 1861, 

^t. 83 y'rs. 9 mo. 



Esther Manning 

DIED 

Sep. 22, 1863, 

Aged 76. 



IN 

Memory of 

Mrs. Martha Manning 

wife of 
Mr. Jonathan Manning 

who died 
Nov. 10, 1809. 
Aged 59 years 4 mon- 
ths and 15 days. 



54J> 



554 



202 



548 

JULIA M. 

wife of 

Maj. Joseph Manning, 

DIKD 

Jan. 4, 1869, 

Aged 61 yrs. 8 mos. 

>.<: 2,") days. 

A faithful wife and mother; gone 

to rest. 



52 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

547, 202,547, 542, 1133,543 

FAMILY 

Tomb of 

JOSEPH MANNING 

& 

BENJ. CHAMBERLAIN. 

CAROLINE CHAMBERLAIN 
Died March 10, 1825, ^t. 5 Aveeks 

JONATHAN MANNING 
Died April 8, 1828, vEt. 78. 

ASENATH, Wife of BENJ. 
CHAMBERLAIN, Died 

June 23, 1828, iEt. 37. 

SALATHIEL MANNING 
Died Oct. 7, 1728, ^t. 48. 

GEORGE J. son of JOSEPH 
& JULIA MANNING, died 
Sep. 18, 1836, ^t. 8 mon's. 

LYDIA MANNING, Died 

May 4, 1841, ^t. 59 



Early M.\nning Graves at Andovek, Mass. 

The family graves in this town are in the South Cemetery, 
in the inclosure at the rear of the Old South church. The oldest 
group is not far from fifty rods from the church, and comparatively 
near to where a line would fall if drawn from the church to the 
north corner of the cemetery. There lie Thomas Manning (died 
1832), his wife and his sister Mary. About forty feet further 
north, and by the cemetery driveway, are the graves of Thomas 
Manning (died 1849), his wife and their daughter Sarah A. On 
the northwest slope of the hill is the grave of Rev. John H. Manning 
(died 1869). On the summit of the hill, only a few rods from the 
church, Adeline A., second wife of Tliomas iManuing, is buried in 
the lot of her father, Asa Abbott. About 100 feet southeast 
of the group first mentioned is the grave of Mary E., wife of 
Samuel B. Manning, the only one of her line wlio re sts in thi 
cemetery. 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 



53 



209 



20» 



IN 

Memory of 

MR. 

Thomas Manning, 

^vho died 

Feb. 20. 1832, 

JEt. 84. 



206 



IN 

Memory of 

Miss Mary 

Mann NIG 

■who died 

1824, 
,Et. 84. 



Aug. 5 



677 



THOMAS 

MANNING 

DIED 

Feb. 26, 1849, 

,T:t. 67 



1195 

JOHN H. MANNING 

Died 

August 19, 1868, 

^t. 44 y'rs. 

Unto me . . . was this grace given 
that I should PREACH , . . 



In memory of 

MARY ELIZABETH 

wife of Saral. B. Manning, 

■who -was taken from 

this ■world on the thirteenth 

day of March, 1832, 

at the age of 32 years. 

*' I know that my Redeemer liveth." 



Mr 



IX 

Memory of 

Mrs. Mkhitabel 

wife of 

Thomas Manning 

who died 

Aug. 15, 1824, 

JEt. 74. 



Miss SARAH A 
MANNING 

died 

July 20, 1840, 

^t. 30. 



In memory of 
Mrs. SARAH H. 

wife of Mr. 

Thomas Manning 

who died 

Oct. 19, 1839, 

JEt. 55. 



ADELINE A. 

Wife of 

Thomas Manning 

& Dau. of 

Asa. & Judith. 

ABBOTT 

Died 

July 23, 1869 

JEt. 69. 



1190 



577 



57T 



Eakly Manning Graves at Andover, Vt. 

There is more thaii one cemetery in this town, but the early 
Mannings rest in the old burial-place on East Hill. It is a small 



54 



THE MANNING FAMILY. 



inclosure, and soon searched. Only six gravestones to the Mannings 
are there. That of Benjamin Manning, the oldest of all, is close 
to the fence which separates the cemetery from the public road. 
Nearer the center lie Eev. Joel Manning, his wife and their daugh- 
ter in one group, and, not far away, are the graves of Deacon 



Samuel Manning and his wife. 



500 



REV. JOEL 

MANNING 

Died 

March 5, 1841 

JE 77. 



The inscriptions follow : 

VASHTI 

w'ife of 

Iiev. Joel Manning 

Died 

May 12, 1816, 

Aged 85 years. 



500 



504 



In Memory of Benjamin 

Manning, who died June 12, 

1813, in the 41^* year of his 

age 

Friends nor Phyficians could not 

save, 
My body from the silent grave. 
But here it muft remain 
Till God fhall bid it up again. 



1076 

In Memory of Dorcas 

only Daughter of Elder 

Joel & Vafhti Manning 

who died Dec. 11, 1813, in 

the 23 year of her age 

Who lived refpected& died lamented 



499 



499 



DEA 

SAML MANNING 

died 

April 

22, 1842. 

In his 80"' 

Year. 



In Memory of Mrs. 
Amy Manning, wife of 
Dea. Samuel Manning 
who died Nov. 24, 1821, 
in the 56 year of her age. 
Fixt in an Immortal ftate 
I have done witli all below. 
You a little longer wait 
But how little none can know. 



Early Manning Graves at Ashby, jMass. 

In the old cemetery in the village, directly back of the church 
and near the center of the inclosure, is the grave of John Manning 
(died 1831), and near him lie his wives, Sarah and Sally. Con- 
tinuing in a direct line are several of John's children, namely, 
Sarah, Elizabeth, Abigail, Samuel, Mary, a second Mary, a second 
Samuel, and Lot. Four stones preserve the memory of these 
seven children, for the names of Elizabeth, Abigail and the first 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 



55 



Samuel appear joiutly on one memorial, while another is to the 
joint memory of the second Mary and tlie second Samuel. Next in 
the line lie Sally and Susan W., granddaughters of John Manning, 
and, just beyond them, their father, John Manning, Jr. In the 
new cemetery south of the village, on the side opposite to the en- 
trance, is a marble shaft to the joint memory of Asa Manning, 
brother of John Manning, Jr., and several of his family. It is 
inscribed on four sides, and with these names : Asa Manning 
(1052) ; his three wives, Betsy (Whitcomb), Betsey (Jackson) 
and Adeline; and his children, Lewis, Benjamin B.. Albert, Abi- 
gail, Elizabeth and John. Of these Ashby inscriptions only those 
of the first John and his wives come within the scope of this sec- 
tion. The compiler has copies of the entire number (as he has of 
all that have i)een referred to in any town previously) , but when 
at Ashby lack of time compelled him to omit certain lines of poetry 
on some of the stones, so that, unlike those already given, some 
of the Ashby inscriptions are incomplete. Whether any poetry 
was omitted from the following is not lemembered. 



494 



494 



IN MEMORY OF 

MR. 
JOHN MANNING 

who died 

June 7, 1831 

in his 78 year. 



In memory of 

Mrs. SARAH KENDALL 

Avife of 

Mr. JOHN MANNING 

who died May 24th 

1812 aet 51 



494 



SALLY 

Relict of 

JOHN MANNING 

Died 

Oct. 25, 1836 

Aet 70 



Towns Without Early Graves, or but Few. 

There are a few towns where graves of early Mannings 
must l3e situated, but where no memorial stones of the early period 
are to be found. This is especially the case with Tewksbury, 
where the compiler of this volume has searched carefully, but has 
found none whatever except four or five to those who have died in 



5() THE MANNING FAMILY. 

the last 60 years, namely, Jonathan Manning (764), Nehemiah 
Manning (1473), Abra, wife of Jonathan (764) and Miss Rebecca 
(765). Chaiiestown should show gravestones, for many of the 
family were buried there, but information, believed to be trust- 
worthy, is to the effect that there are none. The epitaphs of 
Lancaster have been printed, and show, of the family, only those 
of Mrs. Lucy, wife of Dr. Samuel Manning (481) and her daugh- 
ter Rebecca Pratt Manning. In Holden the compiler found only 
that of Caroline, daughter of Israel Manning (470) ; the latter 
has no gravestone. The epitaphs from Lyndeboro, IS. H., have 
been forwarded to the compiler, but they seem not to be literal, 
and as there is no way to know the division into lines, the division 
cannot be indicated. Except for the interpolation of individual 
numl)ers they are here given as furnished. Jacob Manning (205) 
died July 16, 1808, aged 68. Sarah Manning (his wife) died 
Jan. 21, 1831, aged 89. Asa Manning (566) died June 2, 1853, 
aged 72, Olive Manning (wife of Asa) died Nov. 24, 1844, aged 
64. Certain other " Manning towns " have not been especially 
visited, and no reports have been received from them ; Tenipleton, 
Ashburnham and Fetersliam, Mass., and Amherst, Mont Vernon 
and Bedford, N. H., may be mentioned. 



Miscellaneous Graves in Connecticut. 

In this State the compiler examined onl}' the cemeteries of 
Woodstock, Stafford and Sharon. He regrets that he could not 
have visited all other towns where the early Mannings wt*re nu- 
merous, so that a descriptive article could preface each series, but 
there never has been opportunity to do this. Hope that the 
chance would present itself was not abandoned until just before 
this volume went to press, but abandoned it had to be. However, 
there can be presented here a set of copies made some years ago 
by the late Edward Manning (1778). These came to the compiler 
practically in alphabetical form, and this feature will be retained. 
George E. Manning (2886), son of Edward Manning, has added 
the name of the town to each inscription when he felt sure of the 
location, he having at one time visited a part, or all, of these 
burial-places. Others might, perhaps, be located with equal cer- 
tainty, bnt, beyond giving the individual numbers, the compiler 
prefers not to venture any additions. It may be explained here 



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57 



that Scotland, Ct., is that part of the old town of Windham which 
was set off and made into a new town some 40 3'ears ago. The 
compiler has no information as to how closeW the copies below 
follow the originals in tiie division of lines, punctuation, use of 
large and small letters, etc. ; hence, it cannot be stated whether, 
in these respects, the copies are exact. 



29 



Old Cemetery/, Scotland, Ct. 
II ey Lyes y Body 
of Mrs Abiaail Wife 
to Cap* John Man- 
ning Who Departed 

this Life July 
30<i> 1770 in ye 73<i 
year of her age. 
The Dame that Sleeps 
Beneath this Tomb had 
Rachels face and Leahs 
Frutefnl Womb Abigails 
Wisdom Lydias jenirus 
Hart Marthas just Care 
& Marys Beater part 

Made by Rockwell 
Manning Aged 13 year 



414 



In memory of 

Mr 

Benjamin Manning 

who died 

July 16, 1838 

In the 8P* year 

of his age. 



11 — Palmer Cemetery, Scotland 
Here lies the Body of 

Ma Deborah 

Manning the beloved 

Wife of Ml Samuel 

Manning who died 

Aug ye 8th 1727 

In the G3'5 year 

Of her age 



In memory 
of Abigail y^' 
Daugh"- of ML 
John Manni- 
ng JHH & Mrs. 
Sarah his 
wife Avho 
Died July yl 8'J} 
1750 Aged-9 months 



In Memory of 

Benjamin Son 
of "Sir. John Man- 
ning & Mrs. Sarah 

his wife "who 
DiedFebLyilS'h 
1755 in yi 2i year 

of his Aire 



366— Coventry 

In 
memory of Mr. 
Calvin Manning 

who died 

DecL 2ni? 1823, 

Aged 77 



410 



411 



365 



Mrs. Eunice wife of Mr. 
Increase Manning died 
Feb. 25*Ji 1801, aged 32 years. 
O may my early death, 
A warning be to all, 
To put themselves in readiness 
To hear their Makers call 



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41/ 



- Old Cemetery, Scotland 

In Memory of 

Mr. 

Gamaliel Manning 

who died 

July 23, 1851 

Aged 86 years. 



117 



116 



In memory of 

Mr. Josiah Manuins 

Avho died 

OctL 3Pi 1800 in 

y 811* year of hi.s 

age. 



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■Old Cemetery, Scotland 

In Memory of Cap* 

John Manning 

who Departed 

this life May y« 5* 

1760 in y^ QTj^^ year 

of his age 

Them also that Sleep 

in Jesus will God 

bring with him 

1 Thas 4 & 14 



123— OM Cemetery, Scotland 

In memory of 

M'' Joim Manning 

he Departed this 

Life OctL 6* 1779 

in y'^ 60'h year 

of his age 

When you beliold this monument 

Consider how your time 

is spent. 



412— OM Cemetery, Lebanon 

In 

Memory of 

Dean 

John Manning 

who died 



Sacred 

to the memory 

of Ilezekiah Manning 

Efq who died April 

20*^ 1802 in the 
81'- year of his age 
Praises on tombs are 
trifles vainly spent 
A mans good name 
in liis best monument 



Joel Manning 

Died Aug 13 1805 

M 49 

Abigail 

his wife died 

Aug. 15, 1835, 

■ M 76 



Beneath this Monu- 
ment lies Interred y" 

Mortal Remains of 

Mr. Josiali Manning 

Who Died DecL 

16"^ 1806 in the 82i 

year of his age 

Farewell vain World 

& friends that weep 

fur me Dust & a shadow 

these I leave with 

thee 

[On the reverse side^ 

This Monument 

I made in y" year 

1800: in my 7G'h 

vear 

J. M. 



3ei&— Coventry 
Lydia 

wife of 
Calvin Manning 

Died 
March 15, 1842 
Ait. 89 



405 



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December 20, 1828 
In the 7(i"' year of 
his age 
Earth Avas to me a seat of war 
A throne of triumph uow I share 
I lona;ed to see m\ JESUS dear. 
And soiiglit him there but tind him 
here 



117 



12G 

This Monument is 

Erected Sacred '" y'' Memor}' 
of Mrs. Mary Manning 
y*" Beloved Consort to Mt 
Josiah Manning Avho 
Died NovL 28"^ 1796 in 
yt 68fl> year of her Age 
Why shuld you Morne 
Departed friends, seek 
for Pardon for your sins 
thus shall you meet your 
Joyfull friends above hap- 
py Possessions Endless life and 
love. 

[ 0)1 the reverse side} 

The LORD Gave & r LORD 

hath taken away blessed be 

y name of the LORD for 

Lover & frieiul hast thou 

put far from me & mine 

acquaintance into darkuefs 

In y1 Cold mansions of yt 

silent Tomb O how still yl 

solitude how deep y'^ gloom 

Here sleeps her dust 

unconscious Close confined 

but far far Distant Dwells 

the immortal mind 



436 — Canterbury 

In memory of 

Mr. 

Rockwell Manning 

who departed this life Feb y 

3d 1806 aged 45 

Memento Mori 



In memory of 

Mrs. Mary, wife of 

Hezekiah Maunina 

Esq who died Decu 

2001 1785 in the 

GO'-h year of 

her age 



412 — Old Cemetery. Lebanon 

Sacred to the Memory 

of Mrs. Mary y amiable 

consort of Mr. John 

Manning who died 

May 28^' 1794 in y 

41Ji year of her Age 

Behold my Friends as 

passing by, this stone 

informs you where I lie 

Remember then that 

soon you'll have 

Like me a mansion in 

v^ grave. 



In memory of 

Mr. 

Nathaniel Manning 

who died 

March 9*h 1814 

in the 55"^ year 

of his age. 



In Memory 

of Ml* Sarah 

Manning Diiugh 

of Cap' John 

Manning i!t M'r 

Abigail his wife 

who died Feb'' 

y 13 1737 in y 16 

year lier of age 



372 



124 



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—Palmer Cemetery, Scotland 
Here Lies the Body of 
Mr. Samuel Manning 
Who Departed this Life 

Feb"" 20''' 1775 in 
The 93<i year of his age 
The sweet Keraembrance 
of the Just 
Shall Flourish when 
He sleeps in dust. 



41G — Old Cemetery, Scotland 
In iiieiiiory of 
Mr 
Seabury Manning 

Who died 

December 14, 1843 

Aged 81 years 

A 

Soldier of the 

revolution 



123 



In Memory of 
Mr" Sarah y<" wife 
of M'' John Man- 
ning jun"" who 
Died April y 29'^ 
1751 in y32'' Year 
of her Age. 



436 



Sarah 

wife of 

Rockwell Manning 

died Aug IG, 1851 

aged 90 yrs 

& 6 mos 



12S— Old Cemetery, Scotland 

Mrs. Sarah relict of 

Mr. John Manning died 

Dec 22 1817, in the 93^' 

year of her age 
Remember death 
Time swiftly passes 



Sarah ]Muiisell 

wife of 

Benjamin Manning 

died March 18, 1850 

aged 95. 



414 



Among other epitaphs reported from Connecticut, but which 
do not come within the scope of this volume, are those of Betsey 
Manning (777), Calvin Manning (779) and Desire, his wife; 
Eliphalet Manning (see 414), Gurdon Manning (909), Dr. Luther 
Manning (787) and his wife and their daughter ; Mansur Manning 
(946) and his wife and several of their children; Mary Manning 
(780), Royal Manning (778) and his wife, and several of more 
modern birth and death. There has been no report made from 
Norwich, where other memorial stones would be found. The 
graves at Lebanon, of which some find record here, are numerous. 
Deacon John Manning (412), his wives Mary and Irena and chil- 
dren William R. and Mary, lie in the old cemetery on the road 
from the railroad station to the first church, about sixty feet south 
of the tomb of Governor Trumbull. In the second burying ground, 
on the slope of the hill above the mill-pond, west of the church on 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 61 

the road to Colchester, are buried John Manning (898), his wife 
Lois, his sons Nathaniel W., Benjamin S., Edward and Jabez P. 
Manning ; the latter's wife Mary T. and their son John, and Charles 
E., grandson of John (898). all Ij'ing in a group. In the same 
ground is a second group, Samuel Manning (900), his wives Tem- 
perance and Almira, and their daughters Sarah A. Manning and 
Mrs. Eliza A. Crane. 



The Old Manning Homestead. 

Some persons can look back to a homestead where all their 
childhood was passed. Perhaps it is yet in the possession of their 
kindred ; perhaps it has been alienated, but, even at that, it has 
for them a fascination born of old associations and the days when 
home was to them a place free from the endeavor of maturer 
years. Others, through the force of circumstances, and especially 
of frequent removals made by their parents, can turn to no one 
place and feel that it is the " old home." For all the members of 
the William Manning familj', however, there is an Old Home- 
stead in which they may well feel an interest, though they never 
have seen it. In the north part of Billerica, Mass., about two and 
one-quarter miles from the Center village, on the south side of the 
road to Chelmsford, and one-quarter of a mile from the boundary 
line between the two towns, stands, in the year 1900, an aged house 
that means much to the Manning family. Erected in the year 
1696, it is now over two hundred j'ears old. The builder was 
Samuel Manning of the third generation (who died in 1711), and 
as he was the ancestor of all later members of the family, he having 
neither brother nor uncle who lived to marry, all living members 
have the same interest in him and the Old IIomestkad. It was 
for one hundred and seveutj^-five years the continuous home of a 
branch of the family, and, though outsiders have at times been 
tenants during the last generation, has never passed from the con- 
trol of the family. 

Beginning about 1892 the compiler of this book undertook 
to learn all that was possible of the history of the house. County 
deeds were studied, and so were the county court records, town 
records, proprietors' records, and the old account books. The 
latter will be mentioned in detail later on. But the inquiries of 



62 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

the compiler were especially directed to securing information from 
aged living persons who had been so situated that they had means 
of knowing of the history of the house. They were interviewed, 
generally in person, but sometimes by letter, and all possible in- 
formation secured. The most important informant was the late 
Mr. John Shed, of Chelmsford. He was closely related by mar- 
riage to the last of the Mannings who lived there ; he had been a 
frequent visitor to the house for many years ; he was deeply in- 
terested in the investigation, and, though of advanced years, was 
clear of mind and an intelligent man. From him the compiler 
secured details of a degree of reliability which could not be se- 
cured after his death. From old records and individual testimony 
the compiler is able to present the following history of the Old 
Homestead. 

The land was acquired by Samuel Manning from the town in 
its early years. His land transactions are mentioned in detail in 
his individual sketch ; here, it may be stated briefly that he ac- 
quired one acre and 56 poles "8, 8 mo. 1672," or Oct. 8, 1672, 
" on the west side of Concord river," presumably near the present 
old house, and, the next year, 24 acres which, undoubtedly, was 
the practical beginning of his farm, the area of which was in- 
creased by later acquirements to over 225 acres. Perhaps some 
kind of a house was at once erected ; this point has not been de- 
termined ; but it was not until 1696 that the present house was 
built. The new edifice was of good size, as it needed to be in that 
day of large families, and we may be sure that it was then, and 
long after, considered a fine house. From the ownership of its 
builder it passed to his sou. Ensign William Manning, of the fourth 
generation ; then to Lt. William Manning of the fifth generation ; 
then to Lt. William Manning of the sixth generation, and last of 
all to the latter's children, son succeeding father through a period 
of five generations. There the heads of the families and several 
children died, and there large families were born. The place has 
deeper meaning to present survivors of the geueral family than any 
other house in America. 

Erected in a time of Indian outbreaks and massacres, it was 
for a time one of the officially appointed "garrison houses," to 
which an allotted number of families could hasten in time of im- 
minent danger, there to unite and defend themselves from the at- 
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this garrision was ever actually attacked, but, as massacres by 
Indians did not cease in Massachusetts until 1724, we may be sure 
there were times when the building was filled with frightened fugi- 
tives and armed men watched for the coming of the red foe. Tra- 
dition tells of loop-holes in the walls, surrounded with brick to 
stop hostile bullets, but this the present writer always doubted, 
and the rejuvenation of the house, to be mentioned below, con- 
firmed the doubt. It is well known that, at one time, the north 
sides of houses, otherwise wooden, were wholly or partly built 
of brick, to lessen the effect of winter winds, and such was the 
case at the Old Homestead. The loop-holes seem never to have 
been there. This does not prove that there was no fighting there. 
The trees and hollows may more than once have sheltered life- 
seeking Indians, and shots have been exchanged. 

The next chapter in the history is of a radically different 
kind. The proprietor of the farm became a tavern-keeper, and 
the house, in consequence, was long known as the Manning Tav- 
ern. General tradition, which is never very exact, says that the 
tavern was called into existence by the fact that it was on the line 
of the stage-route from Boston to New Hampshire, by way of 
Billerica and Chelmsford, but trustworthy information is that 
stages first passed through Billerica " about 1795," while the tav- 
ern was certainly started over 40 years before that date. The 
records of the Middlesex County Court show that William Man- 
ning [49] was licensed as an innholder in 1752. As no such 
license has been found in the court records of earlier years this is 
supposed to show the exact time when this period of history began. 
In the care of the Billerica Historical Society, and loaned to that 
Society's museum by the heirs of Miss Lucinda Manning, of whom 
mention will be made later, are the tavern account books, in which 
the first dated entries are for 1753. In these records no mention 
is found of public travel ; the accounts are simply those between 
the landlord and his fellow townsmen. These were the days when 
nearly every man indulged in drink stronger than water, and min- 
isters did not dream of wrong-doing when they joined their pa- 
rishioners in such indulgence. The old tavern books have occasional 
mention of such articles as flour, sugar, haj', etc., but nearly all 
entries are of liquids, and their names, as given in the ])ooks, were 
'•rhum," "cyder," " todda," "flip," " cheary drame," and the 
like. Sales of quantities in excess of a single drink were uncom- 
mon, showing that the beverages were consumed on the premises. 



64 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

The bar, according to information given to the compiler (though 
modern members of the family have, and, it would seem, on good 
authority, expressed doubt on this point), was at the east side of 
the southeast room, and the huge fireplace was opposite the bar. 
It requires no vivid imagination to picture the intervening space 
half filled with men on a winter's night, with warmth on both sides, 
discussing public and private affairs, and, in the meanwhile, giving 
attention to " cheary drames " and kindred compounds. This 
pleasant picture of the imagination is destroyed by the second 
account, above mentioned, which places the bar in the east end of 
the lean-to. This account has more adherents than the other, per- 
haps, and, until more is known, the lean-to should be considered 
the bar-room. 

Some light on the prices that prevailed for sundries between 
1753 and 1760 may be gained from the account-book of that period. 
A pound of sugar was four shillings ; one-half bushel of meal 10s ; 
three hundred of hay 15s ; one and one-half dozen of pigeons 3s ; 
a quarter of veal 9s and '3d ; a quart of molasses 4s and 6d ; a pair 
of shoes 2 pounds and 7s ; a day's work at mowing 10s ; one-half 
dozen of eggs Is and 3d; a quart of rum 6s; one-half pint of 
brandy 4s ; a gallon of cider 6s, and a mug of flip 2s. 

In the years 1770 and 1771 there is a gradual change of 
writing to be seen in the accounts, showing the period when the 
landlord retired from active work in favor of his son, William 
Manning [201], within the time of whose management the stages 
certainly made trips along the road, stopping at the tavern. It 
has been impossible to learn when the place ceased to be a public 
house. 

In the meanwhile the Old Homestead had seen another fea- 
ture of its diversified existence. A few yards from the west end 
of the house, at the foot of the largest elm tree, may be seen a 
small, shallow excavation. It is the cellar of the "'saltpeter house." 
This was a building about 15 feet square where, in the Revolution, 
saltpeter was made for use as one of the component parts of gun- 
powder to be used by the patriot troops. It is supposed that its 
manufacture was conducted by members of the INIanning family. 
At the tavern, too, at one time during the Revolution, a detach- 
ment of patriot troops, including, it is said, a general and his staff, 
stopped and were fed at the tavern. In more modern days the 
saltpeter house, commonly called " the 'peter house," became the 
family wash-house, or laundry, and the great kettles, formerly 



GENERAL ARTICLES. ()5 

used in the making of saltpeter, were devoted to the boiling of 
the clothes in washing. Some time after 1880 these kettles were 
broken up and sold for old iron. It was said by the gentleman 
who sold them that one of thein was five or six feet in diameter at 
the top, and the iron nearly five inches thick in places. Nothing 
remains of the saltpeter house but the cellar and a memory. 

After the death of William Manning [201] in 1814 the house 
and farm descended to his children. They were thirteen in num- 
ber, of whom two died in minority. Of the others only three mar- 
ried, leaving eight to pass more or less of their lives at the old 
home in single life. They passed away one by one, uutil the sole 
survivor was Miss Lucinda [537], Affairs did not go well with 
no protector near. Tramps, gipsies and other molesters subjected 
her to severe annoyances. The gipsies defiantly camped upon her 
grounds, her cows were di'iveu away and milked, etc. A niece 
lived with her for a time, but she finally decided that she must 
leave the old home. By her own direction and at her own expense 
a liouse was erected for her near her relatives in Chelmsford vil- 
lage, a few miles distant. When it was completed she left the old 
home, from which her furniture and other eft'ects had already been 
removed. When the team came for her, on the day of the change, 
" she was standing by the dying embers in the old fireplace of an 
empty room." It was the home where life had begun and ended 
for many of her nearest kin, and it was to be home no longer. 
Memory must have been busy then. As she passed out of the 
house she exclaimed : " I shall never come here again!" And, 
though she lived more than 15 years thereafter, and was but a few 
miles away, she never did. She is remembered as " a tall, digni- 
fied woman in spotless cap and snowy lace parted on her neck with 
precision learned in the school-room [she was long a teacher], 
and remarkable for activity, earnestness, cordiality and hospital- 
ity." It is said that she and her sisters remained single from choice. 
She died Aug. 10, 18.S0. By will she gave the house and 80 acres 
of laud to trustees who were to lease it and devote the proceeds to 
'• public worship and religious instruction in that part of the town 
of Billerica which is known as School District Number 4, said 
instruction to be by teachers of the Baptist, Methodist or orthodox 
denominations." In the first part of the final decade of the 19th 
century the income went to the Baptist church of North Billerica. 

The Old II(jmkstead entered upon a very different period of 



6(3 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

its career. It was greatly in need of repairs, aud tliese were not 
made. Tenants who were prepared to pay well for a place in good 
repair could find nothing there to invite them ; at one time the occu- 
pants were colored people. The lack of work to check the effects 
of time and weather was seen ; the great age of the house fell upon 
it with full force, and it was in a deplorable condition. Above the 
first floor all beams remained uninjured and, indeed, were of almost 
iron-like solidity. Below, beams were giving way, floors were 
warping, clapboards were literally crumbling into dust, and deso- 
lation and decay reigned. Once, during this period, a party of 
young men planned to set fire to the place on a holiday, as a diver- 
sion, and were barely prevented from thus completing the destruc- 
tion. 

The surroundings of the house are pleasant. It is a region 
of moderate hills, but immediately to the east and south is what 
the founders of Billerica called a plain. This, on the side of the 
road where the house stands, is a field of some six acres, level 
and smooth, and extending to a stretch of woods. Close to the 
house, in part clustering around it and in part lining the driveway, 
are ten or twelve elm trees the largest of which was, in 1896, 12 
feet and 2 inches in circumference at a point four feet from the 
ground. Another was but four inches less. One who professed 
ability to judge correctly (not the compiler) estimated their height 
at 60 or 70 feet. The largest, and several others, are in flourish- 
ing condition; others are decaying. Their age is unknown; it 
must be one hundred years, and is probably considerably in ex- 
cess of that age. Some 200 feet distant, to the southwest, are 
the barns and sheds of the place. 

The house faces nearly south and, under a plan which now 
seems peculiar, its rear side is next to the road and its front next 
to the field ; in other words, it faces away from, and not to the 
road. This is according to an old practice which gave ''southern 
exposure" to the front of a house, no matter where the road was. 
The main part is 41 feet long and 19 feet and 5 inches wide, but 
an annex, or "lean-to," increases the width to a total of 30 feet 
and 7 inches. The roof descends sharply, so that the height of 
the lean-to at the eaves is but 5 feet and 9 inches. Other dimen- 
sions will appear further on. The age of the lean-to is unknown. 
To all appearances it is as old as the main part, but no evidence as 
to this exists. 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 67 

In sevei'al ways the construction of the house presents what 
are novelties to us. The window casings are not set into the walls 
according to modern style, but, made of four pieces of heavy 
timber which are mortised together, are fastened to the outer face 
of the walls by great, hand-made spikes, the heads of wliich are 
nearly one inch in diameter. The chimney is of the old-fashioned 
sort, with a fireplace at three of its sides on the ground floor. As 
near as this chimney can be measured under existing conditions it 
is 9 feet and 9 inches by 8 feet and 5 inches square at this point. 
Where it passes through the roof the chimney is 4 feet and 8 inches 
wide on one side, but irregular of shape as it narrows rapidly. The 
adjoining side is slightly narrower. The ceHar stairs are of solid 
logs, hewn square, and are as firm to the tread as if of granite. 
Through the center of the house from east to west extends a great 
beam as a part of the foundation of the second floor. Owing to 
its great size, and after the fashion of that period, it extends be- 
low the ceilings of the ground-floor rooms. This beam is 13 inches 
wide at its larger end, and 12 inches at its smaller end. Its drop 
below the room-ceilings is from three and one-half to four and one- 
half inches. The stairs leading to the chambers are of the wind- 
ing order ; the successive steps extend first north, then west, then 
south. There are no clothes closets. The compiler was informed 
that, originally, the whole upper floor was devoted to two rooms, 
separated by the chimney and the small upper hall. When lie 
first saw tlie place one of these rooms was divided into two by a 
partition. Tlie statement was that this partition was modern ; 
this has since been questioned. The lean-to has what migiit of 
courtesy be termed a chamber, but more properly a garret, fit only 
for the storage of plain articles. The attic of the main house, 
which is of considerable size, shows no sign of occupancy, but 
there, we may be sure, were stored ancient things during the 19th 
century which would, if preserved, now be of great value to any 
collector of what was antique, and especially interesting to the 
Manning familj% Partly from information received on good au- 
thority, and parti}' from conjecture, the compiler ventures this 
suggestion as to the use made of the house when it was not an 
inn. In the lean-to was the kitchen ; also a storage room for 
articles in daily use in the rougher work. The east room on the 
lower floor was the living room ; there, too, after the fashion of 
early days, the parents probably slept. There, too, in modern 



68 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

days, Miss Luciuda Manning was fond of sitting by the east 
window. The west room was the " spare " room ; there, no doubt, 
the " company," or visitors slept. The upper rooms would be 
divided between the sous and daughters. Possibly some of the 
latter, when the family was unusually large, slept in the attic and 
heard the music of the rain on the roof. 

The authority for the date of the erection of the house was 
Miss Lucinda Manning, herself. She was always direct and cer- 
tain in her statements on this point, and it is difficult to see how 
she could be mistaken. She was herself born in the house in 1790, 
and, being one of the youngest of a large family of children, her eld- 
est sister was born there in 1769, as was her father in 1747. This 
reaches well back to the youth of the house. Moreover, all of her 
ancestors who resided there lived long lives which overlapped each 
other widely, and, in view of these facts, it would be a matter of 
wonder if Miss Lucinda, a bright and educated woman, did not 
know when the house was built. It is believed that she did know ; 
the authority is believed to be of the best. Several years ago the 
compiler was told that, somewhere in one of the chambers, Miss 
Lucinda had long before marked the date " 1696 " on the wall. In 
repairing the' house in 1899 this date, presumably the one made 
by her, came to light over the door in the east chamber, where- 
upon it was made permanent by being carved into the wood. 

At various times between 1892 and 1897 the compiler visited 
the Old Homestead, making careful examination of the house and 
interviewing those who could enlighten him as to its history. Some 
information was received which was not correct, and, as a result, 
has no mention here. Unreliable statements have been rejected, 
and all possible care taken to make the history reliable. On one 
of three visits made in 1896 the compiler measured the old house 
from top to bottom, and the results appear below. Comparison 
of different lines in the accompanying table shows variations of an 
inch or two where said measurements should, it would seem, agree 
exactly. This was due to several causes. The displacement of 
interior walls may have had something to do with it, and, certainly, 
the fact that the furniture of the tenants obstructed free action, at 
times, was not conducive to mathematical precision. As these 
variations are so slight it is believed that they may be considered 
unimportant, A rough plan of the lower floor of the house is here 
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69 



of each. It has not beeu thought necessary to have an elaborate 
and expensive drawing made, photographed and printed, as a sim- 
ple presentation of the plan will show all that is necessary. 



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The front door appears in the lower line of the diagram. Passing 
in, one stands in the entry, with the stairs directly ahead and a 
large room on each side of the entry. In the lean-to is the kitchen, 
with the room for storage of rough articles to the west and "what 
was, in 1896, the rear entry to the east. The removal of the par- 
tition between this entry and the kitchen some feet further west 
during the repairs in 1899 has changed the dimensions of the last 
two rooms, but as this diagram w^as made in 1896 all is given here 
as it was then. The great chimney, which occupies the space of 
an ordinary small room, is in the center of the house. In the 
table that follows N., E., S. and W. refer to the points of the com- 
pass ; and the table is the measurement made by the compiler in 
1896. 

Length of house 

Width, including lean-to 

Width of lean-to 

Height of house to eaves, front (S) 

" " " " " rear (N) 
" " " ridgepole (E) 
Room at southeast corner, front (S) 

" " " " end (E) 

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THE MANNING FAMILY. 



Room at southwest corner, frout (S) 

'• '• " " high 

Kitchen, length of (N) 
" wide (E) 
" high 
Northwest room, length of (N) 
" " width of (W) 

Frout entry, length of (S) 
" " width of (W) 

Rear entry, east 

" " south 
Chimney at first floor (N. and S) about 
" " " " (E. and W) " 
" where it passes through the roof (S) 

(The chimney is not square at this point, an in- 
dentation making two sides irregular) . 
Fireplace, southeast room, height to mantle 

(The original fireplace had been modified when 
measurements were made ; its former dimen- 
sions were estimated by one who may have 
known as about 6 X -i feet) . 
Beam in southeast room, width, lower side 

" " " " drop 

Beam in southwest room, width, lower side 

" " " " drop 

Cellar, square, about 

" high 
Chamber, southeast corner, height 
A window, lower southeast room, height 
" " " " " width 

A window, southeast chamber, height 

Window glass, each pane generally 7X9 inches ; 

rarely, 5X7 (This in 1896). 
Elm tree by cellar of saltpeter house, circumference 

of, 4 feet from ground in 1896 
Another elm tree 
Height of largest elm trees, estimate of (not made by 

the present writer) 60 or 70 feet. 



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6 


18 


6 


7 


2 


20 


11 


10 


7 


6 


2 


13 


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8 


5 


4 


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7 


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9 


8 


5 


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H 


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GENERAL ARTICLES. 71 

The difference in the height of the lower rooms was probably due 
to the settling of the outer walls at certain points as the sills 
decayed, and, in the case of the kitchen, to the eccentric upheav- 
ing of the door. Measurement at present would probably show a 
uniform height, and one differing an inch or so from what is here 
given, but the old figures have been retained. Present conditions 
speak for themselves ; these figures tell accurately of the past and 
will vary but little from the present. It should be added that, 
while the height of the kitchen has been given as 6 feet and 2 
inches, there was one point where tlie upheaval of the floor made 
it only 5 feet and 9 inches. 

At various times during the earlier stages of the preparation 
of this volume there was talk of forming a "Manning Associa- 
tion," and of doing; something to save the old house. The first 
project received but little consideration, but as knowledge of the 
Old Homestead spread there was marked interest. Its great age ; 
a rumor that it was to be torn down as something worthless, and 
the positive knowledge that it was in very bad condition, appealed 
to more than one member. Several gentlemen wrote the compiler 
to learn whether it could be purchased either by the family or 
private individuals, Init the fact that the property had been left 
by will to trustees for specific purposes aroused in all unprofes- 
sional minds a doubt whether there was any one who had legal 
power to alienate it from the control of the trustees. In conse- 
quence of this doubt nothing was done for several years. (Legal 
advice has since been taken.) 

In 1898 Warren H. Manning [3330], of Brookline, Mass., 
commenced practical efforts to save the house and to form the 
Association. After names had been furnished by the compiler, 
several members of the family who lived within a fairly conven- 
ient distance of the old place, and who, it was believed, would 
feel an interest in this commendable work, were written to and in- 
vited to attend a meeting for consideration of ways and means to 
accomplish the desired end. On Nov. 12 certain ones of this num- 
ber visited the old house and made an examination thereof, and, 
at a second meeting, held in Boston Nov. 19, a committee was 
chosen to report, at the next meeting, such additional facts as 
could then be given. Necessary blanks for the chai'ter of the 
Association were obtained Dec. 7. Several meetings were called 
in the early part of 1899, but these failed to produce a quorum, 
and nothing could be done. 



72 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

lu this emergency, with affairs at a standstill, Warren H. Man- 
ning personally leased the Old Homestead May 31, 1899, and 
began the making of repairs. He added new sills, floors, clap- 
boards, window casings and windows, pieced down the beams, re- 
built the cellar wall, graded about the house and barn, excavated 
the old saltpeter- house cellar, rebuilt portions of the chimney of 
the house, renewed portions of the roof, added a new chimney 
to the shed at the northwest corner of the house, scraped off the 
modern paint and paper in the interior of the liouse proper, re- 
plastered the ceiling, etc. In making these repairs two objects 
were kept in view — first, to do nothing that would give the old 
bouse a modern look, and, secondly, to restore to its original ap- 
pearance, as far as possible, everything where former modern 
changes had removed original conditions. This done, the lessee 
made the Old Homestead his summer home. (Additional repairs 
in 1901 were the relaying and paintingof floors ; the re-hanging of 
doors and the putting on of wooden latches and the making of 
new doors for the south and east entrances. Drain-pipes were also 
laid from the house to a point on the opposite side of the road ; 
the wall of the barn cellar was rebuilt; the frame of the barn 
drawn together and made fast ; posts pieced out and foundations 
put under them, and the barn generally reconstructed.) The arti- 
cle immediately following the present one will tell of the renewal, 
in 1900, of the attempt to form a Manning Association, its suc- 
cess, and something of the business proceedings at its meetings. 
A safe was purchased and placed in the house, and with its acqui- 
sition a long-cherished plan of Warren H. Manning became possi- 
ble and was carried into effect. Objects of interest, of antiquity, 
and all relating to the family in general,— in brief, furniture, 
household articles, documents, etc., which had descended through 
the various branches, were donated to form a collection of what 
was old and curious. A list of the articles follows, with the names 
of the donors : 

From Mrs. John Shed, of Chelmsford: Fryiug-i)an used in 
the old house when it was a tavern. 

From the Shed estate : Clothing, books, trunks, furniture, 
china, desk, etc., etc. 

From Wm. J. Stevens, Chelmsford : Two chairs, wine-glass, 
punch-bowl, etc. 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 73 

From Mrs. Sarah (Parkhurst) Watson, Auburn, N. H. : 
Lucindti Manning's sampler, and sample of carpet once used in 
the old house. 

From J. Roland Parkiilrst, Chelmsford: The original 
grant of a part of Samuel Manning's farm, in 1674,* and 252 
other familj' papers ; portraits of Surviah (Manning) Parkhurst 
and Luciuda Manning ; two leather-bound chests ; pewter meas- 
ure once used in the Manning tavern ; four samplers ; seven books ; 
walnut chair, a tal)le, etc. 

From Hknry and Jclia Manning, New Boston, N. H. : A 
desk and chair made by Jacob Manning [205], and eleven papers 
relating to land transfers b}' him and his descendants. 

From Solomon Manning, Bedford, N. H. : "Wool spinning- 
wheel, loom-basket, carpet-bag, blue plate, pewter tea-pot, old 
kitchen and farming utensils, sun-dial, all formerly possessed by 
his parents. 

From Mrs. Dudley Hall Manning, Grinnell, la. : Sample 
of cloth, 125 years old, given to her by Mrs. Solomon Man- 
ning. 

From Jacob W. Manning, Reading, Mass. : Crane, chair, 
wood-bos, silhouettes. 

P'rom Wm. S. Manning, West Orange, N. J. : Four-post 
bedstead ; pewter tlagon. 

From Eben J. Manning, Lake City, Minn. : A sun-glass 
given to him by Mrs. Solomon INIanning ; also family photographs. 

From Levi F. Manning, Wilmington, Mass. : An ancient 
plane, once the property of his great grandfather, Thomas Man- 
ning ; also a bed-key made bj' the donor. 

From William Manning, East Chelmsford, Mass. : Reed- 
bottomed chair ; mortar and pestle ; flint-lock gun-barrel cannon, 
all from the home of his father, Tiieophilus Manning. 

From Miss Lillian Warrkn, Fall River, Mass. : INIahoganj' 
four- post bedstead. 

From Mrs. Dr. Howard, Chelmsford, Mass. : China sugar- 
bowl. 

From Miss Martha Warrex, Chelmsford: Tapestry 175 
years old. 

From I\Irs. Julia E. Warren, Chelmsford : Boot-jack used 

* Billerioa town records say the grant was inailc Dec. 29, 1673, and payment 
thereof niacU- .Tan. 11, lt;74. 



74 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

in the Joseph Manning tavern ; oak side-bars of rope bedstead ; 
kitchen and farming utensils, etc. 

Also, numerous photographs from various members. 

The foregoing shows what has thus far been done to gather 
objects of interest to the Manning family. It is hoped that other 
relics of bygone days may be added, and any one who is inclined 
to loan such relics should address Warren H. Manning, at North 
Billerica, Mass. It is not the intention to make the Old Home- 
stead a promiscuous museum, but to place on exhibition there, 
for the benefit of members of the family who go to see the old 
place, such antique objects as can be gathered which belonged to 
the Mannings wlio have passed away. 

It is now the commendable and filial work of our family to 
save the old home from destruction at the hands of those who see 
in it only an old house. To us it is something far more ; it may 
almost be termed the cradle of our race. The place is not yet 
owned by the family, but is held subject to the will of Miss Lucinda 
Manning, by her trustees. "Warren H. Manning still holds the 
lease thereof, but he cannot be expected to carry the burden alone. 
The Manning family should possess the place, and the only way 
to do this is to acquire it by outright purchase. At the reunion 
of June 17, 1901, a few subscriptions were taken, but these were 
generally of small amounts, and were accepted merely to complete 
the formal organization of the Association ; hence, this was only a 
preliminary legal step, and those who, to aid in this step, then sub- 
scribed will add to their contributions at a later time. The foun- 
dation of the subscriptions is laid; let the good work go on. The 
capital stock is §3,000, and no one member can hold an undue 
number of shares. The idea is to make the Old Homestead the 
property, not of a few individuals, but of tlie whole family. All 
should have ownership in it. Shares are non-assessable. 

If the movement for the acquirement of the place by the 
family should fail it would be a great misfortune. It is there, firm 
and sightly, with an age, in 1901, of 205 years. Rare, indeed, are 
buildings of such great age. Is it not worth saving ? Three years 
ago, while the structure four feet from the ground and upward 
was iu an excellent state of preservation, the lower timbers were 
far advanced in decay. Now, all that were affected have been re- 
placed with new material (sills, etc.), and, with slight repairs at 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 75 

widely-separated intervals, there seems to be no reason why the 
house should not stand for hundreds of years to come. Members 
of the family are not asked to help in saving a dilapidated old 
building, but to preserve one that is in excellent condition. 

The work done by Warren H. Manning cannot be too highly 
commended. Failing to form the Association as soon as was nec- 
essary, and with daily danger that the house would be torn down 
by the trustees of the will, he went about the work alone. As be- 
fore stated, he personally took the lease of the place and repaired 
the house. It was not his, it was not the Association's, but was 
the property of the lessors. He has not explained how he dared 
to venture this outlay, but we can understand his desire to save 
the early home of the family, and he probably had faith that, when 
it was put in first-class condition, the family would gladly unite to 
acquire it by purchase. The gratitude of the ancestors and of 
posterity is due to him. 

The house is there. Hundreds of the family have seen it. 
Hundreds have gathered there at the two annual reunions. It is the 
intention to hold a family meeting there once in each yeav, and 
probably always on June 17, unless it falls on a Sunday. Come 
and see the old house. Come and meet the members of the family. 
And what can be done to put the place beyond the danger of de- 
struction? One thing only — its purchase by the family. It would 
be well worth saving, if only on account of its great age. But 
it has other claims upon us. It is the Old Homestead of tlie 
Mannings. By the plan of the Association its control cannot be 
monopolized by a few ; all will have part in it who subscribe, and 
it is hoped that all will subscribe. 

Behold, where you the ancient homestead stands 
With ever anxious look and outstretched hands ! 
What says the voice that comes from out its door? 
'■ When I was young, in stirring days of yore, 
1 sheltered those you loved from heat and cold. 
AVho volunteers to save me now I'm old?" 



The Manning Association, and the Family Reunions of 

1900 AND 1901. 

In the previous article, which should be read in connection 
with the present section, mention has been made of the efforts to 



76 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

form the Manning Association (being that of the descendants of 
Williain Manning, 1634). This was effected in 1900 at the first 
annual reunion of the family at the Old Homestead in Billerica. 
This reunion was held June 18, on which occasion 102 members 
registered. It is to be regretted that some of those present did 
not sign the register. This meeting was called by Warren H. 
]\Tanning, lessee of the place, by authority of the original com- 
mittee of organization, and the guests were received and entertained 
by Mr. and Mrs. Manning. All present enjoyed the day thor- 
oughly, the house and the relics were inspected, and the novelty 
of the occasion made it far more than a common summer outing. 
A business meeting was held during the day. This was called to 
order by Leonard J. Manning, of West Medford, Mass , and 
Warren H. Manning made a statement of the history of the house, 
the steps taken to acquire and repair it, as set forth on a former 
page. Due arrangements were made to effect the incorporation 
of the Association, and the following officers were elected : Pres- 
ident, Charles H. Manning, Manchester, N, H. ; Vice President, 
SamW. Manning, West Newton, Mass.; Treasurer. Erastus A. 
Bartlett, East Chelmsford, Mass. ; Secretary, Warren H. Manning, 
Brookline,Mass. ; Historian, William H. Manning, temporarily of 
Ayer, Mass. ; Executive Committee, Theodore E. Busfield, Utica, 
N. Y., James W. Manning, Putnam, Ct., Leonard J. ]\Lauuing, 
West Medford, Mass., Prentiss H. Manning, Boston, Mass., Mrs. 
Emma Manning Walker, Lexington, Mass. (now of Millis) ; 
Cleveland P. Manning, Baltimore, Md., and Joseph E. Warren, 
Chelmsford, Mass. After this meeting the work of organization 
progressed in due form, and on March 4, 1901, by the aid of Hon. 
David Manning, of Worcester, State Senator representing his dis- 
trict, an act passed the Legislature which formally incorporated 
the Association. A year or more before this date a petition for 
incorporation was signed by members of the family, several of 
whom resided in other States. At the last moment it was learned 
that non-residents were ineligible in a matter like this, and the 
first paper had to be discarded and a new one substituted. More- 
over, in the haste which became necessary, the second list of in- 
corporators had to be selected from among those who could be 
found immediately. As a result, all of the final incorporators 
were residents in or near Boston. Of these, several were on both 
lists. Among those who were reluctantly dropped by the discard- 



GENERAL ARTICLES. i i 

ingof the first petition were Hon. James W, Manning, of Putnam, 
Ct., Capt. Charles H. Manning, ^Manchester, N. H., George E. Man- 
ning, New Loudon, Ct., and Cleveland P. IManning, Baltimore, Md. 
The first two names on this list are those of gentlemen who have 
been identified with the movement from the first, and who have 
been regular in attendance at meetings and helpful in council. To 
the knowledge of the present writer Hon. James W. Manning has 
been interested in the Old Homestead for at least twelve years ; 
he early secured photographs thereof, and he has done much to 
arouse interest in others, while in the time since the plan of the 
Association was conceived, he has been second only to Warren 
H. Manning in interest, attendance and help. 

The signers of the second petition, and, consequently, the 
tormal incorporators, were Warren Henry Manning, Brookline, 
Mass. ; Sam AVinkley Manning, West Newton, Mass. : William 
Wayland Manning, Wollaston, Mass., George A. Parkhurst, 
Chelmsford, Mass. ; Joseph E. Warren, Chelmsford, Mass. ; Pren- 
tiss Hobbs Manning, Boston, Mass., and J. Woodward Manning, 
■ Reading, Mass. 

Warren H. Manning, as secretary, has kept full records of 
all proceedings, and can give information that is desired concern- 
ing the undertaking. 

The second annual reunion of the descendants of William 
Manning was held June 17, 1901, at the Old Homestead. One 
hundred and eight members registered. A musical and literary 
program was given in the forenoon, tliis having been arranged by 
Mrs. Emma Manning Walker, Tlie occasion was again highly 
successful and pleasant. At a meeting of the incorporators the 
Act of incorporation was adopted. By-laws based upon the Act 
were adopted. At a subsequent general business meeting the offi- 
cers of the previous year were re-elected. It is expected that the 
third annual reunion, in 1902, will be even more largely attended, 
as interest is spreading. Those present at the past two meetings 
appear below. All residences are in Massachusetts, unless other- 
wise indicated. 

1900 — Gardner H. Manning, Worcester; David G. Lake, 
Elizabeth Helen Lake, Peabody ; Louise F. Walton, Marjorie Wal- 
ton, Blanche L. Walton, Charles E. Walton, Hazen Walton, 2d, 
Wakefield ; Julia L. ;Manning, ^Margie A. Manning, Mary H. .ALan- 
ning, Frank E. Manning, Solomon Manning, Anstress P. Manning, 



78 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Bedford, N. H, ; Mrs. Julia E. Warren, Martha E. Warreu, George 
A. Parkhurst, J. R. Parkhurst, ¥.. A. Bartlett, Mrs. E. A. Bartlett. 
Mrs. Amasa Howard, Alfred Manning Howard, Amasa Haw- 
thorne Howard, Mi-s. Arthur M. Warreu, Miriam Emerson Warren, 
Joseph E. AVarreu, Eliza A.. Fletcher, William Manning. Amasa 
Howard, Levi Warren Howard, Chelmsford; Mrs. Frances M. 
G. Wilson, Asbury Park, N. J. ; Mrs. Mary Nichols, Lydia B. 
Manning, Benjamin Fletcher Manning, Jacob W. Manning, 
Reading; Nathaniel N. Manning, Riverside, R. I.; Charles Henry 
Manning, U. S. N., Mrs. Charles H. Manning, Manchester, N. H. ; 
Cleveland P. Manning, James Russell Manning, Baltimore, Md. ; 
William Manning, New York City; Frank E. I\Ianniug, Provi- 
dence, R. I. ; Alice Wilson Manning, Wilmington ; Mark S. 
Manning, Stoneham ; Sarah Manning Proctor Ball, Oliver Proc- 
tor, Townsend ; Captain and Mrs. H. W. Wilson, Carlisle ; Frank 
M. Short, Mrs. J. H. Short, Mrs. L. W. Hall, Lemuel W. Hall, 
AunaB. Jenness, Fred W. Jenness, Jerome F. Manning, Chris- 
tina I. Manning, Alice E. Manning, Florence A. Manning, Low- 
ell ; Prentice C. INIanning, Charles C. Manning, Portland, Me.; 
Anna R. Manning, Jamaica Plain ; John B. Manning, Wollaston ; 
Theodore B. Hapgood, Jr., Marguerite Avis Whitcomb, Anna 
Manning Whitcomb, Boston ; Theodore Elmer Busfield, Utica, 
N. Y. ; Theodore B. Hapgood, Sarah F. Hapgood, Allston ; James 
W. Manning, Helen Manning Kent, J. Boyden Kent, M.D., 
Putnam, Ct. ; Chauncey Percival Manning, Ruth E. Manning, 
Marlboro ; Prentiss Hobbs Manning, Anna Jane Curtis Manning, 
Concord ; Frederick A. Dutton, Era G. Button, Martha Manning 
Marston, Somerville ; Edwin Manning, Taunton; Arthur M. 
Manning, Gertrude T. Manning, Sam W, Manning, West New- 
ton ; Mrs. Sarah E. Hall, Cambridgeport ; Mrs. Laura A. Buck- 
minster, Everett ; Mrs. Frank Wood, Mrs. Charles Manning, 
Nashua, N. H. ; Leonard Jarvis Manning, Mrs. Leonard J. 
Manning, Lilian Cleveland Manning, West Medford ; Frederick 
W. Manning, Marshfield ; Mrs. G. S. Searle, Helen May Searle, 
Louise Manning Searle, Salem ; Augustus A. Manning, Goshen ; 
George A. Manning, Florence A. Manning, Melrose; Edward 
W. Walker, P^mma Manning Walker, Lexington ; William H. 
Manning, Aj'er ; Warren H. Manning, Warren Harold Manning, 
Henrietta H. Manning, Brookline. 

1901 — Edward W. Walker, Emma Manning Walker, Millis ; 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 79 

Mrs. J. II. Short, Frank Mauuiug Short, Belle \V. Jeuuess, Luc}' 
P. Hall, Mabel Haywood Hall, Mrs. L. W. Hall, L. W. Hall, 
Alice E. Mauuing, Lowell ; Harriet F. Manning, Mary E. Man- 
ning, Julia L. Manning, Margie A. Manning, Anstress P. Manning, 
Solomon ^Manning, Bedford, N. H. ; Jacob W. Manning, Lydia 

B. Manning, Benjamin Fletcher Manning, Hartwell Nichols, INIrs. 
Hartwell Nichols, Arthur E. Nichols, Mrs. Edward Manning, 
George A. Manning, Florence A. Manning, Florence F. ^Manning, 
J. Woodward Manning, Gerald Guy Manning, A. Chandler Man- 
ning, Alice E. Manning, Reading; Mrs. Ellen Law Manning, IMir- 
iam E. Manning, Myra Nellie Manning, Grinnell, Iowa; Miss A. 
Jennie Davis, Danielson, Ct. ; George A. Parkhurst, J. R. Park- 
hurst, Mrs. J. E. Warren, Mrs. Julia E. Manning Warren, William 
Manning, Araminta C. Stevens, Arthur M. Warren, Mrs. Arthur 
M. Warren, Mrs. Amasa Howard, Charlotte A. Manning Bartlett, 
Erastus A. Bartlett, ]\Iiriam Emerson Warren, Joseph E. AVarren, 
Miss Juliette L. Wright, Mrs. AdeliaM. Page, Mrs. G. B. Wright, 
George B. Wriglit, Edward C. Wright, Chelmsford ; Israel Man- 
ning Ball, Holden ; Oliver Proctor, Townsend ; Fort Staples, 
Elizabeth E. Manning Staples, Evelyn E. Manning Marion, 
Woburn ; George F. Boardnian, I\Iary J. Boardman, George F. 
Boardmau, Jr., Rose N. Boardman, Melrose Highlands; Mrs. 

C. E. Walton, Blanche L. Walton, Marjorie Walton, Addie Lillian 
Gale, Charles E. Walton, P^dward Hazen Walton, '2d, Frank H. 
Gale, Benjamin F. Gale, Wakefield ; John AY. Manning, Stone- 
ham ; Alice AVilson Manning, Wilmington ; Lillian E. Warren, 
Fall River ; Prentice C. Manning, Helen Breck Manning, Alma 
C. Manning, Mary Elizabeth Manning, Portland, Me. ; Capt. H. 
W. Wilson, Mrs. H. W. AYilson, Carlisle ; Harriet Manning AVhit- 
comb, Anna Manning AYhitcomb, Jamaica Plain; Gardner H. 
Manning, Worcester; Joseph Dwight Runnells, Lydia A. Run- 
nells, Mary Manning Shores, Billerica ; Anson D. Planning, 
Nathaniel N. Mauuing, Riverside, R. I. ; James M. Kent, Helen 
Mauuing Kent, James W. Manning, Mrs. James W. Manning, 
Miss Charlotte E. Manning, Mrs. W. C. Manning, Putnam, Ct. ; 
Minetta E. Manning, Olive H. Manning Mayer, Rosliudale ; J. 
Annie Baker, Mrs. Julia Manning Baker, North Adams ; Stella 
Mauuing Perkins, Lynn ; Chauncy Percival Manning, INIarlboro ; 
Mrs. James F. Hawley. AVinchester ; Miss Elizabeth D. Swaim, 
Boston; Ralph Curtis Manning, Chicago, 111. ; AA^illiam II. Man- 
ning, Ayer ; AA'illiam AA'ayland Manning, AA'ollastou ; Edwin 



80 THE ^lAXNIXG FAMILY. 

Mauuiug, Tauutou ; Gertrude T. Manning, Sam W. Manning, 
West Newton ; Mrs. Warren H. Manning, AV. Harold Manning, 
"Warren H. Manning, Brookline. 



Statistics. 



The following details relating to the descendants of William 
Manning, of Cambridge, may interest several members. They 
show various conditions in the general family from time to time, 
and are as near correct as they can be made. All are subject to 
the limitations of such work. For instance, if all the missing 
members of the early generations could have been traced, and 
their descendants included, every table, below, would be changed, 
and the total increased. Also, a considerable addition would have 
been made if some of the living members had not failed to send 
in their family record when requested. The first table is that of 
large families born to male Mannings. The time and labor neces- 
sary to draw off details like these have limited such work to the 
male lines, though the total children of the females will be given 
subsequently. There have been thirty-two families of 8 children ; 
thirty-six of 9 children; twenty-three of 10 children; seventeen 
of 11 children; seven of 12 children; four of 13 children ; four of 
14 children, and one of 16 children. The following table is ar- 
ranged so as to show in what generation each of these families 
appeared. The upper line of figures is the generation numbers; 
that at the left margin indicates the numerical size of what is here 
termed a large family, while the other figures show how many 
times each large family has appeared in each generation. 

Large Families. 

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Generation. 
No. 



8 




1 




3 


7 


10 


7 


4 


9 




2 


4 




13 


8 


7 


2 


10 




1 




6 


3 


8 


5 




11 






3 


2 


6 


3 


3 




12 






1 


2 


1 


1 


2 




13 








1 




3 






14 


1 




1 


1 




1 






16 










1 









GENERAL ARTICLES. 81 



Deaths in Minority. 



This section shows the uumljer of children who, as far as the 
compiler's knowledge extends, have died nuder the age of twenty- 
one years in the families of the male Mannings from the first set- 
tlement in this country to present time. An age division has been 
made in the count, and two sections formed. The first is composed 
of those who died under the age of three years ; the second, of 
those who died between two and twenty-one. By " under three " 
is meant, before the beginning of the third year. The general be- 
lief that it is harder to bring a male child safely through the criti- 
cal period of infancy than a female, is confirmed by these figures, 
for 165 males died under three and only 124 females. On the 
other hand, the mortality among females between two and twenty- 
one was greater than that of the opposite sex, the deaths being 
107 males and 129 females. The figures follow : 



'o 



Males died under three years, - - - - 165 

Females died under three years, - - - 124 

Males died between two and twenty-one years, - 107 

Females died between two and twenty-one years, 129 

Total deaths in minority, .... 525 

Total Births in the Family. 

The birth-record of the family is given below. Once more^ 
it will be seen, the female lines received less attention than the 
males, as their children are given only in the total. If any one 
would know how much time and labor have been expended to carry 
this statistical information as far as it extends, there is an excel- 
lent opportunity to acquire the information by subjecting the 
female lines to the same analysis ; and it will be easier to do this 
in printed matter than in manuscript. Such States as are now 
keeping exhaustive public records find that more male children are 
annually born than females. The appended table shows the same 
condition, with a total of 1640 males and 1516 females. The fol- 
lowing includes only the children of the male Mannings. 

MALE CHILDREN. 

Born in 3d generation 2 

" " 4th " 8 

" " 5th " 26 



EMALE CHILDREN. 


TOTAL 


4 


6 


6 


14 


26 


52 



82 THE MANNING FAMILY. 









MALE CHILDREN. 


FEMALE CHILDREN. 


TOTAL, 


orn in 


6th g 


eneration 


69 


64 


133 




7th 


n 


136 


131 


267 




8th 


u 


261 


253 


514 




9th 


( ( 


435 


407 


842 




10th 


4 b 


455 


420 


875 




11th 


ii 


225 


192 


417 




12th 


Totals 


23 


18 


41 




1640 


1521 


3161 



The falling off of numbers in the eleventh and twelfth gen- 
erations is not so alarming as might at first be thought. There 
are 3'oung parents of the ninth generation, and several 3'oung men 
not yet married, while nearl}- all the parents of the tenth and 
eleventh generations are young ; hence, both the eleventh and 
twelfth generations will be largely increased in the future. The 
small excess of the tenth generation over the ninth is an ominous 
reminder of the changed condition of society by which small 
families have succeeded large ones ; and it was, at first, so sur- 
prising to the writer that he made a partial investigation to deter- 
mine the cause. There were 435 male Mannings in the ninth 
generation, and only 455 in the tenth. Investigation showed the 
following facts : Of the 435 in the ninth, 74 died young, 56 never 
married, and 39 married but had no children. This reduced the 
485 to 266, and of these, 30 had bat one child each. The cause 
of the small increase became plainer. 

The number of children born to the female Mannings, that 
can be mentioned here, is nearly 800 fewer than the children of 
the males. There are several reasons for this, the chief of which 
is that, of the two sexes, there are far more females who have not 
been traced. The male lines were largely located by means of 
their surname, but if a female member of an early generation 
married, and the marriage was not recorded, there was no clue to 
her new name. Other females, whose marriages we have, at once 
left the old home and have not been traced. But for these and 
other causes, it is probable that the female lines would show as 
large a birth-rate as the males. The children of the female mem- 
bers follow : 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 83 



)rii 




the 


4 th 


generation 


17 








5 th 






37 








6th 






107 








7th 






175 








8th 






336 








9 th 






621 








10th 






638 








11th 






404 








12th 






52 



Total, 2387 

In giving the statistics of the family it cannot be asserted 
that they show with absolute certainty the exact number in some 
of these sets of tables. Nothing has been arrived at b}' estimate, 
but every number given is the result of laborious counting, yet, 
information of recent events has constantly been coming to hand, 
and a variation of a few persons in some tables (from one to five, 
or more) is almost certain. This pilgrimage into the land of 
statistics will close with the grouping of the most important facts 
before mentioned, to Avhich will be added, first, another class of 
descendants of the female members, being the number of their 
grandchildren, etc., here included, and, second, the number of 
persons in the William Manning famih^ now living. This will in- 
clude only those born heirs to the Manning surname ; descendants 
of other surnames are not mentioned. The number is as near 
correct as it can be made, but births and deaths are constantly 
changing the number, and it is approximately correct rather than 
infallible. 

The Roll-Call of the Family, Past and Present. 

Children of the male Mannings, - - - 3161 

Children of the female Mannings, - - - 2387 

Other descendants of the female Mannings, - 466 
Total descendants of William Manning included 

in this volume, ... - - 6014 
Descendants of William Manning now living, ex- 
clusive of descendants of female members, - 1371 



GENEALOGY OF THE WILLIAM MANNING FAMILY, 
OF CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



Note — To fiud auy desired record recourse should be had to 
the several indexes at the end of the volume. All names are there 
arranged in alphabetical order, and Christian names are preceded 
by the date of each member's birth and followed by the surname 
of the person he or she married, thus making identification easy. 
Besides this, each member's individual number is given. Turn to 
the corresponding number in the reading matter and the record 
will be found. Two sets of numbers extend through the volume, 
one at the extreme left margin of the page, and the other some- 
what indented. Numbers generally appear twice; first, in the 
marginal column, and, secondly, in the indented space (new para- 
graph). To find the record of the father of a given member, turn 
toward the front of the book where the said member's number first 
appeared. To find the records of the children of a given member, 
turn toward the end of the volume where the numbers of said chil- 
dren appear for the second time. The Christian names in paren- 
thesis following a member's full name are those of his ancestors 
in direct line, and the elevated numbers thereto attached show 
the respective generation of each. When a town is mentioned 
with no state immediately following, it is understood as being in 
the same state as the town last mentioned before it in the sketch, 
unless the town has already appeared therein. To repeat the name 
of a state constantly would be to question the intelligence of read- 
ers and make the text ridiculous. Abbreviations are few except 
those in common use. " B.," " m." and " d." mean, respectively, 
born, married and died; " dau.," daughter; "res.," resides or 
resided. " Bap.," which sometimes follows a child's name, means 
baptized. It is used only when the date of the member's birth is 
unknown, and is a substitute therefor. All dates herewith, if from 
the original records, are Old Style. 
(84) 



FIRST GENERATION. 



WILLIAMi ^MANNING, the fouuder of his family in Amer- 
ica, came to the Colouj' of Massachusetts Bay at an early date. 
Whence he came has not been learned,* but, as the Mannings had 
long been a numerous family in England, and as he came contem- 
poraneously with the migration of other emigrants from that coun- 
try, it is certain that he was from a branch of that ancient family. 
As to his exact place of residence before the above removal, the 
only clue is indefinite and maybe unreliable. In his church " con- 
fession," to be hereafter quoted, he states that his reason for set- 
tling where he did in the new Colony was that the Reverend Mr. 
Hooker was there. The latter was an eminent minister ; preaclied 
at Chelmsford, County Essex, England ; then opened a school at 
Little Baddow, about five miles from Chelmsford ; went within two 
years to Holland and preached at Delft and Rotterdam, and then 
came to Massachusetts Bay and was pastor at Cambridge until 
his removal to Hartford, Ct., 1636, about May. What was called 
his " flock" when at Cambridge, that is, the members of his con- 
gregation, chieflj'came from Braintree, County Essex, eleven miles 
from Chelmsford. When preaching at the latter place his popu- 
larity was such that people came from all the surrounding towns 
to hear him. Now, if William Manning's object in locating in 
Cambridge was because Mr. Hooker was there, and he says such 
was his object, it seems that he or his wife must have been among 
those who heard him preach before the coming to this country. 
Possibly our ancestor was among those who, to secure the privi- 
lege of worshii)iug God according to the dictates of their own con- 
sciences, sought an asylum in Holland and afterward crossed the 

* The compiler of this g'eiiealogy, having Ijornc the heavy exiienseof collect- 
ing the material given in this volume, has not I'elt alile to incur the additional expense 
of a search in England to try and learn from what place there the lirst of our family 
in America came. A few years ago several members of the family who were inter- 
ested iu the historical memorial met to consider the advisability of making such a 
search at their joint expense, but no action was taken. 

(85) 



86 THE MAXXIXG FAMILY. 

oceau to the new laud, but it is far more likely that it was iu 
Eugiand he heard Mr. Hooker preach. It would, theu, seem to be 
almost certaiu that William Manniug's Euglish home was in County 
Essex, in or uear Chelmsford, were it not for the fact that he seems 
to have taken a new wife after his arrival iu America, and it may 
have beeu she, not he, who had heard Mr. Hooker and so much 
admired him. But Mr. Manning appears to have married this new 
wife soon after the death of his first consort, from which we may, 
perhaps, infer that she was someone whom he had known in Eng- 
land, and this leads to the belief that both were from the same 
locality, and that the locality was in County Essex, near Chelms- 
ford. In the absence of proof this reasoning, even if proved faulty 
by future discoveries, may not be worthy of omission. 

William Manniug's own statement is that, on his arrival in 
the Colony, he lived in Roxbury for nine or ten weeks. This town 
has since been annexed to and made a part of Boston. He then 
went to Cambridge, where the first documentary sign of him is 
found. This early town is separated from Boston only by the 
Charles River. The date of his arrival in the Colony has not been 
learned, but it was as early as 1634, and may have been some 
years before. In 1635, Feb. 8, the authorities of Cambridge made 
out and recorded a " List of those who have houses iu town." 
The mutilation of the list at one point leaves some of the names 
to be conjectured. Among them is one of which only the termin- 
ation remains. It is " niug," and the first "■ n " is preceded by 
one-half of another letter of which only a downward stroke has 
beeu spared by the mutilation. The stroke is like the last half of 
an "n," and, assuming, as may confidently be done, that it is such, 
we have as a surname " nniug." It is said that no other per- 
son in the town had a name with a similar ending, so it seems safe 
to believe that it was that of William Manning. This does not 
prove that he had then recently arrived in Cambridge. Mr. Hooker 
was there as early as 1633, and the "list of those who have houses" 
was not one of late purchases, but of all the householders there at 
that time. If William went to Cambridge in 1634, and his resi- 
dence of nine or teu weeks in Roxbury immediately preceded it, 
the date of his arrival in the Colony can be surmised approximately, 
but he may have been in Cambridge nearly as early as Mr. Hooker. 
The dissatisfaction of the pastor's flock there "because of want of 
accomodation for their cattle and room for new settlers," which led, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM >L\X\I\G. 87 

ill 1636, to the removal of so many families aud their spiritual head, 
began in or before May, 1634. It is probable that William Man- 
ning joined the " flock" before, rather than after, this deep dis- 
satisfaction began. Elither attachment to his new home or the ties 
of business, or some other consideration, prevented him from ac- 
companying Mr. Hooker and such others as went to Connecticut 
iu 1636. By that time he had become sufficiently grounded so that 
the pastor's personality did not draw him away from Cambridge. 
He had come to a new land.* The settlement of New P]ug- 
land was begun by the Mayflower Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620 ; 
the charter of Massachusetts Bay was granted by King Charles of 
England, in 1629; Boston was settled in 1630. Cambridge was 
first mentioned in the records of the colony in 1631 as " the newe 
town ;" as " Newe Town " in 1632, and was officially named Cam- 
bridge in 1638. Very few towns had then been settled, and the 
whole region was one of wildness, hardship and severe endeavor. 
It was to such a life as this that our ancestor came. It is not 
known what calling he followed in Cambridge. In his church con- 
fession he states that he was apprenticed when very j'oung, from 
which it seems he learned some trade ; but he further says that he 
later ''took a business lawful and commendable." "What this 
business was is unknown, but it seems probable that, like his son, 
he was a merchant. An entiy in the old Cambridge church book 
for 1648 reads : " Payd our brother 3Ianniuge for a belrope." This 
was a transaction with a merchant, but whether with William Man- 
ning, the father, or with the son, cannot be determined. Taken in 
connection with the statement that the subject of this sketch en- 
gaged at one time iu a ''business lawful and commendable," it 
seems, however, quite probable that he was a merchant in P^ugland ; 

* There is a tradition in some branches of the family that our ancestor -was one 
of tinee brothers who oame to this country at al)out tlie same time, but this is very 
improljable. Nearly all the old families, of different surnames, have the same tradi- 
tion, and it is almost as invariably proved to be without foundation when investi- 
gated. The almost universal i)revalence of the tradition in other families shows how 
unreliable it is. As far as it concerns our ancestor the most careful investigation has 
failed to proiluce any corroborative evidence. There were other men of the name 
of Manning in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, and beyond it, in his day, but nearly 
all were much younger, and there is no known indication that be was acquainted 
with them. Neither in the business transactions of the other Mannings nor in his own 
Is there any sign that they or he dealt with each other, or called upon each other for 
certilication of good cliaracter or linancial responsibility. In brief, as far as can be 
seen, William Manning was a total stranger to the other Manning settlers, and it 
seems almost certain that, except for his direct descendants, he had no relatives in 
this country who bore his family name. The writer is lirmly convinced that no atten- 
tion should be given to this tradition of three brothers. 



88 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

that he entered into the same business in Cambridge ; that he 
preferred to continue therein rather than accompany his favorite 
pastor to Connecticut, and that his son ultimately succeeded to 
the business . 

He was the owner of a house and of other lots of lands, but 
when he bought and sold is not known in full. Deeds of that 
period are not to be found, for the Middlesex County Registry of 
Deeds has no entries prior to 1649. Some effort was made in Cam- 
bridge to trace the transfers of real estate, and the result is seen in 
the local Proprietors' Records in the form of a "Register of houses 
and lands " in 1635, and again in 1642. The items entering therein 
may be called imperfect deeds. By the latter register the fact is 
known that William Manning had made purchases of one George 
Stocking. Comparing the memorandum of this transfer with the 
boundaries given of E. Goft'e and W. Adams in the same book, it 
will be seen that our ancestor bought as soon as February, 1638, 
and perhaps considerabl}^ earlier ; but in the register no chrono- 
logical arrangement was attempted. In a few cases the dates of 
transfer were given, and some of the entries preceding William 
Manning's are subsequent to 1638, and some that follow his are 
previous to that date, making the particular point at which his pur- 
chase was entered of no value as a point from which to determine 
the date, theoretically, in his case. This real estate acquired from 
Geoi'ge Stocking was not the same which, according to the "list of 
those who have houses in town," he occupied 1635, B^eb. 8, for Mr. 
Stocking was its owner in 1635. William Manning does not appear 
in the '-Register " of 1635. Possibly he had owned another place 
and sold it in 1635, or it maybe that the ''list," above, was in- 
tended for the occupants rather than the owners of houses, and 
that he was then a tenant. The purchase from Mr. Stocking, 
made between 1635 and 1638, February, is thus described : 

" William Manning. Bought of Georg Stocking one house 
and Garden. Sabastean Brigham southwest. Crooked lane south 
East. Robert Sanders northwest. 

Jt Bought of him in pine Swampe ffield fowre Acres of 
planteing grounde Charles Towne East. Oxe pasture South John 
Russell north John ]Mean West. 

It At Jones his hill two Acres of Planting ground Gregory 
Stone west William patten east. Barnaby Lamson North John 
Champnies south." 

In 1645 there was a " division " of unoccupied lands to all 



DESCENDANTS OF AMLLIAM MANNING. 89 

inhabitants who held " rights " — that is, of laud grants to owners 
of the original lots — and among others was the following : 

'' Willm Manuinge sen'' Three Acr & halfe more or lesse 
Thomas Beale East, Thomas Brigham "West Charlestowne Ivne, 
north, Comou south." 

Of the three lots above one was sold by him in 1645 to his 
sou, who sold it at once to Gilbert Crackbone. William Man- 
ning's homestead was at the southwest corner of what is now 
jNIount Auburn and Holyoke streets, but then called Spring and 
Crooked streets respectively. The location is a short distance 
south of Harvard square. It has been stated that his son inher- 
ited this homestead, but the compiler has failed to find evidence to 
confirm the statement. In any case, it is probable that it was sold 
before his death. No record of its sale exists in the form of a 
deed. 

It is interesting to note who his neighbors were, for this shows 
the manner of men with whom he associated, and the character of 
the locality in which he resided. Of his four nearest neighbors, 
three were respectively, John Russell, constable, selectman and 
clerk of writs ; Joseph Cook, selectman, town clerk, magistrate 
and representative, and John Bridges, deacon, selectman and 
representative. Not far away resided Hezekiah Usher, three years 
representative for Billerica ; Thomas Marrett, deacon and select- 
man ; Thomas Dauforth, selectman. Deputy Governor, Judge of 
the Superior Court and Treasurer of Harvard College, and Henry 
Dunster, President of Harvard from 1640 to 1654. Four other 
gentlemen, less eminent, but doubtless not less honorable, com- 
pleted the list of families in a neighborhood which surely held liigh 
place as to character. 

Items of record referring to our ancestor are few outside of 
real estate matters. He, with others, had been overtaxed at one 
time, and the result is seen in the action of the town, 1643, Nov, 
11, as follows : "■ Bro, Planning, senior, his rate abated £0.2.00." 
Some one named William Manning was a member of the jury of 
the IMiddlesex County Court in 1652, and again in 1655, but 
whether it was the subject of this sketch or his son cannot be de- 
termined. If it were the son the word " junior" should properly 
have followed the name, and, according to the usage of that time, 
would have been used unless accidentally omitted. Theoretically, 
then, the juryman was the father. 



90 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

William Mannins; was a freeman in 1640, which meant that 
he was a church member and voter. The founders of the new 
Colony, taking the first steps in the building of the future nation , 
took great pains to preserve Government and societ}^ from evil. 
Their Charter provided "That, from henceforth for ever, there 
shalbe one Governor, one Deputy Governor, and eighteen Assist- 
ants of the same Company, to be from tyme to tyme constituted, 
elected, and chosen out of the freemen of the saide Company," 
and these above-named persons were to meet at regular intervals 
to vote npon and enact laws for the Colony. At an early meeting 
of this body, or the General Court, as it was termed, the germ of 
our present free government was planted. Under date of 1G30, 
Oct. 19, their proceedings are thus recorded : "For the establish- 
ings of thegoum^ It was ppounded if it were not the best course 
that the ffreemen should have the power of chuseing Assistants 
when they are to be chosen, & the Assistants from amongst them- 
selves to chuse a Goun'' & Deputy GoSn% whoe w"> the Assistants 
should haue the power of makeing lawes & chuseing officers to 
execute the same. This was fully assented vnto by the geuall vote 
of the people, & ereccon of hands." Later, 1631, May 18. it was 
enacted that "to the end the body of the comons may be perued 
[preserved] of honest & good men, it was likewise ordered and 
agreed that for time to come noe man shalbe admitted to the free- 
dome of this body poUiticke but such as are members of the 
chnrches within the lymitts of the same." Again, in 1635, the 
privilege of the ballot was defined : " It was ordered, that none 
but freemen shall have any vote in any towne, in any accon of 
aucthoritie, or necessity, or that belongs to themby vertue of their 
freedome." In this way did the General Court seek to lessen the 
influence of such men in the Colony as were idle and not of good 
character, and if the precaution did not prove suited to a later 
time, it certainly was wise and praiseworthy in that generation. 
To be a freeman meant to be a church member and a voter, but it 
meant more — it was a certification of good character. 

Our ancestor had experienced a religious awakening in Eng- 
land ; he was perhaps a member of Mr. Hooker's church at Cam- 
bridge, as he certainly was during the pastorate of the latter's 
successor, Rev. Thomas Shepard. There is now in the library of 
the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, of Boston, a 
manuscript book in Mr. Shepard's handwriting to which the pastor 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 91 

gave the general caption : " The Confessions of Diverse pro- 
ponnded to be received and were entertained as Members." In 
this book the " confessions " of his flock are recorded. Mr. 
Shepard was an able preacher, an author and a learned man, but 
probably the most obscure penman who has left specimens of his 
writing in all New England. The ordinary reader, if conversant 
with the old-fashioned penmanship of that da}^ can make out 
isolated words in this book, and sometimes an entire short sen- 
tence, if patient enough to pore long over the lines ; but to 
decipher any considerable number of successive sentences is an 
impossibility except in case of one who combines a natural gift 
with professional acumen. To any one else the manuscript is un- 
readable. To add to the confusion Mr. Shepard did not use the 
graceful and flowing sentences of which he Avas capable, but 
jotted down the sense of the subject in short, curtailed, jerkj' 
sentences, addhig to the current but now obsolete abbreviations of 
the day a good many of his own (as will be seen below), and 
writing all in his amazingly puzzling hand. It has been said of 
his manuscript that it can be read in as many different ways as 
may be wished, if read at all. A few years ago a gentleman of 
Boston employed an eminent professional expert who was skilled 
in reading both the English and Latin of ancient manuscripts to 
decipher the confession, and the result is herewith given. Previous 
to this there had been sent to tiie compiler of this history, by 
another gentleman, a portion of the said confession. The two 
versions agree in the main, but differ as to some words. The in- 
complete version, as far as it goes, reads smoother and more coher- 
ently than the complete one. The present writer has compared 
both with the original Shepard manuscript, and is inclined to be- 
lieve the incomplete version the more correct of the two. Also, 
he believes that some words, notably those of but few letters, are 
incorrectly rendered in the expert's copy, and certain errors com- 
mitted. However, the compiler admits his own inability to wrestle 
with the manuscript successfully, and, conceding the skill of the 
expert, here gives the latter's version without change. Matter in 
parentheses, below, are interjected notes by the expert, and it need 
hardly be stated that " qu." is an abbreviation of "question." 
nor that " sic " means " thus," or •' it is so." How closely Mr. 
Shepard followed William Manning's own words is unknown. 
Possibly the manuscript is a nearly literal copy of a paper written 
by our ancestor, himself. 



92 THE MANNING FAMILY. 



" Goodman Manning's Confession. 

In time past was I when very yong given to prentice, about 14 
years of age; I being unfit for that or any other thing I took in liave 
liv'd in a phice where it was bad examples, was drawn aside whereas I 
might have got good but being a prentice : with him 4 years I did grow 
very loose & vayne & would not be ruled nor governyed by my dame I 
was left withall; now deliglitinge in vaine company & value bookes & 
hearinge his woard which circumsised nor uncurcumsised aveyles any- 
thing but a new aval (s«c— avale = to descend, to fall down, qu. — if not 
anew birth?) & livyng upon fruits of old & new creat: (sic— qu. crea- 
tions) I conclude my condition was lamentable. 

Yet tho sensible of my condition was a frame to make it known. 
Yet looking upon them that liv'd more restraynedly & civilly than 
I did I thoght I would leave off my bad company & joyne myself to such 
as they were 

Yet I saw that condition was not as it ought (to be) Know ye the 
tree by the fruit. 

Now being acquainted with them that were godly I might have had 
a hart to get good by them at length I looked upon them tliat I now per- 
seived Avere upright I began to cleave to them & it Avas one of the best 
evidences I had & have that I saw I did love those which love XT 
(Christ). 

Yet I hearing by the woard that you myght be happy iu thelfar 
(sic) by deeds (?); yet I examined myself Avhether I did love them, by 
loving them that did excell in vertue ; as some ministers the more I saw 
grow in them the more I did cleave to them. 

2 : Tho most contemptible yet I did cleave to them. I went on 
tliir (sic) a good whilie living with them was plainly in iuq" (sic) of 
other places: afterward I took a business lawfnll & commendal^le in 
hand, yet joyning on in it Avithout any Avisdom; I afterward coming to 
a minister's house where meeting with 2 or 3 of my freuds they hearing 
what I went about fell to examine me ; & they told me being a kind of 
professor tho a Aveake one they told me I went about that which would 
scandalize the gospell so that I had much greife & trouble & so Avas bea- 
tun (sir.) ofi' from it. 

Upon coming home being troubled I could not hide it hoAvever my 
dame perceived it & shee being a caruell woman did rather reproave me 
for falling off & counselled me to god on & h. (sic. qu. god on high, or 
only & however) the more I Avas oppoased the lesse I regarded her yet 
afterward I felt my hart too ne (sic. qu, be.) inclining to; but I beiuge 
acquainted with them that were godley & they speaking to me of it so that 
I would wish all that desire communiou Avith god to make their wants 
known to ministers. 

So I did hearken to their couusell & them & the Lord was 

kept in it : 

So many to an honest man in privayt speakinge of the fall of man 
& the misery man was fallen into before he made an end of popery was 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM :NrAN:NlNG. 93 

imich sonkeu & in auuatlicment (= accursed) & I hold that was mj' con- 
dition fallen in perdition & other sich (sic) vile corruption that I was 
privy too : 

However I was troubled whether it was rigiit or it was not right 
by the word & I continued 3 or i dayes so as I had no hart to praye 

Yet feeling the Lord I remember this on, I did rather desire the 
Lord to be humblie under itthorowly than be delivered for the burden of 
my sin did ly heavy upon me, now tho I thoght sorely Avhich wroght by 
the woard yet never so sensible as by his nieanes. 

But the Lord brought me out of this condition I had some com- 
fort by thinking how the Lord wroght upon some in scripture as Ma- 
nessa ^*c upon this I had some peace & comfort That whereas I had be- 
fore a hart to no good now me thought if (the) Lord should call me out 
to do or (to) sutler I could, & this passed away & then I had a double 
wayte. 1. wetgher there was a god or his scripture true or noe & beinge 
grosse I was loth & ashamed to make my condition known; yet the min- 
ister gleaning out of Psalms 14: 1, that there was a god by scripture & 
by reason but faine would I put off these texts. Now I found hardner 
(sjc-qu. harder) nnbels (sic. qu. unbeliefs) deadnes to ly very heavy upon 
my soule; and neither might handle the affrt: (sic^= affright) of the 
sonle; the mthl (sic) Avith my compt. (sic) I was burdened with them 
in a confused maner & did strive against them with my own strength & 
not the Lords or else I else I (sic) might have had helpe before ; now he 
shewed how on should get it; the corrupt seele against on at once; 
for a 6 fold cord would not breake, but if untwisted they might swale 
(i. e. split) them severally & hence seek ye the Lord for him to come I 
did find the Lord helped me & those sins being once overcome that (qn. 
conquered) them upon severall occasions since the Lord did help me opon 
some of them. 

Yet 2 things did burden me much. 1. corruption breaking out. 
2. wants & weak vessels. 3 things kept me down— 1. my hart was (sic) 
exceedingly clog'd with woarld with business & awl that when I w'ent to 
my business the woarld came in slin (sic. qu. sin?) thick & threefold. 

2. I had such a doe to get upp my liart to the Lord being in a wood 
in the midst of a wood & hence a miste to 3 heads woarldy beinge all 
things wicked & I saw these kept me value & under & loaded my sp : 
(spirit) : & no sooner out of evidence but all god was gone. 

3 : that when I had godt (sic) up hart it was gone of a sudden & 
much a doo I had to get my hart in any frame & temper. / & hearing a 
minister presse to buy the trouble & not to sell it & hearing all coiTup- 
tions & sins must be cast & sold away & sound motives to the sale set- 
led upon my spirit as the excellency of the sealing of the word 2 to 
consider the necessity to buy this trouble a matter of life >.<: death: 3. 
the Profit & gaine which would come by it ; no profit to be compared to 
it : / 4 the great danger in not looking after it : / 

hearing another served of : 7 : marks of repent, (ance) ; / & 1 found 
on great cause why I could not find such signes I held it was for want of 
care in me that selfe, family, & all others with whom he did compose. 



94 THE MAIN'XING FAMILY. 

The sin of unbelief still sticks with me; I thoght that some (sic) 
perish (?) & being in doubt whether I should lay hold on a Praup (sic — 
qu. prop) or noe :/ I thoght h : (qu. however) that use some fayth; but 
yet fainted ; yet I thoght if the Lord would assist me ; I would goe on 
in the world of the Lord Christ I knew no world more necessary than it 
bee; where there is not of fayth is sin, & so I was got to seeke (the) 
Lord in use of means not only to mould fayth to rely upon him for mercy 

but to live by that fayth ; hearing nor 2 things in fayth : 

1. that tis not for the soule to lay hold upon Christ but fayth 2 

might lay hold upon the soule. fayth purifyeth the soule, & knowing I 
had many occasions to examine my soule; yet I found that my hart was 
exceedinge corrupted & some sins remayned & came fresh in my mind (^c 
much did burden me as pride & vaine glory, which poare creat : (ure) I 
had as little cause to be trouble (d) with them as with any in the 
woarld : — 

Now continuing these helps I had to come out of this condition ; 
yet having at last thoghts of this place in N(ew) England; my wife & I 
hearinge some certynty of h : (help) here; I desired to come thither tho 
I was weake ; yet the Lord in mercy made away ready for me ■///// 

when (the) Lord brought me to sea I was overcome with a dis- 
contented mind; meeting there with hard & sad tryalls; as that Losse of 
my wife ; / then I thoght I had not done well in doing this I had done 
tho' they were but carnall thoghts & would if possible return again; yet 
theLord in some meas :(ure) let me see it was a sin so to wish or think, 
& thoght the Lord would at last bring me higher : 

however in sin (?) & meeting with new occasions & new troubles I 
had these thoghts, tho' the troubles I had were great yet I thoght some 
of the thr (sic) qu. others?) had far greater; looking back upon the 

condition that ; I thoght if I was the Lords, these troubles would 

come in with in that promise all th:(ose) shall world to g: (sic) & think- 
ing of that call (iug first written & erased) upon me in day of trouble & 
thou shall glorify me,/ now this discontent I found was more burdensome 
than all crosses & sorrowes beside : / / 

at last the Lord broght me higher & I lived at Roxbury 9 or 10 
weekes; there meeting with some straits at length; Mr. Hooker being 
here my wife & I desired to come to this place, yet still had a discontented 
mind not quite got over it/ but hearinge Mr. Shepard, speaking upon a 
text to encourage them that newly came to land, that it may be had that 
which I expected not (tho' troubled) viz : the life of my wife & child, it 
began to revive me ; & then I considered I had forgotten the mercys of 
old much more those new mercys : 

& shewing the great mercies I had that for the present which the 
whole world had not withal! thtr (sic) tho in straits & wants, yet it might 
support your harts & strength :/ 

afterward hearing Mr. Cotton for (?) 3. concerning the healing of 
the creeple; he leapt & praysed theLord afterward goodnes of them 
which had not only healed bodies but souls ; which I have had thoght of 
since & I wist all to thiald (or thiale") of that one thing, for its woonder- 






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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 95 

full & admirable that such a poore creat(ure) should be provided for as I 
am that was so uuthaukful : — & he shewing tliat we're croeple 6c himc 
thanksgiving to little purpose; .i this lies upon my sp:(irit) tiie great 
means in jjublike oi private, tho that not in private that others have, 
which my siu hath deprived me of, which if (the) Lord now gives I hope 
I shall ever adore the Lord sufficiently for." 

William Manning lost his wife Susannah b}' death in 1650, 
and at some later time he removed to Boston, where he united witli 
the First Church. The record reads : 

" Willyam Manning was admitted member, 25. 6m'.', 1664." 
It is not certain that the latter date determines the time uf his 
removal. He may have gone earlier than 1664, and, for a time, 
have kept up his church relations at Cambridge, which, as far as 
distance was concerned, could have been done easily, but he cer- 
tainly was a resident of Boston in 1664, Aug. 25, when he became 
connected with the church there. 

The name of the mother of his children is unknown. We 
have his own statement, above, that she died on the voyage to this 
country. In a day when family names were generall}' repeated in 
each successive generation, her son named his daughters Hannah, 
Sarah, Abigail and Mary, respectively. Theoreticall}', the name 
of the first wife of the elder William Manning should be in this 
list, and opinion may well dwell strongly upon the first as, per- 
haps, the proper one. After arriving in the Colony he married 

(second) Susannah , of whom we know no more than that 

she died in Cambridge 1650, Oct. 16. Whoever she was, it is a 
reasonable conjecture, as elsewhere mentioned, that he had known 
her in England. He married (third), perhaps at Boston, Elizabeth 

, who survived him, but her identity is unknown, neither of 

these marriages being on record. 

The will of our ancestor, Avritten by some person unknown, 
was drawn shortly before his death, and, now on file in the Suffolk 
County Probate Office, reads as follows ; 

" The Last will & Testament of Willyam Maninge senior being weak 
of body but perfect in understanding and memorie Ijlessed be god 

I Willyam Maninge of Boston in new englaud in ye countie of 
Sufolk : Being weake of bodie but of perfect memorie, doe make & 
ordaine : This my last Will & Testament : in maner & forme as foUow- 
eth : Imprimis all my debts .ic fnuerall expenses beinge payde by my ex- 
ecutrix hereafter named: I doe give & bequeath unto my lovinge wife 



96 



THE MANNING FAMILY. 



Elizabeth Maniuge : all my whole estate whatsoever : duringe the time of 
her natural life : & at her decease my will is that of what shall be then 
left of my estate : which was my owue before my last mariage : I doe 
dispose of as foUoweth forasmuch as my loviuge sou Willyam maninge 
have through ye providence of god A good estate : I doe therefore give 
& bequeath unto him but on third part of tliat which shal be left of 
what was my owne before this last mariage : & ye other two thirds : I 
doe give & bequeath unto my graudchilde Samuel Walsbie : & my desire 
is that this grandchild Samuel Walsbie might be put to A trade acordinge 
to ye discretion of my executrix & overseers : further I doe make ordaine 
constitute & appointe : my lovinge wife sole executrix : & I doe desire 
Robert Walker Jacob Eliot & Theophilus Ifrary to be overseers : & to 
asist my wife and to see this my Last will & testament performed : lastly 
I doe hereby revoake & make voyd all former wills & bequests whatsoever 
made or pretended to be made : & own and acknowledge this to be my 
last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
this seventeenth of febuarie in ye year of our lord 1665. 

Willyam X maninge 
In presence of 

John TArriNG 

Edward torter 

Jno Tapping & Edw. Porter depose in Court 28 April 1666 that they 
subscribed their names to this paper as witnesses that they were pres- 
ent & did hear ye sayd AVillyam Mauing publish & declare the same to 
be his last will & Testament & that he Avas of a sound disposing mind 
when he so did 

Edw. Rawson, Record^" 

The fact that the testator " made his mark," instead of sign- 
ing his name, does not prove that he did not know how to write. 
The compiler of this history has found instances of more modern 
date where men, after signing documents in handsome penmanship 
in their younger days, inscribed onl}^ their " mark " to their wills. 
Extreme bodily weakness or a disabled hand was responsible for 
this, and William Manning may have been under like affliction. 
No other papers accompany the will, and the amount of his estate 
cannot be stated, nor is it known when his widow died, or if any- 
thing remained at the time of her decease. He had some means, 
for he was able to purchase a home soon after his arrival in Cam- 
bridge, and seems to have believed that what he left at his decease 
would support his widow throughout her lifetime and leave some- 
thing for division among his heirs. 

The date of his death is unknown, as it is not on record, but 
it was between the date of his will, 1665, Feb. 17, and the time 



DESCENDANTS OF "WILLIAM MANNING. 97 

T\-beD the document was proved, 1666, Apr. 2S. His age can only 
be conjectured. As his son was born about 1614, the father's 
birth -was, in all likelihood, as early as 1592, and probably several 
years prior to that date. It would not be surprising if he had 
reached his eightieth birthday, and seventy-four years is a more 
than modest possibility. It would seem that no headstone exists 
to his grave, and the place of his burial is unknown. A natural 
desire on his part, perhaps, would be that he might be buried in 
Cambridge, where he so long resided, Vmt, if such was the case, 
we might well expect that he would have gravestones, and that 
they would possibly be in existence now. On the other hand, if 
his widow was of Boston before he married her, her wishes might 
prevail and he be laid to rest there. This possibilit}' seems the 
more likely because the hand of man has not always been sparing 
of gravestones in places where land was of marked value. The 
point cannot be settled now. The children of William Manning- 
may have been manj^ or few. That he had only one son who lived 
to mature years is probable ; that he had but one dwelling in this 
country is next to certain. He maj' have had daughters. Some 
may have remained in England. As far as present knowledge 
goes, however, his descendants of the following generation seem 
to have been limited to those named below : 

2. William, b. about I6I4, in England. 

3. ?Haxxaii. In his church " confession " William Manning, senior, 

refers to his " wife and child," Avhich would seem to imply 
that he had no other children ; but in his will he leaves a be- 
quest to his "grandchild Samuel Walsbie." The use of the 
term "grandchild " may have been more a matter of conven- 
ience than of fact, and Samuel may have been a grandchild, not 
of William Manning, but of one of his later wives; but it is 
likely that the expression in the will should be taken exactly as 
it was used, and that William had a married daughter in the 
Colony. The family is easily located. David Walsby (also 
spelled Walsbee and Walsbery) was a freeman in Braintree, 
Mass., as early as 1651. His wife was named Hannah. At 
Braintree they had ch. : I. Samuel, b. 1G51, Apr. 9; d. 1G79, 
March. He was of suitable age to learn a trade when his grand- 
father's will was drawn, in 1605. II. David, b. 1655, Sep. 29; 
probably the David Walsbery who was a soldier of King Philip's 
war, and in the garrison at Punckapauge, 1676, Aug. 24; not 
further traced. Hannah, Avife of David, d. lG5o-G, Feb. 2. 
He m. (2d) Ruth Bass and had several daughters. Careful 
search for later descendants of David and Hannah has devel- 



98 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

oped nothing ; possibly the sou David died in service, or he 
may have removed to a distance. The history of Billerica 
(page 58) says : " Goodman Walsley [?] -was granted ten acres 
of land" there, but the grant was later made " null." It will 
be seen that the historian was in doubt as to the name of the 
grantee. Should it not be Walsby ? If so, it seems that David, 
senior, contemplated removing to Billerica, a town in which 
the Manning family then had an interest. This probability 
adds force to the belief that Hannah, wife of David Walsby, 
was a daughter of William Manning. 



SECOND GENERATION. 



2. WILLI AM2 MANNING (Williami) b. about 1614, iu 
England, came to the Colony of Massachusetts Bay in, or before, 
the year 1634, and, settling in the latter year in Cambridge, made 
that town his home throughout the remainder of his life. He 
early purchased a homestead and other laud, and engaged in bus- 
iness as a merchant ; a calling he followed throughout his life. 
This enterprise was not, however, limited to the mere selling of 
goods, for he owned a warehouse and boat-house on a canal to 
which boats had free access. Under date of 1631, June 14, the 
records say: "Mr. John Maisters hath undertaken to make a 
passage from Charles River to the New Town, twelve foot broad 
and seven foot deep ; for which the Court promiseth him satisfac- 
tion, according as the charges thereof shall amount unto." Mr. 
Paige, in his history of Cambridge, adds : " This canal still exists 
on the westerly side of College Wharf, from Charles River nearly 
to South Street. It was a natural creek, enlarged and deepened 
thus far, from which point, turning westerly, it extended along 
the southerly and westerly sides of South and Elliot Streets and 
crossed Brattle Street, where the town ordered a causeway and 
foot-bridge to be constructed, Jan, 4, 1635-6." To the warehouse, 
then, by way of the canal, boats came from Charles river, the 
wide stream which flows between Cambridge and Boston ; but from 
what point they started does not appear. The history of Cam- 
bridge, before quoted, says of Mr, Manning that he was " some- 
what concerned in navigation," and there is ample evidence of this 
fact, but the extent of this branch of his enterprise cannot be as- 
certained. When he died he owued "half" of a boat which, with 
the sails and oars, was appraised at £4. This shows that the craft 
was of sutlicieut size and importance to be propelled by sails when 
wind was to be had; the oars, it is to be presumed, being for use 
when passing through the canal, Iu this boat merchandise was 
conveyed, but from what point and for how long a distance has 

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100 THE MAXXING FAMILT. 

not been learned. He constructed his own wharf b}^ the boat- 
house. Under date of 1651-2, Jan. 7, the records say : " William 
Manning is granted liberty by the inhabitants of the town, at a 
general meeting, to make a wharf out of the head of the creek, 
towards Mr. Pelliam's barn, to come as high as the great pine stump, 
and range with Mr. Pelham's fence next the high street into town." 
Again, 1654, Apr. 11, is this record: "The Townsmen do allow 
William Manning five pound out of ye put [present] Town Rate 
upon condition that he make a SutHcient wharffe from his ware 
house to ye Lower part of his land that he hath there Ditched in, 
so as to keep the tide off the highway, and to maiutaine the same 
in like good condition for twenty years next ensuing the date 
hereof." The warehouse was situated at what is now the southwest 
corner of Duuster and South streets. Early in life he became one 
of the most prominent and trusted citizens of the town, and was 
often called to public offices of trust. He was elected highway 
surveyor, 1651, and, the same year, " to size casks," or as gauger ; 
constable, 1652, '66, '68, '75 and '79, and selectman, 1652, '66-70, 
'72, '75-81, '83, or a total of 15 years. The last-named office 
carried with it the management of the town's business affairs, and 
that he was so often elected is evidence that his fidelity and sagac- 
ity were highly appreciated. He was a member of the grand jurj' 
of the Court of Sessions in 1686, and again in 1688, and in 1675 
was one of the Jury of Grand Inquest of the County Court. His 
name frequently appears on committees to view lands and highways 
and determine what should be done in the several cases. In 1660 
the records say : " Edward Oakes & William Manning are chosen 
to joyne w'^ the committee formerly chosen, y*^ eighth of Decmr, 
1656, for the prosecuting & effecting a Bridge over Charles River." 
The Acts and Resolves of the State, under date of " Uth 8ber 
1670" have the petition of John Stedman and William Manning, 
acting for Cambridge, in which they represent said bridge as being 
in a decaying condition and ask for relief from the General Court, 
which thereupon allowed a schedule of tolls. In 1669 the town rec- 
ords say : " At a meeting of the Select Men M'' William Manning 
and petter Towne was appointed to agree with workmen to take 
downe the Scholehouse and set it up againe and to cary the stones 
in the cellar to the place whare the house for the minister is to be 
built." In 1675 " William Manning, Nathaniel Hancock. John 
Jackson and John Gove are appointed by the selectmen to have 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 101 

luspectioa into families that there be no bye drinking, or any mis- 
demeanor wherebj^ sin is committed, and persons from their houses 
unseasonably." Eighteen different instances have been found in 
which Mr. Manning was concerned in the settlement of the estates 
of his fellow citizens, either as executor, administrator, or in some 
other capacity. He was one of the appraisers of the estate of Rev. 
Jonathan Mitchell, the third pastor at Cambridge, 1668, and also, 
of Rev. Urian Oakes' estate in 1681. The inventory in the latter 
case is in William's own writing. He was a freeman in 1643; 
hence, was as early as that date a member of the church. The 
records of the Cambridge church of that period are meagre and 
do not record dates of admissions, but a list of members in the 
time of Rev. Mr. Mitchell has, among other entries, the following : 
"William Manning and Dorothy his wife both in full communion. 
Their children, Hannah, Samuel, Sarah, John, ^lary, all born and 
baptized in this church." After Mr. Mitchell's death in 1668 Mr. 
jManning was selected by the church to go to England and prevail 
upon Rev. Urian Oakes to come to Cambridge and accept the 
vacant pastorate, and this mission he performed. The old records 
say: 

" An account of seaverall providencis of God to the Church of 
Cambrigd, after the death of that reverantaudemmeut man Mr. Jonathau 
Mitchell, pastor of the church, aud the actings of the church for supply 
in the ministry. After sume time of seeking god by prayer, the lord was 
pleased to guide the Church to make theare application to M'' Vrian Oakes 
in old England which to further the same theare was a letter sent from 
the Church with A meseuger uaraly M'' William Maning with a letter alsoe 
sent by seuerall Magistrates and Ministers to Invite him to come over and 
be an Oflcer amongst vs which he after Couusill and advice did Except." 

The sickness and death of I\Ir. Oakes' wife, and his own ill 
health, delayed his coming until 1671, in which year he was or- 
dained at Cambridge. At this point the record says : 

"August the 9th, 1671. Delivered to William Manning sixty pounds 
in silver to pay toward the transportation of M'^ Vriau Oakes his fami- 
lie & goods & other disbursements." 

From this it will be seen that Mr. Manning continued to be 
selected by his associates to act in a matter of importance, show- 
ing that he had discharged his duties to their full satisfaction. 
Mr. Oakes not only remained pastor until his death, but was 
elected President of Harvard College. 



102 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

In 1670 Mr. Manuiug was appointed with an associate "to 
catechise the youth" of the town. 

The most important trust of his life was in connection with 
Harvard College, he having been selected, with Deacon John 
Cooper as an associate, to replace the old college building with a 
new one, and to receive and disburse the funds for that purpose. This 
was in 1672, and as the final accounting was not made until 1684, 
it will be seen that the work covered many years. The records of 
the General Court (Legislature) term these two associates stew- 
ards, trustees and overseers at various times. The name of Will- 
iam Manning appears oftener than that of Deacon Cooper, and as 
he received more than two-thirds of the sum allowed to them for 
their services, it is clear that the greater part of the work, man- 
agement and responsibility fell upon him. To both it was a 
momentous trust. The Harvard College of that day was nearer 
to the hearts of the people and officers of the Colony than any 
college in this country is likely ever to be again. Established by 
the General Court, itself, and that, too, only 16 or 17 years after 
the lauding of the Maj'flower Pilgrims, it was the pride and hope 
of a people who had cast their fortunes in a new land. It was the 
head-center of education, and, moreover, the source whence the 
several churches must obtain most of their "learned and orthodox" 
ministers. Further, the connection of the General Court did not 
end with the establishment of the college ; it continued to watch 
over, scrutinize and govern the seat of learning. Thus, when Mr. 
Mannmg and Deacon Cooper were selected to supervise the erec- 
tion of the most important building in the Colony, and to handle 
the funds necessary for the undertaking through a long period of 
years, they became responsible to society, church and state. It 
was an important trust. The first step toward the establishment 
of the college had been in 1636, Oct. 28, as appears from this 
record of the General Court : " The Court agreed to give 400' 
towards a schoale or colledge, whearof 200' to bee paid next yeare, 
& 200' when the worke is finished, & the next Court to appoint 
wheare & w^ building." Tiie following year Cambridge was chosen 
as the location, and in 1639 it received its name. Harvard College. 
For some time previous to 1672 it was seen that the college build- 
ing was becoming " decayed," and needed to be replaced by anew 
structure. In this emergency, and in the lack of available funds, 
the General Court appealed to the citizens of the several towns for 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNINCJ. 103 

subscriptious, and with such success that more than £2,600 was 
promised, and prosecution of tlie work was authorized. The fol- 
lowing document is from the Archives of Harvard College : 

" At a Meetiiig of the Overseers June 20, 1G72, the following order 
was iiKuIe and agreed upon 

Whereas the Gen" Court having perused and considered the order 
of the Conncill bearing date Sep' 12, 1671, to promote a generall Contri- 
bution for building a new coUedge at Cambridge, of brick or stone, as an 
addition unto Harvard Colledge, unto w*^'' there hath been a returno from 
severall towns of considerable summs subscribed for that work w^** pub- 
licke ».<: pious designe & work the Court hath approved, and by their order 
bearing date, May 15, 1G72, have referred it unto the Overseers of the 
Colledge to cause the s'' good work to be prosecuted to eflects. In pur- 
suance whereof the Overseers of the Colledge do nominate choose and 
appoynt Deacon John Cooper and M'' William Manning of Cambridge, to 
be Agents & SteAvards to manage that work, both in hiring & paying work- 
men & Artificers, in procuring and purchasing materials & in doing all 
other matters & things referring to the Iniildiug and finishing of s"! Col- 
ledge, & for this end they are hereby inipowered and authorized joyntly 
and severally to receive all the contributions that are or shall be given for 
this work and to give acquittance for the same, and faithfully to dispose 
what shall be received for the best advantage, keeping exact Acco'^of all 
receipts and disbursements, the Overseers of the Colledge reserving for 
themselves, the selection & appoyntment of the place, matter, forme and 
directions of this new building : Also do order that if at any time the s* 
Stewards shall meet with any obstruccon in this work they shall & may 
have recourse to the Overseers (or such committee of them as they may 
appoynt) for advice and Assistance, and when the s^* work is finished, 
and faithfull Acco'' given by the s^ Stewards, the Overseers do promise 
that meet recompense and allowance shall be made & give unto the said 
Stewards for their care & pains therein." 

This paper was signed by Governor Richard Belliugham, 
Deputy-Governor John Leverett, Simon Bradstreet and twelve 
other overseers, or, in other words, by the highest otliceholders 
and most eminent men of the Colony, The Stewards soon found 
that theirs was uo easy task. The persons in the various towns 
who had subscribed to the fund failed to fulfill their financial ob- 
ligations, and the result is set forth in the following paper, written 
by William Manning, and to be found in the INIassachusetts ar- 
chives, 58-90 : 

" To the honorable governor and magistrates now assembled in 
generall Court. 

Wee the subscribers being appoynted to take charge & steward- 
ship of the' Brick Building that is now erecting at Cambridge as an 



104 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Addition to Harvard CoUedge which through the blesing of god hath 
hitherto been comfortably caryed on wee having used our utmost care 
for the gathering in of the contributions made towards the same Doe 
not as yet see where wee shall obtayne so much as will bee of absolute 
uesesitie for procureiug matterialls & payment of workmens wages this 
present summer : and should there bee any demurr or iutermision (as some 
townes have propounded by reason of their inabilitie to make present 
payments) the lying of the worke open to the raynes & stormes another 
winter will greatly damnifle if not hazzard the lose of what is or further 
may be done. It is therefore our humble motion & request that by your 
wisdome and authoritie so greate a mine may be prevented and that pro- 
vision may bee seasonably made for the eude proposed : we are for our 
parte at all tymes Ready to give cleare & wee hope satisfactory accounts 
of our Receipts & Disbursements and were the matters not soe greatly 
above our ability we should not be wanting to Disburse rather than any 
stop should now be put thereunto. Wee humbly conceive that further is 
not at present expected by your houord selves from us your worships 
servants : 

this 29th of maye 1674 

William Maxxing 
John Cooper." 

The General Court took action on this petition May 12, 1675 
(if all dates herein are correct) and in these words : 

" Vpon information from Deacon John Cooper & M^ W"' Manning, 
(who are betrustedfor the coUedge worke or aedifice at Cambridge,) that 
seuerall tounes haue returned no subscriptions to this day, as appears by 
an accompt vuder the said trustees hands, this Court doeth therefore 
order, that the secretary doe forthwith signify to the tounes respectively 
the pleasure of this Court, which is, that the selectmen in each of the 
tounes (which are behind in their payments according to their subscrip- 
tions) doe forthwith make such efl'ectuall provision, that the one halfe 
thereof at least may be speedily brought into the said comittee, & the re- 
mayning part as soon as may be ; as likewise that letters may be sent by 
the secretary to those tounes that yet have not subscribed, requireing the 
elders or ministers in the sajd tounes to stirr vp the inhabitants to so 
pious and necessary a worke." 

These notifications did not accomplish their object in full. 
The towns were poor and the task of making their pledged pay- 
ments difficult, but this did not help the Stewards. Their diffi- 
culties continued, and are set forth in another letter written by 
Mr. Manning to the General Court. This paper, by some chance, 
is not among the Archives, but in the files of the Supreme Court, 
at Boston : 

" Wee Whose names are herevnto subscribed, being Intrusted & 
Imployed by the Worshipfull & Reuerend gentlemen the overseers of the 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 105 

College at Cambridge as Agents & stewards to raannage the worke of the 
new buildiug for the CoUedge both in hyreing & paying Workmen & Arti- 
ficers, iu procnreing & purchasing materials And in doeing all other mat- 
ters «!t things Referring to the building & Unishing the sayd CuUedge, And 
to Receiue all Contributions that are or shall be giuen for this Worke 

&c. ; 

Wee haue accordingly through the good hand of our god with vs 
according to the matter manner form and Dimensions prescribed vuto vs, 
Disbursed such contributions of moneys corn Cattel & other goods as 
Wee could procure, & have brought the building on so farr as that the 
outside Worke is for the most part finished & the liberrary compleatly 
finished & one chamber, all the rest of the house, for the present vseless, 
the most of the floores Wants boards, 3 cases of hal pacte* staires to bee 
made that Will not be done With a little cost, & the greatest part of the 
house to plaister & siele within side. Wee Want at least 20 tunes of lyme 
stones, 10 or 12000 foot of boards besides other materialls, & Wee have 
nothing or very little to purchase them Withall, the old CoUedge is part 
of it (besides the turret) fallen down, & mens eyes generally vpon vs to 
get the new building finished, but wee haue not Where Withall, most of 
the townes behind With a part of their subscribed contributions, some 
more some less behind, & some towns never did contribute anything at 
all, viz : Ipswich, salem (only m' Higinson & m"' Batter) Andover, Ha- 
uerill, Newbury, Salisbury, Hampton, Hingam & Bradford. Wee cannot 
but thinke it great pity so much cost & charge as is already expended ly 
dormant & of so little vse; as only the lyberarie. Wee Would be glad 
& are very desireous it might be finished if wee had Where With all We 
feare the chimneys may sufer much damage by being out of vse so long 
Which is signified by your Worships servants 

Cambridge this 29th of May 1677. 

William Manning 

John Coopek." 

This letter is full of suggestion as well as statement. It 
shows the Stewards struggling to do a great work with but little 
to do it with, and, iu view of their five years experience with the 
difficulties, it is a wonder that their courage and devotion did not 
fail and lead them to resign their task to others ; but they clearly 
were not of the kind to yield to adversity. The General Court 
again acted and sent a letter to such towns as had subscribed but 
not paid : 

♦ This letter, unlike the others written by William Manninp, has several times 
been printed. Despite the fact that he wrote a very clear, haudsome hand, the words 
read as "hal pacte "are a mystery. Many persons liave studied them and tried to 
read them in some other and comitrehensible way, but, p:ntly, perha))^, because of 
a former fold in the paper, without success. As they cannot be reail anytliiii;; but 
" hal pacte," it may be it was some technical term of that day, now obsolete, and by 
him rendered, correctly or incorrectly, as it is now read. 



10() THE MANNING FAMILY. 

" Geut" :— Vpon motion of this Court formerly for the erectinii- a 
new sedifice for the colledge at Cambridge, wee received from yo"" tounes 
subscriptions of considerable value, at w'^^ time wee suppose there was 
vpon yow a serious sence of so good a worke, which procured so free a 
promise from yo''selues; but so it is that the overseers of that worke, 
who were entrusted to receive the same, make complaint that yow are 
yet behind considerably of your engagements on that behalfe, wliereby 
the building is obstructed. The Avant of some supply makes the house 
wholly vseless, «S: frustrates the douo''s intentions & thecountrys just ex- 
pectations. Wee entreate & expect that yow hasten w"i in two months to 
compleat your full summs, & remitt the same to M'' Mauiug, & others 
at Cami)ridge betrusted iu that matter, that the work may be finished." 

At the same time the towus that had not subscribed at all 
were thus addressed by the General Court : 

"Gent": — The necessity of the case presseth vs to write these 
lines to excite and stirr vp the godly and well disposed minds of yo'"selves, 
brethren, & neighbours, the inhabitants of IpsAvich, &c, to joyne yo'' 
helping hands in a free contribution for finishing the newbricke colledge 
at Cambridge, w<^'^ being begvnn about two yeares since, and advanced in 
a good measure, but during the warr hath stood at a stay for want of 
money to finish it; but now the old colledge being fallen doune, a part of 
it, and thereby rendered not habitable, and the new colledge is like to 
suffer much damage if it be not .speedily finished, these considerations 
vrge vs to desire yow will follow the example of yo'' brethren and neigh- 
bors in other parts of the country, & speedily collect what the Lord doth 
incljne the hearts of the good people of yo"' tonne to contribute for this 
good and publick worke. Touching the way & manner to eflect this mat- 
ter, we leaue it to yo' prudence, only desire your dispatch in this attayre 
w'Mn a month or two at furthest, and that yow will endeavor to procure 
what yow can in money, or that which is a3quivolent, because the worke 
will need such specie ; and what yee shall doe herein, either by way of 
svbscription, or receive iu money or other pay, wee desire that yow will 
transmitt it to M"" Maning and Deacon Cooper, of Cambridge, stewards 
of that aflayre, whose receite shallbe sufficient. Wee hope there is no 
neede of arguments to excite yow hereunto ; Avee shall only desire yow 
to consider that scripture, I Chronc 29, especially from verse 10 to 17, 
wherein David and the people of Israeli gave liberally vnto a good Avorke, 
praysing God that he had given them hearts to ofler so willingly, ac- 
knouldging that all their sul)stance came from God, & that of his oune 
they had given him, \-ers 13." 

These appeals did not meet Avith full success, and in 1678, 
October, the General Court appointed committees iu the several 
towns to sue delinquent subscribers, if necessary. Another letter 
from the SteAvards [ArchiA-es of Mass., 58-100] bears date one 
year later : 









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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 107 

" To the hoiiord governor Deputy governor & magistrates & Dep- 
utyes iioAv iissenibled in Court 

The humble address of John Cooper & William Mannin<r humbly 
shewetli that we being appoynted agents tS: stewards for the managing of 
the worlv of the new building for the Colledge, and having carryed on 
the work all along as wee could get wherewithall. have thought it neses- 
ary to inform the honord court how tlie state of things are at present 
in Uetlerence to that atfayre. 

That notwithstanding the orders of the generall Court in October 
last (which orders severall of tlie towues doe say they never came to 
their hands) and all other meanes that have been used to procure the pay- 
ment of what was subscribed to that worl<c in the severall towues, yet 
no considerable matter of late have been attained and the worke now in 
debt to severall workmen, and a considerable parte of the house not flu- 
ishcd. 

And also one hundred pounds in money borrowed of Capt John 
Richards by order of the honord governor Leverit, the worshipful maior 
Gookin 6c M'' Stoughtou for which one hundred pounds wee have already 
payed fowre tymes eight pounds for interest, and now eight pounds more 
Due the 25th of this Instant October, and we neither have nor can expect 
money out of the contributions to pay either the pi-inciple or the Interest 
money, or to pay Avorkmen their money part. 

Which hath exposed us to a great streight & diflculty. 

Thus hopeing this honord generall Court will be pleased to con- 
sider the premises and afford some speedy supply, we subscribe our selves 
your servants as wee have been in this Employ now upwards of seaven 
yearos. 

And 100"' yet demanded by I\r Lain ye carpeuf who is a great 
sufferer for want of it 
Cambridge this 2o'^ of October 1G79 

William Manxixg 
John Cooper " 

Au extract from the records of Ipswich will show how the 
permission to contribute otherwise than iu cash was made use of 
by subscribers : 

" Simon Stace and NathauiL-l Kust brought iu au account of nine- 
teen pounds fifteen shillings in corn and malt put aboard of John Dutch 
his sloop, and brought a receipt under the hand of Mr. John Woodmansie 
who was to recieve it by order of Mr. William Manning of Cambridge of 
seventy-eight bushells and a lialf of Indian corn, and thirty bushells and 
three pecks of malt and this was in April the 20, IfiSO " 

In May, 1682, the General Court appointed a committee ''to 
examine the College account." In the record of their report a slip 
of the pen erroneously gave Mr. Manning's name as ''John," in- 



108 THE MAXXIXG FAMILY. 

stead of William, the recorder evidently having Deacon Cooper's 
Christian name in mind. 

" M"" John Mauuiug & M'' Cooper presenting the coUedg accounts ta 
the comittee appointed by the Geunerall Court to inquire into their ac- 
counts as stewards of the stocke contributed for the building of the col- 
ledee, vpon their examination thereof, approved of them as faire & honest, 
only the value of tenn pounds, as they judge, in najles omitted to be 
valued, & recoraeuded it to the Geuiiel Court to consider them for their 
pajnes." 

This paper is a striking tribute to Mr. Manning and Mr. 
Cooper. For ten years they had been in charge of the erection 
of what was then a large building. They had received money and 
borrowed cash, and had received and turned into cash all kinds of 
farm produce, the whole requiring a complicated system of book- 
keeping, yet, in an account of ten years duration, the critical ex- 
amination of the special committee developed no error except that, 
they thought, "tenn pounds in najles " [nails] had, by an over- 
sight, not been valued. These financial accounts are in the hand 
of Mr. Manning, and are a model of neatness. It was in this 
year, 1682, that the college was considered as completed, but a 
part of the building had been in use for five years. Hubbard, the 
historian of that day, says : "In the year 1677 a fair and stately 
edifice of brick was erected * * * and so far finished that the pub- 
lic acts of the Commencement were there performed." The 
troubles of the General Court were over, but not those of the 
Stewards. Under date of two years later appears in Mass. 
Archives [58-125] another letter from Mr. Manning: 

" May 8th, 1684 
To the honoured governor magistrates and deputyes now Assem- 
bled In a generall Court at Boston. 

The humble petition of William Manning, who was by the order of 
the worshipfuU and Reuereud gentlemen overseers of the CoUedge, ap- 
poynted one of the stewards for the Contributions, and to hyre & pay 
workmen for the building and fluishing the house, humbly sheweth. 

That your petitioner having given a particular account of receipts 
& disbursements Referringto the building, to the honord generall Court, 
there remained in hand of the stock, the debts being payd, about fifty 
pounds, which was then ordered to be apprized by two men appoynted 
by the honord governor and Council, & to be divided equally to your 
petitioner & deacon John Cooper, who was the other steward concerned 
in the worke, as part satisfaction for our pains & labour, Referring us 
for more full satisfaction to the Corporation of the CoUedge, & In order 



DESCENDANTS OF M'lLLIAM MANNING. 1 OH 

thereunto that wee should hriug iu our demands in full, Kespectively, to 
the treasurer of the CoUedge speedily. 

This order of the houord goueruorand Councill bearing date March 
24: -^'-'tj was observed & performed by your petitioner, and lately an 
answer returned by the worshipfull Samuel Newell Esqr that there was 
nothing to be had there, my demand to the Corporation then was, and 
now is to the honord generall Court for seaveutie & flue pounds in money, 
to be added to the twenty Hue pounds assigned mee out of the remainder 
of what was left belonging to the Colledge building account. Your peti- 
tioners humble Request to the houord generall Court is that his demaund 
may not be accounted unreasonable or too high, for I haue been strongly 
advised by such as had some knowledge of my labour therein to charge 
the Colledge building stock ten per cent for receipts & disbursements 
which amounteth to full two hundred pounds ; and I did demand accord- 
ingly of the Committee that were formerly concerned about the accounts; 
my labour was very much near upon ten (10) years and for the first 3 or 
4 yeares my tyme almost wholly spent on that Imployment, and all along 
great quantitys of all sorts of graine receiued in & deliuered out by mee 
accounts to keep & make up with all the workmen, and much labour day 
& night stirring & clensing the corn to preserve it, which, otherwise, 
would have been much wasted and all English goods received & retailed 
out to the workmen, & all without Avaste or lose, as appeareth by the 
accounts giuen In to the honord generall Court March ^^ff. I traveled 
severall Jorneyes to Salem & to Ipswich sometimes 2 dayes some tyme 3 
dayes upon a Jorney, and from house to house in severall towues to re- 
ceive the severall contributions* I also gave In to the honord generall 
Court Avheu it was required, what was payd iu by the severall townes in 
the CoUony of the contributions , two seuerall tymes, & I think a third 
tyme, which required much writing & tyme to doe it In. I had formerly 
also some tyme the help of my two sons, without which I could not well 
have performed what was commited to my charge. I also attended upon 
the Commitees when they were appoynted to make up the accounts with 
the seuerall towues; my tyme & labour in divers respects Avas very much, 
and I did uever chai'ge the account a penny nor pennys worth for any 
thing I make mention of here : In all which considerations with others I 
might mention, I humbly conceive may render my demand Just& reason- 
able. Thus hopeing this honord generall Court will be pleased to consider 
your poor petitioner as to the granting his demand & humble petition in 
this matter, who is now growen into yeares almost past his labour for a 
livelyiiood; it being now the next June full twelve yeares since your 
petitioner began upon the worke Also humbly conceiving that the bur- 
den may be much easier borne by tiie whole CoUony than by one poor man 
the whole of what I demand amounteth to no more but twelve pence upon 
the pound for receipts & disbursements 

* " Mr Manning of Cambriiige appearing aliout ye Remainder of the Colledge 
Contrli)ution unpaid in our Town. It was Agreed yt Sergt Loudon ebd be desired to 
goe wth lilm to quicken those who liave not paid, yt they doe fortliwitli pay it in to 
Mr Manning or his order " — From the records of Charlestotrn. 



110 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Not giviug this houord Court auy further trouble at present, but 
that j'our petitioner doe wayt for a grant of his petition, there being some 
seeming hazzard in a further delay 

And your petitioner shall ever pray for your prosperity 
Yours to serve in what I may, 

William Manning." 

At the same time Mr. Cooper seat in a petition of like cliai'- 
acter, the Stewards appearing on this occasion separately because, 
one having performed more labor than the other, they could better 
make their statements separately. The General Court acted May 
27, 1684: 

" In answer to the petitions of W" Manning & John Cooper, it is 
ordered, that M'' W"^ Manning & M"' Samuel Gookin, jointly & seuerally, 
shall & hereby are fully impowered to aske and demand of the seuerall 
svbscribers, for the erecting of the bricke building at the coUedge, their 
severall subscriptions yet behind & unpajd, and on any of their refusall 
to pay their just dues, such person or persons to sue, and recover what 
remajnes, and that they have a compensation for the same out of what 
they gather, making returne of what they doe to this Court at their next 
sessions, that so M'' Manning & M'' Cooper, M'' Manning may have thirty- 
flue pounds, & M"' Cooper tiueteeu pounds, in or as money, and the remain- 
der, if any be, to be at the dispose of the ouerseers of the coUedge." 

The General Court put itself on record in this paper. Hav- 
ing already paid its selected and approved agents £25 each for ten 
years work and responsibility, it now gave them permission to 
seek further remuneration by suing for bad debts — debts so des- 
perately bad that strenuous efforts through the past ten years had 
not sufficed to collect them. It is not found that any effort was 
made to take advantage of the above permission. The next doc- 
ument is from the Archives of Harvard College : 

" At a meeting of ye Corporation in Cambridge, July 2. 1685 
Whereas the General Court held at Boston May 27, 1685, has ordered 
the hundred pounds p' of y*^ Annual Salary for the President, be payed 
to y<^ corporation y' y« s<^ 100"' shall be disposed as f olloweth ; viz. tenn 
pounds to M^ Jno Leveret, & forty pounds to M'' Jno Cotton, y^ present 
Fellows of y^ CoUedge ; & 50^''* to M' Manning in full discharge of w' is 
due him on account of disbursements from y« CoUedge." 

This closed the incident. The building of which the history 
is here given, and an excellent picture of which appears in Quincy's 
history of the college, was " forty-two feet broad, ninety-nine 
feet long and four stories high." It stood for eighty-two years. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 1 1 1 

beiui^ the college proper, but, 1764, Jau. 24, was destroyed by fire 
tooether with 5.000 volumes of books aud the cabinet of appara- 
tus. It was called Harvard Hall, aud was on the site of the pres- 
ent structure of the same designation. With the growth of the 
college, and the increase of buildings, the later Harvard Hall came 
to be used for recitations and lectures, and for a large amount of 
philosophical apparatus. The long life of the building erected 
under the supervision of INIanning and Cooper is a sufficient evi- 
dence of their fidelity and watchful care. 

William Manning made a real estate purchase in 1G46 which 
is thus described in the Cambridge Proprietors' Records : "William 
Manning Jun'" bought of Henry Addams one dwelling house w'^ 
about halfe arood of land Edward Shepard East John Trumbull 
south water-street West, marsh-land north." He also had several 
grants of land from the town, when "divisions" were generally 
made to the inhabitants — three acres in 1662; twenty acres in 
1663, twenty-five acres in 1664 and 1665, etc. These grants he 
disposed of before his death, though there is no deed or other rec- 
ord to show when or to whom they were sold. He was one of the 
inhabitants of Cambridge to whom the Shawshin, or Billerica, ter- 
ritory was granted in 1644, he being allotted sixty acres, and who 
joined in the ''great deed" of 1650, conveying it to the Billerica 
settlers. Paige's history of Cambridge says that William "in- 
herited the homestead " of his father. The authority for the 
statement has not been found. If he at one time possessed it he 
must have sold it by a deed never recorded, for, at the time of his 
death, he owned only one house, and this was at the southeast 
corner of Dunster and South streets, opposite to his warehouse. 
This was the same homestead that he bought of Henry Adams, the 
name of Water street having been changed to Dunster, and INIarsh 
Land (or Lane) to South street. The compiler believes that he 
resided on this site from 1646 to the time of his death, and died 
there. After his decease the premises passed to his sou Samuel 
[5] aud, in 1698, to his grandson Samuel [11]. At present there 
stands on the site a house which was erected before the Revolution, 
but the writer knows of no reason to believe that it was built dur- 
ing the ownership of the Planning family. On the contrary, if he 
is correctly informed, the architecture is of a pattern belonging to 
a subsequent period. 

William Manning married, at a date not learned, Dorothy 



112 THE MAiyXING FAMILY. 

. Her maideu name is not known, despite a long continued 

and widely-extended search for light on the subject. She must 
have been born in England, or, at least, before the settlement of 
this country. 

Mr. Manning left no will, and his estate was duly appraised 
by three men, of whom one was Deacon Cooper, long his associate 
in the building of Harvard College, as well as in town affairs ; and 
Mr. Cooper himself died in 1691, Aug. 22, aged 73. 

" An Inveutory of y^ Estate of William Manning late of Cambridge 
deceased Apprized by Elder Clarke, Deacon Cooper & M"' Jonath Rem- 
ington y 30 March 1691 

£ s. d. 
His wearing apparel with one sett of plate Buttons 15.02.06 

In y*" parlor one feather Bed and.y'' furniture 05.10.00 

Also two tables 12% 2 chests 10' one cupboard 8^ a small trunk 

2% also 3 chairs, A Box & 3 baskets S'^i 02.00.00 

In ye hall one cupboard 17^ a flock bed & furniture 25'i^, table S^"^ 02. 10.00 
In ye Buttrie chamber nails 20*^ 01.00.00 

In ye hall chamber one feather bed, bolster, pillows, Rug & 

coverlid 05.15.00 

Also an old sail o'^" a barrill 1« 00.06.00 

In ye great chamber hat band & lyning & twine 12^ table & car- 
pit 30^ 02.02.00 
Cupboard, cloaths & cushion 20*'^ green couch 10 ^'i 4 chairs 

16*11 6 stools 15^11 03.01.00 

1 chair 2% 8 joyut stools 12*1^ 6 cushions 6^ cobjrons, firepan, 

tongues & bellows U'^ 01.14.00 

In Books 50% 5 yards & i of purple bayes 6^ 6 yards & i gray 

kersie 32* 6d 04.18.06 

9 yards cloath sarge 36^ a remnant of broadcloth 10% another 

remnant of red cloath 5*'^ 02.11.00 

3 yards & i of red broad cloth 28% 3 yards flaniel 6'^ 4 yards & 

i sarge 18* 02.12.00 

16 yards of Dowlis 40% 10 yards canvas 13% 3 yards cotton 5% 

9 hatts 3% paper 2* 06.00.00 

In ye west end of greate chamber one feather bed & furniture 07.05.00 
Item one chest 5% trunck 6% 2 chairs 8% 12 pair sheets 7*. 04.0 08.03.00 
12 pillow beers 18% 4 pillow beers 10% 4 dozen napkis & table 

cloath 3ib 04.08.00 

6 small table cloaths & 12 towels 22% match lock musquet, 

sword >scc 13* 01.15.00 

Lumber in ye entry 3*, in pewter 56' and 2* 03.01.00 

A great Beam & Scales 4*, llib lead, uailes 28* Q^ ; 41" 03.00— iron 

waits 41". 07* 08.00.06 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 113 

£ s. d. 

Lumbar in y" wareliouse 4% 60^' great nayles 25% 4 brass can- 
dlesticks 10* 01.00.00 

2 silver cupps -with a dram cup a sett of Buttons &c 8"', in 

Cash4ib 12.00.00 

2 pair of small scales & lead waits 9^ in two boxes gimlets old 

nayles &c 2^-6'! 00.11.06 

2 wheels a reel & liards IP, 16 baggs 15% Sive 9^', 3 axes 5% 

beetle & wedges 7'^-6<' 01.19.03 

Some tools & old iron 11% Iiamer & hand saw 3% an iron tool 2* 00.16.00 

lead & solder i^-^'^, cotton & liunen yarn 10% spade 18% 1 pair 

bellows 18' 00.17.09 

2 half Bushels, peclc &c 4^-6^, lanthorn 2% firepan & tongues 2% 

chafain dish 2' 00.10.06 

2 tramels & iron bar 9% 2 cob jrons 8% gridiron 2% jron pott & 

hooks 8^ 01.07.00 

A chair table 4% 3 chairs 3% warming pann 6% an old pan 2% 

looking glass 2^ 00.17.00 

3 brass kettles & a stew pan 35% 2 brass skellets 5% jron siket 

2% tiuu Roaster P 02.03.00 
Pails 2% brass pan & frying pan 4% 3 dozen trenchers lS<i, cul- 
lender & stone jugg 2*-6'i 00.10.00 
Iron kettle 4% earthin ware 3'-8'i, dishes, selves & lumber 7-^-G'', 

one how P 00.16.02 
8 square glasses 6% lumbar in y sellar 22% box jron &c 2% jron 

goose 2* 01.12.00 

Half y« boat, sails & owers 41'', 23 accers land 15-10-0 19.10.00 

tto ye warehouse 30.00.00 

tto y* Dwelling house, orchard & priviledge 55.00.00 

one old musquet 10% one hatt 8' 00.18.00 



218.19.08 



The Abovesaid goods were apprized by us 



Jonathan Remington 
John Cooi'ek. 

Also severall Debts due to y*" estate which when they can be obtained 

sliall bee added." 

Several other papers follow, viz. : 

" Apr. 9th, 1691. Mrs. Manning & her sou Sam'll Manning took ad- 
ministration and made oath to the Inventory 

Atts SamLL Puipps clerk." 

" Cambridge this 22<i day of March Ann" Dom 169j 
The persons who do Challenge an Interest in the Estate of M"" W" 
Manning late of Cambridge Dec'ed being mett together on the day above- 
said have mutually agreed to what follows 

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114 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Imp''^ Whereas the persons concerned as abovesaid have in the life 
of their father y'' said M"" W™ Manning, received Considerably they do all 
mutually agree that what they have reced whether less or more, shall be 
accounted as part of their portions 

2 : They do all mutually agree that what they have all of them 
formerly received which doth amount to three hundred & eight pounds 
three shillings & seven pence, shall be added unto what is left of the Es- 
tate now to be divided, w"='' is, when debts & the funerall expenses are 
discharged, one hundred and sixty & three pounds two shillings & nine 
pence both sums being added together make four hundred seventy one 
pound six shillings & four pence. 

3 : They also do mutually agree that y'' said sum of four hundred 
seventy & one pounds six shillings & four pence be divided into Ave 
shares, of which the only son is to have two shares, the other three to 
have each of them one, the single share being ninety four pounds five 
shillings & four pence ; what is due to each (the rules aforesaid being 
observed) as f oUoweth : 

Samuel Manning y only son he hath formerly received ninety two 
pounds seven shillings & four pence w'^^ deducted from his two shares 
there remains due to him ninety six pounds three shillings & four pence. 

Hannah Sternes y'' eldest Daughter hath received seventy two 
pounds eight shillings & live pence w'^'^ deducted from her single share 
there remains due to her Twenty one pounds sixteen shillings & eleven 
pence 

Joseph Bull had w'*^ his wife Sarah second Daughter ninety one 
pounds thirteen shillings & nine pence w'''^ deducted from her share, there 
remains Two pounds eleven shillings & seven pence w':'' y'' said Samuel on 
Consideration doth engage to make up to five pounds. 

Eliphalet Adams y^ only son of Mary j^ youngest Daughter who 
formerly reed fifty one pounds fourteen shillings & a peuy w<=^ deducted 
there remains due to him forty two pounds eleven shillings & three pence 

To which division in all respects as abovesaid the parties concerned 
have all agreed, as Witness their hands & seals y^ day above written. 

Joseph Bull [seal] SamI^I' Manning, senr [seal] 

JonathN Remington, Guard" 

for Eliphalet Adams [seal] Haxnah Stearns [seal] 



The p"" sons w* in mentioned viz Sam" Manning Hannah Sternes & 
Jonath" Remington Guardian to Eliphalet Adams do mutually Agree w"i 
each other as to the Division of the estate, they Claim an Interest in, in 
mailer following : That is to say, that Sam" Mailing the only son of said 
M"' William Manning Dece'd shall have all the housing, Lands, wharfs 
.^th all ye rights, priviledges & appurtenances belonging & appertaining to 
the same : W^^ said housing, lands & all & singular the premises are men- 
tioned in the Inventory of the said M"^ William MaQing's estate. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 115 

In Consideration whereof the Said Samuel Maning is to pay unto 
the said Hannah Sternes (besides the sum of eleven pounds fourteen 
shillings height pence w<='' she hath already received of y*^ said estate) 
the just & full sum of ten pounds, two shillings & three pence in Currant 
money of New England av'" in the space of three years, the said Sam" 
Manning paying Interest for what he doth not pay of said sum presently 
down, after the rate of Ave pounds pcent. Also he the said Sam" shall 
pay unto Jonath" Remington, Guardian unto Eliphalet Adams (besides 
what he hath already received w*"'' is eleven pounds, nine shillings & eight 
pence) the full sum of thirty one pounds one shilling & seven pence in 
Currant money in y« space of three years from y<= Date hereof & pay in- 
terest as abovesaid. And to Avhat remains due to Joseph & Sarah Bull's 
children (besides what hath been already paid, w^*^ is two pounds four 
shillings & nine pence) the said Sara" doth engage to make it up to five 
pounds as within mentioned. la Confirmation of what is above written 
the persons aforesaid have thereunto set their hands & seales this 1st day 
of January Ann": Dom : 169| 

Before ensealing it was mutually agreed by the psons abovesaid 

that on the Consideration abovesaid that the said Sam" Maning besides 

the houscing land w"^ all other ye premises above mentioned shall have 

all y'^' household goods undisposed of, to him & his heirs & Assigns for 

ever 

SamI^I' Manning [seal] 

Hannah Stkakns [seal] 

Jonath^ Remington, guardian " [seal] 

The above signers and Joseph Bull personally appeared and 
acknowledged themselves satisfied with the division, the amicability 
of Avhich is noteworthy, as is the generosity of Samuel in paying 
to other heirs something out of his own portion. The settlement 
shows that AVilliam Manning had divided £308.03.07 among his 
children during his lifetime, and that, on his decease, he left an 
estate, free of all debts and expenses, of £163.02.09. 

Upon the death of Dorothy, widow of William Manning, 
administration was granted 1692, Dec. 24, to her son Samuel, and 
the following paper names her personal effects : 

" An Inventory of y*" estate W^'' M''" Dorothy ^Manning late of Cam- 
bridge dyed seized ott', apprized by y" persons subscribed this 28 of July, 
1G92 viz 
one cloath coate 25% one old gound 10% two old jackets 8% old 

cloake 10% two shirts 12-' 03.05.00 

her waering cloaths, one cloth gound 12% two wascoats 3% 

four petticoats 40' 02.15.00 

a sarge hood, a wascoate & cloak 12' 00.12.00 

goods in y"' parlor one feather bcdd, straw bed, bolster & two 

pillows 3^^ OS 00.00 



116 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

two blankets and a green rugg 25% curtains, vallences & bed- 

sted 25% grate table 10' 03.00.00 

a small table 2% 2 chests 10% a cupboard 8% a small truuck 2% 

three chairs 4^ 01.06.00 

one couch with green covering 10% cotton yarn 14% linnen 

yarn 12^ 01.16.00 

Nails in y shop chamber 14% a barrill 1* 00.15.00 

A bed, bolsters & two pillows 4"', a blanket & Rugg 25% hatbands, 

linings & cord 6^ 05.11.00 

grate table and carpet 30% a form, livery cupboard, 2 cloaths 

& cushiu 20' 02.10.00 

four green chairs 16% six green stools 15% 8 joint stools 10% 

six cushins 6^ 02.07.00 

cobjrons, Are shovel, tongues & bellows 14% in books 40% 3 

yards & i of red cloath 23« 03.17.00 

4 yards & i of Sarge 18% 7 yards & i of canvas 9% a remnant 

of broad cloath 8' 01.15.00 

2 coulered felts (?) 12% 3 coulered felts (?) 14% 2 womans 

caster hats 16^ 02.02.00 

2 blankets & a twilt 25% one bedsted, curting & vallence 35« 03.00.00 

four hoUand pillow beers 10% 2 dozen & a half of napkins 30% 

table cloath 12^ 02.12.00 

six small table cloaths 12% 12 towels 10% match lock musquet 5" 01.07.00 
sword & belt 6% a tuck 2% a hogshead 1% 42"' of peauter 42% 02.11.00 

15 Ibcours (?) peauter 10% a flagon 4% 114 lb of lead waights 

28' Gti 02.02.06 

jron waights 4"'-07'-00'', four brass candlesticks 10% silver 

beaker 3»'-02 07.19.00 

A silver cup with 2 ears 56% small scales 2^-6^1, anuotherpair 5^ 03.03.06 
leadwaites 18^', 2 gimlets 8'', 2 wheels & a reel 10% ridle (?) 

scive g-i 00.12.11 

Three axes 5% five weedges & a beetle 7*'-6'i, jron hinges 3' 00.15.06 

2 jron hoops, a chisle, & a brand 3% old tools & old jron 5' 00.08.00 

jron foot 2% lead & solder 4'-9'i, 2 half bushels a peck & half 

P-6 00.11.03 

lanthorn 2% a spade 18'^, 12 baggs 12% a pair of tong &c 2« 00.17.06 

brass chafln dish 2% two tramels & an jron barr 9% cobjrons S'^ Oo. 19.00 
jron pott & hooks 8% gridiron & toasting jron 2% table 4^ 00.14.00 

2 chairs 2% 2 warming pans 8% looking glass 2^ 00.12.00 

3 brass kettles 30% 2 brass skilets 5% jron skilet2% tinn roaster 

1% brass pann 2^ 02.00.00 

frying pan 2% trenchers 1% cullender 1% jron kettle 4^ earthen 

ware 2*-6<i 00.10.06 

dishes & a tub 3% 2 selves & a meal trough 3% five square botles 

3'-6^' 00.09.06 

lumber in y^ siller 22% 2 peuter dishes 2% jron goose 2% box 

jron & heater 2^ 01.08.00 

A castor hatt 8% a cow, 30% the ware house 3[)^^ 31.18.00 




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dwelling? house, orchard and privilidg 55.00.00 

money in her Sonu Sam" hand 06% 5 yards h of purple bayes 16% 

small table 2% 02.14.00 

great beam & scales 45% 2 yds & i dowlis 6'-3*i, a boat hook & 

pole 2^ 02.13.03 

a haraer 1% one hour glass 8'', 15 acres land on y South side 

yf river 7"'-10* 07.11.08 

Money 20' 01.00.00 

Sum totall 174.0G.07 

Due from y'' abovesaid estate for maids wages, Nurssing and 

charges at ye Burial! 011.05.07 

Remain 163.01.00 

Jonas Clarice 
Jonathan REjnNGxoN." 

Samuel Mauning, administrator, made oath to the correct- 
ness of the inventory. 

William Manning and Dorothy, his wife, were buried in the 
now old cemetery by Harvard Square, and the headstones to their 
graves remain in good condition. They record that William 
Manning died 1690, Mch. 14, aged 76, and Dorothy, his wife, 
1692, July 26, aged 80. The year of his death is imperfectly 
given. According to the old method of double dating he died 
Mch. 14, 1690-1, which, according to present methods, means 
Mch. 14, 1691. The double date should have been put upon the 
stone, if clearness was desired. Full copies of these inscriptions 
will be found on a previous page. 

He died full of years and honors — a merchant ; a selectman, 
and often called to public offices by the town in other ways ; a 
trusted agent in various special cases ; a steward for the rebuild- 
ing of Harvard College, and messenger of the church, ministers 
and magistrates to prevail upon a minister in England to accept 
the pastorship of the Cambridge church. Such a man was surely 
regarded as possessing business ability, integrity, fidelity and 
sagacity. Moreover, he would not have been selected as the mes- 
senger to England if he had not been of good personal appearance 
and pleasing address. The teachings of a past generation to the 
contrary notwithstanding, all was not simplicity of dress and cus- 
toms in the colony. On tlie contrary there was as much of fashion 
and more of personal ornamentation than now, and Cambridge, as 
the College town, could scarcely have been second to any other ; 



118 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

hence, the messenger chosen from among so many would not have 
been thus selected had he not been of personal appearance and 
address sure to uphold, when in England, the dignity of the Colo- 
nial church, ministers and magistrates. Ch. of William and Dor- 
othy Manning, b at Cambridge : 

4. HantvAH, b. 1642, June 21. 

5. Samuel, b. 1644, July 21. 

6. Saeah, b. 1645-6, Jan. 28. 

7. Abigail, b. 1647-8, Jan. 15; d. 1648, May 10. 

8. John, b. 1649, Mch. 31 ; d. unm. 1678, Nov. 25, of small-pox. Very 

little is known of him. He lived in Cambridge, and, as is seen 
by his father's letter to the General Court, rendered valuable 
aid to the father in his business. Had he lived he probably 
would have succeeded his father as owner of the homestead, 
and, perhaps, in business. In 1668, Apr. 6, he was witness to 
a deed wherein his father was concerned, and, 1669, Apr. 1, 
was again a witness under like circumstances. 

9. Maky, b. about 1651. 

10. ? Timothy. The Cambridge town book records the death of one 
Timothy Manning, 1653, Nov. 8. No age is given. He may 
have been an infant son in this family, or possibly an adult and 
near relative. 



THIRD GENERATION, 



4. HANNAH^ MANNING (Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1642, June 
21, at Cambridge, Mass. ; m. 1662-3, Feb. 1, Samuel, sou of Isaac 
and Mary .Stearus, of Watertowu, b. 1638, Apr. 24. They settled 
on a farm at the northwest corner of cross-roads made by the di- 
rect road from Cambridge to Waltham and by that going north to 
Lexington. Samuel d. 1683, Aug. 3 ; Hannah d. 1723-4, Feb, 26. 
Ch. : 

4a. Samuel (Stearns) b. 16fi4, May 4; d. Ifi71, Jime 7. 

ib. Hannah (Stearns; b. 1666, Dec. 8; m. 1684, Dec. 26, Thomas 
Biscoe. He d. before 1690, Oct. 15, and she m. (2d), Samuel, 
son of Major General Daniel Gookin, by whom she had no 
children. Samuel Gookin was a captain, marshal-general of 
Middlesex and Suffolk coimties successively, and, in 1690, was 
attorney to John Phillips, treasurer of the Colony of Mass. 
Ch. of Thomas and Hannah Biscoe : I. John, b. 1685, Oct. 22. 

II. Elizabeth, bap. 1687, July 17. III. Thomas, bap. 1689, 
May 16. 

4c. Nathaxikl (Stearns) b. 1668, Dec. 13; d. 1716, Aug. 24. He had 
the farm which had been his grandfather's. He m. Elizabeth 
Dix and (2d) Sarah Nevinson, and had ch. : I. Nathaniel, b. 
1691, Oct. 8. II. Nathaniel, b. 1695-6, Jan. 18. III. Elizabeth, 
b. 1697, Sep. 26. IV. Hannah, b. 1699. V. Daniel, b. 1700-1, 
Mch 1. VI. Lydia, b. 1702, Nov. 2. VII. Isaac, b. 1704, July 
24. VIII. David, 1). 1706, Aug. IX. Ebenezer, b. 1708, Apr. 
22. X. Mercy, tAvin, b. 1708, Apr. 22. XI. Deborah, b. 1709, 
Nov. 5. XII. rhebe, b. 1711-12, Feb. 11. 

id. S.iEAH (Stearns) b. 1671, Apr. 23; d. 1726, Sep.; m. Joseph, son 
of Lieut. Edward and Elizabeth Winship, as a second wife. 
She probal)ly had no children. 

4e. Samukl (Stearns) b. 1673, Mch. 29; was assessor, town clerk, se- 
lectman and representative; m. Mary Hawkins, and had 
ch. : I. Mary, b. 1699, July 20. II. Timothy, b. 1701, Oct. 8. 

III. Samuel, b. 1703, Nov. 30. IV. Joshua, b. 1705, Dec. 15. 
V. Sarah, b. 1708, May 9. VI. Jonathan, b. 1710, July 2. VII. 
Trudence, b. 1713, Apr. 27. VIII. Eunice, b. 1715, Dec. 23. 
IX. Anna, b. 1718, Aug. 2. 

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120 THE 3IANNING FAMILY. 

if. Isaac (Stearns) b. 1674, Dec. 31; d. 1737; m. Mary Bemis. Ch. : 
I. Isaac, b. 1710, May 14. II, Mary, b. 1712, Dec. 4. III. Su- 
sanna, b. 1715-16, Jan. 11. IV. Nathaniel, b. 1718, Apr. 23. 
V. Peleg, b. 1720-1, Jan. 2. VI. James, birth-date not given. 

ig. John (Stearns) b, 1677, June 24; had his father's farm; m. Abi- 
gail Fiske. Ch. : I. John, b. 1702, Nov. 18. JI. Josiah, b. 
1704, Oct. 14. III. Joseph, b. 1706, July. IV. Abigail, b. 1708, 
June 3. V. David, b. 1709, Dec. 24. VI. Thomas, b. 1711, 
Oct. 8. VII. James. VIII. Hannah, b. 1713, Dec. 20. IX. 
Benjamin. X.Peter. XI. William, b. 1717-18, Mch. 11. XII. 
Lydia, b. 1719, Oct. 7. XIII. James, b. 1721, July 9. XIV. 
Lois, b. 1722-3, Jan. 18. XV. Abigail, b. 1724, Dec. 19. 

4/i. Maey (Stearns) b. 1679, Apr. 5; m. Samuel, son of Ensign Sam- 
uel and Judith (Macomber) Jennison. Ch. : I. Mary, b. 1700, 
Aug. 17. II. Hannah, b. 1702, July 17. III. Samuel, b. 1704, 
Sep. 26. IV. William, b. 1706-7, Feb. 9. V. Nathaniel, b. 
1709, Apr. 5. VI. John, b. 1710-11, Feb. 19. VII. Lydia, b. 
1712, Apr. 2. VIII. Abigail, b. 1715, Apr. 22. IX. Mercy, b. 
1717-18, Mch. 11. X. Sarah, b. 1720, Aug. XI. Eunice, b. 
b. 1721-2, Feb. 

ii. Abigail (Stearns) b. 1680, Apr. 16; d. 1710, July 11; m. Benoni 
Garfield. One ch. : Abigail, b. 1707-8, Mch. 5. Mr. Garfield 
was son of Capt. Benj. and Mehitable (Hawkins), grandson of 
Edward and Rebecca, and great grandson of Edward Garfield, 
senior. From another of Capt. Benjamin's sons descended 
President James A. Garfield. 

4j. JO.SEPH (Stearns) b. 1682, Dec. 11 ; d. 1683-4, Feb. 4. 

5. SAMUEL3 MANNING (Wm.,2Wm.i) b. 1644, July 21, 
at Cambridge, Mass. He was reared in his native town, and the 
superior educational facilities which, for that period of time, it 
possessed seem to have been improved in his case ; his handsome 
penmanship and easy style of composition in his mature years 
showing that he had learning beyond the average of his associates. 
Of his youth one event has been spared by Time. When 18 years 
old he and several other young men were summoned before the 
Court and reproved for firing off their guns at night to cause an 
alarm. They belonged to a militia company, and the object of the 
alarm seems to have been to give the impression that Indians had 
attacked the town, but even the Court was not disposed to look 
too sternly upon the boyish prank. We may be thankful that this 
incident has not been lost to us, for it shows that, in a time of 
severe precept and practice, the young people managed to intro- 
duce a measure of human nature and lightness into their otherwise 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 121 

puritanical lives. In 16G4, October 17, the inhabitauts of various 
towns addressed themselves to the General Court afliriuing their 
loyalty to the existing Government as long as their charter privi- 
leges were not taken away or curtailed, and petitioning that they 
" may not be subjected to the arbitrary' power of any who are not 
chosen b}' this people according to tlieire patent." This was the 
same spirit which actuated the Revolutionary patriots a century 
later, and it is a matter of gratification that, among the other in- 
habitants of Cambridge, appears the name of Samuel Manning. 
At this time he was married, and, some time between the date last 
given and the early part of 1666, he removed a distance of about 
20 miles to Billerica, with which town his fortunes were thereafter 
cast, and where his intelligence and integrity caused his associates 
to bestow numerous honors upon him as long as he lived. His 
first home there was at the extreme northern part of the village, 
which was the same as the present " Center " village, but, at a 
later period, he removed to and occupied his farm west of the 
Concord river. He was in the full sense of the word a pioneer. 
When he purchased his home only 46 years had elapsed since the 
lauding of the Mayflower Pilgrims at Plymouth, and Billerica. a 
settlement lately made in the wilderness, had for but nine years 
contained enough inhabitauts to be incorporated as a town. The 
Indians were still strong and numerous in the Colony, and, friendly 
one day and hostile the next, they endangered the lives of the 
white settlers and marked their history with forays and massacres 
for the next 60 years. King Philip's war was in 1675 ; Dunstable 
was assailed in 1691 and again in 1724, and Lovewell's expedition 
was in 1725. All this while Billerica was in danger, the more so 
since the town had within its limits a considerable Indian popula- 
tion ; and twice the Red Men fell upon the town with tragic results. 
In these local massacres Samuel Manning lost his neighbors, and 
that he and his family escaped does not change the fact that, in 
every year of his life, they were exposed to danger and death. 
Their situation while they lived' on the farm beyond the Concord 
river was very exposed, and it was then that one of the massacres 
took place. Some of their nearest neighbors fell victims to the 
Indians, but none of their family. Tiie men of the town were 
formally enrolled and prepared for defense, and certain houses 
were selected as " garrisons," to which the inhabitants could hasten 
in case of alarm. In 1675, Aug. 13, at a Town Meeting, the 



122 THE MANNIXG FAMILY. 

inhabitants expressed themselves as follows: "The Towne, con- 
sidering the providence of God at the p^'seut calling us to lay aside 
our ordinary occations in providing for our creatures and take 
special care for the p^'serving of our lives and the lives of our 
wives and children, the enemy being near and the warnings by 
gods providence upon our neighbors being very solemne and awfull, 
do therefore order & agree joyntly to p''pare a place of safety for 
women and children, and that all persons and teams shall attend 
y^ said w^orke untill it be finished ; and account of y® wholl charge 
being kept, it shalbe equally divided upon the inhabitants with 
other Towne charges. Also they appoint Serj"' ffoster, Serj^^*^ 
Tompson, Sam" Manning & Jonathan Danforth to be overseers 
of y^' same." What resulted from this maybe seen by the further 
record showing that, on the 31st of the same month, Samuel, and 
about 30 other citizens, were paid for "work at the fortification 
at [Rev.] Mr. Whiting's house." Samuel worked five and one- 
half days, and was paid 11 shillings. In 169G he was one of a 
committee of three to take account of the town's stock of ammu- 
nition. They reported as follows : 

" the barrell of powder Comited to Capt Danforth the 

weight thereof one hundred and ten pound 110 

the remainder of the old barrell sixty & eight 068 

the weight of barrs of lead six score 120 

flints one hundred and thirtie 130 

bullets thirtie and eight 038 

match suficient weight uncertaine " 

This ammunition was the common property of the town. The final 
item of resource — " matcli suficient " — shows that they used the 
old matchlock guns, which were fired by the application of a burn- 
ing fuse, or match, to the powder in the pan of the weapon. It 
was in the above year that Samuel built his house on the west side 
of Concord river ; the house which became one of the "garrisons" 
of the town, and of which an account will be found elsewhere in 
this work. Militia service was required of every able-bodied male 
inhabitant, and in the Billerica company Samuel appears conspic- 
uously. He was made corporal as early as 1682 ; sergeant in 
1684, and ensign in 1699. Whether he ever saw actual service as 
a soldier has not been learned, but it is altogether probable that 
he did. Indians were not the only wild creatures that prowled in 
the woods ; troublesome animals were there, and of these the wolf 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 123 

was particularly dangerous to their herds and, in consequence, was 
the object of bounty. The town records say: "11m. 83. The 
Button Jun' got another Avolfe. 12. 83. Sam" Mauing & Jonath. 
Dauforth Jun^' got another." And, the next day, the two just 
named " got another and a wild catt." The bounty on a wolf was 
20 shillings. It was a life of self preservation against human and 
animal foes, and of great hardship. ^Ir. ]\lanning, who was, in 
private life, always a farmer, reduced his land to cultivatable form 
only with great labor ; he had settled in the wilderness, and it was 
not easy to reclaim his acres from their wild condition. The town 
elected him to nearly all the offices within its power to bestow. 
He was surveyor of highways, 1668, '76-7 ; sealer of weights and 
measures, 1675, 1700; constable, 1677; trial juryman, 1679; 
assessor, 1694, '98, 1702; tithingman, 1679-82, '95, '97, 1704-9, 
or 12 years ; town clerk, 1686-90,' 92, '99, or 7 years ; selectman, 
1673, '77-9, '82-90, '92-4, '96, '99, or 18 years, and representa- 
tive to the General Court (Legislature) 1695-7. A man thus 
honored certainly had the confidence and esteem of his fellow cit- 
izens. The town records are full of commissions to him in con- 
nection with his offices, or in special cases. At various times 
between 1677 and 1700 he Avas connected with the repairing or 
rebuilding of " the great bridge " over Concord river. He had 
knowledge of the surveyor's art, and, for over 25 years, was often 
appointed on committees, or alone, to lay out land grants and high- 
ways and " measure land." In 1674 he was on a committee " to 
make satisfaction to severall psous that have bin imployed about 
the gratuities of meadow," etc. ; and, in 1680, on a committee ''to 
have y*^ bounds renued between propryetys and y*^ towne Com- 
mons." In 1685 ''The Selectmen did Nominate, constitute, or- 
daine & impower Serj. >Samuel Manning to be their lawfuU attorney 
for them, and in their roome & steed to prosecute their attachment 
against Willm Careby of Cambridge, before y*^ worsh*"" It. W". 
Johnson Esq"" at his Court holden at Woburu upon the last tuesday 
in this instant month, in reference to a bond of twenty shillings 
for which y*^ sd Careby is now arrested & so to prosecute sd case 
from Court to Court, untill ye Case shalbe ended, and what y sd 
Samuel Mailing shall do or cause to be done on that account the 
sd selectmen will abide by, ratify and confirme as fully as if they 
had all of them appeared in said Case together." In 1692 he was 
paid 14 shillings for writing 14 pages in the town book. In 1693 



124 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

he was on a committee to oversee the building of a new meeting- 
house. In 1693 he was appointed by the selectmen "to carry 
down their orders and By laws to the Quarter Sessions for their 
allowing and approving." In 1695 he and Capt. Danforth were 
appointed " to draw up a petition to present to the honord generall 
Court the next session." In 1698 he, with one other man, was 
appointed " to take accompt of arrears due unto the Reverend Mr. 
Samuel Whiting." In 1685 some of the town's surplus money was 
confided to him " to keep," and like items occur at intervals dur- 
ing the next ten or more years. The money seems to have been 
entrusted to him as a depository safer than any other then avail- 
able. In the later years of his life the records bristle with pay- 
ments to him for services not particularized. In 1670 he was 
made a freeman by the Colony. He was on several occasions 
chosen to settle the estates of deceased inhabitants of Billerica. 
He was a member of the church, as is shown by his long service 
as tithingman. Samuel purchased, 1666, May 23, of Caleb and 
Elizabeth Beal, of Hingham, a dwelling house and 32 acres of land 
lying on the west side of Long street, Billerica. This lot, origi- 
nally granted by the town to one Thomas Hubbard, who soon died, 
is thus described in the grant : " One parcell of laud, containing 
thirty & two acres, be it more or lesse, lying on y^ north side of y*^ 
township, & on y*^ west side of long street, bounded by James Pat- 
erson on y*^ south, by Concord river west, by long street east, & 
by John Rogers sen*' north ; it is thirty pole wide next y® highway, 
& thirty and one pole wide upon a bevell line next y^ river, also 
there is allowance for a highway at y® west and next y*^ river." 
Samuel Manning's purchase also included a six acre lot formerly 
Mr. Hubbard's, with the right of future divisions of laud by the 
town. The financial consideration given was " a valuable sum of 
money." His acreage was soon added to by purchase and divisions 
of land — 1 acre and 16 poles in 1666 ; 6 acres in 1670; 1 acre 
and 56 poles in 1672; 24 acres in 1673 for " seaven pound ster- 
ling ;" 34 acres in 1674 for £9.10 ; 4 acres at a date not given ; 10 
acres in 1685 ; and, at various later times, 145 additional acres, 
all of the town. This adds up over 225 acres, exclusive of his 
first purchase. The above acquisition of 24 acres in 1673 is inter- 
esting because it was the first tract of laud of any considerable 
size that he acquired west of Concord river, and, consequently, 
was the practical beginning of his large farm there. It is described 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 125 

in part as " lying on the west side of our great river upon vine 
brook and on the soutli side of ye country roade, to talie ye round 
swamp, tliat has ye little pond in it, and part of the pine plaine on 
ye easterly side of it, and so take ye spangs of swamp westward," 
etc. It would seem that the present ancient house stands upon 
this tract. It is possible that Samuel at once built on this land, 
but it was not until 1696, or 23 years later, that he erected the 
house now standing (a history of which will be found elsewhere in 
this volume). Whether he resided there long or only a few years 
he finally returned, if a reference in JMiddlesex County Deed 15- 
287 is reliable, to his lot in the village, which he had always re- 
tained. In 1710, Apr. 17, he purchased of Capt. John Lane and 
Lieut. John Stearns, for £11, ten acres " lying north of said Man- 
ning's lot on which he now dwelleth." The bounds show this pur- 
chase to have been north of Samuel's village lot. But on the same 
day he sold the said village lot, or Hubbard place, to Benj. Hey- 
wood, so he seems not to have passed his last days in the village 
house. He lived only ten months longer, and this time may have 
been spent in the farmhouse beyond the Concord. He was a large 
holder of real estate, for, on the death of his father, he had become 
owner of thelatter's homestead and warehouse in Cambridge. The 
latter property he conveyed to his own son Samuel, 1698, Jan. 19, 
but the disposal of his Billerica holdings cannot be so clearly 
accounted for here. By the above deed of 1710 he sold to Mr. 
Heywood not only the village place but about 83 acres of other 
land. In his will of 1711, Feb. 21, he stated that he then owned 
about 18 acres of laud. Of the large farm there is no mention 
in the will, nor in any deed, but as it is certain that his son William 
had the farm, it seems equally certain that the transfer was made 
by a deed from father to son ; but the deed never was recorded. 
This farm remained directly in the hands of descendants, passing 
from father to son several times, until 1880. and is still held sub- 
ject to the testamentary will of its latest Manning occupant. The 
will of Samuel Manning reads as follows : 

"The last Will and testament of Samuel Manning sen"" 
In the name of God, ameu, the twenty first day of february Anuo- 
que Domini seventeen hundred and ten eleven. 

I Samuel Manning of Billerica in tiie county of Midd'', in her 
Majests Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England being sick 
and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto 



126 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

god, Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body, knowing that 
it is appointed for all men once to dye, do make and ordain this my last 
Will and Testament, that is to say, principally, and first of all I give and 
Recommend my immortal soul into the hands of god that gave it : and 
my Body I Recommend to the Earth with a decent burial at the discretion 
of my executors, and touching such worldly estate wherewith it hatl-. 
pleased god to bless me in this life, I give, demise and dispose of the same 
in the following manner and forme. 

Imp"" I will that all my lawfull debts be well and truly paid AUso 
I do give unto my beloved wife Abial Manning all my Estate in said Bil- 
lericaboth Real and personall to be at her dispose excepting three pounds, 
which I do will to my three youngest children that is Timothy, Eliftelet, 
and Abial to each of them twenty shillings, as for all my other children 
they have had considerable out of my estate, the land and medow which 
I have yet in said Billerica is Eight acres of upland and a half be it more 
or less in the first division bounded by the laud of Capt. Danf orth, Thomas 
Dutton, John Willson & John Baldwin. Also five acres of medow and 
swamp at broad medow, and five acres more or less at the long pond on 
the west side of it, according to the Record of said land and medow the 
abovesaid lannds both upland and medow I do Will and bequeath to my 
said beloved Wife Abial Manning together with all my movable Estate to 
be wholly at her dispose for her and her heirs forever. Allso I do con- 
stitute and appoint my beloved Wife Abial Manning with my son William 
Manning to be executor and executrix of this my last will and testament 
In Witness Avhereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the above- 
said twenty first day of febrowary Anno Domini seventeen hundred and 
ten eleven in the ninth yeare of her Majesf^ Reign. 

Sam^i- Manning. 

signed sealed published pronounced and 
declared by the said Sam" Manning as his 
last Avill and testament in the presence of 
us the subscribers 

John Baldwin 

Thomas Danforth. 

Oliver Whiting. 

Md. William Manning one of the Ex*^ Exhib^' this 
Will. Adm" is granted to him, the same being prov- 
ed by the 3 Witnesses upon oath in due forme 
is allowed 

Era. Foxcroft, J. P. 

Camb. 7th May, 1711." 

There is, further, a bond common to such cases by which 
William Manning and John Baldwin bind themselves in the sum 
of £100 to the faithful performance of their duties, the one as ex- 
ecutor and the other as surety. The paper concludes as follows t 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLI A:M MANNING. 127 

" The condition of this obligation is such y' If llie above boundeu 
William Manning one of the Executors named in the last Will & Testa- 
ment of Samuel Manning late of Billerica dec'd hath this day exhibited 
the s'^ Will & the same hath been proved & allowed & the adni" thereof com- 
mitted to him, room being left for his mother AbiiiU -when she asks the 
same toadm'' the s'' Will She being named an Exe thereon. Now if the 
gd -^m Manning do faithfully adm"" the s"^ Will in paying the Debts & Leg- 
acys according to the direction thereof then this bond to be void 

William Maxxixg 
joiln' baldwin 
Signed & sealed before us 

Eliz^ Foxcroft 
ThomS Foxcroft " 

No part of the will, except his own signature, was written 
by Samuel Manning. By this will his wife became possessed of 
upwards of 18 acres of land and considerable " movable Estate," 
but neither will nor deed has been found to show when or how she 
disposed of her property. She certainly did not convey anything 
under the name of Abiel Manning that is now found on record, 
and a long search, based upon the possibility that she married 
again, has developed nothing. Her son William doubtless inher- 
ited, in some way, all she received by this will. Samuel Manning 
m. (1st) 166-i, Apr. 13, Elizabeth Stearns,* b. at Watertown, 
but date not recorded, and d. 1671, June 24, at Billerica. Her 
death may have been sudden. Her father gave her £20 by will, 
" which, added to what I formerly gave her, will be her propor- 
tion," adds the will. This was dated five days before his death, 

* Isaac Stearns, her father, from Xaylaiul Parish, Suffolk, Eng., came to 
America in 1030, probably in the same ship with Gov. Winthrop and Sir Richard Sal- 
tonstall. He settled in Watertown, near Mount Auburn. He was a freeman in 1631; 
hence, a church member; and several years selectman. In 1U47 he and Mr. Biscoe 
were appointed " to consider how the bridjje over the river shall be built, and to 
agree with the worlimen for doing it, according to their best discretion"— the lirst 
mention of a bridge over the Charles river at Watertown. He possessed unusual 
financial means for that time. He owned 467 acres of land, and the inventory of his 
estate amounted to i5i4.04.()(). lie d. 1071, June 19; his widow, Mary, d. 1677, Apr. 2. 
Ch.: I. Mary, b. about 1626, in England; m. Isaac Learned; settled in Woburn, but 
removed to Chelmsford, where he was selectman. II. Hannah, b. about 1628, in Eng- 
land; m. Freeman, III. Lieut. John, b. about 1631 in Watertown; d. 1668-i), Mch. 

5; settled in Billerica; 6 ch.; m. Sarah, dau. of Isaac and Sarah Mixer, who d.'1656, 
and (2d) Mary, dau. of Thomas and granddau. of Rev. John Lothrop. IV. Isaac, b. 
Vy.iX-Z, Jan. 6; d. 1676, Aug. 29; freeman; 6 ch.; m.. Sarah, dau. of Capt. Richard IJeers. 
Tlie latter was Bele(;tman,13 years representative and a captain in King I'liilip's War. 
V. Sarah, b. 1635, Sep. 22; m. Dea. Samuel Stone, of Cambridge. VI. Samuel, b. 
16:>8, Apr. 24; ni. Hanning Manning [4], which see. VII. Elisabeth; m. Samuel Jlan- 
ning [5]. VHI. Abigail, birth not recorded; m. Dea. John Morse. 



128 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

hence, 1671, June 14, and she died ten days after, surviving Mr. 
Stearns only five days, from which it seems her own death was un- 
expected. Samuel Manning married (2d) 1673, May 6, Abiel 
Wight,* b. 1654, Jan. 1, at Medfield. Her Christian name has 
often been printed, and in a variety of forms, such as Abiah,Abial, 
Abiall, etc. The compiler has chosen the only form that has the 
weight of authority. She was originally given the Scriptural name 
of Abihaile, but this seems soon to have been modified. In five dif- 
ferent cases she appeared with her husband as a grantor to a deed, 
and on every occasion she signed her name Abiel. It is true that 
the spelling is Abial in her husband's will, but the accompanying 
bond has it Abiall, invalidating both of these forms ; and, in any 
case, the will was written by some one not a member of the fam- 
ily, and, among numerous other errors, the name of her son 
Eliphalet is spelled Eliffelet. This shows the spelling of the will to 
be valueless. Abiel herself must be considered the prime author- 
ity, and the form she used must necessarily be chosen for these 
pages. She was living 1713, Jul}' 3, but the date of her death 
is unknown. Samuel Manning d. 1710-11, Feb. 22, at Billerica. 
The exact place of his burial is unknown. His descendants in 
Billerica of the succeeding generations were all buried in the cem- 
etery at the " Corner." This lot was appropriated for burial pur- 
poses in 1707. The South cemetery was put in use in 1663, and 
is much larger, but the former ground was nearer to Samuel's 
residence, and, as his immediate descendants lie there, the Corner 
was, perhaps, his own resting place. No gravestone to his mem- 
ory can now be found ; if he ever had any it has disappeared, and, 
it would seem, forever. 



* Thomas Wight, her grandfather, came to America at an early date; was 
probably at Watertown in 1635-6; settled at Dedliam 1637; freeman 1640, and selectman 
six years from 1641; was often selected for performance of public services, and was 
interested in schools ; removed to Medfleld about 1650, where he was 19 years select- 
man and, in 1667, deacon. Records showthat he was one of the wealthiest citizens of 
the town. He d. there 1673-4, Mch. 17; his wife, Alice, d. 1665, July 15. Ch. : I.- 
Henry; lived at Medfleld; was 10 years selectman; d. 1680, Feb. 27; m. Jane Goode- 
now; 5 ch. II. John; see sketch below. III. Thomas; lived at 31edtield; house 
burned by Indians 1676; m. Mehitable Cheney; 5 ch. IV. Mary; m. Thomas Ellis. 
V. Samuel, b. 1639, Feb. 5, at Dedhara; lived at Medfleld; house burned by Indians 
1676; d. 1716, Dec. 31; m. Hannah Albee; 9ch. VI. Ephraim, b. 1645, Jan. 27; lived 
at Medfield; d. 1722-3, Feb. 26; m. Lydia Morse; 9 ch. 

John Wight, son of above Thomas, date of birth unknown, was one of the 
thirteen original settlers of Medfield, and the first to die; freeman 1653, May 18, and 

d. Sep. 28 after; m. Ann , ami had an only child, Abiel, who m. Samuel Manning 

[5]. Widow Ann Wight m. (2d) 1655, Apr. 11, Isaac Bullard, of Dedham, and by this 
marriage had a large family; and she m. (3d) David Jones, senior, of Dorchester. 



DESCENDANTS OF ^VILLIAM MANNING. 129 

Ch. of Samtiel and Elizabeth Manning : 

11. Samukl, b. about 1665 at Cambridge or Billerica, 

12. John, b. 1666, Aug. 30, at Billerica. 

Ch. of Samuel and Abiel Manning : 

13. Timothy, b. 1673-4, Feb. 4; d. 1673-4, Mcb. 12. 

14. Hannah, b. 1675, Mcli. 28. at Billerica. 

15. William, b. 1677, June 27, at Billerica. 

16. Mary, b. 1679, Sep. 12, at Billerica. 

17. Sarah, b. 1681, Aug. 26, at Billerica. 

18. Dorothy, b. 1683, June 27, at Billerica. 

19. Isaac, b. 1685, Apr. 15, at Billerica. 

20. Ephraim. b. 1686, Sep. 11. at Billerica. 

21. Eliza]{i:th, b. 1689-90, Mch. 14, at Billerica. 

22. Timothy, b. 1691-2, Mar. 4, at Billerica. 

23. Eliphalet, b. 1693, July 28, at Billerica. 

24. AiuKL, b. 1698, Dec. 16, at Billerica; living in 1711, but not far- 

ther accounted for. It may be ■worthy of note that Benjamin 
Shed, of Billerica, b. 1696, Aug. 5, had a wife named Abial. 
She d. 1736-7, Mch. 21. There is no actual reason kno-\vn to 
suppose she "was the subject of this sketch, but the name 
was uncommon, and Mr. Shed's date of birth was near enough 
to her own to increase the suspicion of a connection here. 
The children of Benj. Shed by his wife Abial were Kebecca, 
John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Joanna, Samuel and Sarah. 

6. SARAH3 MANNING (Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1645-6, Jan. 
28, at Cambridge, Mass.; ni. 1671, Apr. 11, Capt. Joseph Bull, 
a mariner, of Hartford, Ct. His father, Capt. Thomas Bull, was 
an early settler at Cambridge, having come in the ship "Hopewell" 
in 1635, but went with the Rev. Thomas Hooker's party to Hart- 
ford ; was a juror, a captain in the Pequot Indian war, and, in 
1675, was in command of the fort at Saybrook, Ct., when Andros 
appeared with a fleet and demanded its surrender, at which time 
Capt. Thomas won celebrity by refusing to yield and bravely re- 
sisting all hostile efforts. Of our Capt. Joseph less has been 
learned. He d. 1711-12, Mch. 22, leaving an estate valued at 
£890. 4. s. The date of Sarah's decease has not been found; it is 
said she died in 1691. Ch. : 

6a. Sarah (Bull) b. 1672, July 11. 

Gh. JosKPH (Bull) b. 1675, Aug. 9, who, according to Hinman's Early 

Settlers of Ct., was a nuiriner at Marblehead in 1717 and d. 

aged 63. 

9 



130 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

6c. Daniel (BuUj b. 1677, Nov. 9 ; m. Mary Mygatt, and Hinman names 
eight ch., Daniel, Aaron, Caleb, Mary, Keziali, Isaac, Amos and 
Susannah. 

6d. Caleb (Bull), b. 1680, Feb. 1; m. Elizabeth Bunce; resided at Hart- 
ford and, according to Hinman, had ch. : Caleb, Aaron and Dan- 
iel. Caleb, Jr., was a merchant; left an estate of £3,426, and 
a large family, of which nine were sons, "and nine finer appear- 
ing brothers were never found in Connecticut." 

9. MARY3 MANNING (Wm.,^ Wm.') b. about 1651 at 
Cambridge, Mass. ; m. 1674, Oct. 21, William Adams, b. 1650, 
May 27, at Ipswich. His father and grandfather were both named 
William, the latter having come to America about 1628 and 
located at Cambridge, but soon removed to Ipswich. The William 
who married Mary Manning graduated at Harvard in 1671, became 
a minister and was ordained pastor at Dedham in 1673. A contem- 
porary ranked him " among the choicest of the ripe fruit of this 
young generation." As a scholar and theologian he held high 
place, and as a man he was amiable. Mary, his wife, d. 1679, 
June 24. He had kept a journal of passing events, and in its 
pages he paid her this tribute : " My dear and loving wife departed 
this life after we had been married 4 years ami 8 months, whereby 
I am bereaved of a sweet and pleasant companion and left in a 
very lonely and solitary condition." He m. (2d) Alice, daughter 
of Maj. William,and granddaughter of Governor William Bradford, 
by whom he had other children ; and he d. 1685, Aug. 17, after 12 
years service as pastor at Dedham. Ch. of Rev. William and 
Mary Adams : 

9a. Mary (Adams) b. 1675, Nov. 12; d. 1676, Apr. 13. 

96. ELIPH.U.ET (Adams) b. 1677, Mch. 26; graduated at Harvard 1694; 
a talented clergyman; preached at Little Compton 1696, ac- 
quired the language of the Indians and preached to them in 
their native tongue ; ordained in 1709 at New London, Ct., and 
continued there as pastor until his death, 1753, Oct. 4. He was 
a man of great learning and a profound Hebrew scholar; 
lectured before educational bodies ; was often called in church 
councils, and, as a pastor, was amiable, popular, devoted and 
efficient. He was 17 years trustee of Yale College, and, in 
1723, was elected rector (president), but declined the office. 
He m. 1709, Dec. 15, Lydia, dau. of Alexander and Lydia Pygan, 
and had ch. : I. William, b. 1710, Oct. 7; graduated at Yale, 
1730; preached 60 years in North Parish, New London, and 
Groton, but refused to be ordained. He never married. II. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 131 

Pygau, 1). 1712, Mch. 27; a merchant with an extensive busi- 
ness; d. 177G, July; m. Anne Richards. Ch. 1. William, a 
soldier and privateersman of the Revolution; d. 1778, Apr. 4, 
at St. Pierre, Martinique. 2. Alexander P>/ga)i, a soldier, lost 
at sea 1782. 3. Anne; in. John Champliu. 4. Elinaheth ; in. 
Thomas Pool. 5. Lijdia; m. Robert Hallam. 6. Thomas, d. 
1815, Sep. 8, on the island of St. Martins, and with his death, 
it is said, the descendants of Rev. Wra. and Mary Adams be- 
came extinct in the male line. III. Mary, b. 1713-14, Mch. 5 ; 
m. Dr. Jonathan Gardner and (2d) Hon. John Bulkley, a jurist 
and judge. IV. Thomas, bap. 1715-10, Jan. 4; graduated at 
Yale, 1737; a physician in East Haddam; m. a dau. of Rev. 
Stephen Hosmer and had 4 children, all of Avhom died young. 
V. Samuel, b. 1717, Aug. 11; d. aged 5 months. VI. Lydia, b. 
1720, Feb, 20; d. 1721, July 17. 
9c. William (Adams) b. 1G79, Jan. 17; d. 1G79, Aug. 15. 



FOURTH GENERATION. 



11. SAMUEL" MANNING (Saml.,3 Wni.,2 Wm.i) b. 
about lC6o, probably at Cambridge, Mass., but possibly at Bille- 
rica, where he was reared. He took the oath of fidelity " 8, 7^, 
1681." In 1693 the town " Granted unto Samuel Manning Jun. 
liberty to set up a shop to work in and liberty to lay timber about 
& to set a Cart &c near to the passage over the River during the 
time of his keeping the ferry." This was probably the Coucord 
river. He removed to Cambridge before 1695, when, under date 
of Mch. 8, the records of that town say, "Then was the Town's 
Stock of Powder and ammunition removed from Mr. Sam" An- 
drews' house, and committed to the custody of Sam" Maning, aud 
the selectmen agree with said Sam" Maning, for his care, to allow 
him annually six shillings in common pay." In 1698, Jan. 19, his 
father conveyed to him for £85, of which £15 was " onward of his 
portion " as an heir, the old homestead in Cambridge at the S. E. 
corner of Duuster aud South streets ; the house and one-quarter of 
an acre of laud, with out-houses, fruit-trees, etc. ; together with 
the warehouse, boathouse, wharfing and appurtenances, on the 
S. W. corner. After this, deeds term him "■ waterman," because 
of his calling. He was a witness to the will of Sam'l Andrews, 
1698, and one of three men who took the inventory of his brother- 
in-law, Ebenezer King, 1710. His place of residence is not cer- 
tain for the 8 years following 1714. In this year, after having 
long held office in Cambridge, he ceased to fill such offices and 
bought land in Windham, Ct., but it is not certain he was there 
until 1722, and he was in Cambridge, as a resident or visitor, 24 
Apr., 1721. He sold a part of the old homestead 28 Sep., 1720, 
to Jonathan Remington, and the remainder, 24 Dec, 1725, to 
Andrew Boardman. The latter deed was not recorded until 1796. 
His Windham purchase of 4 Nov., 1714, was from William Mer- 
rick, and lay between Merrick's Brook and Beaver Brook. It 
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM .MANNING. 133 

contained 240 acres, and cost £62. 10s., and was the first deed 
recorded in " Book E," at "Windham. Occupying this farm as 
early as 1722, Mr. Manning there passed the rest of his life. The 
laml was in the eastern part of the town, which was organized as 
the Third Parish in 1732, and, known as "Scotland Society" from 
the organization of the church there in 1735, was set off about 
1860 and incorporated as the town of Scotland. It was in Scot- 
laud, as now constituted, that nearly all the Mannings of this line 
lived, and to which the consideration of descendants should turn, 
but as it was until lately Windham, the old name will be retained 
in this work. Samuel Manning often held town office. At Bille- 
rica, he was highw\iy surveyor in 1693. At Cambridge, he was 
sealer of weights and measures 1701, '2, '4-14, a total of 13 years ; 
highway surveyor, 1702; one of two inspectors of the "great 
bridge over Charles river," 1704, '5; constable, 1707; and clerk 
of the market, 1714. At Windham, tithingman and school com- 
mittee, 1722 ; and selectman 4 years, 1723, '4 and '32, '3. ABille- 
rica grant of 1710 calls him ''Ensign Samuel Manning Jr., of 
Cambridge." It has not been found that he took part in actual 
service, so it is presumed that the title was of militia origin. At 
Cambridge, 10 Jan., 1697, he was admitted to full couiuiunion in 
the First Church, as was his wife 26 May after ; and both united 
with the Congregational church in Windham before 1726, as did 
his second wife, by letter, in 1731, and the latter and he were mem- 
bers of the colony dismissed in 1735 to form the church at Scot- 
land Society. At one time he was on a committee to engage and 
settle a minister, and, again, to oversee the erection of a meeting- 
house. That his opinions were held in respect is shown by the 
fact that, in a spirited discussion concerning the theological views 
of a certain pastor. Ensign Manning appears in an atfidavit in 
which he set forth his knowledge of the case. He d. at Windham 
1755, Feb. 20, aged about 90, though his gravestone says " in his 
93d year." Exaggeration is common with gravestones, old and 
new. That of his first wife says she d. in her 63d year, whereas, 
if the record of her birth is correct, she was two years younger. 
Their graves are in the Palmer Burying Ground of Scotland Soci- 
ety. By his will, which was dated 1750, Mch. 2, Mr. Manning 
divided his land between the two oldest sons of his own son Sam- 
uel, deceased, as follows : To Josiah a s[)ecial bequest of three 
quarters of an acre, and the northerly half of the rest of the farm. 



134 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

including tlie house, barn and orcliard ; and to Hezekiah the south- 
erly half. The first of these grandsons was to pay his sister Abigail 
£70, and Hezekiah to pay to each of his younger brothers, Samuel 
and David, £140. Other bequests were to the testator's own chil- 
dren : To bis son John 20 shillings, which, with what had previously 
been given him, was his full share of the estate ; to his daughters 
Abigail Carter and Elizabeth Bingham, £45 each ; and to the chil- 
dren of his deceased daughter, Mary Case, a like sum jointly. He 
m. Deborah Spalding,* b. 1667, Sep. 12, at Chelmsford, Mass. 
An item in her father's will was: "I also will that in the space 
of six months after my decease my son Edward pay to my daugh- 
ter Deborah Manning the summ of five pounds in common pay 
the same to be pay'^ to her or to her heirs or assigns at the s*^ 
Edward Spauldyng's dwelling house," The testator gave a like sum 
to his daughter Sarah, who had married John Manning (12). 
Deborah d. 1727, Aug. 8, at Windham, and Samuel Manning m. 
(2d) at Norwich, 1731, June 10, Sarah Gale, of Canterbury, per- 
haps widow of Richard Gale. She d. 1746, Oct. 11. There was 
no issue by this union. Ch.f of Samuel and Deborah Manning : 



* Edward Spalding, her grandfather, came to America about 1630-33; set- 
tled at Braintree, Mass., where his wife Margaret and dau. Grace died, and where 
his son Benj. was born ; freeman, 1040; cue of the proprietors of Chelmsford, to which 
place he removed in 1653; selectman 3 years, and filled other positions of trust. His 

wife d., 1640, and he m. Rachel ,who was mother of several of the younger 

children. He d. 1C70, Feb. 26. Ch.: I. John, b. about 16.33; lived in Chelmsford; d. 
1721, Oct. 3; m. Hannah Hale; 8 ch. II. Edward, b. about 1635; see sketch below. 
III. Grace, d. 1641, May. IV. Benjamin, b. 1643, Apr. 7; removed to Canterbury, Ct.; 
d. before 1708; m. Olive Farwell. V. Joseph, b. 1646, Oct. 25; removed to Plainfield, 
Ct.; d. 1740, Apr. 3; m. Mary Jewell. VI. Dinah, b. 1649, Mch. 14. VII. Andrew, b. 
1652, Nov. If); d. 1713, May 5; m. Hannah Jefts; lived in Billerica. 

Edward Spalding, son of the first Edward, b. about 1635, lived at Chelms- 
ford; a lieutenant; representative, 1691; m. 1863, July 6, by Gov. Endicott, to Pris- 
cilla, dau. of Wm. Underwood, and (2d) 1581, Nov. 22, Margaret Barrett. He d. 1708, 
Jan. Ch.: I. Dorothy, b. 1664, Apr. 3; m. Ella. II. Deborah, m. Samuel Man- 
ning (11). III. Sarah, m. John Manning (12). IV. Edward, b. 1674, Aug. 18; lived in 

Chelmsford; d. probably in 1762; m. Lydia ; 8 ch. V. Ebenezer, b. 1683, Jan. 

13; lived Chelmsford and, later, Hudson, N.H.; m.Anna : 10 ch. VI. Margaret, 

birth not recorded; unm., 1702. VII. Esther, b. 1700, Feb. 11; d. 30 Nov., after. 

t Mr. Paige, in his history of Cambridge, includes a son Edward in this fam- 
ily of children. He does not give date of birth or baptism, nor any further account, 
but bases his statement on the alleged fact that Edward is mentioned in the will of his 
brother. Dr. Joseph Manning. This will remains in the Cambridge Probate Oflice, 
in good condition, and contains no reference to Edward. For 13 years the present 
writer has searched far and near for the alleged Edward without finding any sign 
of him as infant, youth or man, nor of anybody who bore his name at that period; 
and, as Mr. Paige's sole authority proves to have been an error, it seems safe to say 
there was no such person. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM :MANNING. 135 

25. Dorothy, b. 1688-9, Jan. 17, at Billerica; united Avith the Cam- 

bridge church, 1718, Nov. 2; perhaps living in 1721, but prob- 
ably d. soon after, unni. Her father, in his Avill, ■was careful 
to remenil)er all near relatives known by the present writer to 
have been livius then, but did not refer to Dorotliy or her 
younger sister Sarah. 

26. Samx-kl, b. 1690-1, Jan. 14, at Billerica. 

27. Sakaii, b. 1693, Oct. 1, at Billerica. Probably the Sarah Manning, 

" an adult," who united Avith the Scotland Society church, 
1745-6, Jan. 19. Not further traced. Probably d. num. l)efoi"e 
1750, for she had no mention in her father's will. 

28. Deborah, birth not recorded ; probably belongs here in the list, 

for, after the parents united with the church, all the later chil- 
dren were baptized promptly; d. unm., at Windham, 1723-4, 
Jan. 30. 

29. JoHX, bap. 1696-7, Jan. 17, at Cambridge. 
^:a30. Abigail, bap. 1699, May 14, at Cambridge. 

31. Elizabeth, b. 1701, Nov. 21, at Cambridge. 

32. Mary, b. 1703-4, Mch. 17, at Cambridge; d. before 1750 and later 

than 1744, Oct. 29; m. at Windham, 1728, Apr. 25, Benjamin 
Case, probably son of John and Desire, of Martha's Vineyard, 
and, if so, b. 1703, Dec. 4. Mary left ch., as her father's will 
shows, but no record has been found. Benjamin Case, "of 
Windham," bought land in Mansfield, 1749, Apr. 1 ; probably 
the same person. He had ch. : Joseph, w^ho. m. Ruth Sawyer, 
1754, Nov. 28, and had a family in Mansfield. Perhaps Mary, 
who d. about 1761 (inventory). Possibly Benjamin, Avho was 
a soldier of the Revolution. These may have been ch. of our 
Mary, but there is no proof of it. Benj., the father, may have 
removed to Coventry, where the name often occurs, especially 
in deeds, as it does at Mansfield. 

33. Joseph, bap. 1705, May 12. 

12. J0HN4 MANNING (Sainl.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1666, 
Aug. 30, at Billerica, where he lived for 30 years. He took the 
oath of fidelity 18, 3'", 1685. In 1691 the town records say, "John 
Manning was ordered to mend the meeting house windows ;" and 
for one day's work and the necessary boards and nails furnished 
by him, he was paid 3 shillings. This is the first sign of the call- 
ing he followed throughout his life, that of a carpenter. Sometime 
between 18 Nov., 1696, and 2 Jan., '98, he removed to Cambridge, 
his subsequent home. In the latter year he furnished material to 
the town of Billerica, as the town's financial account shows : 
" John Manning received of Joseph Thompson for five staves at 
two shillings and fower pence per staff, the charge for procuring 



136 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

them 00.11.08. for fetching them up 00.03.04." He was witness 
to the will of Thomas Stearns in 1606, and to that of Samuel An- 
drews, 1698, where his scholarly autograph appears. He was 
elected to minor town offices in 1700 and 1708, and, 1712, as 
tithingman, but was excused. From this we may infer he was 
averse to holding office. The following paper (from Mass. Ar- 
chives, V. 107, p. 133), is the first known step to his later military 
service : " To the honored Gouernor Counsill & representytes 
siting in counsill att Bostowne : we reseviug ane order from youer 
Honors bareiugdaate the 14 of June 1689 : that all the compauise 
& reiementes within the masichusites Colony should meet together 
& nominate ther Cometyon offesers to be presented to youer Hon- 
ors to be a loued and commisinatid in obedieus unto this youer 
order : we that belong to that troop chiefly gathered in billdirica : 
Asembled y® 20 day of June instant did unanimously nomiuat 
Raph Hill Captain : Jerathmal Bowers Lef tenant. John Lane Cor- 
net : John Starnes quartermaster." This report is signed with 6 
names, of which one is John Manning's, but they are not auto- 
graphs, nor did he write the body of the paper. It refers to the 
local Billerica militia organization, but John was soon in different 
service, he being a soldier in the expedition lo Canada led by Sir 
William Phips, in 1690, against the French, in King "William's 
war. After being long delayed by waiting for promised supplies 
fi'om England the expeditiou, consisting of a fleet of 32 vessels 
and upwards of 2,000 men, sailed from Boston, Aug. 9, and, after 
further delay on the way, arrived before Quebec, Oct. 5. Count 
Frontenac, the Governor, was summoned to surrender the next 
day, but refused, and an attack was made the 7th. A force of 
1,800 men was disembarked to operate by land, going ashore " in 
ice and water knee deep," and " so cold was it that ice formed in 
one night of sufficient thickness to bear a man," and frozen hands 
and feet were common. Sir William bombarded the tow^n, while 
the land force, remaining on shore some three or four days, fought 
well and "defended themselves as best they could against the 
combined force of the elements, and bullets of the French and 
Indians, but making no effectual advance toward the capture of 
the place." The enterprise failed, partly because the original de- 
lay brought them before Quebec in a season unfavorable for oper- 
ations, and partly because the governors of New York and Con- 
necticut, having promised to send a laud force by way of Albany 



DESCENDANTS OF ^\aLLIAM MANNING. 137 

to aid, and to divide the French troops by such a demonstration, 
failed to keep their word, their own expedition giving up mid-way 
and returning home. To add to the troubles of Sir William, small- 
pox broke out in the fleet, and he reluctantly raised the siege and 
sailed for Boston, where, after a stormy voyage, he and most 
of his men arrived Nov. 19. The loss was 300 men, and sickness 
the chief cause. The leaders in this campaign have been adversely 
criticised ; the men, never. There are no known rolls of the sol- 
diers, but John Manning's service is proved by the Mass. Ar- 
chives. The following petition to the General Court [Archives, 
115-684] bears date 30 May, 1750 : "A memorial of the Sub- 
scribers a Committee of Sundry of the Descendants of the Souldiers 
in the Expedition to Canada in the year 1690, whose names are 
herewith produced to your honors ; — Humbly Shewing That the 
Hon!^ Geu'i Court apointed a Com^lS to Inspect the Lists of Can- 
ada Soldiers or there Descendants ; (in s'? Expedition) and Divide 
them into Seperate lists by Sixty ; that they might be allowed grants 
of Lands for Townshipps agreeable to the practice of the Hon^ 
Court for Several years past ; that the Said Com!£5 were pleased 
to Insert the names of your Petitioners to Gether with others 
named in one Seperate List making up the number of Sixty ; which 
List was Lodged in Court (As we were Informed & burnt in Bos- 
ton Town house; so that your Pet'"^ are not able at this Time to 
produce the Same List to present the Same to your HonI*,) your 
Petitioners therefore Humbly pray your Honour & Hon^ in yo"r 
Great Wisdom Justice & goodness to Grant them with Such others 
your honi:§ shall please to Joyn to them to make up the number of 
Sixty (living as nigh to gether as may be) a Tract of the Unap- 
propriated Lands of thejj^rovince of Six miles Square, upon Such 
Conditions & under Such Limitations as to vour Hon'" & Hon''« 
Shall Seem meet and your Petitioners as in Duty bound Shall ever 
pray &c. [Signed] Saral AVhittemore, Sam'. Whittemore, Jr. 
Coni'ee &c." Archives 115-685 begins thus: "The names of 
Sundrey pei'sons Descendants of the Soldiers who were in the Ex- 
pedition to Canada in the year 1690 : Referred to in the petition to 
the Great & Genii Court for a grant of land &c by Sam' Whitte- 
more & Sam' Whittemore, Jur &c, 30 May, 1750, as FoUoweth." 
Then comes a list in which the name of the claimant of 1750 is fol- 
lowed by that of the soldier upon whose service the claim is based. 
The claimants were, inmost cases, sons, but sometimes grandsons, 



138 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

etc., of the soldiers. Edward Manning, second son of John, 
claimed under Wm. Blanchard (why, I find not ; possibly he had 
purchased the claim) and John's own service was with his eldest 
son, John, as claimant. About 30 names appear in the list. Action 
was long delayed by the General Court, and it was not until 1771, 
June 11, that the grant was made. In the lapse of years death 
had been busy. In 1 750 the claimant for the services of Sir Wil- 
liam Phips had been Capt. William Phips (son of Spencer Phips, 
who was an adopted sou of Sir William), but Capt. William had 
died before 1771, and, his claim descending by inheritance to his 
brother David, the grant was usually referred to as having been 
made to " David Phips and others." The second John Manning, 
too, was dead, and his brother Edward had succeeded to his claim. 
In the Boston Gazette^ 1772, Aug. 8, appears, as an advertisement, 
a petition from the proprietors of the so-called township, which is 
described as ' ' lying on both sides Amarascoggiu [Androscoggin] 
River, in the county of Cumberland, in the late province of Main, 
granted by the Great and General Court of this Province, the 11th 
of June, A. D. 1771, to David Phips, Esq; and others, heirs and 
representatives of such as were in the expedition against Canada 
in 1690," praying for authority to call a legal meeting of said pro- 
prietors to elect necessary officers and transact other business. 
This petition was signed by " David Phips, Sam. Whittemore, 
Fra. Dana, Eben. Stedman, Edward Manning, Alex. Shepard, 
jun." Authority was given, and the meeting duly held. Settle- 
ment was long delayed, however, the chief cause being the troubles 
incidental to the growth and progress of the Revolution, and, in 
the meanwhile, the management of the township remained in the 
hands of the proprietors in and near Cambridge. Taxes were reg- 
ularly assessed by the proprietors, and, as many of their number 
did not pay these dues, there were frequent advertisements in the 
Gazette, warning them that if said taxes were not paid their land 
would be sold to obtain the money. While the present writer has 
doubtless overlooked several of these notices, they are found in 
the Gazette in 1774, June 13; 1775, Feb. 13; 1779, Feb. 22 and 
Oct. 18 ; 1782, Dec. 30 ; 1784, Mch. 29 ; 1786, Feb. 13, and 1788, 
Dec. 1. In each case the grant is definitely described, and in that 
of 1779, Feb. 22, it has, for the first time, a name ; that of Phips 
Canada. These assessments were, at different times, to defray 
the cost of " obtaining the grant and laying out the same ;" to 



DESCEXDAXTS OF ^VrLLTA:\r MAXMXG. 139 

build a sawmill; to encourage settlers to locate on the township, 
etc. The amount was usually 20 or 30 shillings on each right, and 
the taxes became so burdensome that the original grantees in most 
cases sold their rights to others, few going to Phips Canada. The 
grant is now the town of Jay, Franklin Co., Maine. Edward 
Manning sold his father's right, 1774. Apr. 25, for £12.5. Another 
lot in his name, which he had somehow acquired on the right of 
one Siah Harris (of which, previously, I know nothing), was sold 
1792, Apr. 5, for unpaid taxes. What became of the Wm. Blanch- 
ard right has not been learned. It is not probable that any of the 
Mannings went to Jay, for the town clerk thereof states that he 
fails to find the name on early records there, and that he has 
known of no person in the vicinity who bore the name. John 
Manning, subject of this sketch, and his wife 8arah were admitted 
to full communion in the Cambridge church, 1697-8, Jan. 2. His 
" minister's rate," or tax for the support of the church, is entered 
on the books thereof from 1698 to 1706, the amount varying from 
8sh. 6d. to llsh. 6. He bought of Richard Proctor, 1708-9, Jan. 
27, for £52, " in Province Bills of Credit or Silver Money at the 
Rate of eight shillings p'' ounce, a parcell of land Situate lying and 
being in the Township of Cambridge, containing by estimation 
about Twenty Hods, together with the housing." This was on the 
west side of Dunster st., "on or near which the first meeting- 
house was erected," and was his home until his death. He m. 
Sarah Spalding, of Chelmsford, sister of his brother Samuel's wife. 
(For her ancestry see Samuel's sketch.) She was probably b. 
about 1670, though the date has not been found on record, nor is 
it known when she died. She is not mentioned in papers relating 
to her husband's estate, which indicates that she d. before him. 
Her father left her £5 by will. Joliu Manning d. 1718-19, Feb. 3, 
at Cambridge. Probably he was buried near the group of Manning 
graves, but no headstone has been found. He died intestate. 
He was not a money-maker, and the inventory of his estate was but 
£69.1.0, of which, £56 was the appraised value of the house and 
the shop. His son Edward was administrator, and the latter, pur- 
chasing the rights of his brothers and sister, l)ecame sole owner 
of the homestead. Ch. : 

34. John, b. 1605-G, Feb. 2'J, at Billerica. 

35. Edwakd, bap. 1G98, Mch. 27, at Cambridge. 

36. WiLLL\M, b. 1700, May 21, at Cambridge. 

37. Samukl, b. 1703, Apr. 20, at Cambridge. 



140 THE MANXIXG FAMILY. 

38. BEXJA:\nN, b. 1704-5, Mcli. 10, at Cambridge. 

39. Sarah, b. 1708, Mch. 27, at Cambridge; lived iu Cambridge until 

1726 ; then in Boston until 1736 ; then in "Providence old town," 
until 1741; next a few mouths in Smithfield [R. I.?J, and re- 
turned to Cambridge 1742, May 27, after which no sign is foimd 
of her. Not m. 1732, and probably single iu 1742. 

14. HANNAH^ MANNING (Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 
1675, Mch. 28, at Billerica, Mass.; m. 1699, Dec. 7, Ebenezer 
King, "of Watertown." Resided in Watertown, and in Cam- 
bridge, where he bought | of an acre of land, 1708, June 26, and 
where he d. 1710, Sep. 28. His widow sold the above land 1713- 
14, Mch. 15. The compiler has not learned what became of her 
and her children afterwards, nor the ancestry of her husband. Ch. : 

40. Ebenezee (King) b. 1700, Oct. 11, at Watertown. 

41. Samuel (King) b. 1702, Apr. 13, at Watertown. 

42. William (King) b. 1703, Sep. 8, at Watertown; d. 1710, Sep. 9, at 

Cambridge. 

43. HjLnnah (King) b. 1704-5, Jan. 13, at Watertown. 

44. Mary (King) b. 1708, Mch. 25, at Cambridge; d. 1709, Sep. 30. 

45. Mary (King) b. 1709, Oct. 21, at Cambridge. 

15. WILLIAM^ MANNING (Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm i) b. 
1677, June 27, at Billerica, Mass., where he always resided. He 
had his father's farm, probably by deed of gift, and lived on the 
old homestead. He seems never to have added to the farm by 
purchase, but his possessions had been early augmented by grants, 
including 48 acres in 1708, and probably by others in the 30 years 
after his father's death, when several " divisions " of land were 
made by the town. He sold on several occasions; in 1710 (16 
acres for £3.15, on west side of Concord river) ; in 1715 (5 acres 
for £20) ; in 1716 (29 acres for £12) ; in 1753 (6 acres in Tewks- 
bury for £2.13.4) ; and iu 1758 (about 2 acres for 18 shillings). 
The greater part of his laud he divided by deed between his two 
sons. To William he gave 86 acres in 1734; this deed was not 
recorded until 1793. To Jacob he gave 41 acres in 1735, and 56 
acres in 1738. The homestead became the former son's property. 
The elder William held various town offices — highway surveyor in 
1712 and 1735; tithingman, 1723; selectman, 1726; one of a 
committee " to regulate and order where the school shall be kept 
in the several quarters of the town," 1729, and, also, in 1732-3, 
'35-6. In 1729 he aided iu surveying Concord line, and, 1737, 
was on a committee to " provide all materials necessary for build- 



DESCEXDANTS OF >VILLIAM MAXNIXG. 141 

ino- the meeting house, and see that the work may be well and 
effectually done." About this date, in a list of " sittings " in the 
old meeting house, he was one of 19 men who, out of a total of 
150, were dignified with the title of '' Mr.," and one of the 10 who 
occupied the best, or " fore seat below," as it was called. Pews 
were little known. Having been elected tithingmau, he must have 
been a church member. He was prominent in the militia, and was 
elected ensign as early as 1723. He was joint executor with his 
mother of his father's will. He m. Elizabeth French,* b. 1679, 
June 8, at liillerica ; she d. 1736, Sep. 19, and he m. (2d) 1737, 
Apr. 19, Mary Shed, probably widow of Nathan. Ensign Man- 
ning d. at Billerica, 1764, Mch. 25. He and his first wife are 
buried in the " Corner " cemetery. Ch., b. at Billerica : 

46. Elizabktii, b. 1701-2, Mch. 4; m. Saninel Mauuiug(37). 

47. EsrnKK, b. 1703, Aug. 5. 

48. Mary, b. 1705, Dec. 21; not traced. 

49. WiLLiAiM, b. 1707-8, Feb. 28. 

50. Jacoh, b. 1710, Mch. 27. 

51. Sahah, b. 1711-12, Feb. 8; m. Jonathan Danforth, b. 1712-13, Jan. 

1 1 , at Billerica, son of Samuel and grandson of Jonathan, the 
surveyor. The younger Jonathan d. 1738, before Oct. 9; his 
widow. Surah, d. 1745, Dec. 11. Ch. : William, b. 1737, Nov. 
7; m. his cousin Elizabeth Danforth, and d. about 1814, at 
Hartland, Vt. Of his sons, Isaac and Samuel were physicians ; 
of his grandsons one was a physician and three were ministers. 

52. Rachel, b. 1714-15, Feb. 17. 

* William French, her grandfather, came from England in 1635; located at 
Cambridge and was of prominence; freeman, 1G36; one of tlie first Billerica settlers. 
1C53; re])resentative, 1663-1 ; a lieutenant, and a leading citizen. His wife Elizabetli 
d. 1G68, Mc.li. 31, and he m. (2d) 1669. May 6, Mrs. Mary (Lathrop) Stearns. Lieut. 

French d. 1681, Nov. 20, aged 77. Ch. : I. Elizaljetli, b. about 1631; m. Ellis. II. 

Mary, 1). about 1633. III. John, b. about 1635; lived in Billerica; a soldier, and 
wounded by Indians; four times m.; 9 ch. IV. Sarah, b. 1638, Mch. V. Jacob, )>. 
1639-40, .Jan. 16; see slietch below. VI. Hannah, b. 1641-2, Feb. 2; d. June 20. VII. 
Hannah, b. about 1643; d. 1674; m. .John Brackett. VIII. Samuel, b. 1645, Dec. 3; d, 

1646, July 15. IX. Samuel, b. ; a pioneer in Dunstable. X. Mary, b. 167o, Apr. 

3; m. Shari>, and (2d) N'ath'l Dunklee. XI. Sarah, b. ICTl, Oct. 29; ni. Jos. 

Crosl)y. XII. Abigail, b. 1673, Apr. 14; d. 1674, Apr. 13. XIII. Hannali, b. 1676, Jan. 
25; m. John Child. 

Jacob Frencr, son of aboveWni.,b. 1639-40, Jan. 16; lived in Billerica, where 
his home was a. " garrison liouse " in tlie Indian wars; d. 1713, May 20; m. Mary, dau. 
of Elder Ricliard Champney. She d. 1681, Apr. 1, and he ra. (2d) Mary Converse. Ch. : 
I. Jacob, b. 1666-7, Feb. 20; d. about 1700. II. William, b. 1668, July 18; a deacon in 
Billerica; d. 1723, Sept. 30; m. Sarah, dau. of Capt. .Tonathan Danforth, the noted land 
surveyor. III. Mary, b. 1669, Oct. 6; d. Nov. 12. IV. John, b. 1670, Oct. 6; d. Dec. 3. 
V. Joseph, b. 1673, May 5; d. 1676, Sep. 25. VI. Jabez, b. and d. 1674, Sep. 16. VII. 
Mary, b. 1676-7, Mch. 5; m. .Jonathan Baldwin. VIII. Hannah, b. and d. 1677, Oct. 
23. IX. Eliz(th,'th; m. Wm. Manning (15). X. Sarah, b. I6S1-2, Mch. 7; m. Thos. 
Baldwin. XI. Abigail, li. 1686, A])r.20; d. 16^7, Mch. 29. 



142 THE MANNING FAIMILY. 

53. Martha, b. 1718, July 26; not traced. 

54. Haxnah, b. 1719-20, Mch. 1; d. 1723, Aug. 15. 

16. MARY4 MANNING (Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1679, 
Sep. 12, at Billerica, Mass. ; m. 1703, Nov. 2, Josiah Crosby, b. 
1677, Nov. 11, at Billerica, where they resided later; son of 
Simon and Rachel (Brackett), and grandson of Simon and Ann 
Crosby, of Cambridge. The younger Simon was selectman at 
Billerica, representative, and a large landholder ; his wife, Rachel, 
was a daughter of Dea. Richard Brackett, of Brainlree. Josiah 
d. before 7 Oct., 1745 ; when Mary, his wife, d. is not known. Ch. : 

55. Josiah (Crosby) b. 1704, Aug. 5 ; m. Elizabeth French and had 

several ch., of whom one was Josiah, Jr., father of Dr. Asa 
Crosby, an eminent physician ; and the latter numbered among 
his sons Dr. Josiah, Dr. Thomas R. and Dr. Dixi Crosby, Hon. 
Nathan Crosby, and Alpheus Crosby, Professor of Greek in 
Dartmouth College. 

56. Eliphalj;t (Crosby) b. 1705, Aug. 6; d. 1705, Aug. 8. 

57. Elizabeth (Crosby) b. 1706, Aug. 7; d. 1709, June 14. 

58. Anna (Crosby) b. 1708, Apr. 29; m. John Bowers. 

59. Is.^c (Crosby) b. 1709, Nov. 7; d. 1709, Nov. 10. 

60. Ephraevi (Crosby) twin, b. 1709, Nov. 7; d. Nov. 10. 

61. Mary (Crosby) b. 1712, Aug. 24; m. Dr. Roger Toothaker, from 

whom descended numerous physicians. 

62. Elizabeth (Crosby) b. 1713, Dec. 1. 

63. Jane (Crosby) b. 1716, June 14. 

64. Joanna (Crosby) b. 1718, July 16. 

65. Jonathan (Crosby) b. 1719, Aug. 1. 

66. Esther (Crosby) b. 1721, Dec. 31 ; d. 1722, May 23. 

17. SARAH" MANNING (Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1681, 
Aug. 26, at Billerica, Mass. ; m. 1703-4, Mch. 23, Samuel, son of 
William and Elizabeth Robinson, of Cambridge, b. 1680, Apr. 20 ; 
lived in Cambridge on Brattle Square. Sarah d. 1709, July 19, and 
he m. (2d) Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Samuel Brigham, and had 
other children. Mr. Robiuson d. about 1724. His ch. by wife 
Sarah were : 

67. Sarah (Robinson) bap. 1705, July 22 ; d. young. 

68. Samuel (Robinson) b. 1707, Apr. 4; m. Mercy, dau. of Moses 

Leonard, of Marlboro; settled at Hardwick as early as 1736; 
was selectman, assessor, town clerk, deacon, and a captain in 
the French war; a pioneer in the settlement of Bennington, 
the first town chartered on the N. H. grants, which became 
Vermont. There he was justice of the peace, and active in 
resisting the encroachments of New York; and, in 1766, went 



DESCENDANTS OF AMLLI.UI MANNING. 143 

to Enijlaiid as agent of the settlers to defend their rights be- 
fore the roj^al court, but d. in London, 17G7, Oct. 27, of small 
pox. Ch. : I. Elizabeth, b. 1733, Dec. 24; d. young. II. 
Leonard, b. 173(5, July 10; a soldier in the French war and 
Revolution. III. Samuel, b. 1738, Aug. 9; adjutant in the 
French war, captain at the battle of Bennington, colonel of 
militia, justice of the peace and judge of the Special Court. 
IV. Moses, b. 1741, Mch. 15; deacon, town clerk, colonel of 
militia, chief justice of the Vt. Supreme Court, 1779-89, Gov- 
ernor of the State, and Senator in Congress. V. Paul, b. 1743, 
Dec. 17; d. 1754. VI. Silas, b. 1745-6, Mch. 17; a Revolution- 
ary soldier. VII. Mercy, b. 1748, Oct. 8; m. Col, Jos. Sailbrd. 
VIII. Sarah, b. 1751, Nov. 13 ; m. Benj. Fay and (2d) Gen. He- 
man Swift. IX. David, b. 1754, Nov. 4; a Revolutionary 
soldier, major general of militia, U. S. Marshal for the Dis- 
trict of Vt., and sheriff for 22 years. X. Jonathan, b. 1750, 
Aug. 24; a lawyer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1801- 
7, U. S. Senator and Judge of Probate. XI. Anna, b. 1759, 
Oct. 4; m. Isaac Webster. 

69. Dorothy (Robinson) b. 1709, Apr. 19 ; history unknown. 

18. DOROTHY" MANNING (Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 
1683, June 27, at Billerica, Mass. ; m. at Concord, 1709, Dec. 13, 
Daniel, son of Thomas and Marj^ Walker, b. 1674, Feb. 10, at 
Sudbury, where they resided, and where Daniel d. 1755, May 13. 
The date of Dorothy's death has not been learned. Ch. : 

70. D.vxiKL (Walker) b. 1710, Oct. 27; m. Hannah Wood and had 

Daniel, b. 1748, Aug. 29 ; removed to Westminster and had 
Ruth, b. 1750, Sep. 2, and Jonas, b. 1755, June 6; d. 1756, 
Aug. 30. 

71. ELiPH.a.ET (Walker) b. 1712, Feb. 11. 

72. Jabez (Walker) b. 1714, July 18. 

73. DoKOTHY (Walker) b. 1717, Mch. 12; m. Isaac Livermore. Prob- 

ably the same Isaac and Dorothy who resided at Leicester and 
had Isaac, b. 1746 ; Abner, b. 1749 ; Dorothy, b. 1751 ; Abraham, 
• b. 1753; Elijah, b. 1755, and Lucy, b. 1758. 

74. Mary (Walker) b. 1718, Oct. 11; m. Josiah Hoar and had Mary, 

b. 1746, Aug. 17; Jonathan, b. 1747, Dec. 28; Dorothy, b. 1749, 
Aug. 28; Persis, b. 1752, Jan. 27; Rebecca, b. 1755, June 24, 
and Ruth, b. 1757, Sep. 12. 

75. JosiAii (Walker) b. 1721, Sep. 13; living, 1765. 

76. Bez^vleel (Walker) b. 1724, May 7 ; lived in Southboro. 

19. ISAAC MANNING (Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1685, 
Apr. 15, at Billerica, Mass. Of all the early members of the family, 
no other male has left so few signs behind him as the above Isaac. 



144 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

He went to Cambridge before July, 1707, at which time he was 
22 years old, and perhaps resided there until liis death, but we are 
not certain even of this. It seems that, iu his lifetime, his name 
was not often made a matter of public record, and, perhaps, never 
after his death. He was in Cambridge continuously from 1707 to 
1723, and probably until 1742. The first sign of him is when, 
1707, July 27, he is credited in the church book with the payment 
of 6 shillings, his minister's rate, or tax for the support of the 
church. Similar payments are entered each year, the rate ranging 
from 7sh. upward. It was 8sh. in 1719, '20, and '21 ; 9sh. 8d. 
in 1722, and 9sh. Id. iu 1723. The latter is the latest recorded 
entry, but the book was very imperfectly kept. Margaret, his wife, 
was admitted to full communion 1727-8, Jan. 9. Nothing is found 
to show that he was a member, but he or his wife must have 
" owned the covenant," if no more, prior to the birth of their first 
child, as it was baptized promptly. In 1709 he was witness to a 
deed iu which his brother John was a principal. Isaac was elected 
to town office as follows : Hog -reeve, 1713; fence viewer, 1714, '18; 
highway surveyor, 1721. At a meeting of the selectmen, 1742-3, 
Feb. 28, the expense of caring for the poor was considered, and 
certain sums awarded to those who had, by direction of the select- 
men, given such care. One citizen was paid 6 shillings, and then 
follows this record : " Also Isaac Manning 6 old tenor for the 
same service ; the said 12^^ to be paid out of the money received 
of Robt. Bull." This payment is the last sign that has been found 
of Isaac. He may have left Cambridge, but it is more likely that 
he continued to reside there until his death, of which we have no 
record. It is not found that he ever owned real estate, nor that 
he left enough property to call for a division in the Probate Court. 
His occupation is also unknown. He m. 1708, Apr. 8, Margaret 
Eager,* b. 1681, May 25, at Cambridge, The date of her death 
has not been found. Ch., b. at Cambridge : 

*Winiam Eager, her father, ancestry unknown, was iu Maldeu when he mar- 
ried, and until 1667; chiefly in Camljridge, 1672-82; removed to Marlboro, where he d. 
1690, Apr. 4. He m. Ruth, dau. of Abraham and Sarali (Long) Hill, b. 1640, June 2, 
and d. 1679-80, Jan. 16; and he m. (2d) 1680, Apr. LS, Hester Cole (bo says the record, 
though her name, after marriage, is given as Lydia). Ch.: I. William, h. 1661, Apr. 
20; d. 1661, Dec. 20. II. William, b. 1662, Nov. 30. III. Abraham; was of Marlboro; 

m.' Lydia Woods; 11 ch. IV. Zachary; was of Marlboro; m. Elizabeth ; 10 ch. 

V. Zerubbabel, b. 1672, June 8; lived at Marlboro; m. Hannah Kerley; 8 ch. VI. 
Martha, b. 1674, Nov. 26. VII. Ruth, b. 1677, Feb. 1; m. John Banister. VIII. Sarah^ 
b. 1679, June 25. IX. Margaret; m. Isaac Manning (19). X. James; was of Marlboro; 

ni.TabithaHowe. XI. Jacob. XII. Mercy. XIII. Lydia; m. Johnson. XIV. 

Esther. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 145 

77. Isaac, b. 1708-9, Jan. 13. As early as 1733 he Aveiit to Sutton, 

where he thereafter resided. He bought and sold real estate 
to a considerable extent, being a farmer. The purchases bear 
date of 1733, '39, '49, and the sales of 1736, '42, '48, '54, 'GO and 
'69; a total of nearly 190 acres. The latest sale was of 2 acres 
only, and closed out his land holdings. His first purchases, 
disposed of in 1736, were in the N. E. part of Sutton, east of 
Blackstone river ; the later acciuirements, in the N. W. part, on 
the Worcester line. In 1813 this section was set off and incor- 
porated as the present town of Millbury, though some of 
Isaac's land may now be within the limits of Auburn. The 
old, or South Church of Sutton records that, 1778, Dec. 27, he 
died " after long weakness, aged about 70." Examination of 
the cemeteries of both Sutton and Millbury, and of town and 
church records, fails to add to his history. It is not found that 
he ever married, though existing records are so incomplete as 
to render a decisive statement impossible. No wife appears 
in his deeds of sale, nor is there reliable mention of any house 
on his land. His brother-in-law and his niece, Nehemiah and 
Rachel Pntnara, were witnesses to his last deed of sale. This 
may possibly indicate that, when his "long Aveakness " fell 
upon him, he went to live with his sister, Mrs. Putnam. 

78. Makgarkt, b. 1710, Sep. 25. 

79. William, b. 1712, Oct. 24. 

80. Thomas, b. 1714, Aug. 16; d. 1714, Nov. 16. 

81. Daniel, b. 1715-16, Feb. 5. 

82. Sarah, b. 1717-18, Feb. 7. 

83. Hanxah, b. 1719, Dec. 25. 

84. Thomas, b. 1722-3, Jan. 19. 

20. EPHRAIM'i MANNING (Saml.,3 AVin..'2 ^Ym^) b. 
1686, Sep. 11, atBillerica, Mass., where he resided until 1727 or 
28. He was elected fence-viewer in 1718, '19, '22-4, or 5 years. 
In 1714 he was paid by the town for work "at y*^ bridg," when 
that structure was repaired. He bought, 1717, Dec. 31, of John 
Wilson, Jr., for £180, "one certain massiige or teneniont situate in 
Billerica," 32 acres, upland, meadow and orchard land. This place 
was in the present Center village, and the next lot south of the first 
home of his father in town. He sold it 1727, June 29, for £350, 
and removed to Woodstock, Ct. There he bought, 1727-8, Feb. 
8, of Isaac Johnson, for £255, " a certain tenement of housing 
and land situate in Woodstock" ..." Fourty acres of land and 
a mansion house." Another lot, bounded on one side b}' the land 
of his brother Timoth}', cost £50. He and his wife joined the early 
Woodstock church, 1742, and, 1750, at the reorganization of the 
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146 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

town, he was among the freemen. He seems not to have held 
town office there. In all known cases his occupation is given as 
that of a housewright, but he was probably also a farmer. He m, 
in 1710, Mary Tompson,* b. 1691, Nov. 17, at Billerica ; d. 1747, 
Nov. 24. Ephraim Manning d. 1750, May 17, both at Woodstoci^. 
Probably buried in the "Hill" cemetery, but no gravestone is 
known to exist. In 1750-1, Feb. 17, his dau. '■ Betty Manning, 
single woman," quitclaimed her rights in his estate to Benj. 
Frizell, and the other heirs joined in a like deed Apr. 1 after. 
Ch. : 

85. Joseph, b. 1710-11. Feb. 9, at Billerica; d. 1712, Sep. 2S. 

86. Mary, b. 1712-13, Mch. 4, at Billerica; m. 1734, July 11, Anthony 

Morse, of Woodstock, h. 1709, June 10; sou of Peter and Pris- 
cilla (Carpenter) Morse. Mary d. 1735, June 21 (gravestone), 
and Anthony 1738, Apr. IS. If a child was b. it did not sur- 
vive. 

87. Joseph, b. 1715, July 24, at Billerica; d. 1716, Dec. 21. 

88. Abigail, b. 1717-18, Jan. 5, at Billerica. 

89. Betty, b. 1720, Aug. 2, at Billerica; single, 1751, -syheu she sold 

her rights in her father's estate; ni. 1752, July 15, Josiah Chaf- 
fee, of Woodstock, and had a dau. Hannah, b. 1752, Oct. 20. 
No more is known of Betty. Perhaps she soon died, for some 
one of the name of Josiah Chaffee soon after had ch. born by a 
wife named Sarah. 

90. Sakah, b. 1723, Mch. 27, at Billerica. 

91. Samuel, b. 1725-6, Mch. 19, at Billerica; d. 1727, May 10. 

* Rev. William Tompson, her grandfather, \vas a graduate of Oxford, Eng- 
land, 1620; preached in that country; came to America, 1637; preached at Kittery or 
York; ordained pastoral Braintree, 1639; selected as one of three ministers in re- 
spouse to an urgent call from Virginia for " competent " preachers there; returned 
after some time ; filled the pulpit until 1658; d. 1666, Dec. 9, in his 68th year. His wife 
Abigail d. 1643, Jan. 1, and he m. (2d) Ann, widow of Simon Crosby. Ch.; I.Sam 
iiel, of Braintree, deacon; d. 1G95, .June 18; m. Sarah Shepard; 10 ch. II. William, 
Rev.; graduated Harvard, 1653; preached at Springfield; missionary to the Pequot 
Indians; m. Catherine Treat. III. r'Mary. IV. Elinor. V. Joseph, h. 1640, May 1; 
see below. VI. Benjamin, b. 1642, July 14; graduated Harvard, 1662; a physician, 
schoolmaster, town clerk and poet; m. Susanna Kirtland; 9ch. VII. Ann, b. 1648; 
this child by the second wife. 

Joseph Tompson, son of above Rev. William, b. 1640, May I; early settled in 
Billerica ; first schoolmaster of the town; deacon, representative, town clerk, captain 
of the militia company and 30 years selectman; d. 1732, Oct. 13; m. Mary, dau. of 
Deacon Richard Brackett, who d. 1678-9, Mch. 23, and (2d) 1680-1, Mch. 17, Mary Den- 
nison. Ch.: 1. Mary, b. 1663, Nov. 18. II. Joseph, b. 1666, Apr. 8. III. Abigail, b. 
1668, Apr. 16; m. John Watkins. IV. William, b. 1670, Oct. 3; d. 1694, Dec. 22. V. 
Deborah, b. 1676, Sep. 29. VI. Edward, b. 1683-4, Jan. 18. VII. Benjamin, b. 1685-6, 
Feb. 7; selectman and town clerk at Billerica ; d. 1753, Oct. 28; m. Alice Kidder; 9 or 
10 ch. VIII. Elizabeth, b. 1688, June 29; d. 1712, Aug. 24. IX. .Vari/; m. Ephraim 
Manning (20). 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 147 

92. .Ai.iCK, b. 1728, June 2, at Woodstock. 

93. Ei'HKAiM, b. 1730, Aug. 7, at Woodstock. 

94. William, b. 1733, Nov. 28, at Woodstock. 

21. ELIZABETH^ MANNING (Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 
1689-90, Mcb. U, at Billerica, Mass.; m. 1710-11, Feb. 1, Peter 
Fassett, b. 1G85, Aug. 25, and d. 1711, May 16. She m. (2d), 
1713, Nov. IS, Jonathan, son of Jonathan and Rebecca, and grand- 
son of Jonathan Danforth, the eminent surveyor and selectman of 
Billerica. The Jonathan who m. Elizabeth was b. 1688-9, Mch. 
22; d. 1762, Mch. 23. His widow d. 1772, Apr. 8. Her ch., b. 
at Billerica, were : 

95. Peter (Fassett) b. 1711, Nov. 11; probably lived in Bedford. 

96. Jonathan (Danforth) b. 1714, Nov. 10; m. Anna Blanchard. 

97. Elizabeth (Danforth) b. 1717, May 4; m. Wm. Mannin}? (49)- 
!)8. Sakaii (Danforth) b. 1719-20, Mch. 6. 

99. KiuuxcA (Danforth) 1). 1722, May 29. 

100. Benjajhn (Danforth) b. 1724, Dec. 8; m. Mary Frost. 

101. Mary (Danforth) b. 1727, Apr. 20. 

102. Anna (Danforth) b. 1729-30, Feb. 28; ni. Braviter Gray. 

103. Abigail (Danforth) b. 1733, Aug. 16. 

22. TIMOTHY^ MANNING (Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b, 
1691-2, Mch. 4, at Billerica, Mass. He first settled in Reading, 
and was there from 1712 to 1717, and probably later, but removed 
to Sutton before 1720, having been one of the 30 families to whom 
4,000 acres of land were granted by the General Court, 1717, on 
condition that they located thereon. There, in 1 721, he was elected 
tithingman, and also chosen as one to whom the moneys of a special 
tax to buy a pulpit cushion for the church should be paid. The 
same year the town desired to get its Province Tax abated, and 
prepared a petition in meeting. "The same day Timothy Man- 
ning chosen by a Major vote to go with it and speak to it " [to the 
General Court]. In 1723 he was one of a committee to '' seat the 
meeting house." In this year, Jan. 15, he and Jos. Sibley were 
to have a pew together, " Front 4 foot and 2 inches cant one foot 
and one incii running to the stairs, deep 5 foot and 6 inches and 
so long as the Pew remains between 2 families the men have the 
liberty of their seats." Within the next year he removed to Wood- 
stock, Ct., and there spent tlie rest of his life, being elected liigli- 
way surveyor in 1726, and tithingman in 1728 and '29. He "owned 
the covenant " at Reading, 1707, July 6, at the age of 15, and, at 
Sutton, 1720, was one of the founders of the church therein, his 



148 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

name standing first on the list of those who took part in the forma- 
tion. He was chosen " monitor" and deacon in the same year. 
He and his wife became members of the Woodstock church in 
1727. He was a housewright and farmer. He d. 1735, Oct. 27, 
" after long weakness." He, his first wife and several children 
are buried in the Woodstock "Hill" cemetery; the memorial 
stones need the attention of friendly hands. His will, recorded at 
Worcester, bears date of 1735, July 8. He gave 10 shillings each 
to his " three children," Samuel, Joseph and Susanna, evidently 
all that were living ; but made provision for the possible birth of 
another, giving to his wife the residue of his estate with the con- 
dition that, " If it pleases God she shall have Issue of her Bod}^" 
what she might leave at her death was to go to that issue, " but if 
it please God she have no child," one-half of her estate was to 
descend to the three children above named, and she had liberty to 
dispose of the other half as she saw fit. Probably no child was 
born, and, financially, it mattered little. The inventory was but 
£98.03.4, and the latest paper on record, dated 1735, Nov. 24, 
signed by the widow, who was executrix, expresses the fear that 
the estate would prove insuflicient to pay Deacon Manning's debts, 
and "sickness and funeral charges." He m. 1712, Dec. 10, at 
Reading, Susanna Boutwell,* b. 1689, Feb. 26, at Reading, d. 
1733, Aug. 20; and (2d) 1734, Mar. 20, Margaret Holmes,! b. 

* James Boutwell, her grandfather, was of Salem and Lynn as early as 
1635; freeman, 16S9; d. 1651, and in his will named his wife Alice; his sons James and 
John, both of whom settled at Reading; and his dau. Sarah. 

John Boutwell, son of above James, lived at Reading; m. 1669, May 10, 
Hannah, dau. of George Davis, and John d. 1719. Ch. : T. John, b. 1670, Feb. 26, from 
whom descended Hon. George S. Boutwell, representative in Congress, Governor of 
Mass., and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. II. Hannah, b. 1672, June 3. III. Sarah, 
b. 1674, Dec. 3. IV. James, b. 1677, Sep. 6. V. Mary, b. 1679, Jan. 29; m. Jonathan 
Thompson. VI. Elizabeth, b. 1683, Mch. 2; m. Jos. Sibley. VII. Sarah, b. 1686, Aug. 
20; m. Samuel Lewis. VIII. Susanna; m. Timothy Manning (22). IX. Thomas, b. 
1692, Feb. 6; d. in Infancy. 

t David Holmes, her grandfather, was an early settler at Dorchester, Mass., 
where he d. in 1666. By his will, probated Nov. 15 of that year, he provided for his 
wife Jaue, his son David and two younger sons, not named, and dau. Margaret. 

John Holmes, son of above David, b. about 1664, was an early settler at 
Woodstock, where he was prominent and filled responsible positions. He m. 1690, 
Apr. 9, Hannah Newell, bap. 1671, Feb. 19; d. 1743, May 9. He d. at Woodstock, 1713, 

June20. Ch.: I. Hannah, b. 1690, Mch. 26. II. David, b. 1692; m. Bathsheba ; 

was deacon at Woodstock; d. 1721, May 22; 7 ch., of whom David, Jr., was a soldier 
and physician, as well as father of Rev. Abiel Holmes, the historian, and the last named 
was father of Oliver AVendell Holmes. III. John, b. 1695, .Juue 2S; m. Mary Johnson. 
IV. Ebenezer, b. 1697, Feb. 13; m. Joanna Ainsworth. V. Margaret; m. Timothy 
Manning (22). VI. Elizabeth, b. 1702, Dec. 18. VII. Experience, b. 1706, .June 8; m. 
Ebenezer Robbins. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 149 

1698-9, Mch. 16, at Woodstock. She d. 1778, Feb. 6, at Oxford, 
Mass., having m. (2d) 1742, Oct. 10, David Towne, of Oxford 

Ch. of Thnotlvj and Susanna Manning: 

104. Susanna, b. 1715, July 19, at Ueadina;; d. 1715, Aug. H. 

105. SrsAXNA, b. 1717, Aug. 5, at Reading. 

106. Timothy, b. 1720, Feb. 4, at Sutton; d. 1734, Apr. 4. 

107. John, b. 1722, May 3, at Sutton ; d. 1734, May 2. 

108. Samukl, b. 1724, Aug. 15, at Woodstock; living 1735, July 8, the 

date of his father's Avill; after which nothing has been found 
of him. Careful search at Woodstock fails to show that he 
lived there, or died there in youth or manhood, nor is there 
clue to him elsewhere. If he left uo heirs the branch of his 
father. Deacon Timothy, became extinct in the male line with 
the death of Timothy's son Joseph in 1776. 

109. Joseph, b. 1728-9, Mch. 24, at Woodstock. 

110. Hannah, b. 1731-2, Feb. 21, at Woodstock; d. 1733-4, Mch. 17. 

Ch. of Timothy and Margaret Manning : 

111. H.\NNAH, b. 1734-5, Feb. 22; d. 1735, Mch. 27. 

23. ELIPHALET4 MANNING (Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.>) b. 
1G93, July 28, at Billerica, Mass. He settled as a fanner in his 
native town, in the southeast part, buying, 1714, July 1, of Joseph 
Walker, land " on the south side of Shawshin river." The price 
was £25, and the quantity, 80 acres and 40 poles. The southern 
boundary was Woburn line, but the incorporation of Wihnington, 
1730, made the latter a nearer neighbor, and some of the Billerica 
settlers not onlv wished to be transferred to Wilmington but were 
wanted by that town. Eliphalet was one of nine signers to a peti- 
tion to the General Court, 1733-4, Mch. 4, asking to be annexed 
to Wilmington. Their reasons were that they lived so far from 
the place of public worship in Billerica, and for most of them it 
was only half as far to the meeting-house in Wilmington [Archives, 
114-543]. The petition was not acted upon, but Kliphalet's farm 
was a partoftliat Billerica territory set off 1734, Dec. 23, and in- 
corporated as the town of Tewksbury. It is said that he erected 
the second board house built in the latter town. The cellar exca- 
vation of this old house may still be seen (saj^s a descendant) . 
It is on the left of the road as one goes from Tevvksbury to Wil- 
mington, near the southern boundary line of the former place, on 
land known at an early day as " the Manning farm." As the line 



150 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

now runs a part of the farm is in each town. Descendants say the 
farm contained 170 acres, which shows that it was added to by 
grant or unrecorded purchase. It remained in the family until 
1856, or later. "The house built bj' Eliphalet was removed from 
its original site years ago, and the upper story at present forms a 
part of Mr. Hill's blacksmith shop at South Tewksbury." He m. 

Rebecca , who d, 1765, Oct. 15. Her maiden name has not 

been learned, but, theoretically, it may be worthy of notice that 
Thomas and Sarah Frost, of Billerica, had a dau. Eebecca, b. 
1695, May 6, and that Mrs. Manning named her second son 
Thomas. Eliphalet d. 1780, June 13, at Tewksbury. He prob- 
ably was buried in the cemetery in the south part of the town, but 
no gravestone has been found. The statement has been made 
that 60 Mannings, of this branch, lie in unmarked graves in a long 
line in the above cemetery. The number may be an exaggeration ; 
otherwise, the statement is correct. By his will he divided his 
farm between his son Eliphalet and dau. Rebecca, the son to have 
the live stock, etc., and household effects, exclusive of one bed, 
which was bequeathed to " my granddaughter, Betty Manning." 
The testator's son Thomas, deceased, had already received his 
portion, so the latter's son received but 10 shillings. No other 
heirs are mentioned. Ch. : 

112. Eliphalet, b. 1713, Sep. 26, at Billerica. 

113. Rebecca, b. 1715, Oct. — , at Billerica. 

114. Thomas, b. 1718, June 11, at Billerica. 

115. ? Maby. The Tewksbury records shoAv that somebody of the 

name of Mary Manning m., 1749, Jan. 4, Joseph French. He 
d. 1800, Dec. 21, aged 79 years, 9 months. Their ch. were : I. 
Molly, b. 1749, Nov. 7; m. Jonathan Brown, a colonel in the 
Revolution. II. Isaac, b. 1751, May 1(J. III. An infant, still- 
born, 1755, Jan. 5. IV. Joseph, b. 1762, Nov. I. Mary, the 
mother, d. 1786, Dec. 11, aged 55. It is not known that she 
was a dau. of Eliphalet, but her presence in Tewksbury sug- 
gests the possibility, which is not disproved by her non-appear- 
ance in his will. In the lack of conclusive evidence her record 
is placed here. 



FIFTH GENERATION. 



26. SAMUP:L5 manning (Saml.,4.Saml.,3iWm.,'-^ Wm.') 
b. 1690-1, Jan. 14, at Billerica, Mass., but was chiefly reared at 
Cambridge. As early as 1716 he went to Windham, Ct., and, no 
doubt, settled upon and began to work the farm his father had 
purchased in 1714. Little is linown of his short life. He was ad- 
mitted by the town as an inhabitant, 1716, Sep. 24, and was elected 
assessor in 1720 and '26 ; and highway surveyor, 1722. The index 
to the early deeds is in bad condition, but it is believed he did not 
own land. Beyond doubt he had been selected to succeed his 
father on the farm, but his early death prevented. He and his wife 
were members of the Windham church. His estate furnished 
£16.19sh. for each of his children. His father was administrator, 
and guardian of Josiah. Hezekiah Ripley was guardian of Heze- 
kiah, Sai-ah, Abigail and Samuel, and Samuel Cook of David, the 
youngest child. He m. at AVindham, 1719, Apr. 20, Irene Ripley, 
b. 1700, Aug. 24; sometimes spelled Irena ; dau. of Joshua^ and 
Hannah (Bradford) ; granddau. of John^ and Elizabeth (Hobart), 
and great-granddau. of William' Ripley. The last named came 
from England, 1638, to Ilingham, Mass., where he was freeman, 
1642, and d. 1656, July 20. Joshua^ Ripley, above, was the first 
town clerk and treasurer of Windham, and justice of the peace. 
Our Irene's grandmotlier was a dan. of Rev. Peter Hobart, first 
pastor of the Hingham church, and the mother of Irene was a dau. 
of Deputy Gov. Wm. Bradford, Jr., and granddau. of Gov. Wm. 
Bradford, the celebrated pilgrim of the Mayflower, in which vessel 
he came to Plymouth, 1620. Samuel Manning d. 1727, June 3; 
Irene, his wife, d. 1726-7, Jan. 20, both at Windham. If grave- 
tones exist they have not been found. Ch., born at Windham : 

110. Josiah, b. 1719-20, Mch. 18. 

117. Hkzkkiau, b. 1721, Aug. 8. 

118. AiiiGAtL, b. 1722, Nov. 25. 

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152 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

119. Sarah, b. 1723-4, Feb. 22. 

120. Samuel, b. 1725, Oct. 22. 

121. David, b. 1726-7, Jan. U. 

29. JOHNS MANNING (Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wra.i) 
bap. 1696-7, Jan. 17, at Cambridge, Mass., where he lived until 
1725. A part of the time he was a cordwainer, but he was 
also styled a " waterman," and when it is noted that the sale of 
the old family homestead by his father took place soon after the 
son's departure from town, it would seem to be a reasonable theory 
that he lived in the old dwelling-house, and followed his father's 
business, as the latter was a " waterman " when in Cambridge. 
His tax for the support of the church is entered upon the records 
thereof from 1718-1723, inclusive, the amount being from 7 to 8 
shillings a year. He bought of his father, 1724, June 20, " a cer- 
tain lot of land in the recent division of land in Cambridge," 2J 
acres, for £20, and sold the same Feb. 3 after for £47.17. He 
and his wife sold, 1725, Oct. 25, for £60, their rights in the estate 
of " our honored father Joseph Winship, deceased," to her brother 
Joseph. In 1725, between Feb. 3 and June 14, John Manning re- 
moved to Hopkinton, and, about two years later, to Windham, Ct. 
There he was a farmer in Scotland Society, acquiring land both by 
deed of gift from his father [1729-30, Jan. 2, seventy acres, lying 
next to his father's] and by purchase [1742, Oct. 6, ten acres for 
£30]. The town records show that, 1728, Dec. 2, " Seth Palmer 
& John Manning prays the town to grant them Liberty to make a 
damm across mericke Brook In order to Raise a pond for the lien- 
efit of a sawmill to be erected thereon by them." This petition 
was granted, and indicates an extension of John's line of business. 
He was elected fence viewer, 1731, '47 ; sealer of leather, 1736, '38, 
'43_4 J grand juror, 1736 ; constable and collector of the town rate, 
1738, '42-4. At Cambridge he or his cousin of the same name 
(the writer will not undertake to say which) was a soldier in Capt. 
Samuel Wheelwright's company, 1723, Oct. 23, to 1724, June 2, the 
service being against hostile Indians, and near York and Wells, in 
the Province of Maine. Nearly all of the company resided in Maine. 
At Windham, John was prominent in local military affairs. The 
State Colonial Records show that, 1741, in May, " This Assembly 
do establish and confirm Mr. John Manning to be Lieutenant of 
the second company or trainband in the town of Windham, and 
order that he be commissioned accordingly." Three years later 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 153 

he was similarly made captain. At Cambridge he was admitted 
to full communion with the church, 1716, May 13, and he united 
with the church at Windham in 1728, by letter, as did his wife in 
tlie same way, 1729. He was made clerk of the parish, 1732. He 
and his wife were members of the colony dismissed to form the 
new church at Scotland Society, 1735. He d. at Windham, 1760, 
May 5, and, together with his wife, is buried in the old cemetery 
on the east side of the Scotland-Norwich road, about f of a mile 
south of Scotland church. He left no will. In the disti'ibution of 
his estate his widow had a share in the house and the barn, and the 
rest of said house and barn went to their son Joseph, with 13 acres 
and 38 rods of land. A large part of the farm passed to their son 
John, who purchased the shares of the other heirs. The house 
above mentioned appears to have been built by Capt. Manning on 
the land he acquired in 1730 ; it stood to the east of his father's, 
on the west side of Merrick's brook and west by south of the Scot- 
land church. Capt. Manning m. Abigail Winship, of Cambridge, 
bap. 1698, Oct. 16; d. 1770, July 30; dau. of Joseph and Sarah 
(Harrington) , and granddau. of Lieut. Edward and Elizalieth Win- 
ship. Edward settled in Cambridge, 1635 ; was 14 years select- 
man, 8 years representative, and a prominent citizen. Ch. of John 
and Abigail : 

122. Joseph, b. 1718, July 15, at Cambridge. 

123. John, b. 1720, July 10, at Cambridge, 

124. Sahah, b. 1721-2, Jan. 2: d. 173(3-7. Feb. 13. 

125. Samuel, b. 1723, Nov. 3, at Cambridge. 

126. JosiAii, b. 1725, June 14, at Hopkinton. 

127. PniXEAS, b. 1727, Mch. 3, at Hopkinton. 

128. AiucAiL, b. 1728, Sep. 4, at Windham; m. 1758, July 9, Jonathan 

King, who is said to have l)een a pliysiciau, which is doubtful. 
In 1760, according to a deed, she and her husband were at 
" Kingston," Mass. ; perhaps an error for the extinct district 
of Kiiigsfield, for, to execute this deed, husband and wife ap- 
peared before Justice John Sliermau, at Brimfleld. Not fur- 
ther traced. 

129. luENA, bap. 1730, Sep. 20, at Windham. 

130. Ai.iCE, b. 1732, Aug. 1, at Windham; m. 1756, June 14, Seth, son 

of Seth and Elizabeth (Carey) Palmer, b. 1734, May 14. Tliey 
were of Windham, 1760, and probably lived there continuously. 
Slie d. 1794, Nov. 26; he d. 1804, July 14. No ch. are found on 
record, and perhaps they had none. In his will of 180;'., May 
9, he gives to his second Avife, Mary, and to one Isaac Palmer 
(and -wife Ruby), but does not state how Isaac was related to 
him. 



154 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

131. SusAXXA, b. 1734, Oct. 8, at Windham; mim., 1760; probably d. 

1814, Oct. 22. 

132. Sakah, b. 1737, Oct. 28, at Wiudham; m. 1754, Nov. 13, Elisha 

Avery, of Norwich, b. 1735, Apr. 8, sod of .Jonathan and Eliza- 
beth (Waterman) Avery. Elisha probably d. before 1760, for 
he did not join Avith her in the deed of heirs above. She m. (2d) 
Stephen Gifford, of Norwich, who d. 1809, Apr. 8, aged 82; 
probably son of Samiie! and Experience, and, if so, b. 1726, 
Nov. 6. Sarah d. 1825, Oct. 20. Her ch. by marriage to Mr. 
Avery were: I. Sarah Manning, b. 1755, Sep. 20; m. Abel 
Caulkins. II. Elisha, b. 1756, Dec. 30; m. Sybil Sanger and 
had 6 ch., Sarah, Sybil, Sophia, Abigail, Lucy and Elisha. 

133. Abiah, bap. 1739, June 10, at Windham; m. 1762, Nov. 10, Chris- 

topher (son of Joseph) Bannister, b. 1737, Aug. 21, at No. 
Brookfield, Mass., a lieutenant in the Revolution, and after- 
wards called major. They lived several years at Brookfield; 
were at Goshen 1774, '85 and '87, and at Windsor, 1789, after 
which tliey are not traced. Four ch. were b. at Brookfield : 
I. Alice, b. 1764, Feb. G. II. Versel, b. 1766, Sep. 15; probably 
the same Versel, then of Windsor, who m. 1793, Feb. 19, Han- 
nah Packard, of Goshen. III. John, twin, b. 1766, Sep. 15. 
IV. Manning, b. 1708, June 29 ; d. 1774, Nov. 16, at Goshen. 

30. ABIGAILS MANNING (Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) 
bap. 1699, May 14, at Cambridge, Mass. ; m. 1723, June 27, Jabez, 
sou of John aud Ruth (Buruham) Carter, of Woburn, b. 1700, 
Sep. 17. Lieut. Jabez d. 1771, July 10 ; his widow d. 1772, Feb. 
3. Resided at Woburn. Ch. : 

134. Abigail (Carter) b. 1724, Apr. 7. 

135. BEXj-iMix (Carter) b. 1725, Oct. 29. 

136. Deborah (Carter) b. 1727, July 17. 

137. Phkbe (Carter) b. 1729, Apr. 4. 

138. Mary (Carter) b. 1731, Jan. !7. 

139. Lois (Carter) b. 1733, Jan. 18. 

140. Jabez (Carter) b. 1735, May 26. 

141. JoxATHAX (Carter) b. 1739, Dec. 16. 

142. Simon (Carter) b. 1741, Mch. 28. 

31. ELIZABETH^ MANNING (Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ 
Wm.i) b. 1701, Nov. 21, at Cambridge, Mass. ; m. 1721, Nov. 
23, at Windham, Ct., Samuel, son of Thomas and Mary (Rudd) 
Bingham, b. at Norwich, 1685-6, Mch. 28; lieutenant, 1736, and 
captain, 1741, of tlie ''second company" in Windham. Capt. 
Bingham d. 1760, Mch. 1 ; his widow d. 1780, Mch. 27. Ch., b. 
at Windham : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 155 

143. Elizauktii (Bingham) b. 1722, Dec. 14; d. 1722, Dec. 26. 

144. Sami-ki, fBinuhain) b. 1723, Nov. 11. 

145. Thomas (Bingham) b. 1725, Sep. 12; d. 1726, July 9. 
14G. TiiOMA.s (Biugham) b. 1727, June 20. 

147. Dkuokaii (Bingham) b. 1729, May 4. 

148. Mauy (Bingham) b. 1731, Oct. 18. 

149. Jox.vTiiAX (Bingham) b. 1733-4, Mch. 19. 

150. ABIG.VIL (Bingham) b. 1736, July 18. 

33. JOSEPH^ MANNING (Saml.,^ Saml.,3 AVm..2 Wm.i) 
bap. 1705, May 12, at Cambridge, Mass. He became a student 
at Harvard College ; the first of his family to enter there ; and 
graduated in 1730, after which he began a career as a physician, 
the first of his famil}' in that profession. Our knowledge of his 
life is deplorably limited. In the diary of Thomas Seccomb, of 
Medford, are found these entries: 1736, Dec. 12, " Mr. Manning 
our schoolmaster preached." And 1739, Aug. 5, "Sermon by Mr. 
Mauuiug, Doctor."* From this it will be seen he had located at 
Medford ; that he was practicing medicine, and that, like other 
professional men of his time, he also engaged in teaching. He 
had been admitted to full communion in the Cambridge church 
1727, Nov. 16. The above diary shows us that Doctor Manning 
filled the pulpit on sundry occasions. In 1740 he was at Billerica, 
where, Nov. 24, he was paid £20 for teaching school three months, 
and, 1740 [1741?], Feb., a like sum for another three months. 
Our next information comes through the medium of his will, which 
8hovr.s he had removed to Woburn. The will follows : 

" In the fear of God amen, the twenty ninth Day of Octob"" Anno : 
Dominie 1744 I Joseph Manning of Woburn in the County of Middlesex, 
of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Physician. 
Calling to mind the mortality of my Body, having a design by the divine 
permission to go to Sea, Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testa- 
ment. And as touching such worldly Goods and Estate wherewith it hath 
pleased God to bless me I give demise and dispose of in the following 
manner That is to say after my just Del)ts and Funeral charges are paid 

" Firstly I give and Bequeath to my Brother John Manning The 
Land given to me by my Honourd Father by Deed of Gift lying in the 
Town of Windham in Connecticut. 

" Secondly my will is that my books and my Watch, be Sold to the 
best advantage by my Executor hereafter named, and the money received 
for them, together with what is due to me by Bonds and Notes or any 
other Ways, shall be disposed and distributed in manner following viz' 

* N. E. Historic-Genealogical Register, Vol. 1-2. 



156 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

" I give the sum of seventy pounds in Bills of publick Credit of the 
Old Tenor, to Harvard Colledge as a fund, the Interest of which to be 
improved for the use of said College, at the discretion of the Rev^ and 
Honourable the Corporation of said Colledge forever. 

" Further my will is that one fourth part of y" residue of my said 
money be given equally to the children of my Elder Brother Sam' Man- 
ning deceas'i 

"And that the remainder of said money be given equally to my 
three Sisters, Abigail Carter, Elizabeth Bingham, and Mary Case : for 
their personal Improvement during their natural lives, and after their or 
either of y decease to be given equally to their Children lawfully begot- 
ten of their Bodies, that is to the Children of either of the above nam'd 
Sisters at their Decease, what was y respective Parent's proportion 

" Moreover my will is y* my Honour'd Father Sam^ Manning shall 
during his natural Life have the one half of the Interest of the foresaid 
money which I have hereby given to my Elder Brother's Children ; and 
to my said Sisters, and at his decease y*" above mentioned Persons to 
whom said money is given are to have the whole Improvement thereof 

" Again, My Will is that my Honour'd Father should have the Gun 
of mine that is now in his custody 

" And that my said Sister Abigail Carter shall have my Book being 
M'' Burkitts Expositions on the New Testam' and my gold sleeve Buttons, 
my Saddle, Bridle, Portmanteau, and my wearing apparel, which I have 
left with her ; together with my Boots 

" Lastly, I do constitute, make and ordain my afore nam'd Brother 
John Manning the Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. And 
I do hereby utterlj^ disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other for- 
mer wills or Testaments and Executors by me in any ways before nam'd, 
or mentioned, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last 
will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand 
and Seal the Day and year above written 

"Joseph Manning" [seal] 

The witnesses were Simou Tufts, Thomas Seccomb, aucl Simon 
Tufts, Jr. After Dr. Manning's death his brother, the executor, 
settled the estate. The first paper, dated 1745, Oct. 29, is an ac- 
count of the bonds and notes due the deceased, with the appraised 
value of certain personal property added. The total was £363.1 4.7, 
but this was increased at the time of the final accounting to 
£461.6.7, of which £96.8.0, was from the sale of Dr. Manning's 
books, £30, the sale of his watch, and £35 the cash left by him. 
The residue was from bonds and notes. The executor craved 
allowance for a total of £139.19.6, among which items were the 
following: "The Deceased Funeral Charges, £9.2.6. A p"" of 
Gravestones and setting up, £12." " To the Colledge, a Legacy, 



DESCENDANTS Oi^ WILLIAM MANNING. 157 

p<J £70." The balance after the settlement of the estate was 
£321.7.1. In view of the fact that none of the unofficial lists of 
benefactions to Harvard College which the compiler has seen makes 
mention of a legac}' from Dr. Manning, it is worthy of notice that 
such a legacy was left; that the executor stated that it was paid, 
and tliat he must have had a receipt or the Judge of Probate would 
not have accepted the account. It is not known that Dr. Man- 
ning ever married, and the disposition of his estate shows that he 
then had no family. He died between the date of the will, 
1744, Oct. 29, and the time of the first account, 1745, Oct. 29. 
The date and place of his death have nowhere been found. It will 
be seen that he had a " design * * to go to Sea," but if he died 
on the sea it must have been near land, for his executor's charges 
have an item, •' one pair of gravestones and setting up." Where 
was he buried? — where were the gravestones " set up?" Search 
for them has been unsuccessful ; the place of his burial is unknown, 
but we have seen that his last residence was Woburn. 

34. JOHNS MANNING (John,^ Saml.,3 \Vm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1695-6, Feb. 29, at Billerica, Mass., but reared at Cambridge, 
where he made his permanent home. In 1722 he was taxed for the 
support of the church. On the record book thereof he is called 
"John Manning singell man." In 1725, Sep. 14, he released 
"for a valuable sum of money" his " double portion as eldest son" 
in his father's estate. He was a " housewright," or carpenter, 
and, as such, was twice paid by the town for work he did upon the 
parsonage when Mr. Appleton was pastor. Paid ''Mr. John Man- 
ning £3.1.0 for work at Mr. Appleton's," in 1744; and, 1752, paid 
"John Manning, senior" 6sh. 8d. for the same work, says the 
town record. In 1750 he was a claimant for remuneration in land 
for his father's service as a soldier in 1690. He may iiave seen 
service, himself. At Cambridge he or his cousin of the same 
name (the writer will not undertake to saj' which) was a soldier 
in Capt. Samuel Wheelwright's company, 1723, Oct. 23, to 1724, 
June 2, the service being against hostile Indians, and near York 
and Wells, in the Province of Maine. Nearly all of the company 
resided in Maine. There was a later service under the same com- 
mander by John Manning " of Cambridge," June 2 to Nov. 16, 
in a year generally pronounced to be 1725, but the roll thereof is 
80 indefinite that it cannot be said positively whether it was 1725 



158 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

or 1724. John Manning bought, 1728, July 23, of Ebenezer 
Grover, for £100, a "niassuage or tenement" in Cambridge, ^ acre 
of land with a house and barn thereon, situated on the road to 
Watertown. This homestead, with which he parted 1742, Mch. 7, 
and which was owned by one John Palmer in 1784, seems to have 
been his only holding of real estate. It has not been found that 
he was a church member, though his wife was either a communion 
or covenant member. The date of his death has not been found 
on record, though he probably died and was buried in Cambridge. 
No gravestone exists. He was living in 1752, and doubtless in 
1755, when his son was called "junior;" but evidently d. before 
1769, when the son was no longer styled junior. His wife was 
termed " the widow " Manning in 1774. It seems that lie did not 
accumulate enough property to necessitate a settlement of his es- 
tate bylaw. He m. 1728, June 6, Mrs. Eebecca Winship, widow 
of Nathaniel Winship, and dau. of James^ and Elizabeth (Ken- 
dall) Pierce, of Woburn. She was granddau. of Thomas^ and 
Elizabeth (Cole), of Woburn, and great granddau. of Thomas^ 
and Elizabeth Pierce, of Charlestown, where the last named couple 
settled as early as 1635. Rebecca was b. 1692, Sep. 16, at 
Woburn. She survived Mr. Manning, and lived a widow in Cam- 
bridge until she d. in 1775, probably on Mch. 11. Ch., b. at 
Cambridge : 

151. Saeah, bap. 1729, Apr. 20; cared for her mother in the latter's 

final years ; afterwards acted as nurse to others, and herself 
died, single, shortly before 7 Dec, 1778. 

152. John, bap. 1731, Dec. 12. 

153. Esther, bap. 1734-5, Jan. 5; was a nurse, and unm., in 17G5. A 

somewhat vague entry in the church book leads to the conclu- 
sion, convincing to the compiler, that she d. before 2 Nov., 
17G6, single. 

35. EDWARDS MANNING (John,^ Sanil.,3 \Yni.,2 WmA) 
bap, 1698, Mch. 27, at Cambridge, Mass. He always lived in his 
native town. He was administrator of his father's estate in 1720.. 
Old documents generally call him a " chairmaker," but, in the set- 
tlement of his estate, he is termed a " joiner," and evidently did 
all kinds of carpenter work, with a specialty of in-door employ- 
ment. In 1739 the town paid " Edw' Manning 4*^' for mending 
the schoolhouse chair." He worked a good deal on the meeting 
house, 1750 and after, and was often employed by the town on 



DESCENJDAXTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 159 

in-door work. He several times petitioned to the selectmen, with 
a few others, for improvement in the system of schools, condition 
of highways, etc. He was elected tithiugman, 1734-5; clerk of 
the market, 1736-74, or 39 years ; sealer of weights and measures, 
173G-9 ; surveyor of timber, boards, shingles, etc., 1744 and about 
28 years after ; measurer of wood, 1763 and 10 years after ; weigher 
of bread, 1763 and 4 years after, and warden, 1768. At the time 
of his death he held the offices of clerk of the market, surveyor of 
timber, and weigher of bread. The following document relates to 
one of his offices: " At a meeting of the Selectmen 3d Aug., 
1747, Edw'^ Manning present with the selectmen, said Manning 
was desired to convey the Weights and Measures to the Province 
Treasury to be tried by the Province Standard, according to law. 
Said Manning undertook to do the same ; he is also desired to pro- 
cure such as are wanting, if there be occasion for more than we now 
have." P^dward was paid 14sh. for carrying the above; 4sh. for 
getting the town seal mended, and 2 sh. for monej'^ he paid for be- 
ing sworn at the Court of Sessions. He and his wife became com- 
munion members of the First Church, 1722-3, Feb. 17. He was 
chosen by the church one of "a committee to inspect the manners 
of professing Christians " from 1745 to 1769, or 25 years. This 
seems equivalent to the duties of atithingman, but the latter was a 
town, not church, office. In 1756 he gave £7,4 to the fund for the 
building of a new church, and, later, occupied pew No. 45 therein. 
Repurchased his father's homestead of the other heirs after 1724, 
and practically conveyed the same to his own son John in 1755 by 
means of a mortgage. Edward d. at Cambridge, 1774, June 6. lu 
an accounting, 1778, Feb. 3, the value of the estate was reported as 
£347.1 1 .9.2, of which sum the house and barn (which had remained 
nominally in the hands of the deceased) were appraised at £200 
5 acres of land "in the Neck," £47.13.4 ; personal estate, £35. 14. 9 
and there was due to the estate from Edward Manning, Jr. ,£28.9.2 
from Stephen Kandall, £11.6.10, and from Mercy Wood, £14.4.5. 
The debts of the deceased, of which £307.12.3.3 was due to his 
son John, made a total of £445.14.3, leaving the estate insolvent 
to the extent of £98.2.5.2. The charges of his son John, as ad- 
ministrator, contain these items : For his father's funeral charges , 
£3.3. lOi. For his mother's funeral charges, £1.2. If. This pa- 
per is undated. A "revised report" of 1780, Sep. 7, is a final 
accounting by which the debts are increased to £462. 0.9^^, and 



160 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

the assets to £446. 8. 9|-, the estate thus being insolvent to the 
extent of £15.12.0. In the latter year, in a citation to " all the 
heirs," the list is given as follows : " Mr. John Manning, Mr. 
E(jr(i DO [which I make Mr. Edward " Ditto," otherwise Edward 
Manning], Mr. Hill, Mr. Bates [see note to daughter Mercy, be- 
low], Mr. Randall & Daughters." Edward Manning, senior, m. 
1718-19, Mch. 17, Mary Perry, of Watertown, dau. of John and 
Sarah (Price), and granddau. of John and Sarah (Clary) Perry, 
of Watertown. Mary was living in 1773, but d. before 1780, 
Sep. 7. Edward was buried in the old cemetery by Harvard 
Square, and his wife probably rests by his side, but he alone has 
gravestones. Ch,, b. at Cambridge: 

154. Mary, b. 1720, May 26; m. 1753, Mcli. 29, Stephen Randall (con- 

cerning whose ancestry the compiler feels nucertain), and, in 
Cambridge, had ch. : I. Mary, bap. 1753, Nov. 25. II. Abi- 
gail, bap. 1758, Jan. 29. Mrs. Randall doubtless d. before 1780, 
when her share in her father's estate was represented, as above, 
by "Mr. Randall & Daughters." The Mass. Spy, of 1772, July 
2, records the death of " Mrs. Mary Randall, wife of Capt. 
Randall," of whom I know no more. It is, perhaps, more likely 
that our Mary d. soon after the birth of her dau. Abigail. 

155. Elizabeth, b. 1721-2, Jan. 18; d. 1731-2, Jan. 26. 

156. Edward, b. 1724, Mch. 26. 

157. JoHX, b. 1725, Dec. 3. A soldier in Capt. Samuel Glover's co., 

" intended for the expedition against Canada;" service in 1758, 
from Apr. 27 to May 28 ; called, very properly, " John Manning 
y« 3d." I suspect that this was not his only service. He was 
a chairmaker, and lived in Cambridge. He was one of about 
10 citizens who, 1777, Nov. 1, petitioned that certain British 
officers captured by Gen. Gates should be kept within due 
bounds. Elected sealer of weights and measures, 1776, '78- 
82, '85. His father mortgaged to him, 1755, Jan. 15, the family 
homestead on Dunster St., and, as the mortgage was never 
discharged, he became sole owner. He was administrator of 
his father's estate, but in 1786 the other heirs petitioned for a 
new admr., alleging mental incompetence on John's part. He 
was removed; his mental affliction increased; a guardian was 
appointed in 1791. and, 3 years later, his estate was sold for 
his benefit (to Thos. Warland, house, shop, and barn, for £165). 
John lingered 10 years longei-, and d. at Cambridge. 1814, Apr. 
17, aged 88. If he ever married no evidence of the fact has 
been found. 

158. Mercy, b. 1727, Aug. 4; d. 1731-2, Jan. 24. 

159. James, b. 1729, May 16; d. 1731-2, Feb. 1. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 161 

160. Bex.tamix, b. 1730, Oct. 15. Elected hog-reeve at Cambridge, 1755. 

He was a soldier of long experience in the French-and-Indian 
wars. 1st, 1755, Apr. 4 to Oct. 31, nuder Capt. Ebenezer New- 
ell, 30 weeks. 2d, about this time, under Capt. Thomas Lord. 
3d, 1756, Mch. 19, to 1757, Jan 7, under Capt. Richard Gridley, 
42 weeks, 4th, 1757, Feb. 22 to Nov. 23, under Capt. Thos. 
Cheever, 34 weeks. 5th, 1760, May 17 to Nov. 4, under Capt. 
John Small, 28 weeks. He also served in 1758 under Capt. Wm. 
Angier, making an almost continuous service of over 5 years. 
In the fourth case above he was a sergeant. .After his term in 
1760 nothing is found of him. In 1780 his name does not appear 
in the list of his father's heirs. From this it would seem he 
was deceased, and probably that he was unmarried, or at least, 
had left no children. But see note to his sister Mercy, below. 

161. Elizabeth, b. 1732, June 5; d. 1733, Oct 1. 

162. Haxxaii, b. 1733, Mch. 20; m. Benjamin, son of Joseph and Pris- 

cilla (Dana) Hill. Hannah d. 17S2, Jan. 7, and Mr. Hill m. 
again and had other ch. He was deacon of tlie church from 
1791; d. 1802, Nov. 16. Ch. of Benj. and Hannah, b. at Cam- 
bridge: I. Priscilla, b. 1761, July 31. II. Benjamin, b. about 
1763. III. Joseph, b. 1766, Mch. 16. IV. Hannah, b. 1768, 
Oct. 8. V. Edward, b. 1769, July 23. 

163. Meucy, b. 1735, Nov. 19; m. 1756, Feb. 26, at Cambridge, Samuel 

Woods, whose ancestry has not been learned. They had a 
daughter, Mercy, bap. at Roxbury, 175G, Nov. 7, after which 
they are not traced. Among the debts due her father's estate 
in 1778 was one from " Mercy Wood." In 1780, in the list of 
her father's heirs, appears a mysterious "Mr. Bates." It Is 
possible that Mercy's brother Benjamin had left a daughter 
who had married a Mr. Bates, but, in the absence of evidence 
as to the latter's identity and age, it seems more jirobable that 
Samuel Woods was deceased, and that, after the above account 
of 1778, Mercy had married " Mr. Bates," though the theory 
is not fully satisfactory. 

164. AiUGAiL, bap. 1738, Dec. 3; d. 1739, July 28. 

36. WILLIAM-^ MANNING (John,'< Siiml.,3 AVm.,--^ Wm.i) 
b. 1700, May 21, at Cambridge, Mass., where he alwaj^s lived. 
He was a soldier under Capt. John Waiuwright in 1721, May 5 to 
Aug. 24, a period of 16 weeks, for which term he was paid 
£6. 8sh. The service was doubtless against hostile Indians, and 
probably in Maine. From 1759 he was called "Lieutenant" in 
the records, which indicates that he was prominent in tlie local 
military affairs of Cambridge, and had been elected to the above 
oiUce. In private life he was a cordwainer. In 1746 he was 
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162 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

appointed by the Middlesex Court of General Sessions of the Peace 
one of the members of a special committee, which was composed 
of five men from each town, " to inform against and prosecute the 
Violators of the Act entitled an Act to prevent the great Injury 
and Injustice arising to the Inhabitants of this Province by the 
frequent and very large Emission of Bills of publick Credit in the 
Government of Rhode-Island m;ide in the twentieth year of his 
present majesty's Reign." He was public-spirited; his name 
several times appearing on petitions, with others, to the selectmen 
asking for betterment of schools, highways, etc. He was elected 
highway surveyor, 1730 ; clerk of the market, 1732-5 ; constable, 
1743, and " sworn in court;" and sealer of leather, 1749, '55-7, 
'59-7G, or 22 years, and for 18 years continuously. His tax for 
the support of the church is entered on the books thereof for 
1721, '22 and '23, and he was admitted to full communion 1719- 
20, Jan. 31, as was his wife 1823-4, Mch. 15. He gave £10.13.4 
toward the erection of the new church in 1756, and subsequently 
occupied pew No. 40. He bought of John Bradish, 1724-5, Mch. 
1, for £55, " a piece of land in Cambridge commonly called Towns 
Corner Bounded Easterly with the County Road measuring on Said 
line fifty five feet westerly on Said Bradish measuring fifty feet 
northerly on the market Place measuring ninety feet and southerly 
on said Bradish measuring ninety feet." This place was at the 
southeast corner of Winlhrop and Brighton streets, and remained 
his home until his death. He made no additional purchase. He 
appears as a grantor when he sold his rights in his father's estate, 
and when he and his wife joined with her father's other heirs in 
disposing of rights in her said father's estate. Lieutenant Man- 
ning d. at Cambridge 1778, Sep. 17. He left no will. His son 
Samuel was one of the administrators of his estate. His " real 
& personal estate " was inventoried at £490.12.0, and the " man- 
sion House and about half a quarter of an acre land with the 
buildings" at £212.0.0 "in silver money." All the real estate 
became the property of his son Samuel, except one-half of a pew, 
which went to William, Jr., to whom, also, Samuel paid £108.13. 
One of the administrator's charges was for " Wages due to Mary 
(now wife of the admr.) for her service to dec'd before her mar- 
riage." Lieut. Manning m. 1723, Nov. 7, Mary White, of Charles- 
town, b. 1701-2, Jan. 30; d. 1774, May 15, aged 72, though her 
gravestone adds two years. She was dan. of Thomas and Sarah 



DESCEXDAXTS OF WILLIAM MAXNING. 163 

(Rand), and granddau. of Thomas and Mary (Fiothingham) 
White. Lieut. ^Manning and his wife are buried in the old ceme- 
tery by Harvard Sq. Ch., b. at Cambridge: 

165. William, h. 1724, Sep. 19 (town record erroneously says 1722) ; 

baptized 172-4, Sep. 20; d. young. 

166. Thomas, b. 1727, May 8. Perhaps d. young; certainly d. before 

1780, Oct. 30, when, in the settlement of their father's estate, 
his brother Samuel is called the " eldest son." One Thomas 
Manning, residence Halifax, was a soldier under Capt. James 
Reed, 1762, Aug. 4 to Nov. 1. One Charles Manning, identity 
unknown, was a Revolutionary soldier from Dighton in Capt. 
Peter Pitts' co. He d. 1775, Oct. 1, in service, and his back 
pay went to his father, Thomas Manning. These items are 
significant, as Sarah (Manning) Barrows [171, below] was of 
Dighton, but the clerks of Dighton and Halifax do not find the 
name Manuins on their early records. Thomas, father of 
Charles, and Thomas of Halifax may not have been the same 
man ; it is not here claimed that they were. No known reason 
exists for believing either was the Thomas of this section. If 
he was it seems that he died before 1780, and was not long sur- 
vived by any child. None shared in the intestate estate of his 
brother William in 1806. 

167. S.oitnx, b. 1729, Aug. 26. 

168. JosEi'ii, b. 1730-1, Jan. 26. 

169. Mary, b. 1732, Feb. 19; m. 1754, Sep. 26, John Warland; lived in 

Cambridge and had ch. : I. John, b. 1755, July 16. II. William, 
bap. 1760, Apr. 20. Mr. Warland died (1762, Oct. 6, it is said). 
Inventory of his estate, £173.14.0. The admrs. were Wm. 
Manning and Owen Warland; sureties, Zachariah Boardman 
and Samuel Manning. Aaron Hill was guardian to the two 
ch. Mary, the widow, m. (2d) 1763, May 19, William Darling. 
Ch. : I. Rtith, b. 1764, Mcli. 11. II. Thomas, b. 17G6, Sep. 15. 
Mr. Darling d. 1804, June 27, aged 85; Mrs. Darling d. 1817, 
May 22. 

170. William, b. 1735, May 11. 

171. Sakaii, b. 1737, Nov. 29; m. 1767, Oct. 22, John BarroAvs, of Ply- 

mouth, afterwards of Dighton; a graduate of Harvard, 1766; 
"a great mathematician," and school teacher at Dighton. 
Sarah Avas living in 1806. The clerk of Dighton fails to find 
any family on record. Bond's Watertown names these ch. : 
I. John, of Troy, N. Y. II. Thomas, I\I.D., of Providence, 
R.I. III. David. IV. Sarah; m. Waldron. 

172. Rkbkcca, b. 1740, Apr. 17; m. at Providence, 1767, Aug. 13, John 

Pratt. She d. 1774, June 19; buried at Cambridge. Ch. : 
Rebecca; date of birth and history unknown. 

173. Ebknezkk, b. 1743, May 8. Graduated at Harvard, 1766, and went 



164 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

afterwards to Digliton. He sold there, 1772, June 8, a shop 
" where I have traded and sold goods," from which it appears 
he had been a merchant. In 1773, or 1774, he taught the school 
at Weston. It is said he also " taught iu Greenland, N. H.," 
and that he d. 1801, Sep. 26. Perhaps he d. at Greenland, but 
no record of his estate is found in Rockingham Co. ; hence, he 
may have gone elsewhere. If ever married he seems to have 
left no descendants, for no child of his is mentioned among 
" all the heirs" of his childless brother William, in 1806. 

37. SAMUEL^ MANNING (John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1703, Apr. 20, at Cambridge, Mass. He was iu Billerica wiieu 
he sold his rights in his father's estate, in 1725, and he married 
there iu 1728, but removed to Towuseud, which was from that 
time his home uutil his death. Wheu he went to the latter place 
is unknown, but he was there while its area was without a form of 
organization, sparsely settled and without an official name ; and 
wheu it was incorporated as the town of Towusend, in 1732, he 
had been there long euougli to be well known and of influence, as 
is shown by the fact that he was at once elected to the highest 
offices his associates could bestow, selectman and town clerk. 
From that time uutil his death he constantly represented the inter- 
ests of the town and the local church in elective and special posi- 
tions of trust. He was elected selectman, 1732-5, '37-9, '42-4, 
'51-2, '55-6, '69, or a total of 15 years ; town clerk, 1732-45, '48- 
56, '69, or 24 j^ears ; constable, 1736; treasurer, 1738-9, '54-60, 
or 9 years; assessor, 1740, '42, '44, '48; warden, 1761, '72; tith- 
ingman, 1765 ; and one of a committee to examine the town treas- 
urer's accounts, 1743 and 10 subsequent years. His special 
appointments were numerous. He was on special committees as 
follows : In 1735 and '45, to lay out uew roads ; in 1738, to build 
a road, and, in 1743, to "agree" as to a road ; in 1736, "to exam- 
ine the accounts of any Persons that have had any of the town's 
money & to sue such persons on their refusal to render such ac- 
count ;" in 1740, to defend the town's interests against tlie ueifh- 
boring town of Groton ; in 1768, '-to treat with the proprietors of 
Towusend, concerning the common land about the meeting house 
and to secure the town's interest;" in 1745, to build a school 
house, and, 1748, to engage a schoolmaster and to provide a place, 
or places, for him to keep the school ; in 1754, to settle accounts 
with the minister. He was appointed a special committee, with- 



DESCENDANTS OB^ WILLIAM MANNING. 165 

out an associate, in 1746, to consult with eminent men concerning 
the minister's sah^ry; in 1759, to act as the town's representative 
in a certain case and to consult a lawyer for them ; in 1739, " to 
appear at the General Court at their next Session to pray for a 
tax of one penny an acre upon all the unimproved lands lying in 
the l)Ounds of said town for three years." He was successful, 
and was paid for his services by the town in 1740, after which he 
was appointed to " gather the penny rate." This was an effort to 
secure aid by means of taxation from non-resident land-owners to 
build a much-needed bridge over the Squannicook river. Mass. 
Archives. CXIV-445, 449, show Mr. Manning's petition and the 
result. The non-residents strongly opposed the tax, but the peti- 
tion was granted by the General Court. In 1744, and again in 
174G, he was appointed by the Court of General Sessions of the 
Peace as one of a committee '• to inform against and prosecute " 
the violators of a currency act. [For copy of this document see 
sketch of his brother William, who was of the same committee.] 
In 1741 and 1752 he was a member of the grand jury of thecounty. 
In 1773, at a meeting convened inTownsend to consider the injus- 
tice inflicted upon the colonies by the British government, he was 
elected as one of five citizens to act as a patriotic " Committee of 
Correspondence, Inspection and Safety." His death soon followed, 
but his devotion to the patriot cause had been proved. He had 
been a church member before going to Townsend, and, at the lat- 
ter place, was one of the founders of the church there, he being 
one of the original 16 meml)ers, of whom one w^as the pastor, who 
signed the formal covenant, 1734, Oct. 16. His wife joined at the 
same time, but was one of three women, wives of male members, 
whose names were accidentally omitted from the list ; an error not 
rectified until 1761, Mch. 26, when, at a church meeting, the omis- 
sion was made a matter of record. Both continued in full com- 
munion while they lived. He was a farmer. He bought, 1734, 
June 10, of the Proprietors of Townsend, 10 acres of land on the 
Squannicook river, and made otiier purchases in 1740, '43, '56, '59 
and '67. It is ditlicult to give the total ; minus one lot, there was 
about 90 acres. He sold no land. This farm remained in the fam- 
ily over 100 years. Its present owner is VVm. S. Dudley. It lies 
one mile and | from Townsend Center common, and is reached by 
going :i trifle more than iialf a mile on the road from the Center to 
Brookline, N. H., and then turning to the left near a school house 
and continuing a little more than a mile further. The old house 



106 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

was burned about 1885. By his will, dated 1773, Nov. 5, he 
made his son Samuel executor, and to him gave "all and singular 
my land, building and tenement goods and chattels, even all my 
estate both real and personal," with the exception of the following 
legacies. 1st, to the heirs of his daughter Betty, wife of Thomas 
Stearns, £40 jointly. 2d, to his daughter Esther, wife of Stephen 
Hildreth, £40. No other heirs were mentioned. He d. at Town- 
send, 1773, Nov. 6, and he and his wife are buried in the ancient 
cemetery half a mile east of the Center village. On his headstone 
are these lines : 

" The Towns Warm Frieud in Various Pofts he ftood 
And From its Infancy lie Sought its Good 
The Churchs Intereft too he Did Defend 
Till of the Prefeut life he Reached the end." 

He m. at Billerica, 1728, Oct. 21, his half-cousin, Elizabeth Man- 
ning [No. 46, which see], b. 1701-2, Mch. 4, at Billerica; d. 
1770, Mch. 7. Her gravestone gives her age as "in her 78th year," 
an error of 10 years. With allowance for diflference in time be- 
tween Old and New Style she died aged 67 years, 11 mos. and 20 
days ; hence, in her 68th year. Ch. : 

174. Bktty, b. about 1730; place and exact date of birth unknown. 

175. Samuel, b. 1732, Mch. 15, at Townsend. 

176. William, bap. 1735, Aug. 31; d. 1756, Apr. 28. 

177. Joel, bap. 1738, Dec. 25; d. 1738, Dec. 31. 

178. Joel, bap. 1739, Dec. 20. He was doubtless the colonial soldier of 

his name who enlisted 1758, Apr. 11, in Capt. Jonathan Butter- 
field's Massachusetts company for the expedition against Can- 
ada, but no more has been learned of him. He was not men- 
tioned in his father's will, in 1773, which fact suggests, but 
does not necessarily prove, that he was not then living. It is 
possible that he had already received his share, and had gone 
to reside at some distant place. 

179. Esther, bap. 1744, Apr. 29, at Townsend. 

180. JoiLN, birth not recorded; d. 1745, Nov. 9. 

181. Sarah, birth not recorded; d. 1752, July 16. 

182. Martha, birth not recorded; d. 1755, May 27. The first pages of 

the town book of records are lost, and on one of these missing 
leaves, no doubt, the father of this family, when town clerk, 
recorded the birth of his children. 

38. BKXJAMIN^ MANNING (John,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,^ 
Wm.') b. 1704-5, INIcli. 10, at Cambridge, Mass. He went to 
Billerica as early as 1725, in which year he was a soldier, credited 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MAXMNC. 167 

to Billerica. in Cnpt. Eleazer Tyng's co., from INIay 29 to July 1. 
He also served from July 2 to Oct. 28 of the same year under 
Capt. Josiab Willard ; a total service of over 21 weeks. These 
military operations were against hostile Indians. He settled as a 
farmer in Billerica. He bought, 1725, Nov. 15, laud on the west 
side of Concord river, 59 acres for £36 ; and, 1745, IMch. 24, for 
£10, upwards of 6 acres in the same vicinity. This last lot was 
bounded at one point by the land of William Manning [15]. He 
was elected tithingman in 1734 and 1735, which indicates that he 
was a church member, but the church records of his day are miss- 
ing. He was admr. of the estate of his son Samuel, and a good 
citizen. Several articles which once belonged to him are now in 
the possession of his great grandson, Mr. Oliver Proctor, of Town- 
send, viz : 1st, a book of 305 pages, entitled " Pharmacopa?ia 
Londiuenis ; or, the Loudon Dispensatory," a Boston edition 
(printed by John Allen, in 1720) of an English work originally 
issued in 1653. 2d, a book of 387 pages entitled "The English 
Physician" (printed in London in 1741) which treats of herbs, 
with their qualities and uses. 3d, a large tin vessel in which Mr. 
Manning used to distill herbs and extract their medicinal proper- 
ties. This was somewhat of a medical outfit, but it is not known 
that he practiced publicly. 4th, a half-bushel measure made of 
the bark of a tree, the ends being drawn together and sew-ed with 
a rough cord, and the bottom, which is also of bark, fastened on 
in the same manner. Time has dealt lightly with these relics. 
The successive deaths of so many of Mr. Manning's sons after 
they had reached manhood was a great blow to him, and when 
Samuel, the last survivor, passed aw^ay, the father fell into deep 
mental dejection from which he never rallied. He d. at Billerica, 
1770, Sep. 30, on the same day that his grandson Oliver Proctor 
was born in the same house. He w^as doubtless buried in the 
*' Corner " cemetery, near his son Samuel, but no gravestone to 
his memory exists. His heirs, Sarah Manning, Hannah Man- 
ning, and Mary, wife of Oliver Proctor, Jr., three daughters, joined 
in a deed and sold his farm 1780, May 31. He m. 1729-30, Jan. 
16, Mary French, b. 1709, Oct. 7, at Billerica; dau. of Wm.3 and 
Sarah (Danforth); granddau. of Jacob- and Mary (Cliampney), 
and great granddau. of William' French, one of the first settlers 
of liillerica, who came from England in 1635. In 1780 Mrs. 
Manning and her dau. Hannah i-emoved to Townsend, where they 



168 THE MAXNING FAMILY. 

afterwards resided, and where Mrs. Maiming d. 1782, Oct. 4. 
Buried in the old cemetery there. Ch., b. at Billerica : 

183. Benjamin, b. 1730, Oct. 23. A soldier of the French and Indian 

war ; served over 28 weeks in 1756 under Capt. Jonathan But- 
terfleld witli the army operating against Crown Point. Wliilehe 
was returning liome witli his command he was talven sicli and 
died " at a place called Still water," a few hours after his ar- 
rival there. Probably this was the present town of Stillwater, 
Saratoga Co., N. Y. After his death his gun and "other 
things " were stolen. The sum of £4 was withheld from the 
pay due him for tlie loss of the gun, but on petition to the 
Colonial authorities by his father, explaining the facts, the 
money was paid to the latter. [Archives of Mass., 76-456.] 
He was credited with service from Apr. 22 to Nov. 7, which 
latter date was probably the time of his death, though the 
Billerica records say, " died Oct., 1756." Not married. 

184. John, b. 1732, July 5; lived for a time in Wilmington; d. unm., 

1757, June 11, at Billerica. One of these brothers, pei'haps 
John, was accidentally killed in a saw-mill. 

185. Ebexezee, b. 1733-4, Jan. 13; d. 1733-4, Jan. 25. 

186. Abnkk, b. 1735, May 2; d. num., 1756, Aug. 17. He was a soldier 

with the army operating against Crown Point, and died In ser- 
vice at Ft. William Henry. He seems to have been in "Kidder's 
CO. of Tyng's regt. ," and, also, in some way under Capt. Elea- 
zer Lindsey. An ancient paper, conveying to his father the 
particulars of his death, still remains among the father's effects 
mentioned above and is as follows : 

" M'' Maning this is the time that your Son Abner Man- 
ning Dec"? at fourt William Henery August y"" 17'|^ 1756 

his things ware Sould September y'^^ 8th as foloweth viz 
to a wig in old tenor £0 : 13 : 

to a Wooling Shirt 1:10:0 

to a all wool Jacot 4 : 10:0 

to a wescoat 1 : 00 : 

to wooling Breeches 2 : 00 : 

to Stockings and Indian Legins 1 : 05 : 

to a hat 0: 12: 

to a pear of Shoes 2:00:0 



£13: 10: 

this is a true accoumpt I had from Capt. Eleazer Lieendsey. 

Yours to Sar. John White. 

Boston, Feb. y'^' 5th, 1757." 

It will be seen that the oldest three brothers of this family 

died within a few months of each other. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAINI ^lANNING. I(l9 

187. J().sEi>ii, b. 173G-7, Jan. 18; d. 1737-S, Feb. 26. 

188. Noah, b. 1738, Sep. 1; cl. 1754, July 21. 

189. S.vKAH, b. 1740, Sep. 4; d. unm. 1824, between July 19 and Dec. 

29. By Avill she gave, 1st, to her sister Hannah her gold neck- 
lace, silk gown and best skirt; 2d, to Mr. Joel Baldwin, in 
whose family at Billerica she long lived, her large quarto Bible ; 
3d, to the sons of her deceased sister Mary Proctor, §1 each; 
4th, to her sister Hannah and niece Mary Proctor, the residue 
of her estate. 

190. IS.V.VC, b. 1742, Dec. 2G; d. 1756, June 16. 

191. SA:ML"Kr,, b. 1744-5, Jan. 11; a farmer in Billerica; d. unm. 1772, 

Mch. 1, aged 27. The last survivor of his parents' 8 sons. 
Buried in the " Corner" cemetery; the only one of his imme- 
diate family to have a gravestone in Billei'ica. 

192. Mary, b. 1748, Aug. 6. 

193. Haxxah, b. 1750, Sep. 2; lived at Townsend after 1780 in the 

family of her sister Mary, and d. there, num., 1844, Oct. 4, 
aged 94. Her gravestone says 96 years, " an error not discov- 
ered until the stone was ready to be set." 

47. ESTHERS MANNING (Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,MVmJ) 
b. 1703, Aug. 5, at Billerica. Mass. ; d. 1740, Apr. 13, at Towu- 
send, where she went to reside as early as 1733. She m. 1728, 
June 14, Joseph Baldwiu, b. 1702. Sep. 14, at Billerica; a select- 
mau at Townsend, where he d. 1747, Dec. 2. Ch. : 

194. JosKi'ii (Baldwin) b. about 1729; m. Mary Searles, and had ch. 

Joseph and Eeuben b. at Townsend. 

195. Ebk.nezkk (Baldwin) birth not recorded ; prob. m. Mary Hubbard. 

196. Thomas (Baldwin) b. about 1732; m. Abigail Pollard. 

197. Da\ii) (Baldwin) bap. 1734, Dec. 29, at Townsend. 

198. Rkuukn (Baldwin) bap. 1737, Aug. 21; d. 1741, Dec. 20. 

199. Abel (Baldwin) bap. 1739, Aug. 12. 

49. WILLIAM-' MANNING (Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) 
b. 1707-8, Feb. 28, at Billerica, Mass., in which place lie always 
lived. The town records give the payment in 1720, "To William 
Manning Jun'' for killing two wildcats £02.00.00," and, later, £1, 
a like bounty, for the killing of a third wildcat. He was paid in 
1740 for " providing larths for the new meeting house £0.t." He 
was prominent in local military affairs ; wascommissiouedby Gov. 
Shirley as " Lieut, of the West foot-company of Billerica, Capt. 
Ralph Hill, in the 2d regiment of militia, Eliazer Tyng, colonel," 
17o4, Sep. 4. This was the time of tlie French and Indian wars. 



170 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

In 1757 Col. Tyng, " raised" a company of militia for active ser- 
yice, after the fall of Fort William Henry. Thomas Flint was cap- 
tain and William Manning, lieutenant [Archives, 95-501, and the 
next page, 502, has the following]. " A List of the soldiers that 
went out of Billerica under the care of Lt. William Manning in the 
late Rupture when fort William Henry was taken August 1757." 
Lt. Manning was elected selectman, 1749; highway survej'or, 
1743, '50; one of a committee to order where school should be 
kept in the several quarters of the town, 1744-7, '57 ; tithingman, 
1746 ; to perambulate the town boundary lines, 1753 and after; on 
a committee to reckon with the town treasurer, 1758 ; and consta- 
ble, 1744-5. In the former year £73.05.09 of the town tax was 
committed to him for collection; in the latter year, £111.15.06. 
In 1755 his name was " drawn out of the box to serve at the next 
Superior Court at Cambridge ;" that is, as grand juryman ; and 
again in 1757. He was on a committee, 1761, to provide material 
for the bridge over Concord river, and to complete tlie work 
thereon. He was a farmer, living in the historic Manning house 
which, together with 86 acres of land, his father conveyed to him 
by deed of gift, 1734. He added to his farm; 60 acres in 1743 
for £28.10.0, and 30 acres in 1769 for £13.6.8; all contiguous 
land. In 1752 he was licensed as an innholder by the Middlesex 
Co. Court, and thus the old Manning house entered upon its career 
as a tavern under his management. His "• minister's rate" [tax] 
was 7sh. 2d. in 1733, and 9sh. Old. in 1755 ; and his province tax 
£2.7.8 in 1776. By will he gave 1st, to his wife, who was execu- 
trix, " all my household stuff & indoor movables except husbandry 
tools ;" also a "full third part" of his estate ; 2d, to his son Tim- 
othy £13.6.8 ; and 3d, to his 5 children the residue of his real and 
personal estate, to '• each in like proportion as is the manner of in- 
testate estates," or in equal shares. His daughter had already re- 
ceived £20. The inventory shows that he had a horse, a pair of 
oxen, 2 cows, a heifer, 7 sheep and 2 swine ; also 208 acres of land, 
appraised, with the buildings, at £443. The total was £512.06.00. 
The eldest son became sole owner by purchasing the rights of the 
other heirs. William m. 1742, Nov. 10, Elizabeth Dauforth, b. 
1717, May 4, at Billerica. Her ancestry was Jonathan'* and Eliza- 
beth (Fassett, />or» Manning) Danforth, her parents ; Jonathan^ 
and Rebecca (Parker) ; Jonathan"^ and Elizabeth (Poulter) ; Nicho- 
las^ and Elizabeth Danforth. Nicholas^ came from England as early 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 171 

as 163.') to Cambridge ; was freeman, selectman and representative. 
Of Ills ell. three sons were eminent; Samuel,- pastor at Roxbury; 
Thomas,- treasurer of Harvard College, treasurer of Middlesex 
Co., Judge of the Superior Court and Deputy Governor ; and Jon- 
athan,- above, the celebrated hind surveyor and town officer of 
Billerica. Lt. Manning d. 1776, Aug. 11 ; Elizabeth, his widow, 
d. 1790, Mch. 23, both at Billerica. They are buried in the "Cor- 
ner " cemetery. Ch. : 

200. Ei.iZAUKTn, b. 1745, July 12, at Billerica. 

201. William, b. 1747, May 21, at Billerica. 

202. JoxATiiAX, b. 1749, July 16, at Billerica. 

203. Timothy, b. 1751, Sep. 17, at Billerica. 

204. SoLuMOX, b. 1753, May 15, at Billerica. 

50. JACOBS MANNING (Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.' (b. 
1710, Mch. 27, at Billerica, Mass. He resided in his native place. 
He received a part of his father's farm by deed of gift, 97 acres, 
and, in 1741, bought 15J- acres for £40. In 1742 he sold 12 acres 
of swamp for £18. His homestead was on the west side of Con- 
cord river. He had a seat in the meeting-house, 1736, in the '•2d 
seat. Front Gallerie." His minister's rate, 1755, was 7sh. lid. He 
was a member of the " second jury" in the County Court of Ses- 
sions, 1744. He was elected highway surveyor, 1741, '48, '54 and 
'57 ; and constable in 1749, in which year was committed to him for 
collection, first, £21.11.08, and then £42.01.09 of the town tax. 
He provided timber for the new meeting-house, 1738 ; was one of 
a committee of two " to take care of our upper bridge over Con- 
cord river," 1749, in which year, also, he was paid for " string 
pieces and labor for the Bridge," and on a committee to decide 
"where school shall be kept in the several quarters of the town," 
1758. In 1761 he was paid for " work on the bridge." In 1762, 
Sep. 3, two days before his death, his will was drawn. The 
phraseology of this paper is peculiar in that it has the form and 
legal terms, not of a will, but of a deed. His wife was appointed 
administratrix; his son Jacob was one of the witnesses. The 
testator gave, 1st, to his wife " all my indoor or household mov- 
ables, except such as are peculiar for husbandry use;" 2d, to his 
daughters, Mary, Martha and p:sther " the free use of a room in 
my Dwelling House " during their lives. Two of the three did 
not long require the room ; Martha and Esther died the same 



172 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

month. The personal inventory was £174, and that of the real 
estate, £310. His homestead, 107 acres, with buildings, was ap- 
praised at £264; a wood-lot of 16 acres at £38, and 4 acres of 
meadow at £8, making the above total. In 1769 the siu'viving 
children joined in deeds by which the farm was divided between 
the sons Jacob and Jesse. Jacob, the father, m. 1736-7, Jan. 20, 
Martha Beard, b. 1714, Aug. 21, at Billerica. She was a dau. of 
Andrew and Mary Beard, who were in Arlington as early as 1672, 
and removed to Billerica about 1713. Jacob Manning d. 1762, 
Sep. 5 ; Martha, his widow d. 1798, Feb. 10, both at Billerica. 
Both are buried in the "Corner" cemetery. Ch., b. at Billerica: 

205. Jacob, b. 1739, Nov. 8. 

206. Mary, b. 1741, Nov. 15; Avas a "tailor" iu her native town, and 

sometimes employed by the town to make garments for poor 
persons; living in Billerica, 1798, Apr. 10; d. unm. 1824, Aug. 
5, at Andover, "where she is biu'ied. 

207. Isaac, b. 1743, Nov. 8. A farmer. Lived in Billerica until 1773, 

when he went to Bedford. Then, and in the next year, he was in 
precai'ious health, as is shown l)y papers in the Probate Office. 
Probably soon returned to Billericii ; was living there, " a little 
off of the Bedford road," in 1782. He m. 1772, June 18, Esther, 
dau. of Josiah and Elizabeth (French) Crosby, b. 1736, Sep. 
17, at Billerica, whose death is not found; and C2d) 1789, Nov. 
3, Sarah, widow of John Totinan. No child is recorded, and 
probably there was none. Isaac is mentioned in the town 
records up to and including 1806, in which year he probably 
died. It is true that the above records refer to his " grave" 
in an item entered among others iu 1792, but said item is at the 
foot of a page, and a sudden change in the color of ink sug- 
gests that the economical town clerk turned back a few leaves 
and filled in a space left blank in 1792. This is one view of the 
matter ; another, which is very improbable, is that a child was 
born, and that it was a son Isaac who was mentioned iu 1794- 
1806. 

208. Jesse, b. 1745, Aug 18. 

209. Thomas, b. 1747, July 27. 

210. David, b. 1749, Dec. 2; d. 1750, Feb. 4. 

211. Martha, b. 1750-1, Jan. 21; d. 1762, Sep. 14. 

212. David, b. 1753, May 20; d. 1762, Sep. 13. 

213. Esther, b. 1756, Apr. 3; d. 1762, Sep. 16. 

52. RACHELS MANNING (Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,Mym.i) 
b. 1714-1,5, Feb. 17, at Billerica, Mass.; m. 1736, May 20, 
Abraham, son of John and Elizabeth (Jaquith) Durrant, b. 1709, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MAN^NING. 173 

Apr. 1, £it Billerica. "Where and wlieu they died does not appear. 
Ch., b. at Billerica: 

214. AiuiAHAJi (Durrant) b. 1737, Oct. 4. 

215. Jonathan (Durrant) b. 1739, Aiisr. 20. 
21G. MAiniiA (Durrant) b. 1741, June 11. 

217. Racukl (Durrant) b. 1743, Ma)' 6. 

218. Joseph (Durrant) b. 1744-5, Feb. 6. 

219. Reubkx (Durrant) b. 1747-8, Feb. 29. 

220. JoXAS (Durrant) b. 1751, June 4. 

221. Asa (Durrant) b. 1753, July 15. 

222. Sarah (Durrant) b. 1757, Nov. 4. 

78. MARGARETS MANNING (Isaac,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
"Wm.i) b. 1710, Sep. 25, at Cambridge, Mass. ; m. 1737, Nov. 10, 
Daniel, son of "Wm. and Hannah Barrett. He was a carpenter; 
owned an estate on the E. side of Dunster st. from 1733 to 1737 ; 
college-sweeper in 1753, and d. before 1754, when his wife had 
the same employment. She d. 1794, Feb. 13. Ch., b. at Cam- 
bridge : 

223. Elizabeth (Barrett) bap. 1739, Oct. 29. 

224. Lydia (Barrett) bap. 1740, Aug. 24. 

225. Sakah (Barrett) bap. 1742, Aug. 22. 

226. MAiuiARET (Barrett) bap. 1745, Mch. 17. 

227. Margaret (Barrett), bap. 1746, Sep. 7. 

228. Ja^ies (Barrett), bap. 1748, Dec. 18. 

229. Daniel (Barrett), bap. 1751, Sep. 8. 

79. WILLIAM^ MANNING (Isaac,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,"^ 
Wni.') 1). 1712, Oct. 24, at Cambridge, Mass. He early settled 
at Charlestown and became a ferryman in 1748. As early as 1631 
a ferry had been established between Charlestown and Boston, 
" where the Charles river bridge now is," and control thereof, and 
revenue therefrom, were granted in 1640 to Harvard College. In 
"William's time four boats were run, and the management of said 
boats was granted by lease, by the College, in four parts, one 
part to each lessee. In 1748, Aug. 31, "one-fourth " of said ferry 
was leased to "William Manning, the other three-fourths beiuar in 
like manner under the control of James Kettle, Joseph "Whittemore 
and Wm. Teal, respectively. The rent was £150 a year in ''Bills 
of Credit of the old Tenor," in four payments of £37.10, payable 
on the 1st of Nov., Feb., May and Aug. Each lessee was to keep 
one strong boat in good order and have sober persons to row it. 



174 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

"William renewed his lease in 1752, and again in 1754 (Oct. 1, for 
two years), and other renewals must have followed as receipts for 
the rent from him are entered on the College book down to 1763, 
Oct. 14, and there is no known evidence to contradict the belief 
that he continued with the ferry nearly as long as he lived. His 
occupation was unique. What famous men he must have ferried 
across the river! Mass. Archives (121-290) have, under date of 
1752, Apr. 6, this paper: "To the honourable Spencer Phips 
Esq Commander in Cheif and to the honourlLl£ House of Represen- 
tatives in general Court Asembled in Cambridge, &c The Petition 
of The Ferrymen of Charles's Ferry. Whereas, by reason of the 
small Pox spreading in Boston there are but few Passengers from 
Charlestown to Boston to what there used to be, and your Petition- 
ers humbly look upon it, that Three Boats will be quite sufficient 
to convey all that want to pass there, with all suitable Dispatch, we 
therefore humbly request your honours would take of the Fourth 
Boat during the continuance of the said Distemper in Boston or so 
long as your hon^'* shall think proper — for which Liberality towards 
them, your Petitioners, as in Duty bound shall ever pray. [Signed] 
William Manning, Joseph Whittemore, William Teel, Thomas 
Manning." This petition was granted. Mr. Manning was among 
the financial sufferers by fire when Charlestown was burned after 
the battle of Bunker Hill. With others he made a statement of his 
losses and made a claim for damages. His loss included £266.13.4 
for two dwellings " belonging to me and wife," and £5 for per- 
sonal estate, and £1.4.0 for cartage. The last item is a silent but 
eloquent witness to the hasty flight of the family from the burning 
town, with such personal effects as they could save. [See sketch 
of his son James.] Efforts to secure compensation for these losses 
brought no financial return, except that the aged and infirm re- 
ceived slight public and private assistance, and for seven years 
the State taxes were remitted. The sufferers by the fire Avere 
numerous, however, and for over 50 years repeated applications 
were made to various high sources for relief, a petition being pre- 
sented to Congress as late as 1834. The justice of these requests 
availed them nothing ; they had to bear their losses. In 1738, Jan. 
12, " Then was drawn by the Town Clerk out of the Box for Petit 
Jurors as followeth, M^' William Manning " and five others. He 
bought 1755, Apr. 19, for £40, one-half of a house and one-half 
part of the land by the same, on Wapping street, near the present 



DESCENDAXTS OF WILLTA^F MANNING. 175 

Nav}' Yard. He left no will. Administration on his estate was 
granted 1777, Dec. !>, to his widow and his son Caleb. The in- 
ventory was £159.4.6, which was increased by cash received to a 
total of £179.0.6. After paying all debts the amount was £155.9.4. 
Division: To the widow, £51.16.5 ; to the eldest son, £18.16.10^ 
and to each of the other heirs, £9.8.5} (except James, who had 
received more than his full proportion already). The heirs joined 
ill deeds, 1788, March 11, by which they sold their father's estate 
above mentioned. William, the father, m. 1735-6, Jan. 1, Eliza- 
beth Kettle, b. 1716, Sep. 18, at Charlestown, and d. 1759, buried 
Dec. 8. Her ancestry was Benj.^ and Mary (Dyer), her parents ; 
Dea. Joseph- and Hannah (Frothingham), and Sergt. Richard^ 
and Esther (Ward) Kettle, all of Charlestown, where Richard was 
a church member, 1633. Mr. Manning m. (2d) 1761, Jan. 6, Mrs. 
Joanna Webber, b. 1723, Sep. 15 ; d. 1787, Aug. 27, at Medford, 
of lung fever. Her maiden name was Whittemore, and the above 
marriage was her third, she having been successively the widow of 
Samuel Bodge and John Webber. Her ancestry was Joseph^ and 
Mehitable (Raymond) , her parents ; Josepli^ and Joanna (Mousal) , 
John- and Mary (Upham), and Thomas' and Hannah Whittemore, 
all of Charlestown, where Thomas settled about 1642. William 
Manning d. 1776, Nov. 8, at Medford. The town record calls him 
"of Charlestown;" the church record, "late of Charlestown." 
Medford was probably his home after the fire. He was buried at 
Medford, and his gravestone was in existence at a modern date 
[ Wyman's Charlestown], but recent search for it has been in vain. 
On this stone his age was given at 60 years. In the churcli record, 
in a column which the pastor wisely iieaded " supposed age," it is 
also 60. The age of Joanna, the widow, appears in the church 
book as 65. In point of fact he d. aged 64, and she, 63. There 
is a family tradition that Mr. Manning had 3 wives and 21 children, 
but the division of his estate to 11 ch., or the heirs thereof, shows 
that none were living in 1777 other than those named below. The 
known issue were b. at Charlestown. 

Ch. of William and Elizabeth Manning: 

230. William, b. 1736, Oct. U. 

231. Elizaukth, bap. 1738, Dec. 24. 

232. Isaac, b. 1742, . 

233. Jamks, bap. 1742-3, Mch. 21. 

234. Da.nikl; birtli not recorded. 



17(3 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

235. Caleb, bap. 1746, Oct. 26. 

236. Maey, bap. 1749, Mch. 5; living at Salem, num., in 1788. Family 

tradition says she " kept house for John Byrne (or Burns j, and 
afterwards married him," and in the Salem records is found 
the marriage intention, 1799, Apr. 27, of John Byrne and Mary 
Manning. She d. 1831, Aug. 14, at Charlestown, according to 
both town and family records. 

237. Sarah, bap. 1753, July 22; d. young. 

238. Sarah, bap. 1754, July 7; d. young. 

239. Thomas, bap. 1755, Dec. 28. 

240. Susanna, bap. 1757, Nov. 13; doubtless d. young. When her 

father's estate was settled, 1777, eleven children (or their heirs) 
received their due shares. All the names are not given, but 
there were 11 without Susanna. Nor did she join in the deeds 
of 1788. 

Ch . of William and Joanna Manning : 

241. Joanna, b. 1762, Oct. 15. 

242. Joseph, b. 1765, Nov. 20. 

243. Sarah, b. 1768, Jan. 6. Her brother Joseph, in his will of 1852, 

gives to his " sister Sarah Jones," and tradition says she m. 

Jones, who d. shortly after marrying, after which Sarah 

lived with her above brother; and surviving relatives have 
always understood she was the only one of her immediate fam- 
ily, having no children. She d. 1853, Oct. 30, aged 85. 

81. DANIEL^ MANNING (Isaac,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1715-16, Feb. 5, at Cambridge, Mass. He settled at Charles- 
town, where he was a potter by trade. This is all that is known 
of his short life. He died before the birth of his child, which is 
recorded as " the son of Daniel, deceased, and Elizabeth Man- 
ning," but the date of his death does not appear. It seems that 
no gravestone exists. He evidently owned no real estate, and left 
no property to be divided by law. His tax was abated 8.2 at a 
town meeting in 1741. He m. in 1738, published Nov. 16. Eliz- 
abeth Rumford Abbot (according to Wyman's Charlestown. Mod- 
ern copy of Charlestown records says '' Elizabeth Abbot, of 
Rumford.") She, a widow, received Thanksgiving money, 1757, 
Nov, 19, to the amount of £2.5, after which no more has been 
found of her. Ch., b. at Charlestown : 

244. Dan^l, b. 1739-40, Mch. 4; not traced. 

82. SARAHS MANNING (Isaac,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) 
b. 1717-18, Feb. 7, at Cambridge, Mass. ; early went to Sutton, 



DESCENDANTS OF -WILLIAM >L\NN1NG. 177 

where her eldest brother had previously settled, and m. there, 1742, 
Oct. 5, Nehemiah rutnani, b. 1719, INIch. 22, and d. 1791, Nov. 
27. She was living 1791, when the codicil to his will was drawn. 
Ch., b. at JSutton : 

245. Aarox (Putnam) b. 1744. Mch. 2o. 

246. Sau.ui (Putnam) b. 174(), Mcli. 10. 

247. Hant?ah (Putnam) b. 1748, July 26, 

248. Rachki, (Putnam) b. 1750, Apr. 17. 

249. Susanna (.Putnam) b. 1752, Jan. I'J. 

250. EuxiCE (Putnam) b. 1753, Dec. 4. 

251. Eeuben (Putnam) b. 1757, Apr. 9. 

252. Jo.>;ki'II (Putnam) b. 1700. Sep. 20. 
'236. Bkn.iamin (Putnam) b. 1760, Sep. 20. 

83. HANNAH^ ^MANNING (Isaac,-" Sanil.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1719, Dec. 25, at Cambridge, 3Iass. ; m. 1743, July 25. James 
Lanman ; lived in Cambridge and Concord; returned to Cam- 
bridge, 1757, Jan. 14, accompanied by 2 sons and 4 daughters. 
The writer has found no sign of them after the birth of their 
youngest son. Ch. : 

254. Hannah (Lanman") b. 1743-4, Feb. 8, at Cambridge. 

255. ^L\KY (Lanman) b. 1745, July 16, at Cambridge. 

256. Mai;(}aiikt (Lanman) b. 1746-7, Mch. I ; probably the same who 

is mentioned iu the general records of Cambridge as decea.sed 
uot long before 1770, May 7 ; if so, d. unm. 

257. James (Lanman) b. 1749, May 10, at Concord; d. 1809, June 22, 

perhaps at Keene, N. H., where he is buried. Resided chiefly 
iu Boston, where lie Avas deacon of the Brattle st. church. One 
ch., Susan Dawes, b. 1807, Aug. 1; d. 1831, Aug. 5, having m. 
Dr. Daniel Gilbert. 

258. Sauaii (Lanman) b. 1750, Sep. 17, at Concord. 

259. Elizahktii (Lanman) b. 1752, Aug. 23, at Concord. 

260. Thomas (Lanman) b. 1753, Dec. 26, at Concord. 

261. Hannah (Lanman) b. 1756, Jan. 3. Birth recorded at Concord; 

gravestone (at Keene) saysb. Cambridge; d. 1837, Jan. 16. unm. 

262. Petek i; Lanman) b. 1761, Dec. 29, at Cambridge. 

S4. THOMAS'^ :\rANNIXG (Isaac,^ Saml..^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) 
b. 1722-3, Jan. 19, at Cambridge, ^lass., settled in Cliarlestown. 
His calling is unknown, except that, in 1752, April, he was asso- 
ciated with his brother "William iu the management of the ferry 
[see 79]. The incomplete town records afford little chance to 
learn more of him, but he died before 1770, '' when his widow 
12 



178 THE MANXIXG FAMILY. 

lived in D. Newell's house," says W3Miian's Chavlestown. The 
same volume states that Thomas Mauuhig, Jr., son of Thomas, 
died of small pox 1752, July 10. This death does uot appear ou 
the town records, but has been preserved by the diary kept by one 
Robert Galley, who then resided in Charlestown. Was it Thomas, 
the son, who died then? Or was it Thomas, the father? Mv. 
Galley recorded other deaths, etc., in the Manning family in suc- 
ceeding years. In three cases he mentioned the death of Manning 
children, and always in one form: "Isaac Manning's child bur- 
ied;" "William Manning's child buried:" "Mr. William Man- 
ning's child buried;" with the date in each instance. In the case 
under consideration he wrote, "Thomas Manning died of small 
pox natural July 10, 1752." Is not this the death of an adult, 
rather than of an infant ? Was it uot the father who died then ? 
In the previous April he had joined in the petition to have the 
ferry service decreased because of the prevalence of smallpox (see 
sketch of his brother William). As a ferryman he was especially 
exposed to the contagious disease. Did he succumb to it? Exten- 
sive search has been made to find the tile of a Boston newspaper 
of that period, but no library seems to have any publication of the 
desired time. No estate appears in the Probate Office. No evi- 
dence can be given to settle the question. Thomas m. 1745 (?), 
Nov. 11, Sarah, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Blauey) , and grauddau. 
of Josiah and Lydia (Bacon) Wood, b. 1722-3, Feb. 13; d. at 
Newbury, 1797, May 27. She lost £14 personal property by the 
Gharlestown fire, 1775. Gh., b. at Charlestown: 

263. Sarah, b. 17-15, Dec. 7; m. 1767, Oct. 13, David Edmaiids, bap. 

1741-2, Jan. 31. Shed, before 1777, when hem. a second time; 
he d. 1823, Dec. 9. Her children were : I. David, b. 1768, Nov. 
15. II. Sarah, b. 1770, June 22. III. Thomas, b. 1772, July 
9. IV. John, b. 1774, Nov. 25. 

264. Mary, b. 1746-7, Mch. 13; not traced. One Mary Manning died 

at Boston, 1830, Oct. 16. aged 83, but wliether she was single 
or married does uot appear. 

265. Margaret, bap. 1748, Oct. 16; not traced. 

266. Thomas, bap. 1749-50, Jan. 28 ; d. young. 

267. Thomas, b. 1751, May 14. Did he die 1752, July 10? See slietch 

of his father. 

268. ? Thomas. Perhaps no such son. Wymau's Charlestown pre- 

sents the possibility theoretically, but errs in suggesting that 
the Thomas who ni. Kebecca Tufts was of this family. There 
may have been such a son, or the Thomas born 1751 may have 



DESCEXDAXTS OF WILLIAM MAXXING. 179 

lived to mauliood. If so, his history is unknown. A Thomas 
■svho was in Charlestown in 1797 (town records, IX-423) is of 
unlearned identity. He had a family; names unknown. At 
Salem, 1777, Aug. 11, one Thomas Manning, a mariner, m. Mrs. 
Anstice (Chipman) Richardson, who was bap. 1754, Nov. 17. 
This Thomas d. about 1780, and his widow d. 1821, Apr. 25. 
Ch. : Thomas Manning, Jr., who d. 1799, Apr. 11, in his 21st 
year. The late Jlev. Richard Manning Chipman wrote the 
compiler that he attended Mrs. Anstice Manning's funeral, and 
well remembered the statement of those present that her late 
husband was of other lineage than the Salem-Ipswich Manning 
family, and that he (Thomas) had come to Salem from a place 
near Boston. Possibly the connection is at this point. No 
opinion will be ventured. 

88. ABIGAILS MANNING (Ephraira," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.^) b. 1717-18, Jan. 5, at Billerica, Mass.; reared at Wood- 
stock, Ct. ; m. 1737, Apr. 6, Daniel Bacon, of Pomfret. The 
dates of their decease are lacking. Ch., b. at Woodstock: 

2(39. Bexjamix (Bacon) b. 1737, Dec. 3. 

270. Nathaxiel (Bacon) b. 1739, Sep. 23. 

271. Mary (Bacon) b. 1741, Mch.24. 

272. Parker (Bacon) b. 1744, July 28. 

273. Thompsox (Bacon) b. 1747, Oct. 15. 

274. Dexxisox' (Bacon) twin, b. 1747, Oct. 15. 

275. Jonx (Bacon) b. 1750, Dec. 26. 

276. WiLLiAii (Bacon) b. 1753, May 23. 

277. A Sox; name not recorded; b. 175G, Jan. 6. 

278. AniGAiL (Bacon) bap. 1756-7, Feb. 22. 

279. ABiG.vn. (Bacon) b. 1758, May 31. 

90. SARAH5 MANNING (Ephraim,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1723, Mch. 27, at Billerica, Mass. ; reared at Woodstock, Ct. ; 
m. there 1742, Dec. 24, Richard Flynn, whose father, of the same 
name, was, it is said, a settler at Roxbiuy, Mass., and, with his 
wife, was drowned while attempting to cross the Charles river on 
the ice. Sarah d. 1801, Nov. 12, at AYoodstock ; when her hus- 
band d. has not been learned. Ch., b. at Woodstock : 

280. S.VRAH (Flynn) b. 1743, May 26. 

281. Richard (Flynn) b. 1745, Oct. 22. 

282. Mai:v TFlynn) b. 1747, Jan. 18. 
2S3. John (Flynn) b. 1749, Mch. 12. 

284. H.vxx.vH (Flynn) b. 1752, Juuc 25; d. 1753, Mch. 22. 



180 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

285. MiCHAKL (Flynn) b. 1754, Mcli. 9; settled at Bethel, Vt., 1782; 

constable, selectman, justice of the peace; d. 1827; 6 ch., of 
■whom Richard R., b, at Bethel, 1784, and d. 1846, was the first. 
The latter's son Charles C. " has alwaj'S resided at Bethel." 

286. Patty (Flynn) b. 1757, Feb. 13. 

287. Hannah (Flynn) b. 1759, Dec. 13. 

288. A Daughter; name not recorded ; b. 1763, July 21. 

289. Alice (Flynn) bap. 1763, Sep. 4; probably the same as next 

previous. 

92. ALICES MANNING (Ephraim,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) 
b. 1728, June 2, at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. 1750, Jan. 16, Elisha, 
son of Epbraim and Priscilla Child, b. 1725, Feb. 11, at Wood- 
stock ; a captain in the Revolution, town clerk and member of the 
General Court. He d. 1796, Nov. 22 ; Alice d. in 1798. Ch., b. 
at Woodstock : 

290. Charles (Child) b. 1750, Sep. 15; d. young. 

291. Charles (Child) b. 1751, Nov. 22. 

292. Alice (Child) b. 1753, Nov. 11. 

293. Elias (Child) b. 1755, Dec. 28; a captain. 

294. TiiOMrsoN (Child) b. 1758, Feb. 12. 

295. Alice (Child) b. 1760, June 15. 

296. SYL%aA (Child) b. 1762, Oct. 31. 

297. Betsey (Child) b. 1764, Dec. 23. 

298. CiiLOE (Child) b. 1767, Mch. 28. 

299. Priscllla (Child) b. 1769, Nov. 19. 

300. A Daughter ; name not given. 

93. EPHRAIM5 MANNING (Ephraim," Saml.,3 ^y^.^a 
Wm.^) b. 1730, Aug. 7, at Woodstock, Ct., where he always re- 
sided. He had a long and prominent record as a Revolutionary 
soldier. On receipt of the news of the battle of Lexington six 
companies marched from Woodstock to Boston, and of these he 
was captain of the 2d Co. This service was short, but was fol- 
lowed by another term, 1775, May 1 to Dec. 19, as captain of the 
7th Co., 3d Regt., of which Israel Putnam was colonel, uriug 
which he was in the battle of Bunker Hill. In 1776 he was a 
captain under Col. John Durkee. This regiment was in the bat- 
tle of Trenton, and, in part, at Princeton. He '' re-entered ser- 
vice in 1777," but how much longer he served does not appear. 
He was at one time in Washington's Guards, under Col. Benedict 
Arnold. In 1774 he was elected on the patriotic Committee of 
Inspection, and, 1780, was on a committee to engage men to serve 



DESCEXDAXTS OF WILLIAM MANXIXG. 181 

in the Contineutftl army. He was grand juror, 1778; town col- 
lector, 1787; and selectman, 3 years, 1782-4. lie and bis wife 
joined the Woodstock church in 1757, Barber's Historical Collec- 
tions of Ct., page 505, states that the Trumbull Galleiy, at Xew 
Haven, has a portrait of " Capt. IMauning." The writer has not 
investigated this case, but this must be Capt. Ephraim or his 
brother, Capt. William. On his death his ch. joined in a deed 
selling his real estate. He m. 1755, ]\Ich. 28, Mary Fox, who d. 
1805, Dec. 29, in her 71st year ; another record says aged 72, but 
she was undoubtedly a dau. of Thomas and Mary (Lawrence) 
Fox, b. at Woodstock, 25 Apr., 173 — . [The record is mutilated ; 
but probably 1735, as she was bap. in that j'ear. May 25.] Capt. 
Manning d. 1792, Jan. 17, at Woodstock, where he and his wife 
are buried in the " Hill" cemetery. Ch., b. at AVoodstock : 

301. A Sox, b. 1756, Ana;. 24; doubtless d. young, as he was not men- 

tioned in division of his father's estate. 

302. Billy, bap. 1757, May 8. 

303. Molly, bap. 1758, Sep. 24; doubtless d. young; did not share in 

her father's estate. 

304. Betsey, b. 1761, Feb. 21. 

305. Alice, bap. 1763, May 1. 

306. Thomas, bap. 1765, June 16. 

307. Ephraim, b. 1767, May 20, [family record; town record says May 

25]. 

308. IIaxxah, b. 1769, July 24; m. 1795, Dec. 24, Charles Mason, hus- 

band of her deceased sister Fanny ; and herself d. without 
issue, 1852, Sep. 27. 

309. Faxxy, b. 1771, May 12. 

310. JoHX, b. 1774, Apr. 11. 

311. N.vxcY, b. 1778, Dec. 9, [family record; town record says 1777]. 

04. WILLIAM^ MANNING (Ephraim," Saml.,3 Wni.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1733, Nov. 28, at Woodstock, Ct., where he always 
lived except for a brief residence at Middletowu. He was, how- 
ever, often away to serve bis country as a soldier, being engaged 
in both the French-aud-Indian and the Revolutionary wars. He 
was sergeant in Capt. Israel Putnam's co. 1755, Nov. 25, to 1756, 
May 30, wlicu this command was a part of the force in garrison 
at Fort Edward ; and he immediately served another term, in 
1756, of 5 mouths. 3 weeks and 5 days under Capt. Samuel Gay- 
lord. The exact dates do not appear. In this service be was 
again sergeant. On the alarm following the capture of Fort 
AN illiam Henry by Montcalm, in 1757, four companies marched 



182 THE MANNING FA3IILY. 

from Wiudham, and he was lieutenant under Capt. John Carpenter, 
of AVoodstoek. Family tradition is to the effect that he " served 
through the war " of the Revolution, and Ammidoioi's Historical 
Collections states that he served 6 years without returning home. 
He was promoted to the rank of captain, his commission being 
signed by John Hancock. All of his service may not be recorded, 
and not all that is on record relating to the several "William Man- 
nings of his time can be identified, but the following cases posi- 
tively relate to him. 1st, he was first lieutenant under Col. 
Andrew Ward in a regt. raised 1776, to serve one year from May 
4. This command joined Washington's army at New York in 
August ; was stationed first at Fort Lee ; thence went to White 
Plains; thence to N. J. and fought at the battles of Trenton, 
1776, Dec. 25, and Princeton, 1777, Jan. 3, and encamped with 
Washington at Morristowu until expiration of term of service. 
2d, having been commissioned captain, Jan., 1777, under Col. 
Charles Webb, 2d regt., which assembled at Danbury in April, 
but soon went into camp at Peekskill ; was under Gen. Israel Put- 
nam along the Hudson in the summer and fall; ordered 14 Nov. 
to Washington's army in Penn. ; at battle of Whitemarsh, Dec. 
8 ; wintered at Valley Forge, and, Jul}^ 28, after, was at the bat- 
tle of Monmouth. Although it is almost exclusively as a soldier 
that we are able to trace Capt. Manning's career, his natural tastes 
were not for war, and his long service was inspired purely by 
patriotic devotion to his country. In private life he was a farmer 
residing first on the Paysou farm, and then on one which adjoined 
it. He m. at Woodstock, 1759, Jan. 4, Mrs. Mary (Johnson) 
Payson, widow of Asa Payson and dau. of [A. J.?] and Eliza- 
beth Johnson, of Middletown, b. 1736, Sep. 27. In 1764, May 
3, William Manning and his wife, " both of 3Iiddletown," admin- 
istrators of Asa Payson's estate, sold, etc., as is shown by Wood- 
stock deed, 3-322. Capt. Manning d. 1807, Sep. 18; Mary, his 
widow, d. 1812, Nov. 27, both at Woodstock, where they are 
buried in the " Hill " cemetery. Ch., b. at Woodstock : 

312. Sakah, b. 1759, June 5. 

313. Jemlma, b. 17G1, Dec. 9. 

314. Lucy, m. Dr. Vail; removed West. 

315. Parkee, bap. 1769, May 28; d. unm. at Greenfield, N. Y., aged 

about 84 years. A blacksmith, and lived ou a farm where he 
raised many horses. Captain of a cavalry company. 

316. Weltiiia, b. 1771, Jan. 26; m. 1789, June 14, Dr. Daniel Tiflany, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANMNCJ. 183 

ami, later, lived ■with her l)rother Parker ; d. leavin;^ no de- 
scendants. 

317. AzuBAii, bap. 1773, Jan. 10; ni. Rnfns Lvon, of Woodstock; re- 

~ moved to some place in New York, where she d. and, it is be- 
lieved, left 1 or 2 eh. 

318. LoiiY, bap. 1774, Sep. 25; m. Smith; lived at Williamstown, 

Vt. ; G ch., of Avhoni Chauncey was long a clerk in the V. 0. 
Dept., Washington, D. C, and Manning resided at Potsdam, 
N. Y. 

319. William Hyde, b. 1776, Sep. 10. 

105. SUSANNA^ MANNING (Timothy,-' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ 
Wni.') b. 1717, Aug. 5, at Reading, Mass. ; reared at Woodstock, 
Ct. ; m. there 1735, May 12, Ebenezer Hibbins [spelled Bebeii at 
Woodstock; probably both are errors for Beveus]. He was son 
of Arthur and Experience, of AViudham, and b. there 1714-15, 
Feb. 1. Susanna joined "Woodstock church, 174:1. They removed 
to Windham, where she joined the church, 1743, and P^benezer 
about 1741. He was a Colonial soldier. He d. 1761, Nov. 19. 
His family probably removed elsewhere. Ch. : 

319«. Haxxah (Bibbins) b. 1737-8, Jan. 9, at Woodstock. 

320. SrsAXXA (Bibbius) b. 1737-8, Jan. 9, at Woodstock: m. Caleb 

Couaut, of Mansfield. 

321. TnioTHY (Bibbius) birth not found; adrar. of his father's estate; 

m. Eunice Brewer; resided at ]Manstield. 

322. Jacob (Bibbins) b. 1742, Apr. 26, at Windham. 

323. Molly- (Bibbins) b. 1745, Jan. 30, at Windham. 

324. Em:xK/.Ki: (Bibbins) b. 1747, Feb. 11, at Windham. 

325. Jonx (Bibbius) b. 1750, Mch. 16, at Windham. 

326. Saiiah (Bibbins) b. 1754, May 24, at Windham. 

327. PuKUE (Bibbins) b. 1756, Oct. 25, at Windham. 

328. Ei.iZAiiKTii (Bibbins) b. 1758, Aug. 1, at Wiudham. 

109. JOSEPHS MANNING (Timothy,'' Saml.,3 AVm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1728-9, Mch. 24, at Woodstock, Ct., where he after- 
wards resided. A Revolutionary soldier, 1775, May 10 to Dec. 
15, under Capt. Ephraim Manning and Col. Israel Putnam. He 
and his wife united with the church, 1757. He was chosen, 1766, 
to "assist in tuning the Psalm." He d. 1776, Oct. 3, at AVood- 
stock. No gravestone has been found. Ho m. 1753, Apr. 16, 
Ruth Child, '-of Killingly." She m. (2d) 1777, June 26, Joshua 
Abell, formerly of Rehoboth, but then of Goshen, Mass., where 
she d. 1777, Aug. 29, aged 48. Ch. of Joseph and Ruth, b. at 
Woodstock : 



184 THE MANXIXG FAMILY. 

329. Alice, b. 1753, June 9; d. 176G, Nov. 3. 

330. Hannah, bap. 1755, Mcli. 30. 

331. Asa, bap. 1758, July 23; d. 1766, Nov. 3. 

332. MiKiAM, b. 1760, June 30. 

333. Stephen, b. 1762, Oct. 13; d. 1766, Nov. 10. 
334^. Susanna, b. 1765, Mcli. 19. 

112. ELIPHALET5 MANNING (Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ 
Wm.i) b. 1713, Sep. 26, at Billerica, Mass. He lived iu the house 
built by his father, ou the farm which was in Tewksbury after the 
latter town was formed iu 17o4 ; but was probabl}' also a carpen- 
ter, as he is termed " shop joj^ier " in a deed of 1791. Besides 
the laud received from his father (one-half of the farm), he bought 
no real estate, unless the deed failed to be recorded. He sold H 
acres in 1791 for £8.8. Was executor of his father's will. Of his 
own estate there is no record in the Probate Office, and it seems 
likely that, by deeds never recorded, he conveyed his farm in part 
to his son Samuel, and in parttoEliphalet, Jr., both of whom lived 
in TcAvksbur}' and who sold more land than they purchased. He 
m. (intention of m. 1740, Dec. 28, at Lynn) Hannah Aborn, bap. 
1718-19, Feb. 8. Her ancestry was John^ and Union (Kettle) 
Aborn, of Lynn and Charlestown, her parents ; Moses- and Abi- 
gail (Gilbert), of Lynn and Salem, and SamueP and Catherine 
(Smith) Aborn, of Salem. Eliphalet Manning d. 1806, Jan. 20 ; 
Hannah, his wMdow, d. 1815, Mch. 25, both at Tewksbury. They 
have no gravestones. Ch., b. at Tewksbury : 

335. Rebecca, b. 1742, Jan. 2; d. 1749, July 27. 

336. Hannah, b. 1744, May 15; d. 1749, July 9. 

337. S.iMUEL, b. 1747, June 25; d. 1749, July 17. 

338. Elizabeth, b. 1749, June 3; lived in Tewksbury, and d. unm. 

1831, Jan. 17. 

339. John, twin, b. 1749, June 3. 

340. Rebecca, b. 1751, Mch. 24; m. 1771, Dec. 26, David Hardy. Tra- 

dition says, perhaps incorrectly, that he was a minister. Not 
traced. One David Hardy was paid, 1778, by Tewlcsbury for 
service in the war. Admitted to the Wilmington church, 1790, 
David Hardy and Mrs. David Hardy. A David Hardy was at 
Danville, N. H., 1799. Perhaps all these items relate to the 
David who m. Rebecca; perhaps none do. 

341. Sajiuel, b. 1752, Nov. 16. 

342. Isaac, b. 1755, Jan. 20. 

343. Eliphalet, b. 1757, Apr. 16. 

113. REBECCA5 MANNING (Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 ^y^.^^ 



DESCEXDAXTS OF WILLIAM MAXNIXG. 185 

Wm.^) 1). 1715, Oct. — , at Billerica, Mass. ; m. Isaac Kittreilge, 
b. 1710-11, Feb. 8. Resided in Tewlisbury, where he was deacon 
of thechnrch. He d. 1779, Aug. 18 ; she was livino in 1777. Ch. : 

34-1. Kkiuxva (Kittredge) b. 1740, Mch. 16; d. 1749. Aug. 8. 

345. Maky (Kittredge) b. 1742, Aug. 1; d. 1740, Aug. 6. 

346. Isaac (Kittredge) b. 1744, Aug. 23; d. 1749, Aug. 12. 

347. Phkbe (Kittredge) b. 1747, l\Ich. 30; d. ]74!>, Aug. 24. 

348. LsAAC (Kittredge) b. 1749, Sep. 28; d. 1749, Sep. 29. 

349. I.SAAC (Kittredge) b. 1750, Nov. 8. 

350. Kkijecca (Kittredge) b. 1753, Oct. 19. 

351. Mai:v (Kittredge) b. 175(3, Juue 29. 

114. THOMAS^ MANNING (Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 ^Vm.,^ 
Wm.') b. 1718, June 11, at Billerica. He probabl}' had land by 
unrecorded deed of gift from his father, for tradition says " he 
erected a house on the same farm occupied by his father " in 
Tewlisbury, but on the right of the road leading to Wilmnigton. 
"The cellar excavation of this house is just over the line between 
these towns, and in the latter, as the dividing line now runs." 
Latt-r, lie built the old '"Thomas Manning house," now standing 
some 500 yards distant from the main road. He and his son of 
the same name raised hops each year ; the place long remaining 
the family home. He bought, 1 753, for £27, laud in Wilmington, 
"joining to the Tewksbury line," 20 acres. He or his heirs con- 
veyed his farm to his son ; deed not recorded. No will or parti- 
tion of his estate on record. He and his wife united with the 
church 1744, Sep. 2. He m. 1737, Aug., Hannah Twist, "of 
Burlington," ancestry unknown. Probably she was of the Twiss 
family of Salem and Lynn. She d. 1783, Mch. 21. Thomas 
Manning d. 1773, Mch. 22, both at Tewksbury. Evidently no 
gravestones. Ch., b. at TcM'ksbury : 

352. Thomas, b. 1738, Sep. 2; d. 1749, Aug. 25, of " throat distemper." 

353. IlANXAH,b. 1740, Dec. 21 ; d. 1749, Aug. 10, of "throat distemper." 

354. Mauv, b. 1744, Feb. 20; a school teacher in early life, teaching in 

dwelling houses before school-houses Avere built; m. 17C8, Jau. 
11, Hezekiah Browu. Not traced. 

355. Thomas, b. 1750, Nov. — . 



SIXTH GENERATION. 



116. J0SIAH6 MANNING (Saml.,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ 
Wm.^) b. 1719-"20, Mch. 18, at Windham, Ct., where he always 
resided. By the Avill of his grandfather Manning he became owner 
of one-half of the latter's farm, including the buildings tliereon. 
He was joint executor of said will. He was elected fence-viewer, 
1745; highway surveyor, 17.54; tithingman, 1747, '53, '55, and 
'65 ; and was grand juror, 1762. He and his wife were members 
of the Scotland church. He m. 1742, May 6, Mary Kiugsley, b. 
1719, Oct. 11. Her ancestry was Josiah"* and Dorothy (Bingham), 
her parents ; John^ and Sarah (Sabine) ; Eldad^ and Mehitable 
(Morey), and Johu^ Kingsley, the latter the American founder 
of the family, who settled in 1635 at Dorchester, Mass., but re- 
moved to Rehoboth, whence our Mary's grandfather went to Wind- 
ham in 1703. Josiah Manning d. 1800, Oct. 31, at Windham ; the 
death of his wife has not been found. His youngest son had the 
farm. Ch., b. at Scotland Society, Windham: 

356. Cteits, b. 1743, May 15. 

357. Maey, b. 1744-5, Jau. 20; m. 1771, Maj' 16, William Goodwin; 

resided iu Lebanon. Ch. : I. Mary, b. 1772, May 3; d. 1772, 
May 7. II. William, b. 1773. June 27; d. 1783, Sep. 5. III. 
Abel, b. 1775, June 27; d. 1777, Sep. 10. IV. Afjel, b. 1777, 
Nov. 5. 

358. Ieexa, b. 1747, July 25; m. 1771, May 16, William Cary, Jr. ; lived 

iu Windham. She d. 1795, Nov. 17; he d. 1812, July 20, both at 
Windham. Ch. : I. Alathea, b. 1773, Dec. 9. II. Olive 
[or ? Chloe], b. 177G, Jan. 20. III. John, b. 1778, Mch. 18. 
IV. Elijah, b. 1780, Oct. 4. V. William, b. 1782, Dec. 10. 

359. Eleazeu, b. 1749, July 25. 

3G0. Hannah, b. 1751, May 22; d. 1753, Oct.—. 

361. Alathea, b. 1753, Feb. 23; m. James Eudd, of Becket, Mass., hus- 
band of her deceased cousin, Olive [371]. Alathea d. 1786, 
Oct. 19. Her ch. were: I. David, b. 1785, May 25; m. Juha 
Bois, of Blandford, Mass. The latter couple had a son David 

(186) 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 187 

Bois Rudd, b. 1821, Nov. 4, after -which they removed to Ohio- 
and had other ch. II. Alathea Manniiiir, b. ITSG, Oct. 19. 

362. Eli.iah, b. 1755, Apr. 3; a Revolutionary soldier under Capt. Jede- 

diah Hyde, 4th regt., Col. John Dnrkee, 1777, May 26, to 1778, 
Jan. 1. Died in service in 1778. 

363. Haxnaii, b. 1757, May 18; not traced. 
304. Maktha, b. 1759, Mcli. 23; not traced. 
365. IxxREASE, b. 1761, Jan. IS. 

117. HEZEKIAHfi MANNING (Saml.,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,^ 
"\Vni.,2 Wm.i) b. 1721, Aug. 8, at Windham, Ct. Resided in his 
native town as a farmer, having received half of his grandfather 
Manning's farm by the hitter's will. Elected tithingman, 1745-6 ; 
assessor. 1754-5; grand juror, 1747, '53; constable and collector 
of town rate, 1758 ; first constable and collector of the Colony- 
tax 8 years, 1759-66; highway surveyor many years; surveyor 
and packer of tobacco, 1760-2, '65; deputy, or representative, 
from Windham 6 times, Oct., 1764, to Oct., 1767 (except Oct., 
'65, and May, '66) and May, 1769 ; and justice of the peace 1767 
to 1780. He was on a committee to divide the Society into proper 
school districts, 1758, and a committee, alone, to go before the 
General Assembly, 1771, concerning a bridge over Shetucket 
river. He was administrator of the estates of several fellow citi- 
zens. Before and during the Revolution he was of prominence 
among the patriots. In 1767 he was on a committee to draw up 
an act of " economy & industr}^" and outline a stand against the 
importation of foreign-made goods ; an echo of the revolt against 
the oppressive British stamp act. In 1774 he was on the commit- 
tee of Correspondence. Such a committee existed in each town, 
and members must be of earnest patriotism, sagacity and fidelity, 
for they were the links in the chain of preparation for the war. 
He was also moderator of several special town meetings, and, 1781 
to '84, on a committee to examine into the state of the taxes and 
accounts of the town, and to adjust the accounts between the town 
and soldiers. He m. 1745, Sep. 22, Mary Webb, b. 1725, Dec. 
23; united with the church, 1753; d. 1785, Dec. 20; and (2d), 
Anna, her sister, b. 1728, June 13, and d. 1804, in Jan. Their 
ancestry was Nathaniel"* and Elizabeth (Fitch) AVebb, their par- 
ents; SamueP and Mary (Adams); Christopher- and Hannah 
(Scott) ; and Christopher^ Webb, the founder, who came to Amer- 
ica as early as 1645. settling in Braintree, Mass. Hezekiah Man- 



188 THE ilANXIXG FAMILY, 

ning d. 1802, Apr. 20, at Wiudham. Buried there, as is his wife 
Mary. Ch., b. at ScotUiud Society, "Windham : 

366. Cai vix, b. 1746. May 4. 

367. Luther, b. 1748, Sep. 5. 

368. Jerusha, b. 1750, Dec. 19; m. 1771, June 20, Dr. Penuel Cheney, 

of Windham. He died 1810, Jan. 29, in his 62d year; she d. 
1833, Feb. 5. Both are buried in Windliara. Estate, §7,000 and 
upwards. Wliether there were ch. has not been learned. 

369. LrCY, b. 1753, Feb. 1; m. Jacob Hovey ; resided at Windham until 

1790, perhaps later. Cli. : I. Jacob, b. 1774, Feb. 13; d. 1775, 
Sep. 30. II. Jacob, b. 1776, Aug. 6. III. Lucy, b. 1779, Jan. 
27. IV. Jernslia, b. 1780, Sep. 1. V. Lois, b. 1785, Jan. 23. 
VI. Fredericlv, b. 1788, May 1; d. 1793, Oct. 18. VII. Heze- 
liiah Manning, b. 1790, Mch. 28. 

370. Elizabeth, b. 1755, July 7. 

371. Olive, bap. 1757, Nov. 6 ; m. 1778, May 27, James Rudd, of Beclvct, 

Mass., to wliich place they removed. (There was a James 
Rudd b. at Windliam, 1750, Nov.; perliaps the same.) Olive 
d. 1780, Oct. 8, leaving one child, Olive Chum, b. 1779, Jane 5, 
after wliicli James m. Alathea Mauuiug [361]. 

372. Nathaniel, bap. 1760, Mch. 16. 

373. Mary, bap. 1762, June 13; m. 1789, Dec. 9, Gurdon Welch; lived 

at Windham and had ch. : I. Henry, b. 1790, Sep. 26. II. 
Lewis, b. 1794, June 14. III. Lucius, twiu, b. 1794, June 14. 
IV. Gurdon, b. 1797, Sep. 1. 

374. Eunice, bap. 1764, Aug. 26; m. 1783, Oct. 9, Marshall, sou of John 

and Lydia (Eames) Palmer. He d. 1812, July 7, in his 54th 
year. She m. (2d) 1814, May 22, David Fox, who d. 1826, Sep. 
6; she d. 1848, May 26, at Windham. Ch. : I. Charles, b. 
1784, Mch. 12; d. 1786, July 14. II. Charles, b. 1787, June 23; 
d. 1854, July 7. III. Eunice, b. 1789, Jan. 18; d. 1794, Jan. 14. 
IV. Zephauiah, b. 1794, Oct. 1. V. Eunice, b. 1800, Mch. 11; 
d. 1804, Feb. 11. VI. George C, b. 1805, Apr. 25; d. 1805, 
May 18. 

375. Amelia, bap. 1766, Sep. 7; d. young. 

376. Amelia, bap 1769, May 14; m. 1792, Oct. 3, Benjamin Smith. He 

d. 1834, Apr. 24, aged 70; she d. 1846, Apr. 25. Ch. : I. Car- 
oline, b. 1793, Dec. 8. II. Charles, b. 1797, June 25. III. 
George, b. 1805, July 24. 

118. ABIGAIL6MAXNING(Saml..5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1722, Nov. 25 ; m. 1745, Oct. 27, John, sou of Thomas 
:and Hannah (Abbe) Welch, b. 1717, July 8. Resided at Wind- 
ham. She d. 179-1, Jau. 6 ; he d. 1802, ilch. 4. Ch. : 

377. IREXA (Welch), b. 1746, Sep. 7; m. Sabiu. 

378. Jerusha (Welch), b. 1748, Sep. 4; m. Martin. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 18^ 

379. J(»iix (Welch), b. 1751, Feb. 3. 

380. AsKNATH (Welch), b. 1753, Apr. 4; m. Shubael Fitcli. 

381. A.'^iiHKi. (Welch), b. 176-t, Apr. 21; m. 1795, Oct. 15, Margaret, 

(lau. of George and Alice (Trumbull) Dorrauce, b. 177G at Vol- 
untoAvn. Removed to X. Y. State between 1802 and 1809; re« 
sided at Nelson, Madison Co., in 1809; removed to Deerfleld, 
Oneida Co , in 1816, and later to Utica. lie d. 182G, July 20; 
shed. 1830, June 4. Ch. : I. Sylvester, b. 1798, Jan. 11, at 
Windliam; m. (1st) Sarah G. Staniiard and (2d) Mrs. Arabella 
(Scott) Davis. II. William, b. isOO, Dec. 11, at Windham ; m. 
Rachel Maria Harris. III. Ashbel, b. 1803; d. young. IV. 
Ashbel, b. 1809, Dec. 4, at Nelson. He Avas a noted civil engi- 
neer, and, for over 40 years, one of the most prominent rail- 
road men of New Jersey. At the time of his death he was 
President of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He m. 
1834, Oct. 25, Mary Hannah, dan. of James and Merriam (Lam- 
bert) Seabrook, and, in the female line, granddaii. of Gov. John 
Lambert. She was b. 1813, Dec. 17, in Amwell township, Hun- 
terdon Co., N. J., and d. 1874, Apr. 1. Mr. Welch d. 1882, 
Sep. 25, at Lambertville, N. J. Ch., b. atLambertville : 1. A 
Son, b. and d. 1835, Oct. 28. 2. JIargaret ; d. young. 3. Car- 
oline Coi'son ; m.WUliam Cowin. 4. Mary Merriam ; nnm. 5. 
Elizabeth Seabrook ; m. Rev. Roswell Randall Hoes. 6. 3far- 
(laret; d. young. 7. Ashbel, b. 1854, Feb. 5. He is General 
Manager of the Philadelphia Belt Line R. R. He m. 1878, Jan. 
1, Emma Delia, dan. of John and Eliza Boice (Coriell) Finney ,^ 
b. 1855, I\Iay 27, at Middlebusli, Somerset Co., N. J. Ch. : («) 
Ashbel Russell, b. 1879, July 17, at Lambertville; Yale s. s., 
1901. — 8. William; m. Marie Lair. 

119. SARAIIC MANNING (Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,nVm.,'2 
Wm.'), b. 1723-4, Feb. 22, at Windham, Ct. ; m. 1743, Nov. 28, 
Kliphalet, son of Sevgt. Winslow and Rachel (Ripley) Tracy, b. 
1720, Nov. 14, at Norwich West Farms (now Franklin), where 
they resided. He d. 1807, Mch. 21 ; she d. 1809, May 3. Ch. : 

382. Elisha (Tracy) b. 1744, Feb. 23. 

383. Al-vthka (Tracy) b. 1747, Jan. 28. 

384. LrcY (Tracy) b. 1755(?), Sep. 2(i; so reported; error of date. 

385. Ui;iAH (Tracy) b. 1755, Feb. 3; graduated, 1778, at Yale College; 

read law in Litchfield and became eminent in his profession; 
representative in the State Legislature and, 1793, was Speaker 
of the House; representative in Congress, 1793-96, and from 
that time to 1807 was U. S. Senator and a part of the time 
President ^:i?-o (em. ; major general of militia: d. at Washing- 



190 THE MAXXIXG FAMILY. 

ton, 1807, July 19, and was the first to be buried in the Con- 
gressional Burying Ground. 

120. SAMUEL6 MANNING(Saml.,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3Wm.,2 
Wm.^) b. 1725, Oct. 22, at Wiudham, Ct. He early removed to 
the S. W. part of the State. "Came from Wiudham to Stratford, 
Nov. 25, 1743," says the record in his own writing. In 1748, Dec. 
1, he bought, says the town record of deeds, " a small piece of 
land in Stratford a little distant from ye ferry commonly called 
Hawkins' Ferry, lying ou both sides of ye brook called Torry's 
[or ?Porry's] Brook, at a place called Spruce." This ferry was 
really " over Stratford river at Derby." A little later he bought 
" in Stratford at ye north end of a place commonly called Oequan- 
quage Plain, and in the Parish of Preston." Despite the fact that 
he was 50 years of age when the Revolution began it seems safe 
to believe he was the soldier who served 6 days in April, 1775, 
under Capt. Abraham Mead, and again, 1775, Ma}' 10 to Dec. 5, 
under Capt. Thomas Hobby and Col. David "VVaterbury ; 3d Co. 
of the 5th Regt. Both of these commands were recruited in that 
immediate vicinity. His son of the same name served later, but 
as the son was only 12 years old in 1775, it is almost certain that 
the soldier of the latter date was the father. In 1783, Feb. 3, he 
was the administrator of the estate of the aforesaid son, and he 
*' personally appeared" in the Stratford Court to render the in- 
ventory, 1785, Sep. 5. He had also been administrator of the es- 
tate of John Blackman in 1760. His home was included in that 
part of Stratford which was set off in 1789 to form the new town 
of Huntington, and there he continued to reside. In 1793, Dec. 
9, he sold a house '• with fruit trees around it" to Samuel Barlow, 
and, 1796, Apr. 8, sold to Elisha Mills about one acre " situated 
in the center of Huntington," which probably closed out his estate. 
After the date last mentioned no sign of him has been found. In 
the history of Stratford appears a list of the gravestones in the 
two above towns, but none is included of Samuel or any member 
of his family. Probably, however, he died and was buried in Hun- 
tington. He m. 1749, Jan. 26, Abigail Clark, who d. 1758, Sep. 
3, perhaps dau. of John Clark, " 2d," and, if so, b. 1728, Apr. 
30; and (2d) 1759, Aug. 2, Eunice Frink, of unknown ancestry. 
The Huntington church book has this entry: "Jan. 19, 1829, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MAXXIXG. 191 

Died Mrs. ^Manning aged 95." It is believed that this was surely 
Eluuice, widow of 8amuel ]\Ianiiiug. The children were boru at 
Stratford. 

Ch . of Samuel and Abigail Manning : 

386. Samlel, b. 17-i9, Dec. 13; d. 1759, Feb. 3. 

387. Jerusha, b. 1751, Oct. 16; not traced. In 1783, on the settlement 

of the estate of her half-brother Samnel, the proceeds were 
equall.v divided between Samuel's full brother and sister, Elias 
and Eunice. Tlie laws of Connecticut of that day, relating to 
the matter of inheritance, are unknown to tlie compiler. If, 
under these laws, Elias and Eunice were Samuel's legal heirs, 
would not his half-sisters, Jerusha and Sarah, have been co- 
heirs? The absence of their names at that time leads to the 
presumption that they were deceased; but, on the other hand, 
the father of these children kept a record, put down the birth 
of all his children, and the death of some. It would seem that, 
if Jerusha and Sarah had died before him, he would have re- 
corded their decease, too ; yet he omitted that of his son Joseph 
below. 

388. Sakah, b. 1756, Sep. 2. Not traced; see note to her sister Jerusha. 

Ch. of Samuel and Eunice Manning: 

389. JosF.rii, b. 1761, June 7; d. aged U years, says tradition, and this 

the compiler believes to be thoroughly reliable, as the same 
authority, without dates to guide him, gave the exact age at 
death of Samnel, next below. 

390. Samtkl, b. 1763, Mch. 22. A Revolutionary soldier. When less 

than 15 years old he enlisted, 1778, Feb. 1, " for the war," un- 
der Capt. Samuel Granger and Col. Charles Webb, 2dregt., Ct. 
Line, and, later, under Capt. Roger Wells, in a Co. of Light 
Infantry; was at the battle of Monmouth, 1778, June 28; win- 
tered at Redding; served on E. side of the Hudson under Gen. 
Heath, 1779, etc. Samuel Manning was killed at the battle of 
Yorktown, Va., 1781, Oct. 15, in the crowning engagement of 
the war. His latest service was under Lafayette. His father 
was appointed admr. of his estate, 1783, Feb. 3, which con- 
sisted of seven State notes which, Avith accrued interest, made 
the total valuation £83.3.8. The amount was reduced by "ex- 
pense in sickness and clotliing while in service " to £55. This 
sum was equally divided between his sister Eunice and brother 
Elias. 

391. EfNici;, b. 1765, Apr. 3; m. Mattison Millard and resided at Mil- 

ton, N. Y. When advanced in years they went to Salem, N. Y., 

where both died. No. ch. 
302. EmasF., b. 1767, Sep. 7; d. 1769, Jan. 12. 
393. Ellvs, b. 1772, Mch. 5. 



192 THE MANXIXG FAMILY. 

121. DAVID6 MANNING (Saml.,^ Saiiil.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1726-7, Jan. 14, at Windham, Ct. He was in Sharon, 
of that State, in 1751, at which time he married there, and again 
in 1768, but his whereabouts between these dates is uncertain. 
The town records of Sharon do not have the birth of any of his 
children, nor the church records any baptisms thereof before 1768 ; 
neither is any deed found to show that he owned a farm in that 
town. A possible explanation is that he lived on land belonging 
to his father-in-law, David Hamilton, who was an extensive land- 
owner, and that the absence of birth-records was merely due to 
neglect. It is possible that he resided elsewhere than in Sharon 
for a time after his marriage. His wife's family were originally 
from Lebanon, a town lying next to Windham. It is likely that 
the young couple were acquainted in their extreme youth, and that 
David went to Sharon to marry one to whom he was already be- 
trothed. He may then have settled elsewhere, or, as before sug- 
gested, on a part of Mr. Hamilton's land, as lessee. Extensive 
investigation has failed to settle this question. In 1758, in the 
French and Indian war, David was a soldier under Capt. Samuel 
Elmer [Elmore?], with the Conn, troops, from June 3 to Oct. 27. 
He may have been the David Manning who served under Capt. 
Samuel Elmore in the Revolutionary war, though it has been in- 
ferred that the latter service was rendered by his son of the same 
name (who was certainly a soldier of the Revolution). David m. 
at Sharon, 1751, Aug. 1, Anne, dau. of David Hamilton, formerly 
of Lebanon, and a man of prominence at Sharon. By will, 1780, 
the latter gave " to the heirs of my daughter Anne ]\Ianning 30 
acres of land in my right at ye Susquehannah." After Anne's 
death David m. (2d) before 176H, Miriam Simonson who, after 
being left a widow, dwelt with her son Ripley in the north part of 
Owego, N. Y., where she d. 1808, June 7, aged 73^ years. 
David resided at Sharon for several years following 1768. Later, 
it is said, he lived for a time in Massachusetts ; then, about 1794, 
he certainly removed to Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y., where he d. 
1807, Sep. 29. Buried in " the Yorkshire Manningville ceme- 
tery." The order of birth of his ch. is not tnWy known. Perhaps 
5. were by the first marriage and only the last two by the second. 
Ch. : 

394. Joseph; date of birth not found; was in Sharon in 1789, wlien he 
bouglit of Joshua Luce, for £12, land in tliat town. He sold 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIA.M .MANNING. 193 

the same to Luce. 1790, Feb. 24, after which nothin<r has been 
found of him. It is possil)le that he and his brotlicr John 
improved the use of the bequest from their ^grandfather Ham- 
ilton of land "at ye Susquehannah," and removed there. 
Presumably, the indicated section -was the well-known " Sus- 
quehannah purchase " in eastern Teun. 

395. John; birth not found ; was in Sharon, 1791. May 31, when he and 

his brother Ripley jointly purchased land there. The sale of 
this land has not been found on record, but. as Ripley left 
town within a year, it is probable that John then went away 
too, perhaps to " the Susquehannah." See sketch of his 
brother Joseph. 

396. Sauaii, birth not found: m. at Sharon, 1777, Feb. 10, Samuel 

Sackett, '• of Spencertowu " [ifcsY,?] Not further traced. 

397. David, b. about 1759. lt>^'^'~n . \ i<^ 

398. Anna, b. about 1762. 

399. RirLEY, bap. 1768, Sep. 11, at Sharon. 

400. EvMCE, b. 1776, July 31, at Sharon (family record says 1777, but 

she was baptized as an infant 1776, Sep. 2). 

122. JOSEPH'5 MANNING (Johu,^ Sanil.,-* Saml.,^ Wm.,2 
Wni.^) b. 1718, July 15, at Cambridge, Mass. When ten years 
oUl lie was taken by bis parents to AVindham, Ct., where he there- 
after resided. He was a Colonial soldier in 1761, from Apr. 1 to 
Dec. 4, under Capt. John Spaulding, 1st Regt., Gen. Lyman. 
He was a farmer, having acquired a part of his father's farm, witli 
the house and barn. He was elected tithingman 1759-62, '65 ; 
packer of meat, 1753-4. '58-07, or 12 years, and packer of tobacco, 
1763-4. When he and his wife died has not been found, but a 
deed shows tiiat his decease was before 1779, May^ 22. His son 
Joel had the farm, the other heirs conveying their rights by deed 
in 177'J and llie following years. He and his wife were members 
of the Scotland Society church. He m. 1745, Oct. 29, Phebe, dau. 
of Jacob and Phebe (Thurston) Lillie, b. 1724-5, Jan. 4. Ch., 
b. at Scotland Society, Windham : 

401. Asknath, b. 1746, Feb. 22: m. 1774, Nov. 10, Dr. William Robin- 

son; resided at Windham. Ch. : I. riiebe, b. 177(;, July 17. 
n. Martha, b. 1780, Aug. 12. III. William, b. 1783, June 20. 

402. rHKBK, b. 1748, Apr. 14; m. 1770, May 22, Josiah, son of Eliezer 

and Mary (Lillie) Palmer, b. 1744-5, Feb. 16. Ch., b. at Wind- 
ham : I. Erastus, b. 1772, July 29. II. Andrew, b. 1774, Oct. 
19. III. I'hebe, 1). 1777, Jan. l.->. IV. Hlias. b. 17SU, July 7. 

403. Jacou, b. 17.10, Oct. 5. A Revolutionary soldier, under Capt. Wni. 

Warner; marched on the Lexington alarm 1775, Apr. 19. He 
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194 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

probably d. unm. soon after. After his father's death the 
several ch. quitclaimed their rights in his estate, but no re- 
lease is found from Jacob. In a deed of 1781, Apr. 18, his 
sister Mrs. Robinson calls her share a ^ interest, and refers 
to lier brother Dan's -g- interest. There were exactly G ch. 
without Jacob, from which it seems certain that he was then 
deceased and had left no ch. 

404. Dan, b. 1753, Sep. 29. 

405. Joel, b. 1756, Apr. 1. 

406. Joseph, b. 1761, Dec. 9. 

407. Abigail, b. 1766, June 25. 

123. JOHNS MANNING (John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Win.. 2 
Wm.^) b. 1720, July 10, at Cambridge, Mass. After his seventh 
j^ear he always resided at "Wiudham, Ct. His father deeded to 
him, 1749-50, Feb. 1, for " the sum of thirty five pound in Bills 
of Publick Credit of the old tenor," a tract of land which was a 
part of the father's farm, and adjoining the farm of John's pater- 
nal grandfather. In 1760, when his father's estate was settled, he 
purchased of the other heirs for " Eighty one pound seven shil- 
lings Lawf uU money " a part of the old farm, and other like pur- 
•chases followed until he liecame owner of nearly all the place. He 
built a large house on the east side of Merrick's brook. It is still 
standing, in the N. W. corner of the southerly road from Wind- 
ham and the road from Scotland to Norwich, about ^ mile S. of 
the church. He also built a saw-mill and a grist-mill ; these are 
not now in use. He also bought largely of others, the land being 
in Wiudham. When the so-called " Susquehanna purchase " of 
land in Pennsylvania was made of the Indians by Connecticut 
men, previous to the settlement of that region, he was one of the 
original proprietors. One-half of his share he sold as early as 1774, 
and the remainder was sold 1794, Dec. 29, by his widow to their 
son Seabury. At Windham he was elected tithiugman in 1749; 
highway surveyor, 1750, '60 ; collector of town rate, 1766-7, and 
was grand juror, 1758-60, '64. He left no will. After his death 
his sons Seabury and Gamaliel became joint owners of the farm, 
and on the decease of the last survivor of the two, in 1851, the 
heirs sold the property. It had been in the possession of the fam- 
ily for about 120 years, and, probably, a part of it even longer. 
John m. 1744, June 10, Sarah Lambert, who d. 1751, Apr. 28, iu 
her 32d year; and (2d) 1752, Jan. 27, Sarah Seabury, of Leba- 
non, who was bapt. there 1728, Jan. 29. She joined the 1st Church, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 195 

1742. Her ancestrv was Beuj."* and Margaret (Ripley) of Lebanon, 
her parents; Dea. Samuel^ and Abigail, of Duxbury and No. Yar- 
mouth, Mass.; Dr. Samuel"' and Patience (Kemp), of Duxbury; 
and Johu^ and Grace 8e:ibury, of Boston, the founders of the 
family in America, who came as early as 1642, when he was ad- 
mitted to the Boston church. Margaret Ripley, above, mother of 
Sarah, was dau. of Joshua and Margaret (Bradford) Ripley, and, 
in the maternal line, great granddau. of Gov. William Bradford, 
who came in the Mayflower, 1G20. John Manning d. 1779, Oct. 
6; Sarah, his widow, d. 1817, Dec. 22. Both are buried in the 
old ground at Scotland proper. All the ch. were b. at Scotland 
Society, Windham. 

Cli. of John and SaraJi (Lambert) Manning : 

408. AxxA, b. 1745, Aug. 20. 

409. Eliph,u.et, b. 1747, May 17. A soldier of the Kevolution; an in- 

genious man, and much employed in repairing the -sveapons and 
other articles used in service by the soldiers ; returned home 
ill, and d. soon after of a contagious disease, unm. 

410. AI3IG.VIL, b. 1749, Oct. 16; d. 1750, July 8 [gravestone; town rec- 

ord, July G]. 

Cli. of John and Sarah (Seabury) Manning : 

411. BEXj.iJiix, b. 1753, Mch. 30; d. 1755, Feb. 18 [gravestone; town 

record, Jan.]. 

412. JoHX, b. 1753, Mch. 30. 

413. AxDKEW, b. 1755, July 8. 

414. Bkxjamix, b. 1757, Oct. IG; m. 1787, Nov. 11, Sarah Munsell, ^vho 

d. 1850, Mch. 18, aged 95. He d. 1838, July 16. Resided at 
Windham. Ch. : I. Fanny, b. 1780, June 18; lived at Windham; 
d. unm., 1831, July 15. II. Eliplialet, 1). 1791, June 12; lived 
chiefly in Windham; m. 1846, Nov. 23. Mrs. Frances Ann (Ly- 
man) Ingraham. He d. 1864, Apr. 30, at Windham; buried 
there. No ch. 

415. Alatile.v, b. 1760, Jan. 25. 

416. Seabury, b. 1762, July 3. A Revolutionary soldier in 1778 under 

Capt. Moses Branch and Col. Obadiah Johnson ; also served in 
1780 under Capt. Lemuel ('lift, Col. Durkee and Gen. Parsons; 
saw Audr6 executed ; a pensioner in 1832. Resided at Windham 
and, with his brother GamaUel, had his father's farm ; also op- 
erated the saw-mill thereon. Was elected tithingman, 1794-5, 
ISOO, and highway surveyor, 1809. Died unm. 1843, Dec. 14. 

417. Gamamkl, b. 17G5, Feb. 10; lived on the farm with his brother 

Seabury; elected tithingman, 1796-7; assessor, 1813-14; se- 



196 THE MANXIXG FAMILY. 

lectnican, 1822-2(5 (three years as head of the board), and rep- 
resentative, 1816. Diedimra. 1851, July 23. Inventory, ^5,388'. 

418. Barnabas, b. 1768, Sep. 14. 

125. SAMUEL*^ MANNING(Jobn,5 Saml.,4Saml.,^ Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1723, Nov. 3, at Cambridge, Mass. He was chiefly 
reared at Windham, Ct., and, on reaching manhood, settled at 
Norwich Town. A stone mason b^' trade. Despite the fact that 
he was then not young in years it is next to absolutely certain 
that he was the Revolutionary soldier of the same name who served 
1775, from July 22 to Nov. 27, under Capt. Asa Kingsbury and 
Col. Jedediah Huntington, in the 1st Co. and 8th Conn. Regt. 
This command was "stationed on the Sound " until 14 Sep. ; then 
ordered to the Boston camps and took part at Roxbury. There 
seems to be no doubt that the soldier was this Samuel, for there 
is no other known Samuel who could possibly have served thus. 
His son Uiah was in the same compau}'. In 1750 Samuel bought 
40 rods of land on "the highway to the Burying Place," and 
erected a house there. His widow and his two surviving ch. in- 
herited the place. The son was admr. of his estate. He m. at 
Norwich, 1746, Sep. 21, Anne (often spelled Anna) Winship, 
" late of Charlestown, Mass.," his cousin; dau, of Joseph and 
Anna, granddau, of Joseph and Sarah (Harrington), and great 
granddau. of Edward "Winship, who settled at Cambridge, Mass., 
as early as 1635. Anne was b. 1728, Sep. 24 ; d. probably in the 
first week of March, 1792, her death being announced in the Nor- 
wich Packet of Mch. 8. Samuel Manning d. at Norwich Town, 
1783, Nov. 9, where he and his wife are buried side by side. She 
has no gravestone ; the omission being, it is said, by her request. 
Ch., b. at Norwich: 

419. EuKiCE, b. 1747, Aug. 3; d. 1751, June 29 (gravestone says 1750, 

June 9). 

420. Samuel, b. 1749, Sep. 13. 

421. Anne, birth not recorded; d. 1753, Sep. 24, se. 2 years. 

422. Anne, birth not recorded ; d. 1759, Sep. 3, in her 6th year. 

423. Eunice, b. 1756, Jan. 24; d. 1781, Oct. 15; m. John Waterman. 

424. RoGEK, b. 1758, May 15; a Revolutionary soldier of long experi- 

ence. Served 1775, May 5 to Dec. 10, under Capt. John Uur- 
kee and Col. Israel Putnam; a drummer. Again enlisted, 1777, 
Feb. 19, " for the war," in Col. Jedediah's Huntington's regt. ; 
transferred to Valley Forge, 1778, Mch. 19, to Washington's 
Life Guard; again a drummer; discharged 1780, Feb. 19. He 



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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 197 

died in the spring of 1780. Thus far. information is official. 
Tradition, which did not mention his service on land, says he 
sailed from Norwich on a privateer and A\as never seen or 
heard from after passing New Loudon. lie was unmarried. 
425. 13IA11, b. 1700. Aug. 24. 

126. J0SIAH6 MANNING (John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1725, June 14, at Hopkintou, Mass., but was reared at 
Windham, Ct. In manhood he resided chiefly in the N. W. part 
of Norwich, though in the division of the latter town, in 1786, the 
section in which he lived was set off and incorporated as a new 
town under the name of Franklin. His home was near Manning's 
bridge over Shetucket river. By trade he was a stone-cutter, and 
he is reputed to have possessed peculiar skill in carving the "faces" 
so often found on headstones in burying grounds of his day. On 
the reverse side of his own headstone are these words : " This 
^lonument I made in y"^ j'ear 1800 : in my 76''' year." From this 
it will be seen that he was the designer of his own gravestone. 
He was an earnest patriot, and over the front door of his dwelling- 
house he inserted a large, flat stone, said to have been of mica 
slate from the Bolton, Ct., quarry, upon which he placed an in- 
scription which has since made it historic. It was as follows : 

Liberty & Property Restored again 

In George y« II Pi!^ most Gracious reign 

Now Liberty & Property & no Excise iVfiS 

God Bless our Kings & keep them wise. Manning 

This is undoubtedly a true copy, though the only copy known to 
be in existence was made, not by one of the famil}', but by a 
neighbor; and the latter drew off the date as 1776. This must 
have been an error. Josiah is positively iiuown to have been a 
patriot, and, with the Revolutionary war under way, he would not 
have displayed such a sign, nor w'ould it have been allowed to re- 
main. Neither would it have been a logical echo of existing con- 
ditions. On the other hand, the unpopular Stamp Act passed the 
British Parliament 1765, Mcb. 22, and was repealed 1766, Mch. 
18. Accept 1766 as the true date and the stonecutter's lines will 
be found to express clearly the feelings of a people who, in 1766, 
were Avilling to be loyal to the King if he wh)uU1 be just to them. 
Many years elapsed ; Josiah Manning and his children passed 
away and the house was owned by one not connected with the 



198 THE MANXIXG FAMILY. 

family, but over the door the stone and its inscription remained. 
About 1860-62 Col. John Y. Manning, a grandson of Josiah, en- 
deavored to become possessor of the stone. He offered a sub- 
stantial sum of money therefor, and, in addition, to pay a carpenter 
for repairing any damage done to the house by removing the relic, 
and to make all as good as new, but the request was refused. It 
is alleged that the owner of the house remarked to others that he 
" guessed somebody would come along who would offer him more." 
About 1862 another gentleman tried to secure the stone, with the 
purpose of presenting it to the Conn. Historical Society, but with 
no better success. Some years later the building was destroyed 
by fire, and the stone is supposed to have suffered the same fate. 
Josiah Manning bought, 1748, Apr. 22, one-half an acre of land 
with a dwelling-house thereon, on the Norwich and Windham road, 
and, later, about 17 acres near his house. In 1863 Col. John Y. 
Manning, before mentioned, wrote of Josiah: " I have the great 
Bible that belonged to him ; the Bible that he studied ; that my 
mother read through in course some 72 times, and that Bible is 
cherished at the family altar every day and a light to our path." 
Josiah m. 1746,''Oct. 13, Mary, dan. of Sanniel and Leah (Rip- 
ley) Cook, b. 1729, July 25 ; d. 1796, Nov. 28, at Franklin. 
Leah Eipley, above mentioned, was a daughter of Joshua and 
Hannah (Bradford) Ripley, and this Hannah was daughter of 
Deputy Gov. "William Bradford, and granddau. of Gov. William 
Bradford, who came to this country in the Mayflower, in 1620, 
and was long the leader and ruling spirit of the party by whom 
civilization was established in New England. Josiah Manning d. 
1806, Dec. 16, at Windham, at the home of his son Frederick. 
Of the large family of ch. dates of birth are mostly lacking, and 
the order of birth is not fully known. The first two were born at 
Windham, and probably all others at Norwich. Ch. : 

42G. Tkyphexa, b. 1748; bap. 1750, Oct. 7, atWinclham. 

427. Caleb, twin, b. 1748; d. 1749, Mch. 3, " iu his 4th month." 

428. Martha, b. 1749-50, Jan. 15, at Norwich; m. Hezekiah H. Abbe 

and, at an unknown date, removed to Westminster, Vt. , where 
they d. and are buried, as are the daughters named below. He 
d. 1841, May 25, aged 81 (? — so reported). Martha d. 1840, 
Apr. 17. The list of ch. is doubtless complete as to those who 
lived to maturity. Ch. : I. Hezekiah H. ; was living in 1841, 
but had removed from Westminster to a place now unknown. 
A letter from one of his sisters at that time states that he was 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM .MANNING. 199 

iu ill health, ll has uot been found possible to trace hiin or 
learn more. II. Eunice, d. xmm. 1848, Aug. 5, aged 69. III. 
Julia. (1. num. 186G, Apr. 18, aged 82. 

429. Jonx, b. 1751; d. 1701, May 0, aged 10 years. 

430. Fi:Ki>i:niCK, b. 1754; d. 1756, June 23, in his 3d year. 
4;!1. Lk.vii, b. 1756, Feb. 15; d. 1756, Mch. 15. 

432. lUcHKL, twin, b. 175ti, Feb. 15; d. 1756, Mch. 20. 

433. JuNirs, b. 1757, May 14; d. aged 1 day. 

434. Tkimklius, twin, b. 1757, May 14; d. aged 1 day. 

435. Frederick, b. about 1758. 

436. Rockwell, b. 1760, or 1761. 

437. Mary, b. 1762, Nov. 23. 

438. Jered, d. 1765, May 23, aged 4 weeks. 

439. Cook, d. 1760, Aug. 20. aged 7 weeks. 

440. N.vxcY, date of birth unknown; m. 1788, Oct. 30. Jodediah, son of 

Ebenezer and Hannah (.Merrill) Griswold, b. 1704, Mch. 11, at 
Norwich; removed to Vt. ; had, it is believed, 2 sons and 2 
dans., of whom Harriet probably d. about 1860, with her cousin, 
Mrs. Jane B. Eipley. The 2d dan. was, perhaps, named Nancy. 
One of the sous, according to tradition, was named Dudley. 
He is said to have been, in 1860, at Baiubridge, N. Y., but in- 
((Uiry there has failed to furnish tidings of him. 

441. Faith, date of bii'th unknown; m. at Franklin, 1791, Apr. 18, 

Samuel Whiting. Ch. rumored to have been Mary Ann, Samuel 
Cook and Russell. It is said that the parents " lived and died 
in Tolland, Ct." There is now no one, it is said, of the name 
in Tolland. 

127. PHINEAS6 MANNING (John,^ Saml.,"* Saml.,3 
Wni.,- Win.i) b. 1727, Mch. 3, at Hopkiuton, Mass. He was 
reared at "Wiudham, Ct., where lie ni. and resided some years after. 
In 1760 he removed to Stafford, where. Nov. 28, he bought hind 
of Miles Standish and wife Hannah. He was a Colonial soldier 
iu tbe French-and-Indian war. He enlisted under Capt. Benj. Lee 
and Col. Elisha Williams 1746, June 16, and continued by suc- 
cessive bi-monthly enlistments until 1747, Oct. 25, when the regi- 
ment probably disbanded. It was intended for an expedition 
against Canada, and was to accompany certain English troops, 
but, as the latter failed to come, the expedition did not go out of 
the Colonies, though the troops lay under arms, ready to go. In 
1755 Phineas served from Sep. 1 to Nov. 3 under Capt. Eliphalet 
Dyer, and, in 1756, from Apr. 9 to Oct. 16, under Capt. .lohn 
Paysou. He also appears as a member of Capt. Wolcott's co. iu 
a pay abstract for 1761, when there was due him £8.1.1, indicating 



200 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

a long service, but dates in this case have not been found. In the 
Revolution he again enlisted. In this war he was under Capt. 
Amos Walbridge, in the 2d Ct. regt.. Col. Charles Webb (after- 
wards, Col. Zebulon Butler). Phineas enlisted 1777, Jan. 29, for 
3 years; mustered out 1780, Jan. 25. His command served sum- 
mer and fall of 1777 under Gen. Putnam along the Hudson; or- 
dered 14 Nov. to join Washington's army in Penn. ; wintered at 
Valley Forge, '77-78; was at the battle of Monmouth, 1778, July 
28, etc. Family tradition says that, in his old age, he lived at 
Hoosick, N. Y., with his daughter Mrs. Beaman, and d. there or 
soon after returning to Stafford, but was buried at Statford. 
Search at the latter place fails to reveal any gravestone inscribed 
to a Manning, but the old burying ground is iu deplorable condi- 
tion, or was when the search was made. Also, at that time, there 
was no grantor index to the town deeds, and time was lacking in 
which to tiace, by other means, tlie sale of his farm. It may be 
noted here that Phineas, himself a soldier of two wars, had four 
sons who served in the Revolution, at least one grandson iu the 
war of 1812, and many descendants who were veterans of the 
Rebellion. He m. Sarah Hendee, ancestry unknown, who d. 1750, 
Apr. 30; and (2d) 1751, Jan. 22, Sarah Walbridge, who united 
with the church, 1753. Her parentage is unknown, but Thomas 
and Mary (Knight) Walbridge, of Norwich and Stafford, had a 
dan. Sarah b. 1727, Aug. 8, at Norwich; perhaps the same. 
Where Phineas and his wife really died and were buried cannot be 
told positively, as investigation has brought no definite informa- 
tion. 

Cli. of Phineas and Sa7-ah {Hendee) Manning : 

442. Stephex, bap. 1748, Sep. 18, at Windham. 

443. Saeah, b. 1749, Dec, 20, at Wiudhani ; not traced. Tradition says 

she m. Harris. Stafford records say that a child of Stephen 

and Sarah Harris, namely, Olive, was b. [no date 

given]. This item may, or may not, fit the case. 

Ch. of Phineas and Sarah (Walbridge) Manning: 

444. Lydia, b. 1752, Jan. 5, at Windham; m. at Stafford, 1771, May 23, 

Timothy Luce, and had ch. : I. Joseph, b. Jan. 23 [year 

of date torn from the record booli]. II. William, b. 177G, Jan. 
24. The family is not traced furtlier. 

445. Maey, b. 1753, Sep. 7, at Windham; m. at Stafford, 1782, May 20, 

Benjamin Kyder, and had ch. : I. Benjamin, b. 1783, Mch. 23. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM 3IAXNI\G. 201 

11. Molly, b. 1785. May 21. III. Elislia. b. 1789, Aug. 5. The 
family is not further traced. 

446. Alick, b. 1755, Sep. 1(3, at Windham ; d. 1755, Oct. 2. 

447. Phineas, b. 175G, Oct. 7, at Windham. 

448. William, bap. 17G0, Jan. 20, at Windham. 

449. Susanna, b. 1762, Aug. 25, at Staflbrd; not traced. 

450. Thomas, b. 1764, June 15, at Stafford. 

451. Alice, b. 1766, Dec. 31, at Stafford; probably d. young; see third 

below. 

452. AsEXATH b. 1769, May 29, at Stafford. Did she d. young?— see 

third below. 

453. Hannah, b. , Apr. 14, at Stafford; not traced. In this case, 

and the two that follow, the year of the date is torn from the 
old town records. 

454. Elis [Alice?] b. , Dec. 31, at Stafford; not traced. At that 

period the name Alice was sometimes recorded as Ellis, or Elis, 
and probably so pronounced. 

455. Senae, b. , May 26, at Stafford; m. Joseph Beaman. Is not 

her name a variation of Asenath? 

456. ?Elsie. Name from tradition. Perhaps identical with Elis, above. 

457. ?Bi:n.iamin. Name from tradition; perhaps there was no such 

child. 

129. IRENA6 MANNING (Jolm,^ Sanil.,^ Saml.,MYm..2 
Wm.i) was bap. 1730, Sep. 20, at Windham. Ct. ; m. there, 1750, 
Mcli. 7, Jabez Kiugsley. whocl. 1776, Apr. 4. Date of her death 
is unkuown. Order of birth of ch. not learned in full. Ch. : 

458. Jabez (Kingsley), b. 1750, Oct. 5. 

459. Abigail (Kingsley), bap. 1771, June 9. 

460. IitENA (Kiugsley), bap. 1771, June 9. 

461. IIezekiah (Kingsley), bap. 1771, June 14. 

462. Betsey (Kingsley) bap. 1771, June 14. 

463. Susanna (Kiugsley) bap. 1771, June 14. 

464. Aaron (Kingsley) bap. 1771, June 14. 

465. Mary (Kingsley) bap. 1771, June 14. 

466. Squlre (Kingsley) b. 1769, Aug. 16. 

467. KuBY (Kingsley) b. 1772. Dec. 15. 

468. Sarah (Kingsley) b. 1776, Feb. 7. 

152. JOHNS MANNING (Johu.s John,^ San)l.,3 ^Vni.,2 
Wm.i) bap. 1731, Dee. 12, at Cambridge, Mass. He settled in 
Lancaster, in the N. W. part of the town, where NathanienVright 
(who had married John's half-sister, Martha "\Vinshi[)) had previ- 
ousl}' located. John was a soldier. 1755, Apr. 9 to Nov. G, under 
Capt. Beuj. Ballard and Col. Timothy Ruggles, in the first Crown 



202 THE MAXXIXG FAMILY. 

Point expeditiou. Tliis regiment was in the battle of Lake George, 
Sep. 8, when the French commander, General Dieskau, was de- 
feated by Gen. Lyman ; a severe engagement in which the regi- 
ment suffered heavily but won renown. He re-enlisted under the 
same captain, and in this service was a corporal. He may have 
served later terms. In 17G7 he became of unsound mind, and on 
application by the selectmen of the town to the Probate Judge, 
Nov. 12, Nathaniel Wright was appointed as his guardian. He 
was not violent, and was subjected to little or no restraint, but the 
guardianship was to protect his estate. He made " several thous- 
and of brick " in 1768, and spent more or less time at Cambridge 
in 1768, '69, '70, and '71. It is possible that he was at the latter 
place throughout these years, but he returned to Lancaster in 1771. 
Of the closing years of his life we know nothing. He was a 
farmer, and had a shop on his land where he also carried on the 
trade of a saddler. He d. at Lancaster, 1780, Feb. 23. He 
bought, 1760, May 29, for £3.4, land '' near the clay pits" on the 
Leominster road, 5 acres and 126 rods. This deed was not re- 
corded until 1801, at which time grantor, grantee and witnesses 
were all deceased, and its authenticity was proved by the sworn 
testimony of others. His wife received If acres of land by 
the will of her father, adding to the homestead. The heirs sold 
the real estate, 1801, June 18, to Joel Osgood. Later transfers 
were, 1802, Apr. 16, to Daniel Lawton ; 1809, Apr. 3. to Artemas 
Lawton; 1814, Aug. 15, to Samuel AVilder, Jr.; 1821, Mch. 31, 
to Jonas Lane; 1835, Apr. 7, to Rebecca Houghton, "single 
woman." Later she m. Newton Burpee, and by her will, filed 
1871, Aug. 22, she left the use of her property to her brother, 
Foster Houghton, during his life, after which it was to descend to 
her husband's children. These transfers are of the house and con- 
tiguous land ; four acres had been otherwise sold in 1811. On 
the appointment of the guardian in 1767 John's real and personal 
property was appraised at £83.10.6, but there was no formal set- 
tlement of the estate until the death of his son of the same name 
(who probably had occupied the homestead), when the two estates 
were settled, and in a manner not a little peiplexing to one who 
would now separate the property of father, son and mother. John 
m. 1753, Apr. 28, Prudence Houghton, b. 1734-5, Feb. 7; d. 
1793, Oct. 23, of typhus fever. Her estate was inventoried at 
£152.12.1. Of this sum £69 represented the house, shop and barn. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 203 

aud the laud on which thej' stood, mid as the buildings do not 
appear in her husband's inventory, it seems she had always owned 
them. Her ancestry was Israel'* and Martha (Wheelock), her 
parents ; Jacob^ and Rebecca (Whitcomb) ; John- and IMar}' 
(Farrar) and John' and Beatrix Houghton, all of Lancaster, where 
the latter early settled, having come to this country in 1635. John 
Manning and w^ife united with the church 1761, May 10. Their 
names do not appear among the printed gravestone inscriptions 
of the town. Ch., b. at Lancaster: 

4(10. John, 1). 1753, Jul)' 5. 

470. Israel, b. 1756, Jan. 29. 

471. Pkter, b. 1758, Nov. 25. 

472. PnuDEXCK, b. 1761, Apr. (5. 

473. Unity (sometimes called Euuice), b. 1763, Oct. 14; a scbool-teuclier 

of considerable experience. She d. num., 1842, at Lancaster. 

474. Aktemas, b. 1766, Aug. 13. 

475. Joseph, b. 1768, Jime 24. 

156. EDAYARD6 MANNING (Edward,^ Johu,^ Saml.,^ 
■Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1724, Mch. 26, at Cambridge. Mass., where he 
resided until after 1747; removed to Roxbury, and lived there 
until after 1754. He was elected hayward at Cambridge in 1747, 
and the same year, Sep. 27, owned the covenant. He was, it is 
said, a soldier of the French-and-Indian war, perhaps about 1758, 
but the particulars of the service have not been learned. (See 
Paige's History of Cambridge, page 405.) He m. 1745, Dec. 4, 
Patience Day, '• of Boston." Her ancestry is unknown ; possibly 
she was the same Patience, dau. of John and Patience (Bird) Day, 
b. 1729, July 11, at Dorchester. After 1754 nothing definite can 
be said of Edward and his family. At Boston, 1759, about Ma}- 6 
(date of intention) Casper Feiler [Fielder?] m. one Patience INIan- 
ning. Possibly Edward had died and this Patience was his widow. 
At Newport, R. L, 1765, P^eb. 26, a daughter Mary Clannan was 
born to somebody named P>dward and Patience Manning. The 
latter combination of names is not common. The Avriter believes 
this couple to have been our Edward and Patience, but he fails to 
find more of them at Newport. The occurrence of the names there 
is the more striking because certain of Edward's cousins went to 
Providence about that time. Perhaps, if living, he returned to 
Mass. Perhaps, too, he was the Edward jManning who figured 



204 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

in the Revolution (see sl^etch of his son, below). In 1778, Feb. 
3, there was owing to the estate of his father, Edward,^ £28.9.2 
from " Edward Manning, Jr." It is true that if Edward^ was de- 
ceased this name would apply as well to his son Edward", but the 
compiler prefers to believe that the reference was to the subject 
of this sketch. To sum up, we have our choice of believing that 
he died comparatively young, leaving 4 children, and that his 
widow then m. Casper Fielder, or, as seems more likely, that he 
was living as late as 1780. If he was then in Boston the miser- 
ably sparse records do not show it, but hundreds of persons were 
born there, and lived there, in his day, without appearing on the 
records. On the other hand, Edward may have resided in Rhode 
Island, or some other State. Wide and careful search has left the 
mystery of his later career unsolved. Ch. : 

476. Margaret, bap. 1747, Sep. 27, at Cambridge; not traced. 

477. Eliz.\I5KTH, b. 1750, Sep. 28, at Roxbnry ; not traced 

478. PAxrexcE, b. 1752, Dec. 17, at Roxbury ; not traced. 

479. Edward, bap. 1754, July 14, at Roxbury. It canuot be positively 

said that anything more is known of him. but the compiler does 
not doubt that he was tlie same Edward Manning", Revolution- 
ary soldier, who served 8 months, in 1775, in Capt. Edward 
Craft's CO. in Col. Richard Gridley's regt. of artillery. In the 
N. E. Historic- Genealor/ical Bpriistcr, Vols. 30 and 31, is the 
diary of one of the crew of brigantine " Rising States," which 
was captured by the British, 1777, Apr. 15, and the crew taken, 
June 14, to Forton Prison. Of this party somebody named 
Edward Manning was one. He and 16 others escaped Mch. 7, 
but were retaken. He again escaped; went to London; was 
seized by a press-gang and taken to a Britisli ship; sent back 
to Forton Prison Apr. 20, and put in the *' Black Hole " as pun- 
ishment; kept there until May 19, when he was sent to the 
hospital, from which he was discharged June 6. His after his- 
tory does not appear. Probably this was our Edward, or, per- 
haps, his father. The author of the diary often calls him 
" Mr." Manning. The title would seem an excess of politeness, 
under the circumstances, if applied to a man of 23 years, but, 
on the other hand, his adventurous escapes more befit a young 
man than one of 53. At Boston, 1779, Nov. 18, one Edward 
Manning married Patience Flagg. The compiler believes that 
all these items refer to the Edward of this sketch, but has no 
proof to that efl'ect. No more has l)een learned of him, long 
search being fruitless. In 1791, in probate proceedings relat- 
ing to John Manning [157], who was Edward's uncle, Benjamin 
Hill [see 162] states " that he is nephew and the nearest relation 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 205 

of John Manning," but this does not prove that Edward was 
not living. He may have been residing at a distance. 
4S0. ? Maky Claxxan, b. 17fio, Feb. 26, at Newport. Perhaps not of 
this faniilj'. See her supposed father's sl^etch. 

167. SAMUP:L6 manning (Wm.,5 John,-! Sanil.,3 Win.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1729, Aug. 26, at Cambridge, Mass. He inherited his 
father's homestead, and always lived there, in the same house. A 
cordwainer by occupation. He was elected warden, 1777, '84; 
sealer of weights and measures, 1789 ; juryman, 1791, '99 ; hayward, 
1792, and sealer of leather, 1778, '79, '81-96, '98, 1801-2, a total of 
21 years. Family tradition says he was a Revolutionary soldier and 
fought at Bunker Hill. The rolls of that war contain service under 
the name of Samuel Manning which the present writer, from want 
of proper data, is unable to allot with any certainty. How much 
of this service belongs to the subject of this sketch is unknown, 
but it may be accepted as certain that he was the Samuel whose 
name appears in a " list of men that served in the Canadian expe- 
dition, credited to the town of Cambridge." His brother William 
was in the same list. Samuel was a member of a jury in a cele- 
brated case, 1778, June 18. After Burgoyne's surrender his soldiers 
were taken to Cambridge and vicinity as prisoners. The men were 
placed in barracks, but quarters were found for the officers in pri- 
vate families. Orders were given that no one should pass the 
patriot lines without a passport. A British officer tempted fate 
and defied a sentinel to his sorrow. The above jury may tell the 
story of their findings in their own language. The jury " upon 
their oath do say, that the said Richard Brown was shot with a 
fire-arm by the centinel in Charlestown, near Prospect-Hill, be- 
tween the hours of five and six, P. M. on the 17th day of June, 
A. D. 1778, in attempting to pass the centinel with two women, 
after being properly challenged by said centinel — and so came to 
his death." Here the responsibilit}' of the jury ended ; the proper 
authorities attended to additional details. Samuel was prosperous 
financially, and loaned money on mortgages extensively ; and was 
also a considerable purchaser of land. He owned the covenant in 
1777. Had. 1824, Apr. 3, in his 95th year, and it is a tradition 
that his life was ended by accidentally inhaling gas from a char- 
coal stove. His property was sold for S26,.')17. By will he di- 
vided his possessions equall}- among the children of his deceased 
son Samuel, except that the eldest, having already received a col- 



206 THE 3IANXIXG FAMILY. 

lege education, was to have $500 less than the others. At the age 
of 47 he m., 1777, Aug. 2, Mary Woods, who d. 1788, Oct. 15, 
in her 51st year; and (2d) 1791, Dee. 29, Sarah Woods, who d. 
1812, Apr. 16, aged 72. Their parentage is in doubt. Middlesex 
deeds, 113-390 and 113-391, though obscure, point to the proba- 
bilit}^ that Sarah was related to Aaron and Lemuel Woods of 
Groton, and that she was the same Sarah, dau. of Aaron and Sarah 
(Boynton) Woods, b. 1739-40, Jan. 30, at Groton. It is probable, 
too, that Mary, the first wife, was a native of Groton, but of two 
Mary Woods born there at about the same time, the compiler is 
iinable to learn which, if either, was she. Samuel Manning and his 
wives are buried in the old cemetery by Harvard sq. He had but 
one child : 

481. Samuel, b. 1778, May 28, at Cambridge. 

168. JOSEPH^ MANNING (Wm.,5 John,"! Saml.,3 Wm.,^ 
Wm.M b. 1730-1, Jan. 26, at Cambridge, Mass. He entered Har- 
vard College and graduated in 1751. He early removed to Prov- 
idence, R. I. In 1770, Oct., liis name appears as one of the 
incorporators of the Benevolent Congregational Society, for the 
raising of funds, etc, for the " support of public worship in the 
Congregational Society of Providence of which Rev. David Shear- 
man Rowland is at present minister." His wife died in Providence 
in 1797, and it is possible that his home was there until after that 
date. He was in Bath, Me., in 1806 when, Mch. 25, he appointed 
his son William attorne}^ to appear for him " in any affair," and 
especially in matters wherein Joseph was heir to the estate of his 
younger brother (William^), deceased. Not long after he removed 
to Boston, Mass. Paige's History of Cambridge says that Joseph 
"was a clergyman, and chaplain in the Contiuental Army." It is 
greatly to be regretted that Mr. Paige did not give details of his 
career. The compiler has made extensive and prolonged search in 
old newspapers, histories and records to supply the omission, but 
without success. Mr. Manning d. 1808, Mch. 26, at Boston. Local 
newspapers record his death. The Gazette^ in its obituar}' column, 
says : " On Saturday last, Mr. Joseph Manning, former!}^ of 
Providence, iEt 78. His funeral will proceed from his sou's house. 
No. 24 Federal-street, tomorrow afternoon, at half-past 4 o'clock, 
which his relations and friends are requested to attend." The Pal- 
ladmm and the Chronicle each has the same notice, word for word. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM BIANNING. 207 

The Centinel and the Democrat have briefer notices. Personally, 
he was rather stout and of dark complexion. Fie m. INIary Allen, 
who d. at Providence, 1797, Dec. 31, in her 62d year. Ch. : 

482. William, b. 1767, Apr. 15, at Providence. 

483. Samuel, date of birth not learned; d. unni. at Ilallowell, Me. 

484. Rebecca; ni. Caleb Marsh, Intention at Boston, 1787, Oct. 18. 

Their dan. Betsey, b. 1793. Jan. 21, m. 1820, Aug. 18, Col. Sul- 
livan Dwitiht, b. 1785, Mch. 29. Betsey was then " of Bath," 
Me., but, later, the Dwights lived at Thomaston, where they 
had c)l wlio soon died. 

1 70. WILLIAMS MANNING (Wm.,5 John,^ Sanil.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1735, May 11, at Cambridge, Mass., where he always 
resided. He was elected clerk of the market, 1777-8, '94; war- 
den, 1778, '89 ; grand juryman, 1790. In 1779, and perhaps 
many years longer, he was a member of the engine company. He 
was a Revolutionary soldier under Capt. Samuel Thatcher and Col. 
Gardner, and, at another time, was one of a list of men that served 
in the " expedition to Canada, credited to Cambridge." The re- 
turn of this list bears date of July, 1776. A cordwainer by occu- 
pation. He bought, 1778, Oct. 22, "for 1000 Spanish milled 
dollars," 108 rods and 272 links of land iu Cambridge which was 
bounded E. and S. by the land of Harvard College. This prop- 
erty his heirs sold in 1806 to Harvard for ^5,400. He owned 
other land, buying and selling in several cases, and held 3 lots at 
his decease. He several times loaned money on mortgage. He 
died intestate, and his heirs (namel3% his widow, his brothers Sam- 
uel and Joseph, his sisters Mary and Sarah, and his niece Rebecca 
Pratt) received $3,910.91 in the division of the estate. This was 
in part, and doubtless wholly, exclusive of the $6,346 received by 
the sale of three lots of land in 1806, placing the total of his es- 
tate at $10,256.91. He m. 1772, Nov. 26, Rebecca, dau. of 
Thomas and Rebecca (Bradish) Oliver, b. about 1740; d. 1821, 
Apr. 13, aged 81. By will she gave all her property to her nieces, 
Rebecca and Betsey Larkin, of Boston. William Manning d. 
1804, Dec. 10, at Cambridge, where he is buried iu the cemetery 
by Harvard sq. Ch. : 

485. Rebecca, b. 1774, Sep. 7; d. 1774, Sep. 21. 

486. William, b. 1775, Nov. 4; d. 1777, Sep. 22. 

174. BETTY« MANNING (Saml.,'^^ John.i Saml.,^ Wm.,2 



208 THE MAXXIXG FAMILY. 

Win.i) b. about 1730, perhaps at Towuseud, Mass., as her par- 
ents settled there before 1732. She ni. 1750-1, Mch, 14, Thomas, 
son of Isaac Stearns, of Billerica, b. 1724-5, Feb. 12. Her father 
by will, in 1773, gave £40 to the heirs of his " daughter Hetty, 
wife of Thomas Stearns." Thomas d. 1811, Dec. 18; his wife 
Betty d. 1817, Feb. 6, according to records of Ashby, to which 
town they removed before 1767. Their youngest child was born 
at Ashby ; the others, the compiler infers, at Billerica. Ch. : 

487. Betty (Stearns) b. 1751, Dec. 28; m. Abijah Wyman, of Asbby. 

488. IS:VAC (Stearns) b. 1753, Dec. 31; d. 1775, May 13, at Asbby. 

489. Rhoda (Stearns) b. 1756, Mcb. 17. 

490. John (Stearns) h. 1759. Nov. 21; d. 1782, June 9, at Asbby. 

491. Alice (Stearns) b. 1762, Apr. 30. 

492. Abel (Stearns) b. 1765, Apr. 9. 

493. Sarah (Stearns) b. 1767, Nov. 11, at Ashby. 

175. SAMUEL6 MANNING(Saml.,5 John,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
\Ym.') b. 1732, Mch. 15, at Townsend, Mass. He was executor 
of his father's will, and had the latter's farm, upon which he there- 
after lived in his native town. He was elected "informer of deer'' 
(that is, to see that the laws for the protection of these animals 
were not violated) 1763, '65, '67, '70 ; tithingman, 1768, '78, '80; 
constable, 1774; one of a committee to " reckon" with the town 
treasurer, 1774-7, '82; highway surveyor, 1780, '90; warden, 
1785; juryman, 1778, '90. He was on committees as follows : To 
" seat the meeting house," 1780; to report upon the question of 
schools and the mmister's salary, 1780; to rebuild bridges, 1782 ; 
to select a site for a new school-house, 1789 ; to set up milestones 
on the county road. 1796. His name appears on the Colonial Rolls 
as one of Capt. Jolni Stevens' foot-company, of Townsend, who 
received bayonets from the Colony in 1759. This shows that the 
company was put in readiness for service in the French and Indian 
war, but if he and his command entered active service the fact has 
not been learned. No more has been found on the Rolls. He 
was prominent and active during the Revolutionary war. In 1776, 
'77 and '78 he was a member of the Committee of Correspondence, 
Inspection and Safety. Members of these committees, of which 
there was one in each town, were necessarily men of courage, sa- 
gacity and unquestionable loj^alty to the patriot cause. " They 
were, in fact," says a historical writer, " the directors and mana- 
gers of the great political drama." It was their duty to exchange 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 209 

information, suggestions and reports ; to know tbe opinions of 
other citizens and guard against harm from tliose who were of Tory 
proclivities, and, in brief, to upbuild and protect the cause of the 
patriots in the struggle for freedom. In 1776 the question was 
submitted to the several towns whether they were willing that 
the House of Representatives and Council, then existing, should 
frame a form of government for the State. Townsend selected 
Lieut. James Lock, Samuel Manning and Maj. Henry Price as a 
committee to deliberate upon the question carefully before the town 
voted upon it, and their report, duly made, was approved and in- 
dorsed by the town. The complications attending the question 
made action a matter of delicacy and grave concern. In 1777 Sam- 
uel was on a committee to fix the rate of pay of soldiers in the 
war. In the same year, on a committee "to prosecute all breaches 
of the late act of Court for the regulating prices of Sundry arti- 
cles for the Support of life and trade." In 1779, on a committee 
" to draw up some Resolves suitable for the town to pass" regard- 
ing the price of " the Necessaries of life and articles of trade." 
In the same year, on a committee " to Advise Avith and Instruct " 
the town's delegate to the Constitutional Convention " with regard 
to the outlines of a form of Government." Samuel bought and 
sold land considerably, evidently in speculation, as he continued 
to hold and reside on the old homestead. In 1794 he conveyed to 
his son William, for £136, " one full half in partnership " with 
himself of his lands in Townsend. In 1802 he conveyed to William 
" one full half of the land I now hold in joint partnership with 
him, the said William Manning," 188 acres, " meaning hereby to 
convey my part of said farm." The financial consideration, as 
given in the deed, was $1250. If this was an actual sale Samuel 
must soon have given away his money, for, on his death 7 years 
later, no estate appears in the Probate Office. He united with the 
Orthodox church, 1764, Jan. 22, as did his wife 1763, Oct. 2. He 
m. Abigail Avery, b. 1731, July 14, at Townsend ; d. 1810, Jan. 
21 ; dau. of Robert and Sarah, of Townsend, and, previously, 
Greenland, N. H., and granddau. of Robert Avery, senior, of 
Greenland. The latter, in middle life, had a wife Mary; perhaps 
she was mother of above Robert, junior. Samuel Manning d. 
1809, Jan. 28, at Townsend. He and his wife are buried in the 
old cemetery, by the side of his parents. Ch., b. at Towns- 
end : 

14 



210 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

494. John, b. 1753, Aug. 26. 

495. Sarah, b. 1755, June 14; d. 1802, Aug. 23, according to her father's 

Bible record; m. as a second wife, David Hills, b. 1736, Jan. 
24, at Wrentham, Mass. ; resided at New Ipswich, N. H. , where 
he was 30 years a merchant. Ch. of David and Sarah : I. 
Sarah; m. Wm. Hall, Jr., as his 2d wife. II. JohnFales; suc- 
ceeded his father as a merchant; m. Abigail Fox and (2d) 
Estlier Arnold, "who were parents of Arnold Hills, of West- 
minster, Vt." III. David. IV. Meltiah. V. Susan; m. 

Colby. VI. Jabez, 

496. William, b. 1756, Oct. 15. 

497. Martha, b. 1758, Dec. 4; m. at Ashby, 1780, Jan. 20, John Todd; 

removed to Sharon, N. H., a town adjoining Temple. Ch. : 
I. John. II. Sarah; m. 1798, Feb. 17, Pearly Sanders. Mr. 

Todd died, and Martha ni. (2d) Brown, and removed to 

New Holland, N. H. [so reported; the gazetteer gives no such 
town] . 

498. Abigail, b. 1760, Nov. 25; m. at Townsend, 1781, intention Mch. 

24, Daniel Sherwin, of Townsend, where they had one ch. born ; 
removed to Vt., and lived at Andover and Chester. He bought 
in Andover, 1793, Nov. 9, of Joseph Manning [503] 100 acres 
of land. He was doubtless the same whose gravestone at 
Chester states that he d. 1831, Apr. 17, aged 77, though the 
compiler infers that he was the same Daniel b. 1757, May 3, at 
Townsend; son of Daniel and Susanna Sherwin. Ch. : I. 
Daniel, b. 1781, Dec. 22. II. ? John; d. 1808, Jan. 8, in his 
24th year. III. ? Fanny; d. 1805, Dec. 6, aged 5 years. IV. 
? Patty; d. 1803, May 27, aged 3 (?) years. The last three 
names, with dates, from gravestones; that they were of this 
family is probable, but not certain. Ch. not recorded at An- 
dover. 

499. Samuel, b. 1762, Nov. 24. 

500. Joel, b. 1764, Aug. 31. 

501. Levi, b. 1766, July 29. 

502. Elizabeth, b. 1768, Sep. 10; m. Archelaus Adams; resided at An- 

dover, Vt. ; family not recorded. Henry Adams, of Chillicothe, 
Mo., is said to be a descendant. Record requested, but not 
sent. 

503. Joseph, b. 1771, Jan. 1. 

504. Benjamin, b. 1773, Jan. 9. 

505. Edward, b. 1775, Apr. 21 ; d. 1777, Oct. 28. 

179. ESTHERS MANNING (Saml.,5 Johu," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.i) bap. 1744, Apr. 29, at Townsend, Mass. ; m. Stephen, son 
of James and Lj'dia (Wright) Hildreth, of Westford. Removed 
to New Ipswich, N. H. His will, drawn 1800, Oct. 23, was pro- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 211 

bated Dec. 3 after. Esther was theu living, but when they died 
has not been learned. Ch. : 

506. Samuel (Hildreth), b. 17<)4, July 13, at Westford. 

507. James (Hildreth), who d. 1844, aged fi7, says the history of Now 

Ipswich, " highly respected as an upright man." He m. Re- 
becca Davis. 

508. Joel (Hildreth) ; mentioned in his father's will. 

509. Elizabeth (Hildreth) ; mentioned in will; m. Tracy (?), it 

the Avriting of the will is correctly read. 

510. ZiLPAii (Hildreth) ; mentioned in will; ra. Fletcher. 

511. Eldad (Hildreth) ; mentioned in will. 

512. Sakah (Hildreth) ; mentioned in will. 

192. MARy^ MANNING (Benj.,^ Johu,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1748, Aug. 6, at Billerica, Mass.; ni. 177G, Feb. 15, 
Oliver Proctor, b. 1745, Apr. 14, at Chelmsford. Resided at 
Townsend, where both are buried in the old cemetery. He d. 
1815, Oct. 30 ; she d. 1815, Nov. 4. Ch. : 

513. Bexjamin (Proctor) b. 1776, Sep. 17; d. 1852, Nov. 12; m. IVIary 

Heald. 

514. Abigail (Proctor) b. 1778, Jan. 24; d. 1787, Mch. 11. 

515. OLn-EK (Proctor) b. 1779, Sep. 30, in Billerica; d. 1868, Jan. 11; 

m. Sarah Drake. 

516. Maky Fkexch (Proctor) b. 1781, Sep. 7; d. 1875, Oct. 21. 

517. John (Proctor) b. 1782, Dec. 9; d. 1867, Apr. 11; m. Polly Hart- 

well. 

518. Isaac (Proctor) b. 1784, Feb. 3; d. 1866, Dec. 10; m. Hannah 

Nutter. 

519. Abxer (Proctor) b. 1785, Oct. 13; m. 1818, June 25, Betsey Davis 

b. 1796, June 30. He d. 1868, Mch. 31; she d. 1893, Dec. 31. 
Ch., b. at Townsend : I. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1819, Dec. 14; d. 
1900, Jan. 11 ; m. 1843, Feb. 21, Albert Turner, and had ch. at 
Townsend : 1. Albert Davis, b. 1843, Dec. 4; ni. 1871, June 1, 
Abby A. Spaulding; no ch. 2. Ahby Clementine, b. 1847, Mch. 
19; m. 1881, Oct. 13. Eugene R. Kilburn, and had ch. at Town- 
send: (a) Albert Sidney, b. 188J, Aug. 24. (b) Farley Eugene, 
b. 1884, Apr. 19. (c) Ralph Turner, b. 1886, Jan. 7. ((/) El- 
lery Channing, b. 1888, Dec. 9.— II. Abner, b. 1821, June 9; m. 
1845, July 17, Emeline Brown. Ch b. at Asldand: 1. Laura 
Emma, b. 1848, Sep. 21; d. 1849, Aug. 30. 2. JInry Ada, b. 
1850, Dec. 29; m 1866. Sep. 29, Wm. F. :\Ieiritt and had ch. : 
(a) Mabel Louise, b. 1867, Dec. 17 ; d. 1880, Ovt. 1. — III. Oliver, 
b. 1823, July 2 ; resides at Townsend ; school teacher, farmer, 
selectman, trustee of the Public Library; m. at Greenfield, 
1858, Oct. 13, Catherine Griswold. Ch. b. at Townsend: 1. 



212 THE 3IAN]SriXG FAMILY. 

Nillo Griswold, b. 1861, Apr. 4. 2. Lxilulu, b. and d. 1865, Nov 
16. 3. Edvmrd Oliver, b. 1869, Mch. 20. 4. Galen Aimer, b 
1871, Sep. 19.— IV. Sarah Manning, b. 1825, Apr. 12; m. 1878 
Sep. 10, Ralph Ball, of Townsend, Avho d. 1890, Mch. 10.— V 
Abigail, b. 1827, Jan. 7; m. 1853, Nov. 26, Charles Hastings 
Ch. b. at Lunenberg: 1. George Herbert, b. 1854, Aug. 14. 2 
Emily Proctor, b. 1856, June 29. 3. Percy Wellington, b. 1861 
Feb. 8; d. 1886, Apr. 22. 4. Nellie Elizabeth, b. 1865, Aug. 4 
d. 1883, Nov. 13. 5. Charles Alfred, b. 1870, June'7.— VI. Mai 
Vina, b. 1829, Oct. 12; m. John S. Augur, Avho d. 1891, Feb. 25 
Ch. : Marshall Proctor, b. 1864, Sep. 4, in New York; d. 1869, 
Sep. 9.— VII. Lydia Child, b. 1832, Feb. 26 ; ni. 1877, Nov. 1, 
James Farley, who d. 1884, Mch. 21.— VIII. Emily, b. 1834. 
Apr. 1 ; d. 1839, Dec. 16.— IX. Clementine, b. 1838, Dec. 24; d. 
1840, Oct. 18. 

520. Joseph (Proctor), b. 1787, Mch. 31; d. 1875, Mch. 17; m. Mittie 

Bartlett. 

200. ELIZABETH^ MANNING (Wm.,^ Wm.,4 Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1745, July 12, at Billerica, Mass.; m. 1769, 
Oct. 18, Solomon Carleton, b. 1742, June 22, sou of John who 
went to Billerica from Bradford. Resided at Billerica until 1783 ; 
removed to Fitchburg, where he w^as living in 1809. Ch., b. at 
JBillerica : 

521. Elizabeth (Carleton) b. 1770, Aug. 30. 

522. Solomon (Carleton) b. 1773, Nov. 3. 
.523. Eri (Carleton) b. 1777, June 23. 

524. Rebecca (Carleton) b. 1779, Jan. 3. 
.525. Alice (Carleton) b. 1780, Oct. 3. 

201. WILLIAMS MANNING(Wm.,5Wm., 4 Saml.,3Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1747, May 21, at Billerica, Mass. He resided in his 
native town, aud purchasing, in 1777, the rights of his sister and 
his three brothers (for £40 each), acquired his father's farm, the 
historic old Manning place. There he passed his whole afterlife, 
cultivating the farm and, also, succeeding his father as landlord 
of the Manning Tavern. A soldier of the Revolution. He w^as 
sergeant in a company which marched on the Lexington alarm, 

1775, Apr. 19, under Capt. Solomon Pollard and Col. Greene. 
He was with his company in camp at Cambridge, May 1. In 

1776, May 31, he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant in Capt, Solo- 
mon Kidder's co., of Col. Simeon Spauldiug's 7thRegt., and was 
in the battle of Bunker Hill and subsequent siege of Boston. The 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM .AlANNLNG. 213 

duration of his service does not appear. At Billeriea be was 
elected highway surveyor iu 1775, and selectman, 1785-6. He 
bought 66 acres of laud iu Ashby iu 1789, but sold the same in 
1790. At various times he sold lots, in Billeriea, chiefly between 
1791 and '99, the total being about 76 acres, of which 8 acres was 
to his son William. This was iu 1798. In 1807 he conveyed to 
William " one-half of my farm and all buildings thereon," 130 
acres, which shows the area of the farm. After his death, how- 
ever, only about 74 acres appear in the inventory. This was ap- 
praised at S458.87, and his personal estate at $102.52. This gives 
no idea of his actual financial standing, because of the fact that 
he had previously parted with such a large part of his possessions. 
He left no will. His eldest son was administrator. He and his 
wife united with the Billeiica church 1769, June 4. Lt. Manning 
m. 1769, Mch. 21, Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Wyman) 
Heywood, of Woburu, Mass., and Amherst, N. H., and sister of 
Rev. Joshua Heywood, of Dunstable. Sarah was b. 1747, June 24, 
at Woburu ; d. 1838, July 12. Lt. Manning d. 1814, Oct. 21. Both 
are buried in the new cemetery at Billeriea, and grouped near them 
lie their children, William, Jephthah, Roxa, Luna, Sarah, Lucretia, 
Jerusha and Lucinda. The old homestead remained in the posses- 
sion of these unmarried brothers and sisters while they lived, add- 
ing year after year to the second century that it had been in the 
family, while old age fell heavily upon the house, and one by one 
the brothers and sisters passed away. By will of Miss Lucinda, 
the last survivor, the house and remaining land was left to trustees 
who were to devote the annual income to religious instruction in 
the district in which the property was located. Ch., b. at Billeriea : 

52(5. Sahah, b. 1769, Sep. 2; d. 1840, May 25, unni. 

527. WiixiAM, b. 1770, Nov. 22; d. 1852, Mcli. 15. nnm. 

528. JEPiiruAH, b. 1772, May 17; commissioned quartermaster, 1807, 

Apr. 28, in the Battalion of Artillery, 2d Brigade and 3d Divi- 
sion of the Mass. Militia; d. 1834, July 2G, nnm. 

529. LucKKTiA, b. 1774, May 17; d. 1777, Aug. 29. 

530. Akethusa, b. 1775, Nov. 28. 

531. TnEOPiiiLUS, b. 1777, June 28. 

532. LoAMMi, b 1779, Aug. 2G; d. 1792, Mch. 22. 

533. LucKKTiA, b. 1781, Aug. 24; d. 1838, Jan. 23, unm. 

534. SuHViAH, b. 1783, Oct. 30. 

535. LuxA, b. 1785, Oct. 21; d. 1825, Dec. 9, unm. 

536. HoXA, b. 1787, Aug. 6; d. 1821, Mch. 9, unm. 



214 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

537. LrciXDA, b. 1790, Jan. 22 ; a school teacher for 30 years. The last 

survivor of the children of this familj', and the same whose 
will is mentioned above. In the final years of her life she left 
the old homestead and resided in Chelmsford, where she d. 
1880, Aug. 10, unm. 

538. Jkkusha, b. 1791, Sep. 9; d. 1857, Oct. 11, unm. 

202. JONATHANS MANNING (Wm.,5 Wm.,^ Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1749, July 16, at Billerica, Mass. He early set- 
tled in Chelmsford, where he made extensive purchases of land; 
namely, 86 acres in 1774 (in three different deeds) ; 4 acres in 
1784; 3^ acres in 1794; 40 acres in 1812, etc. At one time he 
was a tavern-keeper in Chelmsford, on the site of the present poor- 
house there. Tradition says he kept this tavern for 50 years, but 
this seems to be an exaggeration. Deeds, which are almost in- 
variably, and probably always, correct informants in such cases, 
call him a housewright in 1774 and 1784, and a yeoman (farmer) 
in 1788, 1794, and January, 1812, while a deed of 1812, Apr. 23, 
terms him an innkeeper, as do those of later date. Fi-om this it 
would seem he was first a carpenter, then a farmer, and, unless he 
for some time followed a double calling, with the keeping of the 
inn as a subordinate matter, that it was not until the spring of 
1812 that he began with the tavern. On the rolls of the Revolu- 
tionary soldiers of New Hampshire ap[)ears, in Capt. Ebenezer 
Frye's co., 1777, Apr. 7, the name of Jonathan Manning, of 
Dunstable. The compiler knows of absolutely no other person 
of the name at that period, and, while it would hardly he expected, 
perhaps, that the Jonathan of this sketch would so soon leave his 
new lands in Chelmsford, no other theory presents itself than that, 
whether or not he went to Dunstable with a view of settling there, 
be enlisted there and was the soldier, but returned to Chelmsford 
afterwards. The inventor}' of his estate is not found, but in the 
application for administration, after his death, the estimate Avas 
made that his personal estate, alone, was $5,000. He m. 1774, 
Mch. 17, Martha, dau. of Benjamin and Martha Howard, b. 1750, 
June 18, at Chelmsford; d. 1809, Nov. 10. Jonathan Manning 
d. 1828, Apr. 8, at Chelmsford. Ch., said to have all been b. at 
Chelmsford : 

539. JoNATHAX, b. 1774, Dec. 31. 

540. Martha, b. 1776, Oct. 21; m. 1801, Jan. 4, Ephraim Walker, b. 

1772, July 22, at Chelmsford. He d. 18(M, July 21; she d. 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIA:M IVFANNING. 215 

1835, May 31, both at Sprin!?flelcl, Vt. Ch., b. at Sprinsflekl : 
I. Ephraim, b. 1802, May 19. 11. Elinira, b. 1804, Sep. 24. 
III. Benjamin Manning, b. 1809, Apr. 26. IV. Martha Man- 
ning, b. 1813 (?), May 12. [So the dates were furnished ; this, 
or the following, is wrong.] V. Mary, b. 1813 (?), Ang. 25. 

541. Bexjamix, b. 1778, Aug. 27; d. 1793, Sep. 2. 

542. Salathiel, b. 1780, June 17. 

543. Lydia, b. 1782, May 30; d. 1841. May 4, nnra. 

544. A Sox, b. 1785, Apr. 26; d. 1785, Apr. 28; buried 29th. 

545. Elizabeth, b. 1786, June 8; m. Thomas Harrison, and d. 1822, 

Oct. 16, at Schuyllvill, Pa., without issue. He afterwards Avent 
to Boston, where he "liad an office in tlie Custom House," and 
died about 185G. 

546. Mehitable, b. 178S, Nov. 13; m. 1810, Apr. 26, Joseph Adams, b. 

1786, May 16, at Chelmsford. She d. 1816, Apr. 11, at Boston; 
he d. in Kentucky. Ch., b. in Boston: I. Lucina Mehitable, 
b. 1811, Jan. 26. II. George Joseph, b. 1813, Feb. 5; d. 1814, 
Sep. 26. III. Charles, b. 1816, Apr. 4; d. 1816, Apr. 6. 

547. Asexath, b. 1791, June 29; m. 1819, Mch. 10, Benjamin Chamber- 

lain, b. 1786, Aug. 17, at Chelmsford. She d. 1828, June 23, at 
Chelmsford; he d. 1871, June 21, at Wilton, N. H. Ch., b. at 
Chelmsford: I. Martha Howard, b. 1821, Aug. 10. II. Car- 
oline, b. 1825, Feb. 5 ; d. 1825, Mch. 10. III. Asenath Manning, 
b. 1828, June 8. 

548. Joseph, b. 1795, Apr. 21. 

203. TIMOTHYS MANNING i^Vm.,^^Ym.,^ Saml.,3 ^Vm.,2 
"Wm.i) b. 1751, Sep. 17, at Billerica, Mass. A soldier of the Rev- 
olution; marched on the Lexington alarm, 1775, Apr. 19, under 
Capt. Solomon Pollard, and was in Col. Greene's regt. Later, he 
was in Col. Loammi Baldwin's regt., but how long he served does 
not appear. He settled in Chelmsford as a farmer, buying 89 acres 
there, of Joseph Marshall, 1776, Apr. 15, for £153.6.8. In 1795, 
on the organization of the Middlesex Canal enterprise, he sold 
land to the proprietors thereof for S28.75. His other land tran- 
sactions were few, and not of interest now. After his death the 
homestead passed into the hands of his son Timothy, who, with 
the son Asa, and daughters Esther and Mary, none of whom mar- 
ried, occupied the place for a time jointl3^ Its present occupant 
is a Mr. Sullivan. Timothy Manning m. 1776, June 13, Mary 
Heywood (often spelled Howard), "of Chelmsford," b. 1748, Aug. 
3, at AVoburn ; dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Wyman) Heywood, 
and sister of the wife of Wm. Manning [2U1]. Timothy Manning 
d. 1836, Mch. 11; Mary, his wife, d. 1836, Feb. 27, both at 



216 THE MAXXING FAMILY. 

Chelmsford, where they are buried in the cemetery at the Center, 
as are several of their children. Ch., b. at Chelmsford : 

549. Timothy, b. 1777. May 8; cl. 1861, Feb. 7, unm. 

550. John Howard, b. 1779, Jan. 25. A carpenter and farmer in Chelms- 

ford for some years. Collateral relatives report that "lie early 
left home, and never was beard from afterwards." Deeds 
show that he bought land in Chelmsford, 1807, Mch. 3, and 
sold the same Apr. 24 following. It was probably at this time 
that he left home. His father, by will, gave thought to the 
possibility of his return, giving to him, if he came back, §1, 
and all the notes, obligations and sureties he (the father) held 
against said John H. He never returned, and his fate is un- 
known. 

551. Asa, b. 1780, Aug. 31; d. 1845, Mch. 27, unm. 

552. Mary, b. 1782, July 27; d. 1787, Dec. 23. 

553. Nath.\xifx, b. 1784, Oct. 9; d. unm. 1814, Sep. 19— " died in the 

U. S. service," says his gravestone at Chelmsford. His name 
has not been found on the rolls of soldiers of the war of 1812, 
at Washington. 

554. Esther, b. 1786, Dec. 4; d. 1863, Sep. 22, unm. 

555. A Sox, died young; buried 1787, Dec. 24. 

556. Mary, b. 1790, Oct. 16; d. 1857, June 21, unm. 

204. SOLOMONS MANNING (Wm.,^ Wm.,4 Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1753, May 15, at Billerica, Mass. A Revolu- 
tionary soldier; marched on the Lexington alarm, 1775, Apr. 19, 
under Capt. Jonathan Stickuey and Col. Bridge. Duration of ser- 
vice unknown. Although deeds call him a yeoman in the last 10 
years of his life, he was for at least 35 years a cordwainer. His 
account book for the years 1777-85 is in the custody of the Bil- 
lerica Historical Society. Some of the items and prices are : A 
pair of women's shoes. £1.18.0; men's shoes, £2.12.6 ; children's 
shoes, 15 shillings to £1.18.0 ; boots, £3.10.0 ; "pumps made the 
old way," £1. These items are in 1780-2, when Revolutionary 
troubles had affected the currency. He lived in Billerica until 
1792, and perhaps later ; resided for a time at "Wilton, N. H., pre- 
vious to 1794, Feb. 19, on which date he bought land in Ashburn- 
ham, Mass., where he thereafter resided. In Billerica he purchased 
1^ acres in 1777, and 11 acres in 1781, but sold the same before 
removing. At Ashburnham he bought oue acre, with a house, in 
1794, and 5 acres in 1812. This land he conveyed to his son 
Samuel, 1832, June 13, and the latter sold it, the following year 
to his sister Alice. Solomon's estate does not appear in the Pro- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 217 

bate Office, for the reason that, in his deed of 1832, he also con- 
veyed to his sou all his " personal estate of every kind." He m. 
1777, May 20, Alice, dau. of John and Alice (Totman) Wilson, 
of Billerica, b. 1749, Oct. 17, and d. 1787, Apr. 26, without issue ; 
and (2d) 1789, Jan. 6, Olive French, b. 1758, Feb. 13, at Billerica. 
Her ancestry was Samuel^ and Elizabeth (Barron), her parents; 
Dea. William^ and Sarah (Dauforth) ; Jacob- and Mary (Chanip- 
ney) ; and Lieut. William^ and Elizabeth French, all of Billerica, 
though the latter, who came from England in 1635, first settled at 
Cambridge. Solomon Manning d. 1833, Sep. 2 ; Olive, his widow, 
d. 1841, June 27, both at Ashburnham, Of their ch., two were 
b. at Billerica, and all others at Ashburnham. Ch. : 

557. Solomon, b. 1789, Dec. 26. 

558. Olive, b. 1792. Mch. 16; d. 1799, Nov. 6. 

559. Andrew Bailey, b. 1794, Mch. 13; d. 1851, May 6, unm., at Prince- 

tou, Mass. 

560. Alice AVilson, b. 1795, Nov. 5; d. 1887, Dec. 17, unm., at West 

Fitcliburg. "Cared for her aged parents, aud was a useful nurse 
in the neighborhood." 

561. Samijel, b. 1797, June 26. 

562. Elizabeth, b. 1799, May 5. 

205. JACOBS MANNING (Jacob,^ Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1739, Nov. 8, at Billerica. He was a soldier of the 
Revolution, and one of those who marched on the Lexington 
alarm, 1775, Apr. 9, being in Capt. Solomon Pollard's co., of Col. 
Greene's regt. He was a cabinet-maker by trade, and a careful, 
conscientious workman ; but was also largely engaged as a farmer. 
In 1769 he purchased of the other heirs a part of the farm in Bil- 
lerica which had previously been his father's. He made other 
purchases in 1766, '76, '83, '85, '98 and 1806, this land all being 
in his native town; but sold Iiis holdings in 1806 and removed to 
Lyndeboro, N. H. At Billerica he held various offices, and was 
identified with other patriots in affairs relating to the Revolution. 
In 1774, at a town meeting to consider the burdens laid upon the 
Colonies by the British Government, he was elected one of a com- 
mittee to get citizens of the town to sign a " covenant" that they 
would not buy articles on which Parliament had placed an unjust 
tax. In 1779 he was on a committee "to see that the Resolves 
and Recommendations of the State & County Convention be punc- 
tually complyed with." In the same year he was on a committee 



218 THE MANNING FAMILT. 

" to provide for the families of those persons that are Gone out 
of this town into the Continental Army." The exact date of his 
removal to Lyndeboro cannot be given. He and his son Asa 
jointly purchased there, 1806, Mch. 31, for S2,700, of John Orne, 
several tracts of land — 102 acres and buildings, 324^ acres, etc. 
Probably Asa went there at once, and, despite some perplexing 
evidence, it is believed that Jacob accompanied him. for the latter 
was certainly residing there 1807, Apr. 22. Mr. Manning and his 
brother Jesse had bought, 1773, Nov. 18, sixty acres of land in 
Wilton. He purchased the brother's interest in 1801, sold 10 acres 
in 1807, and the balance was sold by Asa in 1809. In Lyndeboro 
father and son occupied their farm together until Mr. Manning's 
death, 1808, July 16, by accident. Asa and his wife had gone on a 
visit, leaving their parents, their children Olive and Sarah, and the 
hired man at home. There was ha}^ in the field which Asa told the 
hired man not to get in, as he thought it would be dangerous to pass 
through an intervening rocky pasture, but Mr. Manning believed 
he and the man could manage it, and told the latter to hitch up the 
oxen. Before leaving he took his grandchildren in his arms to 
play with them, and when he put them down, said : " Grandpa 
would like to stay with you all the afternoon ;" and theu kissed 
them. In returning through the pasture he was thrown from the 
load of hay and killed. When he la}' in his coffin Olive was held 
up to look at him, and she exclaimed : " What shall we do for 
some one to pray, now grandpa is dead?" Asa Manning was ap- 
pointed administrator of the estate Oct. 16, and the inventorj'^ 
taken Nov. 22 by John Wellman, Jeremiah Carleton and John 
Carleton. The valuation was Si, 936.40, of which $621.65 was 
personal, and 81 ,314.75 real estate. The latter was of four items : 
First, one-half of the homestead farm, estimated to contain 100 
acres, with buildings, $806.50; second, one half of another lot in 
Lyndeboro, 15 acres, S136.25 ; third, one-half of a third lot, 18 
acres, $72, and a tract of 50 acres in Wilton, $300. In the same 
year, Aug. 15, Asa had paid his brother and two sisters $250 for 
the release of their rights to all of their father's estate except 
household furniture. Jacob Manning and his wife united with 
the Billerica church, 1764, Apr. 1, and were dismissed by letter 
to the like society in Lyndeboro, 1807, Nov. 15. They are buried 
in that town. He m. 1763, June 2, Sarah Butterfield, of Chelms- 
ford, Mass., who d. 1831, Jan. 21, aged 89. Her ancestry was 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 219 

David^ and Kezia ( ), her parents; Jonathan^ and Elizabeth 

(Chamberlain); Samnel- and Mary; and Benjamin^ and Mary 
Bntterfield. The last-named were of Charlestown, 1(538 . Woburn, 
1G4:0, and removed to Clielmsford in 1654. Ch. of Jacob and 
Sarah Manning, b. at Billeriea : 

563. Martha, b. 17(36, Jau. l-t; m. 1785, Doc. 15, Alplieus. son of John 
and Abigail Hill, b. 1756, Oct. 14, at Billeriea, where they had 
ch. : I. Abel, b. 1787, Aug. 22. II. Asa, twin, b. 1787, Aug. 
22. III. Martha, b. 1790, Jan. 16. IV. Sarah, b. 17!)+. Jan. 
11. V. Asa, b. 1798, Feb. 15. 

■564. EsTHEw, b. 17()7, Dec. 20; ni. 1796, Feb. 25, Amos, son of John 
Carletou, bap. 1767, Mch. 19, at Billeriea. Esther d. 1823, Jau. 
21. Ch., b. at Billeriea: I. Esther, b. 1796, Oct. 18; m. 1821, 
Oct. 25, Ephraim "Warren, of Chelmsford. II. Amos, b. 1798, 
Aug. 7; ra. Betsey Sumner, dau. of a sea captain : no ch. III. 
Martha, b. 1800, Sep. 7; m. Joseph Warren; no ch. IV. Me- 
hitable, b. 1803, Jan. 7; m. Obed Stearu.s. V. Daniel, b. 1806. 
Aug. 24; not m. VI. George, b. 1812, Jau. 10; not m. 

565. JACcm, b. 1771, Dec. 16. 

566. A.SA, b. 1780, Sep. 23. 

208. JESSE" MANNING (Jacob,MVm.,^ Saml.,MVm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1745, Ang, 18, at Billeriea, Mass. A soldier of the 
Revolution ; marched on the Lexington alarm, 1775, Apr. 19, under 
Capt. Solomon Pollard, and was in Col. Green's regt. He was 
also on the Billeriea committee to provide supplies for the army. 
A farmer in his native town. After his fatiier's death he bought 
■of the other heirs, 1769, Jan 18, a part of the paternal homestead, 
75 acres ; and, also. 9| acres of woodland, for $136, He added, 
1774, Apr. 30, forty-five rods to his acreage. He held several 
town ofHces. He and his wife united with the Billeriea church 
1768, Aug. 7. He m. 1766, Dec. 2, Anne, dau. of John and 
Hannah Carletou. Her father came from Bradford and purchased, 
about 1759. the mill and privileges at North Billeriea. Of Anne's 
date of birth and further ancestry nothing has been learned. There 
was an Edward Carlton at Rowley, 1642, and his son John lived at 
Bradford. Perhaps he was an ancestor of Jolin of Billeriea. Anne, 
wife of Jesse Manning d. 1779, Jan. 2.s, and he m. (2d) 1779, 
Dec. 30, P^lizabeth, dau. of Asa and Elizabeth Abbot, b. 1747, 
May 21, at Andover. She was living I800,l\lay 27 (deed). Jesse 
m. (3d) 1802, Dec. 30, Abigail Baldwin, who d. 1825, Sep. 
.29, aged 69 years; hence, b. about 1756. David and Sarah (Hill) 



220 THE MAXNIXG FAJIILY. 

Baldwin had a dau. Abigail b. 1756, Feb. 2; possibly the same. 
The date of Jesse's death has not been learned, bnt his will was 
" lodged " 1825, Nov. 15, which shows that he died a few weeks 
or months previously. In the will he mentions his wife Abigail; 
his dau. Julia Knapp and granddaughter Elizabeth M. Kuapp. To 
his son Jesse he gave one-half of his wearing apparel, which, with 
what he had already had, was his equal share of the estate. Jesse^ 
Manning, the testator's grandson, was named as executor, and to 
him was given the remaining wearing apparel and all of the testa- 
tor's real estate, "wherever found." It is not found that there were 
children except by the first marriage, and this probability is con- 
firmed by the fact that no other is mentioned in the will. Ch., b. 
at Billerica : 

507. Maey, h. 1768, Nov. 22; d. 1822, Oct. 6, iinin. 

508. David, b. 1771, June 8; living in 1782, when his father was ap- 

pointed as his guardian; not accounted for further. Not men- 
tioned in bis father's wih, referred to above. Not remembered 
by living relatives ; probably d. in boyhood. 

569. Elizabeth, b. 1773, May 20 ; living in 1782 ; not mentioned in above 

will. 

570. Jesse, b. 1776, July 12. 

571. Julia, b. 1778, Dec. 12; m. 1805, Xov. 10, Daniel L. Knapp. Four 

ch. were bap. at Billerica, viz : I. Elizabeth Manning, bap. 
1806, Apr. 13. II. Ruth, bap. 1808, Feb. 28. III. Daniel, bap. 
1811, Feb. 10. IV. David Manning, bap. 1811, Feb. 10. The 
family is not further traced. 

209. THOMASniANNING (Jacob,^ Wm.,4Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1747, July 27, at Billerica, Mass. He early settled at 
Andover, and thereafter made that town his home. He was a cord- 
wainer. In 1769, Jan. 18, he joined his brothers and sister in 
deeds by which the farm " belonging to our honored father, Jacob 
Manning, late of Billerica," was, for a due money consideration, 
divided between two of the brothers who remained in the latter 
town, and, 1798, Apr. 10, he, with the other heirs, sold his rights 
in his mother's " thirds " to his brother Jacoi). He and his wife 
united with the South Church, Andover, in 1801. He m. 1769, 
June 6, Mehitable Kidder, b. 1749, Feb. 22, at Billerica. Her 
ancestry was Ephraim"* and Elizabeth (French), her parents; 
Ephraim^ and Abigail (Frost) ; Ephraim^ and Rachel (Crosby) ; 
James^ and Anna (Moore) Kidder. The last named came from 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 221 

East Grinstead, Sussex, Eng., and, after residing a while at Cam- 
bridge, removed, 1659, to Billeriea, where he was 8 years select- 
man, an ensign in the militia company, and a brave and valued 
leader in the Indian troubles. Thomas Manning d. 1832, Feb. 22 ; 
Mehitable, his wife, d. 1824, Aug. 15. both at Andover, where 
thev are buried. Ch., b. at Andover: 

572. Mehitable, b. 1769, Dec. 30; d. 1785, Jan. 27. 

573. Chloe, b. 1772, Jan. 19. 
674. Sakah, b. 1774, May 29. 

575. Patty, b. 1777; d. 1778, Aug. 3, aged 1 y. and 5 nios. 

576. Thomas, b. 1780, Apr. 30; d. 1780, May 24. 

577. Thomas, b. 1781, Apr. 25. 

230. WILLIAM6 MANNING (Wm..^ Isaac," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
"\Vm.^) b. 1736, Oct. 14, at Charlestown, Mass. He resided until 
1775 in his native town, and was a cooper ; and the offices to which 
he was elected indicate ability in his trade. He was culler of 
staves and packer of fish, 1761-4 ; surveyor of hoops and staves, 
1764 ; and, 1766-8, culler and surveyor of hoops and staves, meas- 
urer of salt and coal, and packer of fish and flesh. He purchased, 

1758, Nov. 18, " a certain piece of land & wharf e with a cooper's 
shop and warehouse thereon" for £33.6.8, and sold the same in 
1761 for £46.13.4 ; probably his only holding of real estate. He 
was lame, and a considerable part of his life an invalid. While no 
evidence has been found to that effect it is probable that he was 
one of the financial sufferers from the burning of Charlestown 
after the battle of Bunker Hill, and he left the place soon after. 
He next lived at Leicester, Paxton, Spencer and Charlton, in which 
last named town he died. The date has not been learned. He 
was living 1781, Apr. 19, but d. before 1783, Mch. 18. He m. 

1759, Nov. 29, Phebe Townsend, b. 1739, Oct. 24. Her ances- 
try was John" and Hannah (Hancock), her parents, of Charles- 
town ; SamueP and Elizabeth (Bucknam) of Maiden; Samuel- 
and Abigail (Davis) of Boston and Chelsea; Thomas' and Mary 
Townsend, of Lj'un, where he was freeman, 1639. On the death 
of her husband Phebe went to Waltham, 1785, and, before 1789, 
returned to Charlestown, where she d. 1807, July. Of the ch., 
the first seven were b. at Charlestown. 

578. William, bap. 1761, July 26; d. 1762, June 18. 

579. Sar.\h, bap. 1764, Feb. 12; d. 1765; buried Aug. 15. 



222 THE MANNING FAMILY, 

580. Elizabeth, bap. 1765, Apr. U; m. 1787, Mch. 30, William Taylor,. 

of Walthani ; had sons John and Samuel bap. 1796, Oct. 16, at 
Charlestown. 

581. Phebe, b. 1766, Nov. 10. 

582. Sarah, b. 1768, Jan. 6. Not traced. Not remembered by collat- 

eral descendants; perhaps d. in childhood. 

583. William, bap. 1769, Dec. 31. 

584. Haxxah, bap. 1771, Dec. 15; d. 1807, Dec, nnm., at Waltham; 

funeral from the house of her sister, Mrs. Peirce. 

585. John, b. 1776, Mch. 8, at Spencer. 

586. Daxip:l, b. about 1778, probably at Leicester. [Baptized at Wal- 

tham, 1787, Sep. 9, Daniel, aged 9, and Isaac, aged 7, sons of 
the widow Phebe Manning.] Daniel was a skillful musician, 
and one tradition is that he enlisted at the Charlestown Navy 
Yard as a bugler in the war of 1812, and soon died. Another 
account is that he " went South or West." One report is that 
he never married; other informants have no information upon 
this point. The present writer is inclined to doubt all of these 
ti-aditions, e.specially as they lack conviction on the part of in- 
formants, and as there is good reason to doubt that Daniel was 
in the war of 1812. He certainly resided for a time at Charles- 
town. Who was the Daniel Manning whose intention of mar- 
riage with Mary Davis is found at Boston, 1803, June 6? Was 
this our Daniel? Did he have children? No opinion will be 
ventured here. Read what i.s said of Thomas Daniel ^Manning, 
No. 82rt, of the Miscellaneous Families in the appendix to this 
A'olunie. 

587. LsAAC, b. about 1780, at Paxton or Spencer. 

2.31. ELIZABETH^ MANNING (Wm.,^ Isaac/ Saml.,3 
Wm.,- Wm.^) bap. 1738, Dec. 24, at Charlestown, Mass. ; m. 
1760, Dec. 9, Joseph, sou of Joseph Sweetser, bap. 1737, July 
16. He d. 1806, between Mch. 15 aud Aug. 30 ; she d. previous 
to 1817, Nov. 11, Avheu administration was granted on her estate. 
Ch. : 

588. James (Sweetser) bap. 1762, June 6. 

589. Joseph (Sweetser) bap. 1763, Oct. 16. 

590. William (Sweetser) bap. 1765, Aug. 1. 

591. Elizabeth (Sweetser) bap. 1767, Feb. 8. 

592. Richard (Sweetser), bap. 1768, Sep. 11. 

593. Caleb (Sweetser) bap. 1772, Oct. 25. 

232. ISAACS MANNING (Wm.,^ Isaac,^ Sainl.,3 Wm.,2 
Wni.i) b. 1742, at Charlestown, Mass. He resided in his native 
town and was a baker. Little has been learned of him. His tax 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIA:M MANNING. 223 

was abated losh. and 2d, in 1764, and, in 1785, " 7^." In 1784 
and 1785 be was paid by the town for boarding certain poor per- 
sons. He m. 1763, Dec. 8, Hannah, dau. of Jerathmeel and Ke- 
becca (Hurd) Peirce, bap. 1744, Dec. 16; d. 1764, buried Aug. 
26, leaving one child which, baptized after her death, died the 

next year. Isaac m. (2d), at an unknown date, Jane . Her 

maiden name does not appear, and there is no clew unless it is 
furnished by the middle name of her son. (See his sketch.) There 
was a William Homes, goldsmith, in Boston 1789 and after, but 
this may indicate nothing. Possibly one of her sureties, mentioned 
below, was a relative, but nothing is known to that effect. The 
date of Jane's death is unknown. Isaac Manning d. 1787, be- 
tween Jan. 19 and Jan. 26, aged, according to the newspaper no- 
tice of his death, 44 years. Administration on his estate was 
granted to his widow the following Dec. 6, with John Carter and 
Jabez Frothingham as her sureties. Nothing has been found to 
show positively that there was more than one child by the second 
marriage, and descendants of that one do not remember that he 
had brothers or sisters; but their knowledge of collateral relatives 
of even more recent times was limited. Theoretically, it looks as 
if there were two children, and there may have been several. No 
evidence whatever appears to determine this last possibility. Ch, : 

594. Isaac, bap. 1764, Sep. 9; the only child of the first marriage; d. 

1765, buried Aug. 10. 

595. William Homes, b. 1769, July 31. 

595a. ?J0ANNA. Perhaps no such child. In the census of 1789 appears 
a group of names, at Cliarlestown, recorded one above the 
other, but in words exactly as follows : " W. Homes Manning 
& wife. Jane. Joanna Manning." These four persons wore 
unquestionably all living in the same house. The group looks 
like the members of one family, namely, the widow Jane, her 
son Win. Homes and her daughter Joanna. The suggestion is 
preserved for the possible benefit of future investigators. No 
other Joanna Manning of that period is known. 

233. JAMES6 MANNING (Wm.,^ Isaac,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.') bap. 1742-3, Mch. 21, at Charlestown, Mass. He resided 
in his native town. He was a colonial soldier under Capt. John 
Toplin in the expedition " destined for Canada," the service being 
in 1759 from Apr. 2 to Sep. ; and, again, in 1761, under Capt. 
Toplin and Col. Frye. The first-mentioned expedition ''sailed 
from the Castle " (^Fort Independence) Apr. 24. Tradition says 



224 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

that, in private life, he was occupied with the ferry between 
Charlestown and Boston, so long operated by his father. When, 
after the battle of Bunker Hill, Charlestown was burned, James 
and his family shared in the general flight caused by the spreading 
flames. The mother took Aaron, the youngest child, in her arms, 
and carried him on foot into the country, the older children run- 
ning by her side. Mr. Manning carried on his back what valuables 
he could thus convey. The house in which they lived, with the 
greater part of its contents, was destroyed by fire. He set his 
loss of personal property at £20.8.2. There is still in existence an 
old mahogany desk, with secret drawers, which belonged to him, and 
which was in the house while the above battle was in progress, but 
which was saved. In luodern times it was 30 years in the keeping 
of his great grandson, Mr. Prentice C. Manning, and by him was 
more recently' given into the care of his older brother, Charles F. 
Manning. How soon James and family returned to Charlestown 
is not certain; they were there in 1784, and he remained and d. 
there 1790, Nov. 11. He was probably in ill health 1784-90. No 
estate in the Probate Office. He m, 1765, P^eb. 18, Ann Brown. 
Wymayi's Charlestown Genealogies says she was dau. of Benjamin 
and Anna (Boylstou) Brown. If this is correct she was bap. at 
Charlestown, 1742-3, Mch. 21. The memorandum of Mr. Franklin 
Manning (a grandson of James, and a careful and reliable recorder) 
says that James "married Ann Brown, of Concord," and adds: 
" The widow Brown of Concord was my father's grandmother, and 
she was sister to the mother of Nathan Kinsman, of Hanover, 
N. H." Ann Manning "owned the covenant" 1765, Sep. 22. 
Ch., b. at Charlestown : 

596. James, bap. 1765, Nov. 17; enlisted as a Revohitionary soldier, 1781, 

Feb. 12, at Framiugham, " for tlie war." He was described 
as being 16 years old; stature, 4 ft. 10 inches; complexion, 
light; hair, brown; eyes, dark; farmer. He d. 1800, Jan. li, 
at Charlestown, of consumption. It has been supposed that he 
was unmarried, but proof to that efiect is lacking. An inten- 
tion of marriage at Boston, 1789, Sep. 20, is that of one James 
Manning and Elizabeth Reu:in. There is no known reason to 
suppose this was our James. 

597. Axx, bap. 1767, Aug. 16. 

598. William, b. 1770, Mch. 25. 

599. SuSAXNA, bap. 1772, Feb. 28; m. 1807, Oct. 13, Samuel Stevens, 

of Andover. Shed. 1809, Mch. 29. 
COO. Aakox, b. 1775, Apr. 1. 



DESCENDANTS OF TiqLLTAM MANNING. 225 

234. DANIELS MANNING OVm.,^ Isaac,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 
Wm.^) b. about 1744, at Charlestown, Mass., where he resided 
afterwards. A potter by trade. In 1769 he and Jonathan Penny 
bought, jointly, an estate on Wappiug street for £93.6.8. He m. 
1768, Oct. 3, Hannah Harris, who owned the covenant 1769, Feb. 

9, He d. before 1777, Mch. 26, when administration was granted 
on his estate, which was inventoried at £41. She was living in 
1789. Ch., b. at Charlestown : 

601. Hannah, bap. 1769, Apr. 2; m. 1798, Feb. 28, William Taylor, a 

printer. She was living in 1813, when she was administratrix 
of the estate of her husband, deceased. 

602. Eliz^ibeth, bap. 1771, July 7; not traced. 

235. CALEBS MANNING OYm.,^ Isaac,^ Saml.,MVm.,3 
Wm.^) bap. 1746, Oct. 26, at Charlestown, Mass. He resided for 
a time in his native town, and was one of the sufferers b3' the 
Charlestown fire, 1775, his estimate of his loss being £12.11 ; re- 
moved to Medford before 1778, July 21, and to Salem 10 or 11 
years later. When he sold his rights in his father's estate, 1788, 
Mch. 11, the deed gives his residence as Salem, but he had a child 
baptized at Medford, Nov. 8 of the same year ; the removal soon 
followed, and his home was thenceforth at Salem. He was a 
chaisemaker. At Charlestown he was elected hayward in 1774-5. 
In 1777 he, together with his step-mother, was administrator of 
his father's estate. He bought, 1787, Oct. 12, for £36, land in 
Charlestown with an adjoining dock, but there is no evidence that 
he personally occupied it. This purchase was sold, 1810, Dec. 

10, by his widow, Rachel, and his daughters, Mary, Elizabeth and 
Abigail. Caleb d. 1792, March, at Salem. He. m. at Charles- 
town, 1772, Nov. 24, Rachel Rand, bap. 1746, Apr. 20, at 
Charlestown. Her ancestry was Nathaniel and Mehitable (Call), 
her parents ; Joseph^ and Sarah (Bridgen) ; Sergt. Nathaniel- and 
Abigail (Carter) ; Robert^ and Alice Rand, all of Charlestown, 
where Robert^ settled as early as 1635. Rachel owned the cove- 
nant at Charlestown, 1773, Oct. 17. She returned to Charlestown 
as early as 1796, and was living there 1810, Dec. 10. Not ac- 
counted for further. Ch. : 

603. NATHA^^EL, birth not recorded. Of him Wyman's Charlestown 

says, "died early." Such was his history then ; nothing has 
since been added. At Medford, Caleb had a child (uo name 

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226 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

recorded) die 1778, July 21. The old chnrch book has the 
burial of this nameless one (July 22\ and calls him " the only 
child of Caleb Manning." Unless a mistake was made in 
terming him "the only child," this may be the death of 
Nathaniel. Without this last item it would be significant that, 
at Boston, 1795, Dec. 3, is found the marriage intention of 
one Nathaniel Manning and Elizabeth Larned (and this Nathan- 
iel was probably the man, a piiinter, who lived on Sea St., Bos- 
ton, 17'J6-1800, and on Prince st., 1805; probably, too, the 
Nathaniel who d. at Boston, 1818, Jan. 9), " Died early" is 
indefinite. The present writer has found the term applied to 
all ages from 1 year to 45. It is possible that our Nathaniel 
lived to marry. Elizabeth, widow of the Nathaniel of Bos- 
ton, d. 1833, Apr. 24. By will she gave her property to her 
nieces, Elizabeth and Sarah Bemis Magnoni, and to her sisters, 
Susan, widow of Thomas Eliot, Ann Learned, spinster, and 
Avis, widow of Pelligrino Magnoni. These sisters are termed 
her only heirs, from which it seems she left no children. 

604. Caleb, bap. 1778, Nov. 8, at Medford. He was a chair-maker, 

and resided at Salem. He m. there, 1801, Apr. 16, Lois Graves. 
She d. 1807, Oct. 4; Caleb d. 1810, June, both at Salem. All 
eflbrts to learn more of them have failed. "When, 1810, Dec. 10, 
the Charlestown real estate of the elder Caleb [235] Avas sold, 
as above, the widow and her three daughters appear as sole 
grantors. No son joined in the deed, and no grandson by his 
guardian. This would seem to indicate that neither Caleb, 
junior, nor his brother Nathaniel had left children, but the 
evidence is not thought conclusive as to the former. The 
married life of Caleb and Lois covered a period of over six 
years. It is unlikely that they had no children. While at 
Salem, Caleb had several land transactions with one Samuel 
Burrell Graves. At Salem, 1840, June 25, occurred the death 
of one Burrell G. Manning, at the age of 38 years. The sim- 
ilarity of his name to that of Mr. Graves is striking. Was 
Lois Graves closely related to Samuel Burrell Graves, and was 
Burrell G. Manning her son? If she had one child by her 
marriage with Caleb there may have been others. The point 
cannot be settled now. 

605. Abigail, bap. 1781, Mch. 11, at Medford; m. 1805, Dec. 29, Henry 

v. Hammat, of Boston, where he resided 1806-7. She was 
living in 1810. Not traced further. 

606. Mary, b. 1784, about Sep. ; d. in Charlestown, 1874, June 24, aged 

89 years and 9 mos., unm. 

607. Elizabeth, h. 1789, about Apr. ; m. 1838 (intention, Feb. 4) Jacob 

G. Hall. She d. 1872, Jan. 

239. TH0MAS6 MANNING (Wm.,5 Isaac,4Saml.,3 Wm.,2 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 227 

Wm.^) bap. 1755, Dec. 28, at Charlestown, Mass. He probably 
was a Revolutionary soldier under Capt. Joshua Chadwick and 
Col. Gridley. The Thomas Manning of this service enlisted 1775, 
May 15, and his age was 19 years, which fits the Thomas of this 
section. Moreover, the soldier's residence Avas Charlestown, and 
this combined evidence seems conclusive. Before 1783 he settled 
at Salem, where he was a cabinet-maker. He joined in the deed 
of 1788 by which he and the other heirs sold his father's real es- 
tate in Charlestown. The date of his death is not known. He 
m. 1782, Oct. 20, at Salem, Hannah, dau. of Richard Tukesbury, 
who d. 1829, Nov. 17, aged 73. She had m. (2d) Joseph Mans- 
field ; intention, 1807, Oct. 10. Ch. of Thomas and Hannah, b. 
at Salem : 

608. Hannah, b. 1783, June 20. 

609. Daniel, b. 1785, Aug. 18; was in the Avar of 1812, and d. iu ser- 

vice; unm. 

610. Polly, twin, b. 1785, Aug. 18; d. 1780, Oct. 2. 
611 Richard, b. 1789, Jan. 14. 

612. Polly, b. 1792, May U ; d. 1795, Dec. 12. 

613. Joseph, b. 1797, Jan. 16; resided at Salem. Hem. Margaret, dau. 

of John and Peggy (Archer) Millett, b. 1800, Apr. 8; d. about 
1840 (?) ; and he m. (2d) Mrs. Sally (Tarbox) Kuight. He d. 
1886, Jan. 12, at Salem. Ch. by first marriage, b. at Salem: 
I. Joseph Henry, b. 1823; d. 1826. IL Harriet, b. 1828, Jnly 
12; d. 1854. III. Margaret, b. 1830, Aug. 2; resides unm. in 
Salem. 

241 . J0ANNA6 MANNING (Wm.,^ Isaac,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,^ 
Wm.i) b. 1762, Oct. 5, at Charlestown, Mass. ; m. 1778, May 5, 
Jonathan Greenleaf and resided at Lexington. Ch. : 

614. Jonathan (Greenleaf) b. 1784, Feb. 16. 

615. Joanna (Greenleaf) b. 1786, Dec. 28. 

616. Wllllvji (Greenleaf) b. 1788, Oct. 7. 

617. Thomas (Greenleaf) b. 1791, Aug. 1. 

618. Mary M. (Greenleaf) b. 1792, Dec. 28. 

619. Joseph (Greenleaf) b. 1794, Jan. 31. 

620. Sarah (Greenleaf) b. 1797, Oct. 25. 

242. J0SEPH6 MANNING (Wm., 5 Isaac,4 Saml.,:' Wm.,^ 
AVm.')b. 1765, Nov. 20, at Charlestown, Mass. He was a merchant 
at Boston, with his residence at Medford, in which last-named place 
he was a prominent citizen, being for many years town treasurer. 
He m. 1805, Oct. 6, Ilepzibah, dau. of Nathan and Elizabeth 



228 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

(Gates) Tufts. She d. 1855, Aug. 28, aged 77 years and 8 mos. ; 
Joseph Manniug d. 1852, Feb. 24, both at Medford. Ch., b. at 
Med ford : 

621. Joseph, b. 1812, Apr. 10. 

302. BILLY6 MANNING (Ephraim,5 Ephraim,4 Saml.,3 
Wra.,2Wm.i) bap. 1757, May 8, at Woodstock, Ct. A Revolution- 
ary soldier. In 1776 he was under Capt. Amos Paine, in the 11th 
Ct. regt., and he enlisted again, 1778, Mch. 1, and served under 
Capt. William Manning in the 2d regt., Col. Charles Webb. His 
command was in the battle of Monmouth, June 28. He had en- 
listed for 3 years, but was discharged Dec. 21, probably for phys- 
ical disability. He was a drummer in the latter service. He may 
have served further. With the exception of a short residence at 
Mansfield, which covered the years 1792 and '93, he lived at Wood- 
stock until as late as 1799. He removed to Middlebury, Vt., in 
or before 1802, in which year he sold his rights in the Fox (his 
mother's) estate. In the deed of this occasion he is said to be 
" late of Woodstock, now of Middlebury." He resided in the lat- 
ter town until his death. A farmer. At Woodstock he was elected 
surveyor in 1789-90, '96, and grand juror, 1796. He m. 1778 
[another record, less reliable, says 1780], Nov. 25, Ruth Nichols, 
of Mansfield, b., it is said, 1756. She m. (2d) Capt. Newton, of 
Salisbury, Vt., where she d, in 1833. Billy Manning d. 1814, 
Oct. 14, at Middlebury. Ch. : 

622. Mary, b. 1781, Dec. 20, at Woodstock; d. 1854, June 24, uum. 

623. Sakah, b. 1783, Nov. 25. at Woodstock. 

624. Nathan, b. 1787, July 31, at Woodstock; d. 1791, May 2. 

625. Abial, b. 1790, Mch. 28, at Woodstock. 

626. Clarissa, b. 1793, June 25. 

627. Marcus, b. 1796, Jan. 22, place unknown; d. at Woodstock, 1799, 

Jan. 25, " of the quincy, or rattles." 

628. Maria, b. 1799, Feb. 26, doubtless at Woodstock; m. James L. 

Morton, of Salisbury; removed to Milton, Vt., where she d. 
1842, Mch. 23. Several ch., of whom one was Oscar, who re- 
sided in Vt., at Georgia and St. Albans. 

304. BETSEYS MANNING (Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1761, Feb. 21, at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. 1782, June, 
Jeremiah Mumford, b., it is believed, at Newport, R. I. Tradi- 
tion says he was an army paymaster in the Revolution. He d. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNHNG. 229 

1840; when his wife cl. has not been learned. They settled in 
that part of Ashford which has since been made the town of East- 
ford. Ch., b. at Ashford : 

629. Elias (Mumford) b. 1783, Apr. 28; m. and had ch. of whom Lu- 

cian resided in N. Y. City. 

630. Sally (Mumford) b. 1785, June 18; d. 1788, Dec. 12. 

631. Naxcy (Mumford) b. 1787, Oct. 26; d. 1788, Dec. 9. 

632. Sally (Mumford) b. 1789, Nov. 11 ; m. James Eames and had 9 

ch., of whom one is Hon. B. F. Eames, of Providence, R. I., 
and another, the wife of Mr. A. C. Barstow, of that city. 

633. Tea (Mumford) b. 1791, Dec. 8; d. 1795, Aug. 2. 

634. Betsey (Mumford) b. 1794, Sep. 8; d. 1872, Nov. 23, at Eastford; 

m. Ingoldsby "Work. No cii. 

635. JEREML4.H (Mumford) b. 1797, Jan. 5; d. at Eastford, unm. 

636. Electa (Mumford) b. 1799, Sep. 7; d. at Eastford; m. Aaron 

Davis. No ch. 

637. Manning (Mumford) b. 1801, Aug. 23; d. 1884, July 9, at East- 

ford; m. Rachel Elwell. Ch. : 1. Albert A., b. 1830, May 3; 
resides at Webster, Mass. II. N. Mariah, b. 1832, Dec. 6. 
III. Sarah E., b. 1836, May 27. 

638. Maresida (Mumford) b. 1805, Nov. 9; d. at Providence; m. Wm. 

Durfee. Their sous William and Charles resided at Provi- 
dence, 1894. 

305. ALICES MANNING (Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ Saml.,^ 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) bap. 1763, May 1 , at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. 1784, Dec. 
2, Perez, son of William and Phoebe (Leonard) Drake, b. 1759, 
Jan. 3, at Taunton, Mass. A Revolutionary soldier. Resided at 
Taunton, and at Westford, N. Y., where both died. Ch., b. at 
West ford : 

639. Willl\m Maxxixg (Drake) b. 1788, Mch. ; d. 1831, Dec. 22. 

640. Sophia (Drake) b. 1789, July 13; d. about 1821 ; m. 1808, Nov. 3, 

Rev. Elijah Spofford. 

641. Leonard (Drake) b. 1794; d. 1821, May 9. 

642. ALICE (Drake) b. ; d. 1859, Feb. 20. 

643. Haxxah (Drake)b. 1799, June 22 ; d. 1873, Feb. 11 ; m. Rev. Elijah 

Spoflbrd. 

644. Syrexa (Drake) bap. 1800, Sep. 14; d. 1813, June 12. 

645. Mary (Drake) bap. 1803, Aug. 28; d. 1804, Apr. 9. 

30G. THOMAS^ MANNING (Ephraim,"' Ephraim,^ Saml.,3 
AVm.,2 Win.i) bap. 1765, June 16, at Woodstock, Ct. He lived 
and d. in his native town. He m. 1789, Feb, 25, Sally Tiffany, 



230 THE MAKNTNG FAMILY. 

who d. 1847, Aug. 15, aged 82 years. Thomas d. 1825, Mch. 15. 
Both are buried in the cemetery at Woodstock Hill. Ch. : 

646. Chester, b. 1790, Jan. 26; d. 1792, Sep. 20. 

647. Tenty, b. 1793, Apr. 15 ; m. John Underwood. One child, viz., 

William Manning. 

648. Sally, b. 1795, June 16; m. Capt. Samuel Reynolds, of Dauiel- 

sonville. Ch. : A Daughter who m. Davis. Perhaps one 

other dan. who m. "Ed" Murdock and resided at Danielsonville. 

649. A Daughter, died 1806, Nov. 3, in her 9th year. 

650. PniLA, b. 1799, Mch. 17 ; not accounted for further. 

651. Emily E., b. 1802, Nov. 1; m. Pardon Kimball and had one child, 

Edward ; and (2d) Lewis Apley, and had Lewis and Emily. 

307. EPHRAIM6 MANNING (Ephraim,5p:phraim,4 Saml.,3 
Wni.,2 Wm.i) b. 1767, May 20, at Woodstock, Ct. He early settled 
at Colerain, Mass., where he was a farmer and blacksmith. He 
purchased, 1796, Jan. 22, of Thomas Fox, of Colerain, one acre of 
laud for $10. Other purchases, if any, are not found on record. 
]/ He m. 1791, Apr. 12, Annis Truesdale [family record ; Woodstock 
town record says Aunice Corbin], b. 1772, Oct. 10, and d. 1825, 
Feb. 25; and he m. (2d) Mrs. Mehitable Kemp, who survived 
him. He d. 1846, Oct. 13, at Colerain. Ch., b. at Colerain: 

652. Dolly, b. 1792, Feb. 17; d. 1794, June 22. 

653. John, b. 1794, Nov. 25 ; a farmer and blacksmith on the old home- 

stead. He m. Laura Lawrence, who d. 1868, Feb. 27, aged 70 
years. He d. 1862, Nov. 12. No ch. 

654. Fanny, b. 1796, Apr. 9. 

655. Nancy, b. 1800, Nov. 25 ; d. 1866, July 6, at Colerain; ra. Sylvester 

Call of Colerain, where she always resided. A son is Charles 
Call, of Shattuckville, of whom her record has been requested 
without success. 

656. Ephraevi Jerry, b. 1802, Oct. 18 ; d. 1813, July 13. 

657. WiLLLOi, b. 1804, Dec. 7. 

658. Daatd Smith, b. 1807, May 17. 

659. Jerejhah, b. 1809, Sep. 14. 

660. Horace, b. 1813, June 10 ; m. Almira, dau. of Jonathan C. Loomis, 

of Whateiy. She d. 1893, Mch. 22, aged 77. Resided at Whately, 
where Mr. Manning d. 1900 or 1901. 

661. Rhoda Marl\, b. 1816, Feb.26 ; d. 1845, July 9. 

309. FANNY6 MANNING (Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1771, May 12, at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. there, 1793, 
May 16, Charles Mason, b. 1762, March, at Woodstock [family 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 231 

report ; Woodstock church record says Charles, son of Elias and 
Lydia Mason, bap. 1772, May 3, but perhaps this was another 
Charles]. Fanny d. 1795, Feb, 24, at Woodstock, and Charles 
m. (2d) her sister Hannah, who d. 1852, Sep. 27, without issue. 
He d. 1845, Jan. 6, at Westford, N. Y., long the family home, and 
where he was deacon of the Presbyterian church. Ch. : 

662. John (Masou) b. 1794, Mch. 25, at Woodstock; d. 1868, Sep. 20; 

m. Betsey Williams, b. 1792, Aug. 27, at Providence, H.I. Sbe 
d. 1865, July 25. Ch., b. at AVestf ord : I. Francis Mason, b. 
1818, Feb. 7. II. Mary Amanda, b. 1819, Sep. 29; now Mrs. 
Leonard Preston, of Gloversville. III. Charles, b. 1821, Aiij;. 
15. IV. David Henry, b. 1824, July 21. V. Ezra Williams, b. 
1826, July 30. VL Hannah, b. 1828, Nov. 1. VII. Elizabeth, 
b. 1831, Mch. 29. VIII. Harriet, b. 1883, Mch. 25. IX. Char- 
lotte, b. 1833, Mch. 25. X. John J., b. 1836, July 1. XI. Julia 
A., b. 1839, Aug. 19. 

310. J0HN6 MANNING (Ephraim,^ E:phraim,4 Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 "Wm.i) b. 1774, Apr. 11, at Woodstock, Ct., where he re- 
sided during the early years of his married life. Later, he was at 
Thompson, 1810 ; Woodstock, 1815, and then removed to Westford, 
N. Y., where he thereafter resided. He and his wife were members 
of the Presbyterian church. He m. 1800, Feb. 6, Lois Parmenter, 
of Petersham, Mass., b. 1777, May 25 ; d. 1842, June 13. Johnd. 
1834, Dec. 31, both at Westford, where they are buried. Ch., b. 
at Woodstock : 

663. John Parmenter, b. 1800, Nov. 14; d. 1801, Jan. 22. 

664. Mason, b. 1801, Nov. 21. 

665. John Jxjdson, b. 1805, May 29. 

666. Aljhra, b. 1808, Dec. 11. 

667. LotnSA Pariienter, date of birth not learned; m. at Westford, 

John Gibbs Northrop, b. 1805, Feb. 6, at Salisbury, Ct. ; son of 
Abner and Jerusha (Gibbs) Northrop. Louisa d. 1827, Mch. 12, 
at Westford; John G. d. 1872, Apr. 7, at Albany. Ch. : Louise 
M., b. 1827, Jan. 2, at Westford; m. Dr. Purple; resides at 
Albany. 

311. NANCY6 MANNING (Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ Saml.,^ 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1778, Dec. 9, at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. Martin 
Wright, b. 1783, Sep. 14, at Westford, N. Y., where they resided. 
Both d. there; he, 1844, Jan. 29 ; she, 1854, Feb. 2. Ch., b. at 
Westford : 



232 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

668. John (Wright) b. 1809, Aug. U; m. Clarissa Pease. A daughter, 

Mrs. O. F. Lane, resides at Schenevus. 

669. Mary (Wriglit) b. 1812, Feb. 15; m. John R.Griggs, a merchant. 

670. Hannah (Wright) b. 1814, Oct. 11; m. Wm. Landon. 

671. Charles (Wright) b. 1817, Sep. 23; m. Jessie Jackson. 

672. Nancy M. (Wright) b. 1819, Aug. 2; m. John Jackson, a merchant 

at Westford. 

312. SARAH6 MANNING (Wm., 5 Ephraim,^ Saml.,3Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1759, June 5, at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. 1779, Mch. 30, , '^ 
Benjamin Skinner, b. .afbe«t-1759 at-febe-satae-feowH. A soldier of 
the Revolution, who was at Bunker Hill, Saratoga and the taking 
of Burgoyne, etc. They settled at Porafret, Vt., and resided later 
at Windsor, where he d. 1813, Mch. 25, of spotted fever. Sarah 
d. 1848, June 7. Ch., b. at Pomfret, except the youngest, and 
she at Windsor : 

673. John Payson (Skinner) b. 1788, Mch. 10; d. 1867, Aug. 29, at 

Windsor; m. Dulcinie Hosington and had ch.. Wealthy M., 
Laura Manning, Clarissa, Parker G., William, Harriet N., 
Edward P. and Elizabeth. 

674. Sarah (Skinner) b. 1790; d. 1884, Jan. 7, at Windsor; m. John 

Harris. 

675. Parryclete (Sl^inner) b. 1791, Oct. 16; d. 1882, Sep. 17, at Wind- 

sor; m. Mary Bunce, and had ch., Henrietta A., Aurora D., 
Arabella L., Benjamin Manning, a soldier of the Rebellion, 
with the rank of major ; George Bunce, Mary E., Oscar Perry, 
a captain in the Rebellion ; Ella L. and Etta C. 

676. Wn^LiAM (Skinner) died aged 2 years. 

677. LoRA S. (Skinner) b. 1796, June 16; d. 1881, Oct. 20, at Cavendish, 

Vt. ; m. Rev. Richard Ely. 

678. Elizabeth (Skinner) b. 1801, Jan. 1; d. 1873, Oct., at Boston, 

Mass. ; m. Rev. Baron Stowe, D.D. 

679. Mary Johnson (Skinner) b. 1805, May 14; d. 1874, Dec. 9, at 

Boston; m. Wm. L. Beal. 

313. JEMIMA^ MANNING (Wm.,^ P:phraim,4 Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1761, Dec. 9, at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. 1785, Sep. 
29, as a second wife. Dr. Frederick, son of Jonathan and Melatiah 
(Metcalf) Ware, formerly of Wrenthan, Mass., b. 1760, Sep. 3. 
A Revolutionary soldier. He studied medicine in Foxboro, and 
early settled at Pomfret, Vt., where he m. (1st), 1784, Eunice 
Emerson, who d. 1785, May 9, leaving one ch., Stella. Jemima 
d. 1850, Apr. 23. Ch. : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 233 

680. MrLLA. or Meltiah (Ware) b. 1786. 
68 L Naxcy (Ware) b. 1788. 

682. Frederick H. (Ware) b. 1790. 

683. Horace (Ware) b. 1793. 

684. Mary (Ware) b. 1795 ; m. Thompson ; was living at Afton, 

Minn., 1887. 

685. Leonard (Ware) b. 1801 ; resided at Pomfret. 

686. Thomas (Ware) b. 1803. 

687. Lucy (Ware) b. 1805. 

319. WILLIAM HYDEe MANNING (Wm.,-> Epbraim," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1776, Sep. 10, at Woodstock, Ct. Pie 
learned the trade of shoemaker before he was 18 years old, and 
then taught school one winter in Woodstock, and a like time in 
Greenfield, N. Y., after wiiich he returned and followed his trade 
in his native place. Subsequent to 1799 he removed to the neigh- 
boring town of Pomfret, where he resided until his death, owning 
a small farm and working at his trade a part of the time. He 
was for about 60 years deacon of the 2d Baptist Church inAVood- 
stock, and was held in high estimation for his life as an earnest 
Christian. Dea. Manning d. 1862, June 27. He m. (1st) 1798, 
Jan. 31, Lucy Tucker, b. 1778, Mch. 27, at Pomfret; d. 1818, 
Jan. 15. Her ancestry was Ephraim'^ and Mehitable (Chandler), 
her parents ; Joseph^ and Elizabeth (Garret) ; Joseph^ and Mar- 
garet ( ), all of Pomfret; Benj.- and Ann (Payson), of 

Roxbury, Mass., and Robert^ Tucker, the first settler, who was of 
Weymouth, Mass., 1635, and of Milton about 1662, where he was 
town clerk, representative, and active in church affairs. Deacon 
Manning m. (2d) 1821, June, Lois Paine, of Pomfret, Abington 
Society, b. 1791, Oct. 4; d. 1871, May 15. Her ancestry was 
Nathan^ and Patty (Hovey) her parents, of Pomfret ; Edward** 
and Lois (Kiuuey), of Pomfret; Stephen-^ and Mary (Brintnall), 
of Rehoboth, Mass. ; Stephen^ and Ann (Chickering), of Reho- 
both, and Stephen^ Paine, the first settler, who came in the ship 
Diligent, in 1638, and settled at Hingham, Mass. ; freeman, 1639 ; 
removed to Rehoboth and was 20 years representative in the Legis- 
lature. 

Ch. of William H. and Lucy Manning: 

688. Lory, b. 1799, June 24, at Woodstock; m. Elisha McAllister. She 

d. at Sinclairsville, Chautauqua Co., N.Y., 1876, Mch. 12, Avhere 
he continued to reside. No ch. 



234 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

689. Mary, b. 1802, Jan. 11, at Pomfret; m. 1826, Mch. 30, John J. 

Chandler, b. 180+, Apr. 23. Resided at Fredonia, N. Y., where 
he was a prominent citizen. Mar}' d. 1855, Oct. 5, and he m. 
(2d) Sarah D. Sheldon. He d. in 1881. Ch. by first marria2;e : 
I. Lucy Manning, b. 1828, Apr. 1; d. 1900, May; m. 1852, 
May 10, Dr. David Prince, a distinguished Union surgeon in 
the Rebellion; afterwards resided at Jacksonville, 111. II. 
Mary Ann, b. 183—, Mch. 10; m. 1857, May 18, John R. Madi- 
son, cashier of a bank at St. Paul ; afterwards lived at Titus- 
ville. Pa. III. Thomas Kuowlton, b. 1837, Aug. 5; graduate 
of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in N. Y. City, and, 
in 1863, surgeon of the U. S. vessel " Princess Royal." Died 
at Havana, Cuba, of yellow fever. 

690. Ephkaim, b. 1804, Nov. 25, at Pomfret. 

691. Lucy, b. 1807, Sep. 24, at Pomfret; d. 1838, Feb. 25, at Sinclairs- 

ville, N. Y., to which place she had recently removed; m. 
Thomas J. Allen. Ch. : I. Henry, b. at Pomfret; a physician; 
m. and settled in Bufl"alo, N. Y., but left there soon after the 
death of his wife and is himself supposed to be dead. II. 
George, b. at Pomfret; a fine portrait painter; m. a Miss 
Bishop, in Jamestown, N. Y. ; 4 ch. Removed to North Caro- 
lina. III. Lucy, b. at Siuclairsville ; deceased. Married. Her 
husband went to Texas. 

692. William, b. 1810, Aug. 6, in Pomfret. 

Ch. of William H. and Lois Manning. 

693. James Winchell, b. 1822, Mch. 8, at Pomfret. 

694. John Milton, b. 1824, Dec. 18, at Pomfret. 

695. Francis Henry, b. 1828, June 21, at Pomfret. 

696. Edward Payson, b. 1830, Dec. 24 ; d. aged 14 months. 

697. Edward Payson, b. 1834, July 1, at Pomfret. 

330. HANNAHS MANNING (Josepb,^ Timothy, ^ Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) bap. 1755, Mch. 30, at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. Caleb 
Plaistridge and resided at Cornish, N. H., where she died. No 
success has attended repeated efforts to discover a record, with 
dates, among her descendants. Caleb m. a second time and had 
other ch. A grandson by the second marriage is Fred C. Plais- 
tridge, of Winchester, N. H. Tradition says that Hannah (Man- 
ning) Plaistridge had 12 ch. Some of them were : 

698. John (Plaistridge) ; lived and d. in Waterbury, Vt. ; has a dan. 

Mrs. Caroline Redfleld in Coventry, Vt. 

699. Asa (Plaistridge) ; lived and d. in Bennington, Vt. 

700. Amasa (Plaistridge) ; had. a dau. Susan, who m. Baldwin 

and lived in Boston. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANTLING. 235 

701. S.4XMON (Plaistridge) ; no account received. 

702. Charles (Plaistridge) ; lived and d. iinm. in Canaan, N. H. 

703. Caleb (Plaistridge) ; a physician; lived at East Lebanon, N. H., 

the present home of his son C. Byron Plaistridge. 

704. MimAM (Plaistridge) 1). 1792, Nov. 15; lived in Danville, Vt. ; m. 

Cole, and has a son Jason there. 

705. Hannah (Plaistridge) ; m. John Payne; lived at Shoreham, Vt. 

706. Salina (Plaistridge) ; no account received. 

707. Susan (Plaistridge) ; no account received. 

332. MIRIAMS MANNING (Joseph,^ Timothy," Saml. ,3 
Wm.r Wm.i) b. 1760, June 30, at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. there, 
1778, Dec. 24, Davis Carpenter. Resided at Woodstock for some 
years; removed to Walpole, N. H., where shed. 1803, June 11. 
He m. again and had 5 ch. by the second wife. It is said that 
Miriam had 12 ch. Of these the following are known: 

708. Amasa (Carpenter) b. 1779, June 14, at Woodstock; d. 1838, Mch. 

13; m. Rebecca Mason and had ch. : I. Calvin, b. 1798, May 
14; m. Laura Fay. II. Sally, b. 1800, June 10; m. Joseph L. 
Fay. III. Althea, b. 1802, Apr. 7. IV. Elsie; m. W. H. 
Scovil. 

709. Sylvester (Carpenter) ; m. Lydia Bowker. 

710. WjVLter (Carpenter); m. Abigail Bowker. 

711. Polly (Carpenter) b. 1785, May 10, at Woodstock. 

712. Ruth (Carpenter) ; m. Wm. Kingsbury. 

713. Sally (Carpenter) b. 1796, June 26; d. the next year. 

714. Lucy (Carpenter) b. 1797, Oct. 1. 

715. Davis (Carpenter) b. 1799, Dec. 25; a physician. 

716. Cyril (Carpenter) b. 1801, Oct. 29. 

334. SUSANNAS MANNING (Joseph,^ Timothy," Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1765, Mch. 19, at Woodstock, Ct. ; d. 1847, Apr. 
10, after a long residence at Cornish, N. H.; m. John Vinton, b. 
1760, Feb., a soldier of the Revolution, and, at Cornish, a black- 
smith and farmer, deputy sheriff and major of militia. He d. at 
Cornish, 1838, Mch. 19. Ch., b. at Cornish: 

717. Alice (Vinton) b. 1784, June 6; m. Thomas Gustin. 

718. DaniklH. (Vinton) b. 1785; m. Huldah Smith. 

719. Dorothy C. (Vinton) b. 1787, June. 

720. Hannah (Vinton) b. 1789, June; m. 1825, Joseph Lamberton, of 

Claremont, where their sou Joseph L. resided, 1891. The lat- 
ter's son, David H., was then Supt. of Schools in Mass. Rhoda 

M., sister of Joseph L., m. Williams, and had a dau. 

Martha H., a teacher. 



236 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

721. Betsey (Vintou) b. 1791, Jan.; m. Bela W. Jenks. 

722. Nancy (Vinton) b. 1792, Feb. 29; m. Chester Stone. 

723. John (Vinton) b. 1793, Dec. ; m. Phcebe Wallace. 

724. Danford (Vinton) b. 1795, Oct.; m. Rebecca Bryant. 

725. James (Vinton) b. 1797, Dec. ; d. 1798, Jan. 

726. Susan M. (Vinton) b. 1799, Jan. ; m. Cranston Gates. 

727. Hawley (Vinton) b. 1800, Oct. 4 ; d. 1849, unm. 

728. Mary Susan (Vinton) b. 1802, Mch. 23; m. Stephen Newell. 

729. Marla. Theresa (Vinton) b. 1804, Jan. 16; m. Oliver Mason. 

730. Henry (Vinton) b. 1806, Mch. ; d. 1807, Oct. 

731. Julia (Vinton) b. 1808, July; m. Charles Kimball. 

339. J0HN6 MANNING (Elipbalet,^ Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1749, Jime 3, at Tewksbury, Mass. As early 
as 1775 he went to Dunstable, N. H., where, March 1 of thatyear, 
he was one of the 14 signers of the following paper: " We the 
subscribers taking into our consideration the present difficulty, do 
hereby voluntarily engage with each other in defense of our country, 
Priveledges and Libertys for the space of six months from date ; 
that we will submit ourselves to the Laws equally the same as if 
they were in full force respecting our officers that are now, or 
hereafter may be chosen in all Military Duty." This paper, written 
less than 2 months before the battle of Lexington, was the result 
of the threatening aspect of public affairs. War came, and John 
enlisted as a soldier. His first service was under Capt. Leonard 
Butterfield and Col. Ebenezer Bridge, witli those who marched on 
the Lexington alarm of Apr. 19. This was in the Mass. troops; 
he may have served longer there, but shortly thereafter he was with 
the New Hampshire patriots. In 1776 (date of enlistment not 
learned) he was under Capt. Amos Emerson, in the 1st N. H. 
regt.. Col. Joseph Cilley, this enlistment being '" for the war." His 
name appears on rolls in the five succeeding years, and it is al- 
most certain that he served until the surrender of Cornwallis, 1781, 
Oct., practically ended the war, making five, and perhaps six years 
of continuous service. He was with the army at Ticonderoga Avlien 
the patriots abandoned that post, 1777, July 6. The next day the 
battle of Hubbardton was fought, and John was taken prisoner. 
At some subsequent date he was " retaken ;" how, or when, is un- 
known, but his captivity extended through several months if the 
couclusions to be drawn from another paper are correct. Said 
paper is an official document dated at Valley Forge, 1778, Jan. 10. 
It mentions him as an absentee, and thus describes him : "Height, 



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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 237 

5 feet aud 7 inches ; light complexion, hair and eyes ; prisoner at 
Ticonderoga." If he was still missing at this time he had, it would 
seem, then been 6 months a prisoner. But the report erred in giv- 
ing Ticonderoga as the place where he was taken prisoner, for 
John, in his petition for reimbursement for the loss of his " bag- 
gage," when captured, distinctly states that he was taken at Hub- 
bardton. This petition was made 1796, Dec. He continued in 
service, after being " retaken," and was promoted to the rank of 
sergeant. After the war he was, in 1783, back in Dunstable, and, 
in that year, was one of several signers to a petition concerning 
the election of a representative. Later, he removed to Amherst, 
where he bought real estate in 1785. In 1803, in that town, he 
was one of numerous petitioners to have a part of Amherst set 
off to form a new town. The request was granted, and the new 
division named Mont Vernon. This was his home from that time. 
He is credited with exactly the same musical qualities possessed by 
his brother Isaac, but, while the proof is positive as to the brother, 
it is possible that tiie distant relatives who have ascribed the same 
qualities to John were confused as to identity. The compiler does 
not attempt to decide this question. John was a carpenter. In 
his will, drawn 1813, Feb. 13, he gives to his " honest, good and 
beloved wife," Lydia, and to his " only son " Enoch, etc. He m. 
1784, Feb. 15, Lydia Pike, of Amherst, b. 1768, Mch. 22 ; d. 1834, 
Feb. 2. Her ancestry' has not been learned, but there was a Pike 
family in Amherst, and Benj,, Benj., Jr. aud Enoch Pike were 
among the signers of the petition of 1803, before mentioned. Ser- 
geant John Manning d. 1829, Aug. 5, at Mont Vernon. Ch. : 

732, Enoch, b. 1784, Sep. 11, at Amherst. 

341. SAMUEL6 MANNING(Eliphalet,5 Eliphalet,^ Saml.,^ 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1752, Nov. 16, at Tewksbury, Mass. A Revo- 
lutionary soldier of long experience. He was among others who 
marched on the Lexington alarm, 1775, Apr. 19, under Capt. John 
Trull and Col. Ebenezer Bridge, and, later in the same year, was 
under Capt. John Harnden and Col. Bridge. He enlisted 1777,June 
14, for 3 years, and long served in Col. Henry Jackson's regt., his 
company commanders being, at various times, Capt, Langdon, Lt. 
Condy and Maj, Samuel Trescott. He was in this regiment as 
late as 1779, Dec, and probably served his full term in some com- 
mand. He was promoted as sergeant, 1777, Sep. 15, and retained 



238 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

the office as long as he was with Col. Jackson. Late in life he 
was a pensioner under act of Congress, and to the end of his life. 
He located at Tewksbury, where he was captain of the militia com- 
pany. Tradition says he at one time kept a tavern at Tewksbury 
Center, and was subsequently a skillful shoemaker. He was also 
a farmer, as is shown by deed of 1787. It is probable that he had 
part of his father's farm by unrecorded deed. His only recorded 
purchase was 1787, Apr. 2, of 15 acres for £36. This land lay 
west of his dwelling house. He sold 17 acres in 1789, and seems 
to have had 85 acres (and perhaps more) in 1809. Other sales 
followed. He left no will, but died " possessed of goods & es- 
tate." Administration was granted to his son Benjamin. No in- 
ventory of his estate is found on file now. He united with the 
church, 1781, Oct. 14; his wife doubtless united previously. He 
m. 1780, Nov. 2, Mrs. Mehitable Burtt, widow of Benj. Burtt and 
dau. of Rev. Sampson Spalding. The latter was a graduate of 
Harvard, 1732, and pastor of the church at Tewksbury for 59 
years, from the time it was founded until his death in 1796. Mehit- 
able was b. 1749, Mch. 13 ; d. 1821, Mch. 23. Her ancestry was 
Rev. Sampson^ and Mehitable (Hunt), her parents; JohnS and 
Mary (Barrett), of Chelmsford; Andrew^ and Hannah (Jefts) , 
and Edward' and Rachel Spalding, the founders in America, 
Edward having come from England about 1630-3, and early set- 
tled at Chelmsford. Capt. Manning d. at Tewksbury, 1822, Apr. 
1 1 , according to the Revolutionary Pension Roll. The town record 
says 1821, Apr. 7, but gives his age as 69, wbich confirms the 
Pension Roll. He and his wife are buried at Tewksbury ; no 
gravestones. Ch., b. at Tewksbury : 

733. Benjamin, b. 1781, June 12. 

734. Abiah, b. 1782, Dec. 24. 

735. S.\MUEL, b. 1784, Sep. 22. 

736. Nancy, b. 1786, Aug. 20. 

737. Hannah, b. 1788, May 6. 

738. Pasielia, b. 1790, Apr. 9. 

739. Mary Spalding, b. 1792, Mch. 6; lived chiefly in Melrose; d. 

1868, Jan. 8, unm. 

.342. ISAAC6 MANNING (Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet," Saml.,^ 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1755, Jan. 20, at Tewksbury, Mass. A Revolu- 
tionary soldier. He marched with Capt. John Trull's company on 
the Lexington alarm, 1775, Apr. 19, in Col. Ebenezer Bridge's 



DESCENDAXTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 239 

regt. Later he was in Capt. Benj. Walker's co., of Bridge's regt., 
having enlisted at Tewksbiiry in April of the latter year for eight 
months. He fonght at the battle of Bunker Hill. He re-enlisted 
1776, Jan. 1, for one year, in Capt. William Hull's company, 19th 
Continental Infantry, Col. Charles Webb. This regiment was 
raised as an independent command, at large, by authority of 
Congress. Col. Webb was of Connecticut, and, as a consequence, 
Isaac Manning's name appears in the list of soldiers printed by 
the State of Ct. He was transferred 1776, July 16, to Washing- 
ton's Life Guards, where he served under Major Caleb Gibbs. 
From 1778, Dec. 10, to 1780, July 1, he probably was not in ser- 
vice. On the last-named date he rejoined the Life Guards, " for 
the war," and served until 1783, June 6, when he was furloughed, 
and discharged Nov. 3 following. In all these services he was a 
fifer. One old roll describes him as being 5 feet and 8 inches in 
height; complexion dark, and a shoemaker by calling. AVhile his 
service was not continuous it will be seen that he took part from 
the day of the first battle until peace was established. Soon after 
the war he settled at Amherst, N. H., Avhere, in 1788, he was one 
of several petitioners to have a part of tiie so-called north-west 
church parish annexed to the second parish. In 1803 he was a 
signer of the petition to have a portion of the town set off to form 
a new township, and, this being done, the change made him an in- 
habitant of Mont Vernon. He had an unusual musical gift, and 
often played the violin at dances. It is said of him on good au- 
thority that he would dance and play the instrument at the same 
time, and leap from a window and re-enter the house by the door 
without varying in " time " in his playing. He continued the oc- 
cupation of a shoemaker, but is said to have earned a considerable 
part of his living playing at dances. He m. at Amherst 1786, 
June 13, Sarah Pike, born in 1765, according to his pension papers. 
She was living at Mont Vernon 1849, Nov. 22, and d. about 1850. 
She was probably related to Benjamin Pike, of Amherst and Mont 
Vernon; perhaps his daughter. At some time previous to 1818 
Isaac Manning returned to Tewksbury, where bed. 1825, June 27. 
He was probably buried there ; no gravestone exists. It is not 
found that he ever owned real estate, and he seems to have left no 
property, as his name does not appear in the Probate Office. The 
birth-dates of his children are generally lacking, and the exact 
order of birth is not certain. The order adopted here is the same 
in which they are named in his pension papers, and it is believed 



240 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

to be thoroughly correct. Probably all were born at Amherst and 
Mont Vernon. Ch. : 

740. Betsey, date of birtli not learned; m. Micajah Harrison and re- 

moved to the South. 

741. John T., date of birth not learned. His history is uncertain. A 

nephew has reported that he was drugged and compelled to en- 
list in the war of 1812, in which service he was a musician; 
and that, while on a transport, he fell overboard and, becoming 
entangled in sea-weed, was drowned. This statement, though 
made in good faith, was none too confident, and, for reasons 
mentioned below, is believed to be positively incorrect in at 
least one particular. Another relative reports that John mar- 
ried Prudence Stevens and liad one child ; a son, if memory is 
correct. There the family recollections end. From other 
sources the following has been learned. First, Isaac Manning's 
pension paper calls this son John T. Secondly, some one named 
John T. Manning m. at Boston, Mass., 1815, Mch. 25, Charlotte 
Barker (marriage intention gives her name as Baker). This 
appearance of the name John T. Manning may be a coincidence. 
If he was the same man as the subject of this sketch it cannot 
be that he was drowned in the war of 1812. Further than this 
nothing can be said, except that there is some reason to believe 
that the full name of Isaac's son was John Tyng Manning. 

742. Rachel; lived and d. num. at Goffstown, N. H. 

743. Lydia, b. 1794, Oct. 22. 

744. Benjamin Pike, b. 1798, Mch. 28. 

745. Henky. Resided last at Topsham, Vt., where he d. 1880, Mch. 

1; m. Harriet Andrews (another account, perhaps less reliable, 
gives her name prior to marriage as Dicker son,) by whom he 
had no children. 

746. WooDBUKY. Mentioned in pension paper and remembered by the 

widow of his brother Benj. P. Resided for a time in Mont 
Vernon. No more has been learned of him. 

747. William, b. about 1810, 

343. ELIPHALET6 MANNING (Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1757, Apr. 16, at Tewksbury, Mass. 
A soldier of the Revolution. He marched on the Lexington alarm, 
1775, Apr. 19, under Capt. John Trull, and was in Col. Ebenezer 
Bridge's regt. Later, in the same year, he was under Capt. Benj. 
"Walker for 3 mos. and 11 days, and, 1776, under Capt. John Ford 
and Col. Robinson from Feb. 5 to April. In this year he was one 
of sundry men paid for '' losses at Lexington and Bunker Hill." 
He then went to Dunstable, N. H., and, some time in 1776, en- 
listed from there in Col. Joseph Cilley's 1st N. H. Regt., for 3 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAINI MANNING. 241 

years. He was first under Capt. Amos Emerson, and next under 
Capt. Josiah Munroe. He remained with this regiment until well 
along in 1781 (Kidder's history of said regiment says until Dec.), 
rounding out a service nearly, or quite, continuous of over 6 years. 
It is said that he also served the Government in Shays' Rebellion. 
He received a pension for his Revolutionary service. He remained 
a devoted patriot, and was quick to resent any uncomplimentary 
remark against his country. Drake's History of Middlesex Co., 
referring to a period 40 j^ears after the Revolution, saj's : "A 
grandson of Capt. Trull relates how he was often hailed by the 
aged and enfeebled Eliphalet Manning, one of the survivors of 
that memorable march [that of 1775], who would thus address 
him : ' I fought with your grandfather from Concord to Charles- 
town.' " After the war Eliphalet resided chiefly, perhaps wholly, 
in Tewksbury. A farmer. He doubtless had a part of his father's 
farm. No purchase by him is on record, but he sold lots at various 
times, beginning with 1797, until his farm was parted with wholly. 
Tradition says he was " a great Indian fighter," and many stories 
are told of his alleged exploits as such. These must be rejected, 
as they are the standai'd legends familiar to all persons 40 years 
ago, and, moreover, of great antiquity and unknown origin. 
Eliphalet's Revolutionary service may, however, have taken him 
where there was Indian fighting. A paper in the Probate OflSce 
states that he left no property, but that a small balance as a pen- 
sioner was due him. He was a man of marked characteristics, 
and is well remembered in the town to the present day. He m. 
1784, intention Dec. 20, Sarah Goodwin, of Woburn. Her par- 
entage has not been learned. One Thomas Goodwin and wife 
Mary lived in Billerica and Woburn ; probably relatives, and per- 
haps parents of Sarah, but no evidence to that effect is known, 
except the similarity of Christian names. The Tewksbury chnrch 
record has this entry: Died 1814, Jan. 30, " the widow Kittredge, 
the mother of Life Manning's wife, of old age, 84." From tliis 
it would seem that Mrs. Goodwin had made a second marriage. 
Mrs. Sarah Manning was living 1814, June 25 [deed], but the 
date of her death does not appear. Eliphalet Manning d. 1826, 
Aug. 9, at Tewksbury, where he was buried; no gravestone. 
Ch., probably all b. at Tewksbury : 

748. Mary, b. 1785, Aug. 31. 

749. Waltku, date of birth unknown. 

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242 THE MANNESTG FAMILY. 

750. Sally, date of birth unknown; admitted to the church in Wil- 

mington, 1816, Dec. 9. All accounts agree that she went West 
(to Illinois?) to teach, but m. some one there as his second 
wife. One account, which may be doubtful, says she had 

previously m.' Morrison (William?) and lived " on the 

Burlington (Mass.) road." This is supposed to mean, in Read, 
ing. If this is correct she was twice married. All accounts 
agree that she had no ch. 

751. RuEL Goodwin, b. 1790, May 1. 

752. Joseph, b. about 1793. 

753. Betsey, b. about 1796; m. at Boston, 1826, Nov. 29, Lorenzo, son 

of Amos and Betsey Parker, a native of Reading, where they 
afterwards lived. He d. there, 1872, Feb. 4, aged 77. Betsey 
d. 1868, July 17, by accident, having fallen down a stairway, 
aged 72. Death recorded at Reading, but, in the record, said 
to have occurred at Wilmington. No. ch., according to rela- 
tives. 

754. Nathaniel, b. 1798, Sep. 14. 

755. Philene, date of birth unknown ; m. Gilman R. Gardner, of Bed- 

ford, N. H. ; intention at Tewksbury 1820, Dec. 15. He is said 
to have been a brother of Ruel G. Manning's wife. Descend- 
ants who have been located have been unable, or unwilling, to 
send a record. The following list of children is believed to be 
mainly correct; it is not warranted as such: I. Sophila. II. 
Clara Sophia; perhaps the same as previous. III. George; 
went West. IV. Freeman; lived in Lynn. V. Jane; m. Henry 
Wilson, in Manchester. VI. Lorenzo P. VII. Ellen. VIII. 
Charles J. ; lives in Lynn. 

756. SYL^nESTER, b. 1801, Jan. 17. 

757. Sophila, b. 1807, Nov. 8 ; m. 1830, Sep. 30, James B. Flint, of No. 

Reading, where she was lately residing. Ch. : I. Julia Fran- 
ces; m. Geo. Abbott. II. Sarah; m. Jos. Smith. IIL Henry; 
m. Cliste Smith. IV. Alvin ; m. Laura Russell. V. Charles; 
d. aged 11 years. 

355. TH0MAS6 MANNING (Thomas,^ Eliphalet,4Saml.,3 
■Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1750, Nov. — , at Tewksbury, Mass. A soldier 
of the Revolution ; marched on the Lexington alarm, 1775, Apr. 
19; was in Capt. Jonathan Brown's company, of Col. David 
Green's regt. Perhaps he served further. There are several 
terms under the name of Thomas Manning which the compiler is 
unable to allot definitely to the several men of the same name who 
were in the army. Resided in his native town as a farmer. He 
lived in the honse erected by his father, and added to the work of 
the farm the raising of hops for the yearly market. His estate 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 243 

was inventoried at £185.5.1, of which £77.3.11 was personal prop- 
erty. The homestead was appraised at £75, and 20 acres of kind 
in Wilmington at £30, and two acres of meadow at £3.1.2. In 1800, 
Mch. 17, Rebecca, his widow, purchased by deed the riglits of the 
two eldest children, Thomas and Hannah, for $50. Ultimately, 
the farm became the property of the son Jonathan. Thomas ]\Ian- 
ning, the father, m. 1776, intention Mch. 6, Abigail Stanley, of 
Wilmington, who d. 1783, May 11; and (2d) 1783, Nov. 20, 
Rebecca Goodwin, then of Tewksbury. It is said she was pre- 
viously of Wobui'u, and sister to the wife of Eliphalet Manning. 
Her birth is given as May 8, but the year is not learned. She d. 
1834, in Dec. Thomas Manning d. 1794, Jan. 8, at Tewksbury. 

Ch. of TJiomas and Abigail Manning : 

758. Hannah, b. about 1777; in. 1800, intention Nov. 30, Thomas Rich- 

ardson, then of Methuen. Said to have been of Dracnt at one 
time. Several ch. All eftorts to trace the family have failed. 

759. Thomas, b. about 1778. 

760. Jacob, b. 1780, June 8. 

761. Jonathan, b. about 1782; d. 1786, July 20. 

Ch. of Thomas and Rebecca Manning : 

762. Jonas, b. 1784, Sep. 2. 

763. Uriah, b. 1785, Nov. 15. 

764. Jonathan, b. 1790, Apr. 12. 

765. Rebecca, b. 1792, Dec. 12; d. 1845, June 10, unm. 



SEVENTH GENERATION. 



356. CYRUS^ MANNING (Josiah,6 Saml.,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1743, May 15, at Windham, Ct. A Revolutionary 
soldier; was among those who marched on the Lexington alarm, 
1775, Apr. 19. This service was for only 4 days, but he re-enlisted, 
and d. 1776, Dec. 14, at New Haven, while on his return from the 
army. His name has not been found on the Ct. rolls for this last 
service, but the Mass. rolls supply the omission and show that his 
officers were Capt. James Stedman, of Windham, and Lt. Col. 
•John Douglas. Hem. 1771, Dec. 12, Mary, dau. of John and 
Mercy (Carey) Baker, and granddau. of Dea. John and Anna 
Baker, of Windham. Mary was b. 1749, Oct. 15, and was living 
1836, Dec. 18, when she made application for a pension for her 
husband's services, which was granted. Ch. : 

766. James, b. 1772, July 14, at Windliam; d. 1809, Apr. 7, aged 36, 
according to the church book of Windham. It is not known 
that he ever married. It is, however, worthy of notice that one 
James Manning was, during this period, residing at Pomfret, 
some 15 miles from Windham. He m. Rhoda Lathrop, perhaps 
dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Hewet) Lathrop. James is 
said to have d. in Pomfret; his widow removed with her father 
to Franklin Co., N. Y. The ch. of this James Manning were : 
I. Samuel Goodell, b. 1797; supervisor at Moira, 1844-8, and 
justice of sessions, 1849 ; m. and had one child, Gertrude, now 
Mrs. Nichols, of White Plains, N. Y. II. Warren Lathrop, b. 
1800; church trustee; supervisor, 1846-8, at Fort Covington, 
N. Y. ; m. and had one child, Warren Lathrop, who d. aged 18 
years. Mrs. Nichols, above, has always understood that her 
grandfather, James, was an only child ; thus far the evidence 
harmonizes. But it is her impression, further, that her grand- 
father d. when his younger ch. was 2 years old. If all the 
dates here given are correct, James of Pomfret cannot have 
been the James of Windham, but it may not be inappropriate to 
preserve here the facts above set forth. 

359. ELEAZER^ MANNING (Josiah,^ Saml.,5 Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 wrni.,2 Wm.i) b. 1749, July 25, at Windham, Ct. Resided 

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DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 245 

at Lebanon, where he owned a farm and was also a wheelwright. 

He m. 1775, May 12, Rhoda Loomis, of Lebanon, b. 1753, June 
14; d. 1843, Nov. 19. Her ancestry was Israel^ and Mary 
(Marsh), her parents ; John* and Martha (Osborn) ; Thomas^ and 

Sarah (White) ; John^and Elizabeth (Scott), and Joseph' Loomis, 

who came from England in 1638 and settled at Windsor. Eleazer 

d. 1834, Dec. 14. Ch., b. at Lebanon : 

767. Rhoda, b. 1775, Oct. 28; m. 1796, May 26, John, son of Nathaniel 

and Lois (Sackett) Williams, b. 1771, Nov. 8, of Lebanon. Re- 
moved to Long Bottom, Ohio, it is said. Not further traced. 

768. Eleazek, b. 1782, Apr. 18. 

769. OLn^E,b. 1783, Dec. 18; m. 1811, Aug., William B., son of Stephen 

and Elizabeth (Perry) Champlin, b. 1785, Feb. 13, at So. Kings- 
ton, R. I. Resided in Ct. for a time; removed to Northmore- 
land, Pa., where he d. 1853, Aug. 14, and Olive, 1870, Oct. 18. 
Additional dates not supplied. Ch. . I. Elizabeth, b. at Colum- 
bia, Ct. ; m. 1831, Theron Newberry (?— this surname not leg- 
ibly written). She d. 1843, at Monroe, Pa. ; 9 ch. II. William 
Manning, b. at Columbia; resided at Keelersburg, Pa. ; justice 
of the peace and capt. of the 7th co., 116th regt. Deceased. 
Ch., Harriet, Mary, Lydia A., John W., Almira, Alvira, Enuna 
and Stephen F. III. Rhoda, b. at Lebanon; m. Nathaniel W. 
Mitchell; resided at Center Moreland, Pa.; 1 ch. IV. Olive, 
b. in Pa. ; m. Orville Mitchell; 6 ch. 

770. Elijah, b. 1785, Mch. 22; d. 1786, Sep. 14. 

771. Okmax, b. 1791, Feb. 27; resided in Lebanon; m. 1816, Apr. 18, 

his cousin, Harriet Manning [772]. Hed. 1855, May 21 ; shed. 
1856, Mch. 21. No ch. 

365. INCREASE^ MANNING (Jo6iah,6 Saml.,^ Saml.," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1761, Jan. 18, at Windham, Ct. A Rev- 
olutionary soldier, 1776, under Capt. Nathaniel Wales and Col. 
Mason, and, in his old age, a pensioner. He was undoubtedly the 
same man whose name, in the printed list of Ct. pensioners, was 
rendered as " Trierse " Manning. The compiler of the above list 
evidently found writing, somewhere, too perplexing to be correctly 
deciphered. He had his father's farm, and resided thereon until 
he sold it, 1827, Sep. 7, to Gamaliel Manning [417]. He had a 
marked musical gift ; enjoyed a fine reputation as a choir leader, 
and was often employed as an instructor in vocal music. He was 
called "Capt." Manning, from which it seems he was prominent 
in militia affairs ; it is not known that he received the title in an}' 
war. He m. Eunice, dau. of Eliphalet and Dinah (Rudd) Hun- 



246 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

tington, b. 1769, Sep. 17, at Windham, and d. 1801, Feb. 25; 

and (2d) Betsey , who d. 1830, Sep. 16, aged 60. Capt. 

Manning d. 1834, Sep. 15, at Lebanon. Tradition says he was 
buried in the Palmer ground, Scotland Society, Windham. Ch. : 

772. Harriet, b. about 1793; m. her cousin, Orman Manuing. 

773. A Child, buried 1795, Nov. 21. 

774. Alathea, b. about 1797; d. 1852, July 13, aged 55; m. 1822, May 

28, Erastus Palmer. Cli., Jonatliaii, and at least one other. 

775. Charles, b. about 1799; d. 1812, Sep. 15. 

776. A Child, buried 1800, Aug. 16. 

366. CALVIN" MANNING (Hezekiah,^ Saml.,5 Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1746, May 4, at Windham, Ct. Previous 
to his marriage he settled in Coventry, where he resided from that 
time. He owned land, and, in the lack of definite information, is 
believed to have been a farmer. His fellow townsmen elected him 
to the office of selectman. He was one of the executors of his 
father-in-law's will. Numerous letters remaining uncalled for in 
the Norwich post-office were advertised in the Norwich Packet of 
1791, Jan. 28. Of these, one was for " Capt. Calvin Manning, 
Coventry, Ct." Whence this title came is unknown, but the prob- 
ability is that he was an officer in the militia. If he was a soldier, 
the service seems not to have been recorded. He m. 1774, Sep. 
22, Lydia, dan. of Samuel and Mary (Hindsdel) Robertson, b. 
1753, Feb. 12, at Coventry; d. 1842, Mch. 15. Although this 
form of the name was used by the family at Coventry, it is said 
that earlier generations spelled the name Robinson, and that she 
was a descendant of Robert Robinson, an early settler at Newbury, 
Mass. (It may be that the surname Hindsdel is a misspelling of 
Hinsdale.) Capt. Manning d. 1823, Dec. 2, in his adopted town; 
buried at South Coventry. Ch., b. at Coventry: 

777. Betsey, b. 1775, Mch. 12; d. 1862, Dec. 23, unm. 

778. Royal, b. 1776, Oct. 6. 

779. Calvxn, b. 1778, Oct. 4. 

780. Mary, b. 1783, June 12; d. 1871, July 4, unm. 

781. Lydia, b. 1785, Mch. 27. 

782. Lucy, twin, b. 1785, Mch. 27; m. 1832, Apr. 26, Col. Samuel West, 

of Columbia, who d. 1863, Oct. 16. She was his third wife. She 
d. 1861, Aug. 29; no ch. 

783. Hezekiah, b. 1787, Apr. 23. 

784. Nancy, b. 1789, Aug. 17 (originally called Anna) ; m. 1821, Dec. 6, 

Solomon Colman. Shed. 1854, Nov. 15; he d. 1858, May 29, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 247 

aged 74. Ch. : I. Lathrop, m. Caroline Toplif ; resides at So. 
Coventry ; has ignored repeated requests for his mother's rec- 
ord. II. Nancy ; history not learned. III. James; said to have 
been murdered near Seattle, Washn., while crossing the lake in 
a boat to testify in a land suit. 
785. James, b. 1792, Apr. 3. 

367. LUTHER7 MANNING (Hezekiab,^ Saml.,5 Sanil.,4 
Saml.,:^ Wm.,-^ Wm.i) b. 1748, Sep. 5, at Windham, Ct. A Rev- 
olutionary soldier. He served in 1775 under Capt. Obadiah John- 
son and Col. Israel Putnam, 4th co., 3d regt., from May 19 to 
Nov. 11, and, probably, was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He 
early located at Lisbon, which town he three times represented in 
the Legislature. He was a physician, and a charter member of the 
medical society organized in the county in 1792. He m. 1779, 
Oct. 12, Sarah Smith, who d. 1840, June 5, aged 85; perhaps a 
dau. of Josiah and Elizabeth (Robinson) Smith, and, if so, b. 1755, 
Feb. 9. Dr. Manning d. 1813, May 7. Ch. : 

78G. OLm^., b. about 1780, at Windham; ra. 1800, Jan. 5, Abijah Per- 
kins, of Lisbon. lie d. 1811, Dec. 11, in his 34th year; she d. 
1862, July 17, at Hampton. Ch. : I. Milton RLinning, b. 1800, 
Oct. 16; m. 1832, May 27, Josephine L. Tibbitts. II. Eliza 
Maria, b. 1802, Mch. 17; m. Mason Cleveland. III. Mary Ann, 
b. 1804, Feb. 17; m. Chauncey Fenton. IV. John Abijah, b. 
1809, Jan. 15; m. Emily Johnson. 

787. Luther, b. 1786, Jan. 9, at Lisbon. He received a medical educa- 

tion at Yale College, and was a physician at Scotland Society, 
Windham, where he and his wife died and are buried. He 
was tithingman, 1812-13, '16. He m. 1810, Jan. 10, Lydia, 
dan. of Dr. Jedediah and Lydia (Kent) Burnham, of Lisbon, 
b. 1782, Jan. 19; d. 1811, Dec. 11. Dr. Manning d. 1835, Aug. 
24. Ch. : I. Lydia Burnham, b. 1811, Dec. 11; d. 1812, Sep. 
11. 

788. Lucius, b. 1791, Feb. 14, at Lisbon; located at Greenwich, N. Y., 

where he m. 1818, Dec. 28, Esther Saflbrd. He d. 1828, Sep. G, 
at Greenwich. 

789. Ma-son, b. 1795, Aug. 26, at Lisbon. 

370. ELIZABETH^ MANNING (Hezekiah,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,'« 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1755, July 7, at Windham, Ct. ; m. 1775, 
Dec. 14, Capt. John Baker, Jr., son of John and Mercy (Cary) 
Baker, b. 1747, Sep. 27, at Windham. He d. 1828, Feb. 13 ; she 
d. 1828, Dec. 5. Buried at Scotland Society, Windham. Ch. : 



248 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

790. Charles (Baker) b. 1776, Oct. 26; graduated at Dartmouth, 1798 ; 

studied law; d. at Newburgh, N. Y., 1841, May; m. Catherine 
Lindsey. 

791. Oliver (Baker) b. 1778, Aug. 1; d. 1817, Sep. 11. 

792. Andrew (Baker) b. 1780, June 28; m. Diantha Cary. 

793. Eunice (Baker) b. 1782, June 18; m. Luther Kingsley. 

794. Hezekiau (Baker) b. 1784, June 14; d. 1790, Feb. 5. 

795. Elisha (Baker) b. 1786, Aug. 3 ; a dentist. 

796. Fanny (Baker) b. 1788, Dec. 14; d. 1791, July 29. 

797. Sally (Baker) b. 1791, Mch. 23. 

798. Hezekiau Manning (Baker) b. 1793, July 1 ; m. Anna Smith, 

799. Fanny (Baker) b. 1798, Aug. 31 ; m. Benj. Hovey. 

372. NATHANIEL^ MANNING (Hezekiah,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) bap. 1760, Mch. 16, at Windham, 
Ct. A Revolutionary soldier. In 1777, from Apr. 24 to Nov. 5, 
he was under Capt. Nathaniel Wales and Col. Jonathan Latimer 
in a regiment which was at the battle of Saratoga ; was assigned 
to Poor's brigade of Benedict Arnold's division, and highly com- 
plimented by Gen. Gates. In 1778 Nathaniel was under Capt. 
Jonathan Rudd and Col. Samuel Chapman. This regiment served 
under Gen. Sullivan at Newport, and was at the battle of Rhode 
Island, Aug. 29. Nathaniel had his father's farm and resided 
thereon. He was administrator of the estate of his brother-in-law, 
Dr. Cheney. He was tithingman, 1785, 1800; highway surveyor, 
1786-92, 1801 ; lister, 1793-6 ; grand juror, 1791 ; selectman, 
1799-1801, and constable for at least 3 years beginning 1788. In 
1790 the following advertisement appeared in the Norwich Packet 
of Aug. 13 : " Made his escape on the 30th of July one Napthali 
Webb, who then was in custody of the subscriber, by virtue of a 
special warrant issued by lawful authority. Said Webb is about 
5 feet 6 inches high, and not far from 50 years of age. Whoever 
will take up and return him to me shall have $3 reward and all 
necessary charges paid by, Nathaniel BIanning, Constable. 
Windham, Aug. 10, 1790." It has not been learned whether the 
prisoner was recaptured. Nathaniel represented his town in the 
legislature, 1806-7, 1809. He m. in 1783, Matilda Morgan, b. 
1764, Oct. 6 ; united with the Scotland Society church, 1820; d. 
1846, July 29, at Schoharie, N. Y. Her ancestry was SamueP 
and Bethiah (Parish), her parents; Samuel'* and Elizabeth 
(Forsyth) ; James^ and Bridget ; John^ and Rachel (Dymond) ; 
and James^ and Margery (Hill) Morgan, the founders, who came 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLI AJI MANNING. 249 

from Wales to Boston, 1636; were at Roxbury, 1640, -where he 
was freeman, 1643; and afterwards removed to Ct. Nathaniel 
Manning d. at Windham, 1814, Mch. 9. Ch., b. at Scotland So- 
ciety, Windham : 

800. Ralph, b. 1784, Feb. 4. 

801. Naxcy, b. 1786, Apr. 23. 

802. Hezekiah, b. 1789, Jan. 25. 

803. Hexry, b. 1791, Apr. 17. 

804. S-UiUEL, b. 1793, Apr. 18. 

805. Mary Webb, b. 1795, Mch. 14. 

806. Mabcia, b. 1797, June 8. 

807. LrciA, date of birth not found; d. young. 

808. William, date of birth not found ; d. young. 

809. NATHAmEL, b. 1803, Aug. 15. 

393. ELIAS^ MANNING (Saml.,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1772, Mch. 5, in that part of Stratford, Ct., 
which was set oft" in 1789 to form the new town of Huntington. 
About 1794 he went from the latter town to Milton, N. Y., where 
he lived for several years ; then removed to Northampton, and, 
later, to Edinburgh. One account from a descendant says he re- 
sided at Milton until 1809. This is not in harmony with the birth- 
places of his children, as furnished by the several descendants, but 
it is probable that some of the birthplaces are erroneously given. 
At a date estimated as 1830 he left Edinburgh and went to the 
home of his son Eli, in Broadalbin, where the final years of his 
life were passed, and where he died, after being for 30 years so 
afflicted with rheumatism that he could not take a step without the 
aid of two canes. A wheelwright by trade. He m. Mary Burr, of 
an old Fairfield, Ct., family, b. 1775, Jan. 27; d. 1836, Aug. 13. 
Her ancestry was James'' Burr, her fatlier (name of his wife not 
learned) ; James^ and Deborah ('ruruey) ; DanieP and Mary ; 
Nathaniel- and Ann ; and Jehue' Burr, the founder, who came to 
this country in 1630; settled at Roxbury, Mass. ; removed, 1636, 
to Springfield, and, about 1644, to Ct., where he represented Fair- 
field in the General Court. Elias Manning d. 1854, Feb. 19, at 
Broadalbin. Ch. : 

810. EPHRAni, b. 1792, Dec. 1, in Ct. 

811. Samuel, b. 1794, Nov. 10, at Milton. 



250 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

812. Eli, b. 1797, Mch. 29, at Milton. 

813. David, b. 1799, Mch. 19, at Edinburgh (?). 

814. Sally, b. 1802, Mch. 27; m. John Lyon; was in Ashtabula Co., 

Ohio, when last heard from. 

815. IRENA, b. 1804, Aug. 30, at Milton ; m. 1831, Feb. 20, Orson Wight, 

b. 1805, July 16. He d. 1882, Jan. 9; she d. 1848, Feb. 21. Ch. : 
I. Mary Irena, b. 1836, Feb. 22; m. 1859, April, Henaan R. Col- 
son, and had ch. : 1. Louis G., b. 1863, Nov. 5. 2. Kate Irene, 
b. 1868, June 19. 3. Harold Boy, b. 1876, Feb. 21. —II. Eunice 
Matilda, b. 1841, Aug. 14; m. 1863, July 15, Seymour Brundige 
and had ch., Leigh Wight, b. 1865, June 24. 

816. James, b. 1806, Sep. 26, at Sangandoga. 

817. Sabrina, b. 1808, Oct. 27, at Edinburgh. 

818. Melzer, b. 1810, Dec. 13, at Edinburgh. 

819. William Elias, b. 1815, Apr. 30, at Edinburgh. 

820. Abigail, b. 1818, Aug. 30; d. 1819, Mch. 10. 

397. DAVID^ MANNING (David,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.') b. about 1759. Whether his birthplace was Sharon, 
Ct., where his parents were residing in 1768, or elsewhere, is un- 
known. A Revolutionary soldier. In 1775 he was under Capt. 
Samuel Elmore and Col. Beuj. Hiuman in a regiment raised in 
April and May, and which, on the capture of Ticonderoga, was 
sent to secure that post and Crown Point from recapture, where 
the regiment was under Gen. Schuyler. David served until Sep. 
21. The next year he was under Capt. David Downs and Col. 
Charles Burrell. This regiment also served in the Northern De- 
partment, reinforcing the troops besieging Quebec under Benedict 
Arnold. May 19, Capt. Downs' company was in an engagement 
at the Cedars, 40 miles from Montreal, and nearly all were cap- 
tured by the British. Of this number David Manning was one, 
but how he regained his liberty has not been learned. His name 
does not again appear on the Ct. rolls, but he had long experience 
with the Mass. troops, being under Capt. Moses Ashley and Col. 
Joseph Vose from 1777, Jan. 1, to 1779, Dec. 31 ; a term of 3 
years. During this period David's name appears on 14 different 
muster or pay rolls. In only one case is his residence given ; it is 
then said to be Oxford, Mass. Perhaps he did enlist from Oxford ; 
perhaps the alleged residence was an error of the enrolling officer. 
The latter possibility is the more reasonable because he continued 
in Col. Vose's regiment in 1780, and on the last-named roll his 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 251 

residence is given as Sharon. He was in service 1780, Jan. 25, 
bul liow much longer is unknown. After the war he resided for 
several years at Stockbridge, Mass., and, from Jan. 1793, to 1795, 
he was brigade major of the 9th (Berkshire) division of the State 
militia of Mass. He was called Major Manning to the close of 
his life. In 1795 he removed to Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y., where 
he afterwards resided. He m. in that part of Woodbury, Ct., now 
called Southbury, 1785, Oct. 6, Lucy Peck, of whose ancestry, 
birth and death nothing has been learned ; and he m. (2d) Anne 
dan. of Col. Giles and Anne Thomas Jackson, b. 1761, M:iy 15; 
d. 1847, Aug. 5. Major Manning d. in 1816, at Manningville, in 
Lisle. 

Cli. of David and Lucy Manning: 

821. Lucy Peck, b. 1786, Nov. 5, at Stockbridge. 

Ch. of David and Anne Manning : 

822. SoPHKONiA, b. 1789, June 15, at Stockbridge. 

823. Chakles Giles, b. 1790, , at Stockbridge. 

824. John Jackson, b. 1792, Apr. 2, at Stockbridge. 

825. David Ripley, b. 1795, Sep. 20, at Lisle. 

826. Nancy, b. 1797; d. 1821, Jan. 25, aged 23 years, unin. 

827. Abigail, b. 1800, Mch. 12, at Lisle. 

828. George, b. about 1801 ; d. 1804, Apr. 14, aged 3 years. 

829. Mary Anne, b. 1805, Aug. 5 ; d. 1810, Aug. 15. 

398. ANNA^ MANNING (David,^ Sanil.,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. about 1762, possibly at Sharon, Ct. ; m. there, 
1782, May 19, Abel Camp, Jr., b. 1756, Mch. 17, who was early 
of New Milford. A Revolutionary soldier throughout that war. 
Soon after their marriage they removed to Tunbridge, Vt., and, 
1804, to Hartford. He d. 1839, Oct. Anna d. 1830, Feb. 17, at 
Stow, in her 68th year. Two of their younger ch. died in infancy. 
The others were : 

830. RnnERius (Camp) b. 1782, Dec. 6. 

831. S.vLLY (Camp) b. 1784, Mch. ; d. 1812, Mch. 

832. Jared (Camp) b. 1786, Feb. 25. 

833. David Manning (Camp) b. 1788, Apr. 21. He entered Dartmouth 

College and, subsequently, tlie University of Vermont; grad- 
uated in 1810; studied law and was admitted to the bar, 1812, 



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252 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

in -which year he located at Derby, Vt. He was Custom Offi- 
cer for 15 years; judge of the county court; representative 
from Derby for several years ; elected Lieut. -Govei'nor in 1836, 
and became, ex-officio, the first President of the newly-organized 
Senate of Vt., where he was one of the finest and justest pre- 
siding officers that body ever had. He m. Sarepta Savage, of 
Hartford, b. 1793, Feb. 7; d. 1852, May 20. Lt.-Gov. Camp 
d. 1871, Feb. 20. Cli. : I. Norman Williams, b. 1817, May IC ; an 
Episcopal clergyman ; m. Matilda Theresa, dau. of Bishop 
Hopkins. II. George Rex, b. 1819, June 27; d. 1822, July 22. 
III. Hoel Hinman, b. 1822, Jan. 27; a retired banker of Mil- 
waukee, Wis. ; for some years President of the First National 
Bank; President of the Milwaukee Trust Company; m. Caro- 
line Eebecca Baylies and (2d) Anna Searle Bigelow. IV. 
Frances Harriet, b. 1830, Sep. 17; m. Prof. John Russell Webb. 

834. Clarissa (Camp) b. 1790, Jan. 30. 

835. Lauiia (Camp) b. 1792, Apr. 14. 

836. PinLO Gould (Camp) b. 1794, July 13. 

837. Lavinlv (Camp) died 1812, Mch. [Probably an error of date ; the 

Vermont Journal of 1813, Mch. 29, says " Died at Hartford, 
Laviua, daughter of Mr. Abel Camp," but does not give date 
of her decease] . 

838. Haery S.VNFORD (Camp) b. 1807, Feb. 25. 

399. RIPLEY7MANNING(David,6Saml.,5Saml.,'»Saml.,3 
Wm.,~ Wm.i) bap. 1768, Sep. 11, at Sharon, Ct. He resided in 
his native town until after May, 1791, but soon removed to Stock- 
bridge, Mass., and lived there until Dec, 1798, when he settled 
"iu the town of Union, N. Y., on the N. W. corner of lot number 
69 of the west, or McAllister's Half Township of the Boston Pur- 
chase, on the east side of the way, close to the present north line 
of the town of Owego [Flemingville], where he d. 1839, May 30, 
aged 70 years and 10 mouths, though his gravestone and the fam- 
ily record say one year less." He was a wagon-maker. He m. at 
Stockbridge, 1792, Nov. 22, Abigail Turner, of that town, "who 
was reared by her aunt, Mrs. Silas Pepoon." Abigail d. in Owego, 
1851, July 12, aged 78 years (another record says 77 years and 
9 months) . They are buried in Hope Cemetery, Newark Valley. 
Ch. : 

839. Caroline, b. 1793, Sep. 15, at Stockbridge; d. there in childhood. 

840. Selas Pepoon, b. 1794, Oct. 17, at Stockbridge; d. 1862, Jan. 23, 

at Owego; m. Samautha Preston. No ch. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MA>rNmG. 253 

84L Richard Williajis, b. 1797, Jan. 22, at Stockbridge; d. 1832, May 
16, at Owego, unm. 

842. George Washington, b. 1798, Sep. 12, at Stockbridge; d. in in- 

fancy. 

843. John Adams, twin, b. 1798, Sep. 12. 

844. Robert, b. 1801, Nov. 18, at Owego. 

845. DA^^D, b. 1802, Dec. 19, at Owego. 

846. Mary Turner, b. 1805, Jan. 17, at Owego; d. there 1826, May 8, 

unm. 

847. Frederick, b. 1808, Feb. 29, at Owego; d. 1849, Feb. 8, at Newark 

Valley; m. Nancy, dau. of Edward Dean. No ch. Slio ni. 
C2d) 1864, Oct. 4, Henry Noyes, of Flemingville, where she d. 
1870, Aug. 

848. William Henry, b. 1809, Nov. 29, at Owego, where he afterwards 

resided. In 1888 he suffered a disabling stroke of paralysis, 
but remained bright and cheerful in his affliction. He d. 1895, 
Dec. 15, at Owego. He ra. there 1835, Nov. 12, Caroline, dau. 
of James and Mary Jackson, b. 1804, Feb. 14, at Warwick, 
Orange co. ; d. 1859, Mch. 3, at Owego. He m. (2d) 1861, Jan. 
16, Sarah Maria Adams, b. 1829, Mch. 28, at Nichols, by whom 
he had no ch. One ch. by first marriage, Martha Jane, b. 
1838, May 20; resides unm. in Owego. 

849. Henry William, twin, b. 1809, Nov. 29. 

400. EUNICE^ MANNING(David6, Saml.,5 Saml.,^ Sanil.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1776, July 31, at Sharon, Ct. ; m. 1799, Mch. 
24, Daniel Swift, b. 1773, Jan. 18. §he d. 1847, Feb. 23, at 
Binghamton; he d. 1825, Feb 14. Family report does not give 
place of birth of ch. Distant relatives say the family resided at 
Franklin. Ch, : 

850. Betsey (Swift) b. 1799, Dec. 7; d. 1833, Jan. 31; m. Jabez S. 

Fitch, 1819, Jan. 22. Ch. : I. Butler. II. Mary S. 

851. Mary Ann (Swift) b. 1802, Nov. 22; d. 1805, Mch. 25. 

852. George Ripley (Swift) b. 1806, Apr. 14; d. 1808, Oct. 10. 

853. Mary Ann (Swift) b. 1808, June 12; d. 1886, Apr. 18; m. Stephen 

C. Johnson, 1831, Jan. 6. Their son Robert T. resides at 
Franklin. 

854. Julia A. (Swift) b. 1810, June 17; d. 1833, Oct. 14. 

855. Eunice Carolixe (Swift) b. 1812, Aug. 18; d. 1883, Apr. 16 

[family report ; Burr genealogy says 1888]; m. 1841, July 20, 
Dr. George Burr, b. 1813, Apr. 5. His father, Isaac, Mas 
cousin to Mary Burr who ni. Elias Manning [393]. Dr. Burr 
was nearly 35 years a physician in Binghamton. His ch. by his 
wife Eunice were: I. Daniel S., b. 1846, Apr. 24, a physician, 
and, in 1894, Health Officer of Binghamton. II. George Man- 
ning, b. 1848, July 16. 



254 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

856. Daniel Clinton (Swift) b. 1815, May 15; d. 1880, Feb. 15; m. 

Frances E. Chase and had a sou George B. 

857. Geokge Fitch (Swift) b. 1818, Nov. 22; d. 1834, Mch. 19. 



404. DAN^ MANNING (Josepb,^ Jobn,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1753, Sep. 29, at Windham, Ct. A Revolution- 
ary soldier. He marched on the Lexington alarm of 1775, Apr. 
19, under Capt. John Kingsle}'. Another term was from 1778, 
Mch. 3, to 1779, Jan. 1, under Capt. Wills Clift and Col. Samuel 
Wyllys, in the 3d Ct. regt. which, during this lime, was with 
Washington's main army. This seems to be all the service that is 
to be found on the incomplete rolls, but, fortunately, more is 
known of his war record. A grandson whose information is of 
the best states that he was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Long 
Island, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth and Yorktown, and stood 
near Gen. Lincoln when the latter received the sword of Gen. 
O'Hara, the representative of Lord Coruwallis, after the last- 
named battle. He was nnder Gen. Israel Putnam at Bunker Hill, 
and, being with the Ct. troops at " the rail fence," saw the general 
gallop along the line on his horse under fire. He afterwards re- 
ceived a pension. In 1783 he went to Poultney, Vt., and hence- 
forth resided in that town. The first land he bought, paying in 
part therefor a horse, saddle and bridle, he lost by reason of the 
former possessor having a defective title. During the war his 
house and its contents had been burned. Now, for a second time, 
he lost his all. He purchased anew (on Town Hill), and, being a 
cooper as well as a farmer, the payments were to be made in bar- 
els, a certain number to be delivered annually for 4 years " on 
Poultney Green by the whipping-post." He began work on the 
land, which was a dense forest, and frequented by bears, wolves 
and panthers, and where he w^as occasionally visited by a friendly 
Indian. He built a log-cabin of two rooms, one for a cooper shop, 
the other for his family ; and for a time lived with his dog and 
gun as his only companions. In 1784 he brought his family from 
Windham, by team, his wife walking the greater part of the way 
with her youngest child in her arms. At the new home she spun 
and wove and made her own cloth, and, also, her own bed-covers. 
When the Baptists were trying to build a church at East Poultney 
there was some diflSculty in getting a suitable location. A former 
resident, then living " West, on what was once called the ' Holland 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 255 

Purchase,' " owned the Poultney Green, where the church now 
stands. Mr. Manning went to him on horseback, secured a deed 
of the desired site, returned home and, going to the town clerk's 
in the night, had the deed recorded before his absence was gener- 
ally known. He gave time, money and lumber toward building 
the church. He was always called "Captain;" perhaps from 
militia associations. He remained on his farm as long as he was 
able to do any work, and then resided with his daughter Esther. 
He m. 1775, Mch. 2, Lydia Peters, b. 1755, Dec. 24, at Coventry, 
Ct. She d. 1840, Jan. 23 ; Dan Manning d. 1836, Dec. 29, both 
at Poultney. Ch. : 

858. Seth, b. 1775, Dec. 27, at Windham; d. 1776, Mch. II. 

859. Jacob, b. 1777, Aug. 11, at Windham. 

860. Lydia, b. 1779, Nov. 5, at Windham. 

861. Esther, b. 1782, Mch. 28, at Coventry. 

862. Squire, b. 1785, Mch. 9, at Poultney. 

863. Martin, b. 1787, Dec 11, at Poultney. 

864. Polly, b. 1790, Apr. 2, at Poultney. 

865. Har\t5Y, b. 1792, Oct. 19, at Poultney ; went to western New York ; 

resided at Scio ; removed to Wilcox, Pa., and thence to Ridge- 
way, Pa. ; from there, according to one report, " went West." 
Another account places his departure from llidgeway at about 
1852. Was married and had ch., of whom one was named 
Frederick. Not further traced. 

866. Charlotte, b. 1795, Sep. 5; d. 1796, Apr. 30. 

867. Fanny, b. 1797, Apr. 21; d. 1808, Nov. 21. 

405. JOEL^ MANNING (Joseph,^ John,-^ Saml.," Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1756, Apr. 1, at Windham, Ct. A Revolutionary 
soldier. He served from 1777, Apr. 22, to 1778, Jan. 1, under 
Capt. Jedediah Hyde and Col. John Durkce, of the 4th Ct. regt. 
This regiment was in Washington's army in Penn., and partici- 
pated in the battle of Germantown, Oct. 4. In 1780 Joel was 
under Capt. Nathaniel Wales and Col. Jeremiah Mason, but the 
length of this service has not been learned. He purchased the 
rights of his brothers and sisters and became sole owner of his 
father's farm in Scotland Society, Windham, where he always re- 
sided. He m. 1782, Feb. 28, Abigail Bundy. After his death 
she m. (2d), later than 1810, Oct. 19, Philip Perkins. Shed. 
1835, Aug. 15, aged 76, at Willimantic, but was Imriod in Scot- 
land Society beside her first husband. The gravestone to their 



256 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

memory was erected by their grandson, Rev. Ezra Withey. Joel 
Manning d. 1805, Aug. 13. Ch., b. at Windham : 

868. Alfred, b. 1782, Dec. 16. 

869. Philomela, b. 1785, May 15; resided <at Brooklyn, Ct., where she 

d. about 1825, Jan.; m. Ezra Price, who d. at Hampton later 
than her decease. No more of them has been learned from 
descendants. Ch., b. at Brooklyn : I. Rowland; d. near Cleve- 
land, Ohio. II. George; went West about 1839; lived at Ells- 
worth, Ohio, and Watervleit, Mich., where he d. Ch. : 1. 
Philura, now Mrs. Will Dedrick, of Coloma, Mich., of whom 
a record has been requested repeatedly. 2. Julius ; d. 3 and 
4. Chauncy and Curtiss; both said to reside at Watervleit. 
5 and 6. Daughters. III. Edmund; d. at Woodside, L. I., 
m. Abbie Hills. IV. Alfred; d. at Providence, R. I., unm. 
V. Zalmon, b. 1815, Apr. 3; d. 1880, July 8 ; m. Elizabeth Har- 
rington, who was of Norwich, 1893. VI. Orrin ; d. unm. at 
Norwich. VII. A daughter, d. in infancy. VIII. Nathan, b. 
1820, or 1821 ; resides at Worcester, Mass. ; m. Maria Barden. 
IX. Charles; d. at Milford, Mass.; m. Betsey Cleveland. X. 
Daniel; killed in the gold mines of California; m. Sarah 
Gardner. 

870. Olive, b. 1787, Feb. 5. 

871. Elizabeth, b. 1789, Jan. 26. 

872. Lucy, b. 1792, Apr. 9; d. 1794, Aug. 17. 

873. Sarah, b. 1793, Dec. 20. 

874. Lucy, b. 1796, Nov. 16; resided at Ellsworth, Ohio; afterwards 

returned to Ct. ; thence went again to Ohio, where she d. 
1871, Sep. 22; m. about 1821, Andrew Fitch, b. 1768, Apr. 18, 
at Norwalk, Ct. ; d. 1857, Feb. 22, at New Haven, Ct. One 
ch., Sarah Hill, b. 1824, Nov. 28, at Ellsworth; m. 1843, May 
8, at Ellsworth, Silas Chauncey Clarke. Ch., Clarence Cliaun- 
cey, Clarence Marcellus, Florence Hannah, Florence Marcella, 
(the latter the only surviving ch. in 1892) and Claude Carleton. 
Mrs. Clarke's only grandchildren are Chauncey Haseltine and 
Clarence Stephen, sons of Clarence Marcellus Clarke. 

875. Abigail, b. 1798, Feb. 12. 

876. Ruth, b. 1802, May 9. 

406. JOSEPH^ MANNING(Joseph,6 John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1761, Dec. 9, at Windham, Ct. A Revolutionary 
soldier. Before he was old enough to enlist he was in the army 
as waiter for some officer, believed to have been a general. His 
actual service as a soldier has not been found on any existing 
roll, but there was such a service, and, in later years, he received 
a pension therefor. His pension papers state that he enlisted at 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 257 

Windham, and, a part of the time, was under Capt. Ruddand Col. 
Ledyard. His actual participation after enlistment was of 11 
months duratioQ. Further than this, a document in the hands of 
a granddaughter shows that he enlisted at Windham, 1784, Sep. 1, 
under Capt. Ralph Ripley, in the 1st co., 4th regt. of Light Horse. 
As this was subsequent to the treaty of peace with Great Hritain, 
the nature of the service is unknown. He married at Windham ; 
then resided for a time at Windsor, but soon removed to Poultney, 
Vt. His wife's health failed, and he took her back to Ct., where 
she died, after which he returned to Poultney. A cooper by trade. 
He made quite a property for those days, but lost heavily by sign- 
ing a note with a friend. He d. at Poultney about Feb., 1849. 
He m. 1784, Nov. 25, Lydia Everett, b. 1764, Jan. 14; date of 
death unknown; and ('2d), probably in Ct., Eunice Smith, ances- 
try unknown, who d. at Poultney before 1839. The ancestry of 
Lydia Everett was Jeremiah'' aud Lydia, her parents ; Israel'* and 
Sarah (Culver) ; John^ and Elizabeth (Peffer), and Riciiard' and 
Mary Everett, the founders, who were at Dedham, Mass., as early 
as 1638. 

Cli. of Joseph and Lydia Manning: 

877. PClakissa; this name from tradition. There was a daughter, but 

her name is not certain, nor is her history known. [Compar- 
ison with No. 62, Miscellaneous Families, here, may not be in- 
appropriate.] 

878. Olivek Everett, b. 1788, Jan. 22, at Windsor, Ct. 

Ch. of Joseph and Eunice Manning : 

879. Lois, date of birth not learned; in. Hiram Swallow, a native of 

Dunstable, Me. Both d. at Poultney. Ch. : I. Fanny, b. 1834, 
Sep. 12; m. Loomis C. Spalding; resides at Poultney. II. Al- 
bion Keith Parris, b. 1837, June 8. III. Proctor, b. 1839, Feb. 
11. 

880. George; Avent West when a young man, and is supposed to have 

d. there. Relatives in the East know no more about him. 

407. ABIGAIL^ MANNING (Joseph," John,^ Saml.,' 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1766, June 25, at Windham, Ct. ; m. at 
Killingly, 1787, Ezra AValker, b. 1766, Dec. ; a physician. They 
removed to Ware, Mass., before 1790 ; thence to Greenwich,!?. I. ; 
in 1798 to Poultney, Vt., where they resided for several years; 
17 



258 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

thence to Ames, Ohio. Abigail d. aged 76 ; hence, about 1842. 
Dr. Walker d. 1852, Jan. Ch. : 

881. ARCHiB.tLD (Walker) b. 1788, July 20; d. aged 10 years. 

882. Alfred (Walker) b. 1790; d. aged 17 years. 

883. Sophia (Walker) b. 1793, Mch. 20; m. Gen. John Brown. 

884. Mary (Walker) ; m. James J. Fuller. 

885. WiLLLVM RoBiNHON (Walker) b. 1798, May 23. 

886. Archibald Bates (Walker) b. 1800, Oct. 15. 

887. Ezra (Walker) b. 1802, Sep. 23; graduated Ohio University, 1826; 

a lawyer. 

888. LucyPhebe (Walker) b. 1805, Apr. 25. 

889. Ralph Manntng (Walker) b. 1808., Dec. 28; graduated Western 

Reserve College, 1832 ; professor of languages in Otterbein 
University and, later. President thereof. 

408. ANNA7 MANNING (John,^ John,^ Saml.,'' Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1745, Aug. 20, at Windham, Ct. ; m. there, 1768, 
Jan. 17, Levi Johnson, who d. 1809, Aug. 7, in his 65th year. 
Anna d. 1810, Dec. 6. Both buried at Scotland Society, Wind- 
ham. Record of the family is imperfect. Known ch. : 

890. J.VMES (Johnson) b. 1768, Aug. 21, at Windham; was at Cherry 

Valley and Oppenheim, N. Y., in 1811. 

891. Ellsha (Johnson); an heir to his mother's estate, 1811; w^as of 

Cherry Valley and Brookfleld, N. Y. 

892. Levi (Johnson) b. about 1773; m. Jerusha Holt, whod. 1800, July 

15, aged 21 y. and 5 m. ; and (2d) 1804, Sep. 19, Anna Martin, 
who d. 1870. May 15, aged 84. Levi d. 1861, Apr. 16, aged 88. 

Ch. : I. William Martin ; m. Lydia H. . II. Olive; m. 

Hammond. III. Sally. IV. Emily; m. Perkins. 

V. George Clinton. VI. James Monroe; m. Ann Abbe. 

893. S.tLLY (Johnson), an heir in 1811; m. Jonathan Rudd; resided at 

Cherry Valley. 

894. Anne (Johnson), an heir. 

895. Pamela (Johnson), an heir; ra. John C. Hall; was of Cherry 

Valley. 

896. Olive (Johnson); m. Holten; d. before 1811. 

897. Alathea (Johnson) d. unm., 1810, Dec. 8, in her 29th year. 

412. JOHN^ MANNING (John,6 John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.,1) b. 1753, Mch 30, at Windham, Ct. It is be- 
lieved that he was the John Manning who, in the Revolutionary 
war, served in 1778, July 31 to Sep. 1, under Capt. Allen McLane 
and Lieut. -Col. Parkes in a regiment which appears on the Massa- 
chusetts Rolls. His brother Andrew served in the same company. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 259 

and for the same length of time, and this is considered strong evi- 
dence that the John Manning on the roll was the subject of this 
sketcli. Tradition says that he early went to Lebanon to live with 
and help his maternal grandfather, Benjamin Seabury. The date 
is unknown, but he was in that town before his marriage. From 
this branch of his relatives he eventually received substantial be- 
quests. Samuel Seabury, his uncle, by his will (drawn 1792 ; pro- 
bated in 1800) gave to him as follows : " All my Lands, Build- 
ings, and Real Estate lying in Lebanon," one-half of his wearing 
apparel, his " Silver Buttons of every size, silver watch and Gold 
Buttons," one-quarter of his sheep, and all of his farming utensils 
and ready money. The farm was of 130 acres, and was inventoried 
at £1,088. The testator also remembered the other ch. of his sister 
Sarah Manning, and among other bequests was one of some 87 
volumes of books. John Manning was a prominent citizen of Leb- 
anon. In 1796 he united with the church ; was appointed deacon, 
1810, June 28, and, 1811, Jan. 3, was "consecrated to the office 
of Deacon by prayer, and the laying on of the hand of the Pastor 
after the example of the Apostles. Acts 6." By will he gave §400 
to his son Henry, and divided the farm between his sous John and 
Samuel, subject to the rights of their mother and sister ; Samuel 
having the house and other buildings standing thereon, and the 
farming utensils. Dea. Manning m. 1784, Feb. 18, Mary Perkins, 
b. 1753, Aug. 23, at Norwich, and d. 1794, May 28, at Lebanon; 
and (2d) 1795, Mch. 4, Irena Wood, of AVindham, who d. 1840, 
Feb. 7, in her 86th year. Her parentage is unknown. IMarj'^ Per- 
kins' ancestry was Capt. Jacob^ and Jemima (Leonard), of Nor- 
wich, her parents ; Capt. Jabez^ and Hannah (Lathrop), of Norwich ; 
Sergt. Jacob- and Elizabeth, of Ipswich, Mass., and John' and 
Judith Perkins, of Ipswich, who came to Boston with Roger Wil- 
liams in the ship Lion, 1631, in which year John^ Perkins was a 
freeman. He removed to Ipswich in 1633, and was a representa- 
tive, 1G36. Dea. John Manning d. 1828, Dec. 20, at Lebanon, 
where he and his two wives are buried about 60 feet south of the 
tomb of Gov. Trumbull. His ch. were b. in Lebanon. 

Ch. of John and Mary Manning : 

898. John, b. 1785, Mch. 1. 

899. Hknry, b. 1787, Jan. 15. 

900. S.muEL, b. 1789, May 2. 



260 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

901. Jabez Perkins, b, 1793, Feb. 27. A soldier of the war of 1812. He 

was a physician, and first settled and practiced at Sunbury, 
Delaware Co., Ohio, but afterwards removed to Marion. He 
m. at Siiubnry, 1820, Jan. or Feb., Eliza Allen, who d. 1822, 
Apr. 24, aged 23 years and 14 days. Dr. Manning d. 1823, Nov. 
19. Their graves are side by side on a little rising a short dis- 
tance south of the village of Marion, inclosed with a brick wall 
within which stands a stone commemorative of tlieir ages, 
with this further inscription : " They were pleasant in their 
lives, and in death not divided." One ch., Mary Lucretia, d. 
1821, Feb. 25, aged 4 months. 

Ch. of John and Irena Manning : 

902. William Eipley, b. 179G, Jan. 5; d. 1799, Oct. 24. 

903. Maky, b. 1797, July 28; d. 1835, Feb. 13, unm. 

413. ANDREW^ MANNING (John,6 John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1755, July 8, at Windham, Ct. A Revolution- 
ary soldier. In 1775 he was under Capt. Obadiah Johnson and 
Col. Israel Putnam, 4th co., 3d regt., Ct. troops. This regiment 
marched in May toward Boston. During the siege it was stationed 
in Putnam's center Division at Cambridge, and a part of its mem- 
bers fought at Bunker Hill, of which number Andrew was one. 
The printed rolls of Ct. soldiers erroneously give his name as 
" Andrus," but the mistake is set right by his pension papers. In 
the rolls of Mass. soldiers for 1778 is found the name of Andrew 
Manning, under Capt. Allen McLane and Lt.-Col. John Parkes ; 
and as there was but one known Andrew of that period, the ser- 
vice must have been performed by the subject of this sketch. No 
further service has been found on record, but there was more. 
Tradition says he fought through the war. He received a pension 
on application of 1832, Dec. 7, and the Pension Bureau reports 
that it was "allowed for 16 months actual service as a private, and 
3 months actual service as a sergeant in the Ct. troops." Referring 
to his old age, a collateral relative writes as follows : " Once in a 
while he would ride over to see his sister, Mrs. Welch. He would 
enter slowly, almost falling into the big arm-chair, and speaking in 
his weak, old man's voice. Soon his talk would begin to be of 
' the war,' and he would forget how old and decrepit he was. He 
would straighten himself up to full height and stamp up and down 
the room, his voice that of a stentor, his face and eyes glistening 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 261 

and glowing with the return of youthful fire. He talked of inci- 
dents of Bunker Hill familiarly, and, as my reading confirmed, 
accurately." His residence at various times is indicated by the 
birthplaces of his children, but was chiefly at Tolland and AVilling- 
ton. He was a blacksmith. He m. Elizabeth Lathrop, b. 1753; 
d. 1806, Dec. 3, at Tolland ; and (2d) Mrs. Clarissa (Tilden) 
Peck, b. about Jan., 1776 ; d. 1832, May 23, aged 56 years and 
5 months. She was widow of James Peck, only son of Thomas 
Peck, and dau. of Joshua Tilden. She had brothers Joshua, 
Ebeuezer and AY alter, and sisters Esther, Eunice, Polly, Betsey 
and Grace. The ancestry of Elizabeth Lathrop was Zebulon^ and 
Lois (Rogers), her parents; John"* and Elizabeth (Abel) ; Israel^ 
and Rebecca (Bliss); Judge SamueP and Elizabeth (Scudder), 
all of Norwich, and Rev. Johni Lathrop, of Etton, Yorkshire, and 
Egerton, Kent, Eng., who came to America in 1634, and was of 
Scituate and Barnstable, Mass. ; preached in both England and 
America. Sergt. Andrew Manning d. 1849, Nov. 29, at Willing- 
ton ; buried at Tolland. 

Ch. of Andrew and Elizabeth Manning: 

904. Jonx, b. 1780, Jan. 21, at Windham. 

905. Lois, died 1783, Apr. 29, aged 1 y. and 5 mos. 

906. Lois, b. 1784, Mch. 30, at Tolland. 

907. SoPHLi, b. 1786, Sep. 3; d. 1818, Apr. 3, at Tolland; m. Ephraim 

Hatch, of the latter town. Ch. : I. William Dana, d. South 
during the war. II. Seabnry Lathrop. III. George. IV 
Ralph. It Is said that the last three "settled at Aurora, Cayuga 
Co., N. Y.," but they are not known there now. 

908. George, b. 1788, July 10, at Pomfret. 

909. GuRDOX, b. 1791, Sep. 21, at Tolland. 

910. Ralph, b. 1795, Sep. 1, at Tolland. 

Ch. of Andrew and Clarissa Manning : 

911. Latheop, b. 1811, Aug. 21, at Tolland. 

912. G.UI.U.IEL, b. 1815, Apr. 10, at Willington ; removed about 1834, 

to St. Louis, Mo., and thenceforlli lived there; d. there 1871, 
Oct. 10. He m. there; wife's name unknown. Shed.inl8G9. 
Several children. To find them the compiler has written to 
every person named Manning who appears in the St. Louis City 
Directory. Of this number two or three have made no reply; 
all others prove to be of different ancestry. 

415. ALATHEA^ MANNING (John,^ John,-' Sarnl.,'* 



262 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1760, Jan. 25, at Windham, Ct. ; m. 
1791, Jan, 20, Eleazer, son of Jeremiah and Margaret (Hebard) 
Welch, b. 1750, Dec. 12, at Windham. She was a second wife, he 
having previously m. Abigail Brown, who d. 1788, Nov. 29, in her 
34th year, having had two eh. Eleazer d. 1827, Jan. 30. Alathea 
d. 1837, Dec. 15, suddenly. A grandson who knew her and her 
nature and ways well refers to her as " Saint Alathea." Resided 
at Windham. Ch. : 

913. Samuel (Welch) b. about 1792; m. Lucia, dau. of Eleazer Gary, 

of Mansfield. She d. 1877, Aug. 5, at Bufialo, N. Y. Samuel 
d. 1823, March, of pueumouia, at Albany. Ch. : I. Thomas 
Gary, b. 1819, Oct. 19, at Wiudham; a lawyer of high stand- 
ing ; resided in Buffalo, but d. at Liverpool, Eng., while abroad, 
1864, June 13. His ch. were: 1. Samuel Manning, b. 1851, 
May 1 ; alawyer in Buffalo. 2. Jane Mead, h.lS^^. 3. Walter; 
d. young. 4. Wilfred; d. young. 5. Thomas Cary, b. 1864; 
a lawyer in Bufialo. II. "William Wallace, b. 1821, Sep. 21, at 
Albany ; a physician in constant practice in Illinois (with the 
exception of 4 years medical service in the Union army during 
the war of 1861-5); resides at Galesburg; m. Nancy Jewell 
Chadwick, dau. of Lot C., b. 1827, July 4. His ch. were: 1. 
Ann Maria, b. 1847, Nov. 2; d. Nov. 27. 2. Austin Flint, b. 
1849, Mch. 6; d. Dec. 11. 3. Theodore, b. 1851, July 11; d. 
1852, Mch. 6. 4. Eugene William, b. 1852, Oct. 28 ; a lawyer 
in Galesburg, 111. 5. Waldo Emerson, b. 1854, Oct. 17 ; d. 1878, 
Oct. 16, unra. Q. Everett Haskell,h.l^od>, Oct. ^. 7. Theodora, 
b. 18G1, Aug. 2; d. 1862, Feb. 9. 8. Llewellyn Wallace, b. 
1862, Oct. 5. 9. Anna Manning, b. 1866, Aug. 25.— III. Samuel 
Manning, b. 1823, Oct. 12; a merchant in Buffalo; m. Eliza- 
beth, dau. of David W. and Margaret (Nashe§) Deshler, b. 
1834, Jan. 15, at Golumbus, Ohio. His ch. were: 1. Deshler, 
b. 1854, July 21. 2. Lucia Cary, b. 1856, Mch. 4. 3. Eliza- 
beth Deshler, b. 1858, Feb. 27. 4. Emily E., b. 1861, June 4. 

914. George (Welch) b. about 1795 ; d. 1833, Apr. 23. 

915. Gamaldsl Manning (Welch) b. 1798 (?), Oct. 11; d. about Nov., 

1886, at Norwich, Ct. 

418. BARNABAS^ MANNING (John,6 John,^ Saml.," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1768, Sep. 14, at Windham, Ct. He 
settled at Berkshire, Tioga Co., N. Y., where he afterwards lived. 
He m., 1792, Dec. 20, Esther Belcher, who d. 1819, June 30, 
without issue; and (2d) 1820, Feb. 17, Phebe Lincoln, b. 1791, 
Aug. 7, at Newark Valley, N. Y. ; d. 1872, Dec. 4. Barnabas 
Manning d. 1856, Feb. 11, at Berkshire. Ch., b. at Berkshire: 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 263 

91G. EsTiiETt Marlv, b. 1821, IMcli. 11; m. 1845, Oct. 15, Asa Ball, b. 

1819, Apr. 26. She d. 1887, May 15. Resided at Berkshire, 

where her ch. now live. Ch. : I. Alathea, 1). 1851, Feb. 22. 

II. Stephen Leonard, b. 1853, Mch. 27. ill. James Robert, 

b. 1855, Nov. 18. 
017. Charles Se.vbuuy, b. 1822, Sep. 25. 

918. Jane, b. 1824, Feb. 17; m. 1847, July 13, Luther Andrews, b. 1816, 

Feb. 12, and d. 1887, Jan. 8. Resided at Newark Valley, her 
present home (1900). Ch. : I. Sarah Jane, b. 1848, Oct. 22. 
II. Catherine Manning, b. 1850, Sep. 14. III. Charles Francis, 
b. 1854, Oct. 26. IV. Emma Bradley, b. 1857, Aug. 22. 

919. Eliza, b. 1828, May 7; m. 1852, June 23, in Berkshire, George 

H., son of Robert and Olive L. (Ball) Akins, b. 1828, Apr. 26, 
at Berkshire. Resided at Ovid Center, 1890; d. about 1895 at 
Sheldrake, N..Y. Ch. : I. Robert Charles, b. 1853, May 16. 
II. Harriet Belcher, b. 1855, June 2. III. Ilobart Frederic, 
b. 1859, Jan. 26. 

920. Catuerlne Llncolx, b. 1831, Feb. 2; d. 1881, Jan. 8; m. George 

Andrews (brother of Luther who m. her sister Jane), b. 1817, 
May 7, and d. about 187 7, at Berkshire. One ch., who lived 
but 2 days. 

420. SAMUEL^ MANNING (Saml.,6John,5Saml., 4 Sanil.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b, 1749, Sep. 13, at Norwich, Ct. But little has 
beeu learned of him. He bought, 1771, Oct. 11, one acre of land 
in Newent Society, Norwich (now the town of Lisbon). His name 
appears, 1772, Feb. 27, as one of those "desiring to have pews " 
in the meetiug-house then being erected at Newent. He d. there, 
1774, Nov. 20. The inventory of his estate, taken Dec. 5, shows 
that he was a blacksmith, but names only his wife Mary. He had 
children, but their number, names and sex have not been learned. 
Tradition certifies that there were children. They are mentioned 
in the will of their grandfather Manning, drawn in 1778, but only 
as the children of his son Samuel, deceased. He m. 17(39, Nov. 
9, Mary, dau. of Nehemiah and Elizabeth (Baker) Gates, b. 1753, 
Dec. 11, at Preston. She was living, a widow, 1785, April. One 
Polly Manning m. 1794, at Norwich (?), Kufus Sturtevaut ; this 
may have been the widow, or possibly a daughter, of Sanmel 
Manning. Perhaps she was neither. His family must have re- 
moved elsewhere, and probably before 1800. 

425. DIAH7 MANNING (Saml.,o John,-' Saml.,' Saml.,^ 
Wm.,2VVm.i) b. 1760, Aug. 24, at Norwich, Ct. A Kevolutionary 



264 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

soldiei". In all cases of record he was a drummer. He was under 
Capt. Asa Kingsbury and Col. Jedediah Huntington, in the 1st co,, 
of the 8th Ct. regt., 1775, from July 10 to Dec. 16. The service 
was on L. I. Sound until Sep. 14, and afterwards in the Boston 
camps, the regiment's post being at Roxbury. At a date not 
learned, and under conditions not found on record, he enlisted in 
the 1st regt., where- he remained until " transferred at Valley 
Forge " to "Washington's Life Guards. This famous command 
was organized in 1776 of picked men. Originally 175 in number, 
the force was increased by 100 at Valley Forge, 1778, Mch. 17, 
and this date may be the time when Diah was transferred, as 
above. History has preserved the necessary qualifications of the 
Guardsmen, as follows : " Height of men from five feet eight to 
five feet ten ; age from twenty to thirty, and men of established 
character for sobriety and fidelity. They must be American born." 
Diah continued with the Life Guards until late in 1780, for he 
beat the drum at the execution of Major Andre, Oct. 2, when that 
officer perished as a spy at Tappan, N. Y. Diah served in 1781 
from Jan. 1 to Dee. 31 under Capt. Paul Brigham and Col. Isaac 
Sherman in the 5th regt. At Norwich he was celebrated as a 
drummer, and, as such, is well remembered. He was for many 
years the bell-ringer of Norwich Town, and was jailer at Norwich 
during the French Revolution. In 1800 the American ship "Trum- 
bull," returning from a cruise, took as a prize a vessel with a 
passenger list of fugitives seeking to escape from the dangers of 
the St. Domingo war, and several of the prisoners were sent to 
Norwich and there held until released some months later. One of 
this number, a young mulatto, was much impressed by the kind- 
ness shown them. He was Jean Pierre Boyer, afterwards Presi- 
dent of the republic of Hayti, and, nearly 20 years after his ex- 
perience in Norwich, he sent a present of $400 to Diah's widow 
in appreciation of the treatment he had received. Diah m. 1784, 
Apr. 27, Anne Gifford, of Norwich, b. 1762, Oct. 14; d. 1851, 
Sep. 30. Her ancestry was James^ and Susanna (Hubbard), her 
parents ; SamueF and Experience (Hyde) ; Samuel^ and Mary 
(Calkins), and Stephen' and Hannah (Grove) Gifford. Diah 
Manning d. 1815, Aug. 25, at Norwich. His grave is near that 
of Gen. Jabez Huntington. Ch., b. at Norwich: 

921. Samitel, b. 1785, Apr. 12. 

922. Eunice, b. 178G, Dec. 28; d. 1823, Dec, at Brooklyn, Ct. ; m. 1811, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 265 

May 11, De La Fayette Wilcox. One cli., Lucy Lathrop, b. 
1811, Dec. 31. 

923. Joanna, b. 1788, Dec. 25; d. in her SOthyear; m. 1813, Feb. 14, 

Jacob, son of Cliester and Sarah (Tracy) Lillie, b. 1785, June 
12, at Windliam; a soldier of the war of 1812. Ch. : I. War- 
ren Winslow, b. 1814, Mch. 14; d. 1862, Sep. 18, in the army 
at New Orleans ; buried there. II. Jane Jerusha, b. 1824, Jan. 
20; m. 1849, Mch. 2G, Flavel S. Luther, of Providence, R. I. 
Resided at Brooklyn, Ct. Ch. : 1. Flavel S., b. 1850, Mch. 26; 
an Episcopal clergyman. 2. Herman Lillie, b. 1855, Mch. 12. 
IIL Riverius Manning, b. 1868, June 30. 

924. WuLLiAJi Lord, b. 1791, Apr. 4. 

925. Asa, b. 1793, Aug. 31 ; d. 1793, Sep. 10. 

926. Asa, b. 1795, Nov. 26. 

927. LEMiRA,'b. 1798, June 8 [family record ; town record says 1799, June 

27] ; d. 1875, Feb. 21 ; m. 1824, May 5, Henry M., son of Joel 
and Martha (Miner) Spencer, b. 1800, Jan. 16, at East Hartford, 
a paper-maker. He d. 1869, Feb. 11. Ch. : I. Martha Ann, b. 
1825, Mch. 1. IL Albert, b. 1829, June 8 ; d. 1831, Aug. 28. 
III. Isadore, b. 1833, May 25; m. Henry Harding Spencer, of 
Bolton, who d. 1862, Feb. 7, at Beaufort, S. C, in the army. 
Ch. : 1. Caroline Lucinda, b. 1855, Dec. 23. 2. Frederick Hard- 
ing, b. 1858, Mch. 20. 

928. Joseph Terry, b. 1801, Nov. 12; d. 1852, Feb. 7, at Hartford. He 

m. Cynthia B. Story, who d. 1849, Oct. 8, aged 48. No ch. 

426. TRYPHENA^ MANNING (Josiah,^ Jolm,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,3 Will. ,2 Wm.i) b. about 1748 at Wiudham, Ct. ; d. 1826, 
Feb. 11, aged 78; m. Daniel Buck, who d. 1820, Nov. 11, aged 
78. He was a cabiuet-maker. Resided at Wiudham, where they 
are buried. Ch. : 

929. Wealthy (Buck) b. 1766, Apr. 27. 

930. Betsey (Buck) b. 1768, Aug. 24. 

931. Henry (Buck) b. 1770, Nov. 21. 

932. Daniel (Buck) b. 1773, Apr. 4; d. 1775, Oct. 14. 

933. Frederick (Buck) b. 1776, Apr. 11. 

934. Polly (Buck) b. 1778, June 1. 

935. Daniel (Buck) b. 1780, Aug. 15. 

936. Catherine (Buck) b. 1782, Sep. 2. 

937. Bradford (Buck) b. 1785, Feb. 2; m. Polly Robinson. 

435. FREDERICK^ MANNING (Josiah,'^ John,-"^ Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. about 1758 at Norwich, Ct. A Revo- 
lutionary soldier. The full extent of his service is unknown. In 
1776 he was under Capt. Andrew Lathrop in Major Backus' regt. 



266 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

of Liglit Horse. This regimeut served iu "Washington's army. 
Resided chief!}' at Windham, where lie was tithingman 1794, 96-8. 
A stone-cutter by trade. The following advertisement appeared 
in the Windham Phenix of 1792, Feb. 18 : " Frederick Manning, 
Stone-Cutter, Informs the public that he carries on tlie above 
business, at his shop in Windham, in all its branches — Makes 
Tomb-tables, either of marble or Bolton stone — Grave-stones, of 
do — Side-boards, of marble — JNIarble Vats, for painters — Chim- 
ney-pieces, &c. — all in the neatest manner - - - cheap for 
Cash, or country produce." He d. 1810, Oct. 21, aged 52, at 
Woodstock, being temporarily away from his home in Windham. 
A letter written in 1863 by his sou Jolin Y. Manning, says: 
" Father and my brother Lewis were in Woodstock on business. 
They stopped with a Mr. Lyon, who kept an inn. Father was in 
his usual health. About sundown he felt a little sickness at the 
stomach and vomited, and in so doing, it was supposed, he burst 
a blood-vessel, and before sunrise had bled to death ; and thus 
suddenly was our father taken from us." He m. at Windham, 
1781, July 19, Anne, dun. of John and Zerviah (Huntington) 
Young, b. 1757, Jan. 22; d. at Ovid, N. Y., at the residence of 
her youngest son, aged 73 ; date not learned. Ch., b. at Wind- 
ham : 

938. JosiAii, b. 1782, May 1. 

939. Sophia, b. 1784, June 2; d. 1851, unm. 

940. Mary, b. 1785, Aug. 7 ; m. 1810, Oct. G, Jonathan Chester, of Wind- 

ham. He d. there, and she m. (2d) Peter Lansing, of Chenango 
Co., N. Y. She d. 1854, Dec., at Varick, N. Y. She had one 
■ch. by Mr. Chester, who d. at WheeUng, W. Va. , " leaving no 
family." 

941. A Child, died 1785, Nov.; perhaps a twin. 

942. Sally, b. 17SG, Oct. 5; d. 1787, Aug. 21. 

943. Lewis, b. 1788, Dec. 27 (other accounts say 1789). 

944. Rockwell, b. 1791, Feb. 20. 

945. John Young, b. 1795, June 7. 

436. ROCKWELL' MANNING (Josiah,6 John,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.') b. about 1760 at Norwich, Ct. A Revolu- 
tionary soldier. In 1838 his widow made a[)plicatiou for a pen- 
sion for his services, and the i)apers relating thereto state that he 
served G months, and was a part of the time under Capt. Robinson 
and Col. Ely. This enables us to correct an error in the printed 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 267 

rolls of Ct. soldiers, which say that " Roswell " Manning, arriving 
at camp 1778, July 1, served under Capt. Abner Kobinson and 
Col. Samuel McLellan, in Tyler's Brigade of Gen. Sullivan's army, 
in R. I. As no Roswell Manning is known, comparison of the 
foregoing facts leads to the safe belief that the enrolling officer 
misunderstood the name and conveyed his error to the roll. Re- 
sided at Norwich, where he was a stone-cutter. The Norwich 
Packet, of 1785, July 14, contained this advertisement: "Rock- 
well Manning, Stone-Cutter and Engraver, Respectfully 
informs the public, that he carries on the Stone-Cutting and Engrav- 
ing business in all its various branches, at his house in the City of 
Norwich, and at the house of Mr. William Bingham's in Canter- 
bury ; all orders left with him or with Mr. Bingham, will be punct- 
ually executed. — Any that are desirous of having the American 
Marble, which makes elegant Tables, may be furnished by said 
Manning. The smalest favours will be thankfully acknowledged." 
Together with his brother Frederick he bought land in Norwich in 
1783 and 1785, but the latter sold his share in 1786, and Rockwell 
became sole owner. A house erected by him is still standing. 
This estate he deeded to his two children in 1793, who sold the 
property after his death. He m, 1783, Feb. 26, Sarah Ainsworth, 
of Canterbury, who d. 1851, Aug. 16, aged 90 years and 6 mos. 
Rockwell d. 1806, Feb. 3, aged 45. Both d. at Canterbury. Ch., 
b. at Norwich : 

946. Manslti, b. 1783, July 17. 

947. Sarah, or Sally, b. 1788, Mch. 3; d. 1813, Sep. 25; m. Chester 

Lyon, of Canterbury. Ch. said to have been: I. Rockwell; 
said to have d. in Detroit, about 18G0, unm. IL Harriet; ni. 
Henry Palmer, of Windham; resided in Providence, R. I.; 
" left a son and two daughters, Sarah and Harriet." 

437. MARY^ MANNING (Josiah,^ John,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1762, Nov. 23, at Norwich, Ct., but in that part 
of the town which is now Franklin ; m. there William, son of John 
and Zerviah (Huntington) Young, b. 1757, Mch. 3 (another re- 
port says 1759, Mch. 5), at Windham, where they resided until 
1791, and tlien removed to what is nowMiddlebury, Vt., where, it 
is said, they were the first settlers, and, " among the first to wel- 
come the Methodist preachers." A Revolutionary soldier. After 
a long residence they went to Leicester, in the same county, and 



268 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

in 1833, to live with their daughter, Mrs. Addoms, in Plattsburg, 
N. Y., where both died ; he, 1836, Aug. 8, and Mary, 1842, June 2. 
Ch. : 

948. Jaxkt (Young) b. 1780, Dec. 25, at Windham; resided in Middle- 

bury until 1838; d. 1839, Aug. 17, at Niles, Mich.; m. Gen. 
Hastings Warren. Their dan. Jane B. m. William Young Rip- 
ley, and Avas mother of Brig. -Gen. Kipk-y of Civil War fame. 

949. A Daugiitkh, b. 1783, Nov. 20; d. Nov. 2G. 

950. FArni (Young) b. 1784, Nov. 27, at Windham; d. 1785, Nov. 13. 

951. Alphki-s (Young) b. 178(5, Jan. 23, at Windham; d. 1786, Aug. G. 

952. Elizabeth (Young) b. 1787, Aug. 28, at Windham; d. 1802, Aug. 

19, at Vergeunes, Vt. 

953. William Hakvey (Young) b. 1789, Aug. 18, at Windham; d. 1789, 

Oct. 3. 

954. HAKKurr (Young) b. 1791, Sep. 5, at Middlebury; d. 18G9, July 8, 

at Plattsburgh ; m. 1814, Apr. 11, Rev. John Townseiid Addoms, 
b. 1781, June 10, at Clinton, Duchess Co., N. Y., son of Major 
John and Mary (Townsend) Addoms. The latter couple were 
of a company who, making large land purchases in northern 
New York about 1791 became the founders of Plattsburg. 
John Addoms d. at his home at Cumberland Head, 1823, June 8. 
John T. Addoms, above, became a minister of the Methodist 
church in 1808, and continued in that relation for many years, 
preaching for some time on a circuit, and occasionally as long 
as he lived. His home was a few miles from West Platts- 
burg, where his dau. Mrs. Collins now lives He d. there 
18G8, Oct. 15. Ch. : I. John Young, b. 1815, Feb. 23; d. 1818, 
Sep. 17. He was b. at Middlebury, Vt. ; all the other ch. b. at 
Plattsburg. II. Mary Townsend, b. 1817, Slay IG; d. 1844, 
May 20. III. William Young, b. 1819, Mch. 12; d. 1839, Feb. 
25. IV. John, b. 1821, May 23; resides in Chicago; m. 1845, 
May 15, Sarah Barlow, of Utica. Ch., the first 6 b. at Platts- 
burg and the others at Beekmantown : 1. George, b. 1846, 
May 27; d. Oct. after. 2. John, b. 1847, Sep. 19; m. Miss 
Meader, of Chicago. 3. Janet Warren, b. 1849, July 5; m. 
Charles Morse, of Lowell, Mass. 4. Charles Francis, h. 1851, 
July 29. 5. William Youmj, b. 1853, May 29; m. Miss Brown, 
of LoAvell. G. Jonas Smith, b. 1856, June 10. 7. George 6'., b. 
18G0, Mch.25. 8. Frank S.,h. 1862, Apr. 5. 9. Wallace 2'oicn- 
se'ncl, b. 1864, Dec. 7; m. Julia Stiles, of Chicago. — V. Janet 
Warren, b. 1S23, June 17; d. 1841, Feb. 7. VI. Elizabeth 
AnloiiK'tte, b. 1«25, July 11; d. 1839, May 15. VII. Harriet, 
b. 1827, Dec. 23; d. 1846, Aug. 20. Vlll. Julia Maria, b. 1830, 
July 12; resides at W. Plattsburg on her father's homestead; 
m. 1854, Sep. 28, Alonzo Collins, of Plattsburg, Avho d. 1899, 
Feb. Ch., b. at Plattsburg: 1. Harriet Jiuth, b. 1861, Feb. 11; 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM IVIANNING. 269 

d. 1888, Sep. 28, at Altona; m. 1881, Oct. 26, Dr. Julius B. 
Ransom, of Mooers; 2 ch. 2. Bertha Maria, b. 1863, June 21 ; 
m. 1892, June 29, Herbert D. Martin, of Potsdam. 3. Mary 
Elizabeth, b. 1865, May 7. 4. Frederick Manning, b. 1867, Sep. 
24; resides at Plattsbnrg; m. Georgie Hanley, of Dundee, 111. 
Ch. : (a) Cecilia, {h) Irene. 5. Ernest Bipley, b. 1868, Dec. 
10. 6. Ida Marguerite, b. 1872, Nov. 28.— IX. Infant Son, b. 
1835, Jan. ; died. 

442. STEPHEN^ MANNING (Phmeas,^ JohD,^ Saml.," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) bap. 1748, Sep. 18, at Windham, Ct., but 
reared in part at Stafford. A Eevolutiouary soldier. Before the 
war he had gone to Lebanon, N. H., and, in 1776, he enlisted in 
a company of "rangers" under Capt. Josiah Russell, formed in 
the adjacent town of Plainfield. This service seems to have been 
of but 2 months duration, but he re-enlisted and, in 1777, his name 
appears in a "town return" of Lt. Wm. Dana, of Lebanon, 
among certain " soldiers in service for 3 years." After Stephen's 
name follows the remark, "for the State of New York," which 
leads to the belief that he was the same Stephen Manning who 
appears on the N. Y. Rolls. In Lt. Dana's return Stephen's com- 
mander is not mentioned. The Stephen of N. Y., in 1777, was 
under Lt. Samuel Pain, in Capt. Alexander Campbell's co. of the 
Argyle district, Dorset regt., of which John Williams was colonel, 
and all were of the Washington Co. militia. It is not certain that 
he was the same man as the subject of this sketch. Our Stephen 
m. at Staflfoid, 1778, Feb. 26, Marsylvia Colburn, perhaps dan. of 
Jonathan and Hannah, and, if so, b. 1760, May 11. In the 
church record of this marriage Stephen is said to be " of Lebanon, 
in New Hampshire." Marsylvia united with the Stafford church 
1785, Nov. 27. None of the younger children are recorded at 
Stafford, and it is likely that Stephen left town soon after 1785. 
Tradition says that he went to Stephentown, N. Y., and one ac- 
count is that he d. there about 1810. Another report, equally 
reliable, says he d. at Saratoga. His widow d. about 1823, at 
p:ibridge, N. Y. Ch. : 

955. ELrEL, b. 1778, Dec. 22, at Stafford; m. Sarah Sabin; resided at 

Brutus, N. Y., where both died. No ch. 

956. Elizabeth, b. 1781, July 9, at Stafford ; history unknown. Collat- 

eral descendants riimember there was such a person, which 
proves thak she lived to womanhood. One account says she 
m. Andrew Luce, and, it is thought, lived in Ct., but this is 
not authoritative. 



270 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

957. Ika, date and place of birth unknown; lived and died at Brutus, 

unm. 

958. Josr.nr, b. 1792; place not learned. 

959. Wii.i.iA.-M Hi:ni:y, b. 1797, Apr. 12, at Stephentown. 

960. Maksylvia, date and place of birth not learned ; resided for a time 

at Brutus, and then removed to Michigan. One account says 
she went to Leroy, Ingham Co.. and another account, to Live 
Oak, Oakland Co. Maps and her residence may have changed 
afterwards; all eflbrts to trace her have failed. A nephew 
says she m. Isaac Coleman, but a brother of this informant 
states that the name was Isaac Colburn, and that said Isaac 
was her cousin. Three children, says the report. 

447. PHINEAS^ MANNING (Phineas,^ John,^ Saml.," 
Saml.,3 wm.^ 2 Wm.') b. 1756, Oct. 7, at Windham, Ct. ; chiefly 
reared at Stafford. In, or before, 1777 he went to Chesterfield, 
Mass., probably to that part of the town which was set off in 
1781 to form the new town of Goshen, for he was a resident of 
Goshen from its incorporation to his death. A Revolutionary 
soldier. Tradition says he served 7 years, and official rolls show 
most of this duty. His first term found on record is his enlist- 
ment 1777, March, for 3 years in the Hampshire Co. regt.,the 2d 
Mass , Col. John Bailey, and he served the full term under that 
commander. His captain was first Wm. White ; next Ephraim 
Burr, and lastly, Abner Hayward. On the expiration of his term 
Phineas re-enlisted in the same company and regt. The latest roll 
on which his name appears is dated 1781, Jan., but it is not im- 
probable that he remained in service until the cessation of hostili- 
ties was formally proclaimed in 1783, after the preliminary treaty 
was signed. Probably, too, he was in service before his enlist- 
ment of 1777, for, in one undated roll, his age is given as 19 years. 
If the age is correct this was in 1775 or '76. A part of the time 
he was a musician, for in 4 rolls in a total of 11 he appears as a 
fifer, but this was not the case at all times. It has not been 
learned in what battles he took part, but his command was of the 
army that wintered and suffered in camp at Valley Forge, 1777-8. 
The undated roll before mentioned gives his complexion as light 
and hair as brown. He was among those who, by resolve of Court, 
1801, Mch. 5, were each entitled to 200 acres of land or §20 for 
for their services. Reliable family report is that he was at one time 
in Washington's Body Guard, and received a medal from Wash- 
ington's hands for bravery. This medal was destroyed by fire 
when the Manning residence was burned in 1804. He was a 



DESCENDANTS OF AMLLIAM MANNING. 271 

farmer. In 1787, Oct. 10, he bought 70 acres in Goshen for £80, 
and, 1789, Oct. 7, 14 acres for £8.8. In 1821 he deeded his farm 
to his son George W. for $550. He m. Abigail, dau. of Ebenezer 
Alden, b. at Stafford, 1763, Dec. 12, according to the family 
record. Stafford town record says, Abigail, dau. of Ebenezer 
and Anna Alden, b. 1762, Dec. 17, but this ma}' have been another 
Abigail. Phineas d. 1832, Oct. 22 ; Abigail, his widow, d. 1857, 
•Sep. 21, both at Goshen. Ch., b. at Goshen: 

961. Sally, b. 1791, Mch. 3; d. 1877, l\Ich. 5, unm. 

962. Lyvia, b. 1792, May 18; d. 1831, Sep. 12; m. Samuel Lamou. No 

ch. 

963. Ha>-nah, b. 1794, Feb. i. 

964. JoHX, b. 1796, May 11. 

965. Abigail Alden, b. 1798, Mch. 21; d. 1864, May 4, at Florida, 

Mass.; m. Leonard Thatcher, b. 1805, Mch., at Couway, and 
d. 1864, Apr. 28, at Florida. Two ch. d. in infancy ; three, 
yet living, and b. at Florida, are : I. Sally Lucretia, b. 1830, 
June 3; m. Nathan Harkness; resides at Cheshire. Ch. : 1. 
Viola; m. Dr. Luther O. Martin; resides at Petersham. 2. 
Sarah; m. George "W. Fuller, of Cheshire. 3. Cora; m. 
Rollin D. Whipple; resides at Bridgeport, Ct.— II. Alnion 
Augustus, b. 1833, Sep. 16. III. Lyauda Maria, b. 1836, July 
3; m. Sedate T. Tower; resides at Charlemont. 

966. George Washington, b. 1799, Sep. 19. 

967. Joel, b. 1807, Apr. 9; left home when about 20 years old, made a 

trip to Africa, returned and went West. During the Black 
Hawk war (1832) word came from him that he was in the array 
and fighting Indians, and, according to recollection, was a 
captain. After that he never was heard from. It is supposed 
that he lost his life in some way in the aforesaid war. 

448. WILLIAM" MANNING (Phineas,^ John,^ Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) bap. 1760, Jan. 20, at Windham, Ct. He 
was chiefly reared at Stafford. A Revolutionary soldier. He may 
have served early in the war, but the first term which can be al- 
lotted to him positively was his enlistment at Somers (near Staf- 
ford), according to his pension papers, 1777, Mch. 1, for 3 years. 
He was under Capt. Amos Walbridge and Col. Charles Webb in 
the 2d Ct. regt., of which Zebulon Butler was afterwards colonel ; 
and in the same company with his (William's) father and his fu- 
ture brother-in-law, Timothy Luce. This regt. assembled at Dan- 
bury in April ; "soon went into camp at Peekskill ; served in the 
summer and fall along the Hudson under Gen. Putnam ; ordered 



272 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Nov. 14 to join Washington's army in Penn. ; was at the battle 
of Whitemarsh, Dee. 8 ; wintered at Valley Forge, '77-8 ; fought 
at Monmouth July 28 after; wintered, '78-9, at Redding; again 
served along the Hudson, etc. William was reported on the rolls 
as " killed or taken prisoner" 1777, Dec. 7. His pension papers 
state that lie was wounded by a bayonet at the battle of White- 
marsh, Pa., 1777, Dec., and taken prisoner and confined at Philn- 
adelphia seven (six ?) months, when he was exchanged and rejoined 
his regiment the day after the battle of Monmouth. He always 
carried the double scar of his wound. the bayonet having completely 
pierced his body laterally, and the injury must have been severe. 
He used to say that all that saved his life at the time he was 
wounded was that he had eaten nothing for three days. With 
the expiration of his term, 1780, Mch. 1, he appears no more on 
the Ct. rolls, but it is believed he then went to Berkshire Co., 
Mass., and was the same William Manning who served in 1781 
under Capt. Thompson J. Skinner and Col. Asa Barnes in the 
Berkshire company. His residence between 1780 and 1818 is not 
certainly known, l)ut the probability is that he lived in Berkshire 
Co. until 1800, and that he was the same man of his name who 
purchased a farm in Great Barriugton, 1797, Apr. 29, and sold 
the same 1800, Jan. 21. This may not be correct, as it conflicts 
with his son Charles' supposed birthplace. It is said he lived for 
a time in Essex Co., N. Y., but the first positive information we 
have of his residence was in 1818, when he was at Fort Ann, N.Y., 
and when he applied for and received a pension for his war ser- 
vice. He removed about 1820 to Benson, Vt. A fanner. He m., 
probably before 1784, Sarah Higgins, of whose origin nothing has 
been learned. Shed. 1839, Mch. 24, aged 74, according to family 
report; it is said that the pension papers state that she was b. in 
17G1. William jManning d. 1847, Jan. 8, at Benson, and is buried 
there. It has not been learned definitely where his children were 
born, nor what was the exact order of birth in all cases. Several 
birth-dates are missing. Ch. : 

968. Wn.LL\5t ; date of birth unknown. Of him nothing can be given here 
except from tradition, and diflerent reports from relatives pre- 
sent Avido variations as to details. All agree that he lived in 
N. Y. or Vt., and llnally went West (before 1849) to live with 
his son John, a merchant. Nearly all accounts locate John in 
Michigan, but a business directory of Michigan of that date has 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 273 

no merctiant named John Manning. One report gives William's 
residence, -vvhen in the East, as Essex Co. This is doubtful. 
Another report, in which the writer has confidence, and which 
does not seem open to reasonable doubt, says he lived in N. Y. 
near the foot of Lake Champlain, and near Whitehall, 8o that 
the vvaj- from the latter town to William's home was " around 
South Bay " (this being the S. W. point of the lake). Accounts 
as to his children differ greatly. One statement is that there 
were 8 or 9 ch., only one or two of whom were <;irls. The most 
convincing report limits the number to three and names them 
thus: I. William, Jr. IL John. III. Adeline. A different 
rumor suggests, none too confidently, a son James. In brief, 
little can be said positively of the family, but the foregoing 
may lead to identification at a future date. 

969. ZiBA, birth not found. 

970. ?JoHN. Perhaps no such child in this family. All accounts agree 

in naming the other children, but only one correspondent in- 
cludes a John in the list. 
97L Sally, b. 1792, May 2 ; place of birth not learned ; m. Shady Hig- 
gins and (2d) [Cromwell Bennett. The latter was b. 1802, Nov. 
16; administrator of estate of his father-in-law, William Man- 
ning. Cromwell d. 1867, Mch. 21; Sally, his widow, d. 1873, 
May 20, botii at Chatham, Tioga Co., Pa., to which place they 
removed in 1749. Ch., b. at Benson : I. Lois Luciua, 1). 1832, 
Dec. 9. II. Leonard Samuel, b. 1835, Mch. 24. III. Susanna 
Callista, b. 1836, Mch. 23. 

972. Doras, birth not found. lie was drowned in Lake Champlain in 

1825, or 1826. Recollection is to the effect that he resided at 
Benson, though this is not certain. He m. Laura George, who 
was b. at Whitehall, N. Y., and d. there, 1876, July 26. She m. 
(2d) Thomas Clark, and by this marriage had ch., John Clark, 
a soldier of the Rebellion, Avho d. about 1882, leaving a widow 
and a dau. ; and Jane Clark, now Mrs. Richard Dempsey. Doras 
and Laura had but one child, namely, Elisha, b. 1825, in the 
fall of the year; resided unmarried at Whitehall until 1852, 
Dec, when he went West and Avas not heard from thereafter. 

973. Charles, b. 1799, Apr. 17. 

974. Joel, b. 1800, according to family report; his father's pension 

papei'S state that Joel was born in 1805. 

450. THOMAS' MANNING (Phineas,^ Joliu,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1764, June 15, at Stafford, Ct. A Rev- 
olutionary soldier. He enlisted at Stafford, 1781, Feb. 2, under 
Capt. Asahel Hodge and Col. Isaac Sherman, in thie 5th Ct. regt., 
and served to June, 1783. He at once re-enlisted, and served 
under Capt. Benton and Col. Butler until Nov., 1783, He applied 
18 



■Jl i THE MANNlXn FAAriLY. 

for and received a pension, 1832, Aug. 7, at which time he was 
living in Clermont Co., Ohio. He did not go there until of middle 
age, and his residence during the early years of his married life is 
unknown. Descendants believe that his children were born in 
Connecticut, and this is probable. Some one named Thomas 
^Manning hired a farm in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Mass., 1799, 
Nov. 25, on the west side of Timber Hill. The lease was for ten 
years, but this he transferred, ISOl, Feb. 12, to Nathaniel Noble, 
Jr., and doubtless left town. It is believed that this was the 
Thomas Manning of the present section, but it cannot be affirmed. 
In Ohio he settled on Ten Mile Creek, near Amelia. Clermont Co., 
on an improved farm, and there passed the rest of his life. He 
m. Anna Todd. (One descendant gives her name as Elizabeth 
Ann, but the others say Anna.) She was b. 17G3, June 15, and, 
it is believed, at Litchfield, Ct. Her father was, it is said, a phy- 
sician. Thomas Manning and his wife both died 1853, Dec. 22, 
he at 11 A. M., and she at 1 o'clock the previous night. They 
were buried with military honors, and rest in one grave at Amelia. 
Cli., probably b. in Ct. : 

I)74a. Dlvd^\jl\, b. about 1781). 

9746. ALMmA, birth-date unknowu. 

974c. Anna; d. unra. 

974cZ. ?Amanda ; d. aged about thirteen. 

974e. ?SopniA; d. aged about tliir teen. 

469. JOHN' MANNING (John,^ John,^ John," Saml.,-'' 
Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 17r)3, July 5, at Lancaster, Mass. A Revolu- 
tionary soldier. He enlisted 1776, May 30, and served under 
Capt. Wm. Warner and Col. Josiah Whitney until Nov. 1. He 
ma}' have served further, but, if so, the fact cannot be established 
at present. He resided at Lancaster, and probably occupied the 
liouse in which his father had previously lived, but only as a ten- 
ant, as his mother seems to have owned the building. He may 
have been a saddler, like his father, and doubtless cultivated the 
land about the house. Besides this, the inventory of his estate 
shows that he had 15 acres of land " over the river," in his own 
right, but neither the purchase nor sale of this tract is found on 
record. It establislies his calling as that of a farmer. He loft an 

insolvent estate. He m. Mercy . The marriage does not 

seem to have been recorded, and the only clew to her maiden name 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 275 

is from tradition, which says it was Bailey. She united with the 
First Church, 1794. She d. 1827, Nov. 7 ; John Manning d. 
1793, Oct. 16, of ''slow fever," both at Lancaster. The printed 
list of gravestones iu the town does not contain their names. Ch., 
b. at Lancaster : 

975. Polly, b. 1773. Sep. 15; m. 1794, Aug. 7, at Winchendon, to 

Joseph Tajlor. Eesided at Westminster. Ch. : I. Lnciuda, 
b. 1795, Feb. 28. II. Polly, b. 1796, June 25. III. Elizabeth, 
b. 1798, Jan. 25. This completes official information regarding 

her. A collateral descendant writes that she m. Read, 

and " lived and died in Westminster," while another account 
says she " finally removed to Vt." These discrepancies have 
not been reconciled, but it may be that she m. a Mr. Read as a 
second husband. 

976. Peter, b. 1775, June 5; resided at Portsmouth, N. H., and else- 

where; occupied himself mostly with hunting; d. about 1826, 
< unm. — supposed to have been killed by Indians, it is said. 

977. Ephralm, b. 1778, Mch. 25. 

978. Patty, b. 1780, Apr. 21. 

979. Sylvester, b. 1782, May 12. 

980. PmxEAS, b. 1784, May 17. 

981. Israel, b. 1786, Oct. 1; d. young, says the family report, and. it 

may be added, doubtless before 1795, when a guardian was 
appointed for the other children, at which time Israel's name 
was not mentioned. 

982. JoHX, birth not recorded; but date given by the family as 1787. 

983. SusAXNA, b. 1789, June 20; d. aged about 92; resided at Camden, 

Me.; m. Caleb Young. Ch. : I. Susan; m. John Sheldon. II. 

Sarah; m. John R. Ulmer. III. Sylvania; m. Sawtelle. 

IV. "Sofa;" m. Veazey. V. Salinda; m. Abner Bills. 

She resides at Rockland, Me. ; has been repeatedly but vainly 
requested to furnish her mother's record. VI. Sarena ; m. 
Albee K. Litchfield. 

984. Sally, b. 1792, Feb. 22; d. 1793, Oct. 26. 

985. Sally, b. 1794, Jan. 16; living 1795, Apr., but, according to family 

report, d. young. 

470. ISRAEL^ MANNING (John,^ John,^ John," Saml.,^ 
Wm.,- Wm.i) b. 1756, Jan. 29, at Lancaster, Mass. A Revolu- 
tionai'y soldier. He was under Capt. Samuel Sawyer and Lt.-Col. 
John Whitcomb in a command that marched on the Lexington 
alarm, 1775, Apr. 19, and re-enlisted under Capt. P2phi"aim Rich- 
ardson and Col. Whitcomb. During this term he was at the 
battle of Bunker Hill. He either enlisted a third time or was 



•27»i THE MA\MN(; FAMILY. 

transferred, for, as early as 1777, Apr. 1, he was in Col. Bigelow's 
l.'jth .Mass. regt., the term of service being for 3 years. His name 
last appears on the rolls 1780, Apr. 1, but he may have served 
longer. His captains, at various times, were Joseph Ilodgkins, 
Manassah Sawyer and, for a second time, Ilodgkins. Bigelow's 
regt. was at the battles of Stillwater, Saratoga and Monmouth, and 
with Washington's army during the memorable winter at "Valley 
Forgo. Israel was early made a corporal, and appears on the rolls 
to the end of his service with this title. In Shays' rebellion, 1787, 
he served the Commonwealth as ensign in Capt. John Whiting's 
CO., of Col. P^benezer Lovell's regt. lie settled as a farmer at 
Sterling (which had been a part of Lancaster until its own incor- 
poration in 1781), and, probably about 1799, removed to the 
neighboring town of Holden, where, 1810, Jan. 26, he purchased 
7o acres and 27 rods of land for $155. This farm he retained 
until 1819, Feb. 2, when he sold it for S600 to Samuel Daman. 
In 1822, Jan. 22, Daman sold it to Abel ^Manning and Josiah 
Ball, respectively son and son-in-law of Israel, and the premises 
are now occupied by Israel Manning Ball, son of Josiah. Israel 
m. 1781, Jan. 1, Mrs. Lydia (Richardson) Wright, b. 1754, July 
25, at Woburn. Ilor first husband, Abel Wright, died in the army 
leaving two children, Abel, Jr., who died, and Pamelia, who ni. 
Nathan Conant, a farmer in Sumner, Me. Lydia's ancestry was 
Jabez'' and IMehitabie, her parents, of Woburn and Sterling ; 
Pierson^ and Mary (Perrin), of Woburn; Lieut. John- and ]\Iary 
(Pierson), of Woburn, and Samuel' and Joanna Richardson, of 
Charlestown and Woburn. Samuel' came to this country as early 
as 1636; was freeman, 1638; surveyor; commissioner for the 
settlement of church and town at Woburn, and selectman. Israel 
Manning was known in his later years as " Captain " Manning. 
As the title does not appear on any known roll, it is presumed it 
was acquired in militia service. He was of marked courage and 
high moral qualities. He d. 1821. Jan. 3, at Holden. Lydia, his 
widow, d. in 1828. Ch., b. at Sterling: 

1)86. Naxcv, b. about 17.S2 ; a veteran school mistress ; tiiui!:ht42 schools 
and therebj' earned 6!l,000; m. 1820, IJoadiiig, of Ster- 
ling, where she subsequently lived, jukI Mheio she d. about 
IS.-^l. \o ch. 

987. Lydia, b. 1784. .Tan. 27. 

988 Polly Yatks, b. about 1786; d. 1867, Dec, at Lockport, N. Y. : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 277 

m. at Holden, 1806, Feb. 27, Rev. Thomas Marshall, who c1. 
1842, Juue, at Shelburne Palls, Mass., aged 57. He was a Bap- 
tist clergyman; preached at Holden and West Boylston; next 
6 years at Helchertown, G at Petersham, 3 at lloyalston, and 2 
at Arlington, Vt. The birth of two children is recorded at 
Holden; the facts submitted concerning the others are meagre. 
In the following list of children it is supposed by the compiler 
that the names here italicized show, in each case, the marriage 
name of the child to whom it is attached. Ch. : I. Mary Nye 
d. 1875, March, at Cleveland, 0. II. Thomas Manning, b. 
1809, Nov. 11; d. 1870, Nov., at Boudville, Mass. III. Lydia, 
b. 1812, Jan. 31. (Lydia Chesebnmye d. 1865, Sep., at Clifton 
Sp., N. Y.) IV. Faraelia Wright Shaio d. 1881, June, in 
Buffalo. V. Anua Judson Marshall d. 1890, Apr., in Buffalo. 
(Unm.?) VI. Eunice Coleman Marshall d. 1841, Aug., at 
Shelburne Falls. VII. Eliza Wheelock Marshall d. in early 
childhood. VIII. Martha Grosvenor; m. Semon; re- 
sides in Buffalo. 

989. Abel, b. 1788, Mch. 14. 

990. Sophia, birth-date not learned. 

991. Caroline; d. 1812, July 11, in her 14th year. 

992. J.YBEZ, bap. 1799, Apr. 18; d. young. 

471. PETER" MANNING (John,^ Johu,^ John,'' Saml.,3 
Wm.,- Wm.') b. 1758, Nov. 25, at Lancaster. A Revolutionary 
soldier. He fought at Bunker Hill in 1775, it is said, but this ser- 
vice has not been found on the State Rolls. In 1776 he was under 
Capt. Wm. Warner and Col Whitney, and, in 1777, under Capt. 
John White and Col. Job Cushing. In three different cases his 
name appears on as many distinct rolls with Capt. Andrew Haskell 
and Col. Asa Whitcomb as his commanders. All these rolls are 
undated, and, until the State authorities complete their work on 
Revolutionary records, the dates cannot be known. Probably this 
term was subsequent to those first mentioned, and Peter's service 
may have been of long duration. He and his wife went to Towu- 
send in 1785, March, where, with the exception of a brief resi- 
dence at Pepperell, he always resided. In a deed of 1800, Apr. 
30, his residence is given as Pepperell, and again in a deed of 1805, 
Dec. 31, which seems to iudicate the length of his stay in that 
town. He was "of Townsend" in 1798, and in 180G, and at all 
times before and after. He bought land somewhat extensively in 
both towns, but may not have cultivated it. He was a saddler 
by trade, and followed that occupation throughout his life. Tradi- 
tion at Townsend certifies that his wife was an accomplished 



278 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

" Horseback rider." She probably used a saddle of bis own make. 
Their home in the latter town was in the village called Townsend 
Harbor. After his death the house was long the home of Charles 
Emery, and is now occupied by Lawrence Morgan. Peter's shop 
was in the same building. Of him the history of Townsend says 
he was "a polite gentleman, a skillful mechanic and a good singer ; 
but he rebelled against the practice of alternate reading and sing- 
ing the lines of the hymn, which was the custom in public service 
on the Sabbath. Through his inlluence that fashion was laid aside." 
He was at times on committees to conduct singing schools. He 
was elected sealer of leather, 1787; school committee, 1798, and 
one of a committee to "reckon with the town treasurer," 1794 
and 1827. In 1790 he was grand juryman. He m. at Lancaster, 
1784, June 20, Kebecca Carter, b. at that town 1756, Dec. 25, 
according to the Carter genealogy, and her age as given on her 
gravestone corroborates this, but the Lancaster records say she 
was baptized as an infant, 1756, Jan. 11. She d. 1821, Sep. 2, 
and Peter m. (2d) 1824, Apr. 22, Sally Stone, of Townsend, who 
d. without issue 1844, ]Sov. 1, aged 66 ; perhaps dau. of Samuel 
Stone, in whose family tomb she lies. The ancestry of Rebecca 
Carter was James^ and Mary (Walker), her parents; Thomas^ 
and Ruth (Phelps), all of Lancaster; Rev. Samuel- and Eunice 
(Brooks), of Woburn, and Rev. Thomas^ and Mary (Dalton) 
Carter. Rev. Thomas was of England ; graduated from the 
University of Cambridge ; came to this country in 1635, and was 
the first pastor at Woburn. Peter Manning d. 1839, Dec. 25, at 
Townsend, where he and his first wife are buried in the new cem- 
etery at the Center village. Ch., b. at Townsend : 

993. Luke, b. 1785, Dec. 8; drowned 1793, Dec. 6, at Townsend. 

994. Cynthia, b. 1788, May 8; d. 1788, June 3. 

995. Cynthia, b. 1789, Apr. 27; m. 1817, Jan. 21, Thaddeus D. Pren- 

tice, of Goshen, N. II. She d. 1818, Aug. 4, at Weathcrstleld, 
Vt. No ch. 

996. Peter, b. 1791, Nov. 11. 

997. Rebecca, b. 1794, May 31. 

998. Arethusa, b. 179G, Sep. 5. 

999. Luke, b. 1798, Oct. 13. Elected surveyor of lumber at Townsend, 

1825-31. He m. at Chelsea, 1825, Nov. 7, Mary R. Watts. 
She d. at Chelsea, 1858, Feb. 26, aged 54. Luke d. at Town- 
send, 1839, Aug. 31. Ch. : Harriet and Mary, who have not 
been traced. 
1000. Cephas, b. 1801, May 6. (Family report says that he, like his 



DESCENDAATS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 279 

brothers and sisters, -^vas b. at To-vvnseud, wliicli is doubtless 
correct, though the facts coucerning his father would seem 
to point to Pepperell as his birthplace. 

472. PRUDENCE' MANNING (Johu,6 John,-^ John,'' 
Sanil.,3 Will.,'- Wm.i) b. 1761, Apr. 6, at Lancaster, Mass.; d. 
1844, at Princeton; m. Elibu, son of Jonathan and Zerviah 
(Houghton) Wilder, b. 1760, Feb. 11. Ch., b. at Sterling: 

1001. Jones (Wilder) b. 1791, May 4; m. Arethusa Manning [998]. 

1002. Prudence (Wilder) b. 1792, June; m. Cyrus Smith, of Princeton; 

d. 1870, Dec, at Worcester. 

1003. Haley (Wilder) b. 179-i; d. 18G8, at Canton; m. Storey Lindsey. 

1004. Anxa (Wilder) b. 1796; d. 1870, Apr. 15, at Princeton; m. Eben- 

ezer Smith. 

1005. Spencer (Wilder) b. 1800; d. 1863, at Rutland; m. Harriet Eugg, 

of Sterling. 

1006. Flavel (Wilder) b. 1802; d. 1884, at Denmark, Iowa; m. Laura 

Taylor, of New Ipswich, N. H. 

1007. Ivory (Wilder) b. 1805; d. 1886, Jan. 24, at Princeton; m. Lou- 

isa Wilson. 

474. ARTEMAS^ MANNING (John,6 John,^ John,^ Saml.,^ 
Wm.,2 Wni.,1) b. 1766, Aug. 13, at Lancaster, Mass. At the 
age of 20 he enlisted as a soldier " in the service of the Common- 
wealth," to aid in suppressing the insurgents in Shays' Rebellion, 
in the winter of 1787. He was under Capt. Nathaniel Beemau. 
He resided for a while at Leominster, but, about 1792, removed 
to Mason, N. H., where he lived until 1816, when he went to 
AVashington, N. H., and resided the rest of his life. Atone time 
he taught singing-schools. He was a tanner by trade, but in his 
later years, lived on a farm. He was active in the militia, and in 
that service held the office of captain when in Mason. He was 
selectman at Mason, 1801 and 1802. He m. 1791, Aug. 11, Sarah 
Snow, of Leominster, Mass., b. 1768, Feb. 10, and d. 1793, June 
6, without issue ; and (2d) 1794, Oct. 23, Rhoda Wyeth, b. 1768, 
May 18, who d. 1866, Feb. 17, at Lempster, N. H. Birthplaces 
of these wives not learned. Capt. Manning d. 1838, May 8, at 
Washington. Ch., b. at Mason: 

1008. Artemas, b. 1795, July 19; d. 1796, Sep. 13. 

1009. Sally, b. 1797, Feb. 21 ; ra. 1823, Mch. 27, Moses Lowell, b. 1792, 

Sep. 29, at Washington, where they resided. He was a school 
teacher. Sally d. there 1835, May 4, after which he ni. (2d) 



280 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Nancy Jenkins, by -whom he had no ch. He d. 1877, Nov. 24, 
at Marlow. Ch. of Moses and Sally, b. at Washin^^ton : I. 
Sylvania Maria, b. 1824, Mch. 5; ni. Heinan Farnnin. II. Ar- 
tenias Manning, b. 1825, May 4. III. Philonielia Eliza, b. 1827, 
Dec. 10; m. Nathaniel R. Ring. IV. Romulus Moses, b. 1829, 
July 28; lives at Marlow. V. Remus Abram, twin, b. 1829, 
July 28. VI. Sally Lucelia, b. 1831, July 4. 

1010. Artemas, b. 1798, Nov. 25; d. 1800, Aug. 8. 

1011. Horatio, b. 1800, June 25; d. 1810, July 10, of canker-rash. 

1012. RiioDA, b. 1802, Sep. 30. 

1013. Pkudexcp:, b. 1804, Aug. 25; m. 1829, May 14, Luman Thompson, 

then of Stoddard, which was probably his native place. He was 
b. 1808, June 5 ; d. 1839, July 3, at Stoddard. She m. (2d) 1843, 
Nov. 29, Ralpli Spencer, of Lempster, by whom she had no ch. 
She d. 1878, Oct. 5, at Lempster. Ch. of Luraan and Prudence, 
b. at Stoddard: I. Arosina, b. 1829, Nov. 7; d. 1850, Nov. 13. 
II. Adaline, b. 1831, June 5; d. 1803, Apr. 28. III. George 
Sullivan, b. 1832, Oct. 28; resides at Claremont. IV. Jerome, 
b. 1834, Oct. 27; d. 1878, July 14. V. Altamont, b. 1836, Nov. 
7; d. 1864, Nov. 15. VI. Horatio Luman, b. 1838, Aug. 10. 

1014. Verres, b. 1806, Sep. 22; d. 1807, Sep. 20. 

1015. Betsey, b. 1808, June 6. 

1016. Is.vAC, b. 1810, Aug. 28; d. 1810, Oct. 12. 

475. JOSEPH' MANNING (Johu,« Johu,^ John,^ Saml.,^ 
Will.,- Wm.^) b. 1768, June 24, at Lancaster, Mass. At the time 
of his marriage he was living at Templeton, but soon removed to 
Royalston, where he long resided. A farmer. In 1796, July 20, 
he bought 50 acres of hind in the latter town for £40. He m. 
Mary Cutting, 1). 1770, Oct. 23, at Templeton; d. 1816, Sep. 20. 
Her mother's maiden name was Lois Willis, and Mr. Cutting's first 
name, if the memory of a descendant is not at fault, was Charles. 
After his wife's death Joseph m. a second time ; name of wife not 
reported. Joseph d. 1831, Oct. 15, at Thillipston. Ch., b. at 
Royalston : 

1017. Susannah, b. 1793, Jan. 11 ; m. 1816, Lemuel Newton, b. 1793, Feb. 

13, at Pliillipston. She d. 1836, July 26, after which he m. her 
sister Sarah. Ch., b. at Phillipston : I. Mary Cutting, b. 1818, 
June 12. 11. Joseph Manning, b. 1820, Feb. 18. HI. Susannah, 
b. 1822, Aug. 22. IV. Leiuui-l Jeremiah, b. 1824, Oct. 2. V. 
John Williams, b. 1826, Aug. 26; d. aged 2 years. VI. Nabby 
Spalding, b. 1828, Nov. 17. VII. Joliu Williams, b. 1831, Sep. 

14. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 281 

1018. Prudence, b. 1795, Jan. 18; m. Jerathma Turner and had one 

son, Jonas, now of Royalston, who has 3 ch. Prudence d. 1825, 
Feb. 23. 

1019. John, b. 1797, Jan. 23. 

1020. Luke, b. 1799, Apr. 23. 

1021. Abel, b. 1801, Apr. 17. 

1022. Mary, b. 1803, Feb. 10; d. in infancy. 

1023. ML^RY, b. 1804, Nov. 3; d. 1870, Dec. 7, at Phillipston, where 

she m. 1830, Nov. 23, Simon Eilgell Pike, b. 1810, June 26, 
at Hopldnton. He resided at Phillipston, 1891. Ch. : I. Em- 
ory Osgood, b. 1832, Apr. 8, at Petersham. 11. Pamelia Love- 
land, b. 1837, Mch. 19, at Petersham. III. Edwin Stevens, b. 
1840, Mch. 17, at New Salem. 

1024. Artemas, b. 1806, Oct. 12. 

1025. Sarah, b. 1800, Feb. 4; ra. 1837, Apr. 26, Lemuel Newton, hus- 

band of her deceased sister, Susannah. Sarah was residing at 
Eoyalston, 1890, Dec. No ch. 

1026. Pamelia, b. 1811, Jan. 12; m. Rev. Mr. Loveland, a Methodist 

minister. Shed. 1834, Feb. 3,atHawley, "leaving no children." 

481. SAMUEL^ MANNING (Saml.,6 Wm.,^ John," Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1778, May 28, at Cambridge, Mass. He grad- 
uated at Harvard College, 1797, and became a physician. As 
such he practiced in several places in the State, having resided at 
Cambridge, Westford, Billerica, Harvard and Lancaster. In 1801, 
Apr. 1, he bought 10 acres of laud iu Westford for $2,250. This 
property he sold, 1805, Aug. 27, after he removed to Billerica. 
His next residence was Cambridge, after which he was at Harvard, 
and then he bought land and buildings, 1810, May 19, in Lancas- 
ter and located thereon. He made several other purchases iu the 
last-named town. In 1806 he was appointed prison physician to 
Cambridge prison. At Lancaster he was selectman for 5 years, 
1813-17, aud was several times appointed by the town to serve its 
interests on special committees. In 1814 he was chosen with 4 
other men to deliberate and act upon a projected petition to the 
legislature relative to certain unsatisfactory laws, and, in 1817, 
was on a committee to hire a master for the Latin grammar 
school. It is not found that any sketch of his life ever has been 
written, and it has been exceedingly diflicult to discover material 
for such a sketch. Although some repetition Avill result it maybe 
well, in the lack of more definite data, to trace his movements 
approximately by means of available iufoimatiou. He was at 
Westford, 1801, Apr. 1, when he purchased land there ; also Sep. 



282 THE MANNING TfaMILY. 

15 of that yeur, wheu his marriage iutentiou was ''published;" 
also, in 1802, Jul}' 6, when his son Samuel was born. He was at 
Billerica, 1805, Aug. 27, when he sold his estate in Westford, and, 
doubtless, 1804, Oct. 7, when his wife joined the Billerica church. 
He was at Cambridge in 1806, when he was appointed prison phy- 
sician, and when his daughter Mary W. was born. He was of 
Harvard, 1808, Aug. 26, when his son William was born; also, in 
1810, Mixy 19, when he bought property in Lancaster. He was 
of Lancaster continuously from J 811, Nov. 26, to 1821, Apr. 24, 
and probably somewhat before the first of these two dates. Prior 
to 1821, July 14, he removed to Cambridge, and there resided un- 
til hisdeath. He m. 1801, Sep. 29, Lucy Cogswell,!). 1778, Nov. 
5, at Westford; d. 1817, Oct. 4, at Lancaster, where she is buried 
in the ^Middle Cemetery. In 1816 she was admitted to the Lancas- 
ter church by certificate from Billerica. Her ancestry was Jere- 
miah'' and Sarah (Fletcher), her parents, of Ipswich and Westford; 
Caleb"* and Mary (Tyler), of Ipswich, Littleton and Westford; 
Adam^ and Abigail, of Ipswich; Wm.- aud Susanna (Hawkes), 
of Ipswich, and John' and Elizabeth (Thompson) Cogswell. 
John' was of Westbury Leigh, Co. Wilts, Eng. ; a wealthy manu- 
facturer ; came to America in 1635, and was freeman in 1636. Dr. 
Manning m. (2d) 1822, Mch. 20, Mrs. Elizabeth Bell (Warland) 
Abbott, widow of Rev. John L. Abbott. Cambridge records say 
Elizabeth Bell Warland, dau, of Thomas aud Elizabeth, was b. 
1783, Aug. 26. It is said that she lived past the age of 90. Dr. 
Manning d. at Cambridge, of "pulmonic fever," 1822, Oct. In 
the town record of his death the day of the month is not given. 
The Boston WeeJdy Messenger of Tliursday, Oct. 24, in the death 
notice, says he died "on Friday last." This would be Oct. 18. 
The AYorcester Spy says " on the 11th inst." On account of the 
then existing connection of AVilliam Manning (cousin of Dr. Man- 
ning) with the ^/>^, this would seem to be the more reliable source 
of inforn)aiion were it not that the Spy repeals the error of the 
several Boston papers in giving the doctor's age as 42 when he 
really was 44. Perhaps the correct date was Oct. 18. Ch. of Dr. 
Samuel and Lucy Manning : 

1027. Samuel, b. 1802, July G, at Westford. 

1028. Mauy Wood, 1). ISUii, July 20, at Cambridi^e; in. 1838, July 26, 

Dr. Anthony B. Clevchuid, b. 1789, Oct. 22. lie d. 1851, Nov. 
28; she d. 1877, Nov. U, both at Cambridge. Ch. : I. William 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 283 

Charles, b. 1839, July 5, at Baltimore, Md. II. Lucy Elizabeth, 
b. 1842, May 27, at Baltimore; d. 1842, June 8. III. Clement, 
b. 1843, Sep. 29, at Baltimore; a physician in New York. IV. 
Mary Manning, b. 1846, Oct. 11, at Norwich, Ct 

1029. WiLLL\.M, b. 1808, Aug. 26, at Harvard. 

1030. Joseph Cogswell, b. 1812, Sep. 13, at Lancaster. 

1031. Rebecca Pkatt, b. 1814, Apr. 14; d. 181G, July 30. 

1032. Charles Pratt, b. 1817, Feb. 13, at Lancaster. 

482. WILLIAM' MANNING (Josepb,^ Wm.,^ John," 
Saml.,3 \ym.,2 Wm.!) b. 1767, Apr. 15, at Provideuce, R. I. He 
resided, during his manhood years, in Massachusetts, at Boston, 
Worcester and Cambridge. He was a printer and publisher of 
long experience. At Boston, before 1796, he formed a partnership 
with James Loring under the firm name of Manning & Loring, and, 
acquiring a Avide and highly favorable reputation as printers and 
booksellers, they continued the business until 1813, or a little later. 
Their location was on Spring Lane. In 1814 he went to Worces- 
ter and, in October, succeeded Isaac Sturtevant as publisher of 
the Massachusetts Sj^y, a highly successful weekly newspaper. 
His connection began with the issue of Oct. 26, which was " Pub- 
lished by William Manning on the Public Square near the Court 
House." Later issues state that it was published "On Court Hill, 
near the Court House" (probably the same location) . Afterwards, 
it was removed to the south corner of Thomas and Main sts. From 
an editorial in the above-mentioned issue, written by Mr. Manning 
concerning his policy, the following extract is taken : " As a print- 
er and publisher, he engages to perform, with promptitude and 
fidelity, all the duties which the public have a right to expect of 
him ; and pledges himself to devote so much time and attention to 
his paper, as shall be necessary to render it interesting, amusing, 
and profitable to readers. Having ever been a firm and undeviat- 
ing Federalist, and a warm friend of his country's prosperity and 
happiness, it will be his zealous endeavor to disseminate sound 
political maxims, and to spread before the public correct political 
information. He will spare neither labor nor expense, in render- 
ing the Spy the vehicle of the latest and most important intelli- 
gence ; and he trusts he shall soon complete such arrangements, 
as will enable him to make considerable improvement in this de- 
partment of the paper." Considering the degree to which news- 
paper work had then developed, the ,6^:'y, under his management, 



284 THE MANNING FAMH.V. 

pleased the eye and mind. He was sole publisher until 1819, 
Oct. 27, wheu George A. Trumbull became his partner under the 
tirm name of Manning & Trumbull. The latter retired in 1822, 
with the issue of Jan. IG. From 1822, Jan. 23, to July 17 of the 
same year the publisher's son, Samuel B. Manning, was a partner, 
and the firm name was William Manning & Son. From the last- 
given date Mr. INIanning was again sole publisher until 1823, Aug. 
6, when he severed his own connection with the Spy. A month 
later, or on Sep. 3, 1823, was issued the first number of another 
newspaper, the Massachusetts Yeoman, of which, according to the 
columns of said paper, Austin Denny was editor and publisher, 
and William Manning, printer. It was produced from iiis press 
for nearly five years. After 1824 the paper bore a permanent im- 
print to this effect: "Printed by William Manning, for Austin 
Denny, editor and proprietor." In 1828 Mr. Denny became asso- 
ciated with two partners, and Mr. Manning's connection with the 
Yeoman ceased with the issue of Mch. 29. He continued as a 
book and general printer, but soon removed to Boston, for his 
name reappears in the directory of that city for 1828, and again 
as a printer. He was subsequently appointed Messenger to the 
Governor and Council. The date of this appointment has been 
given as 1883, but the directory records him as a printer up to 
and including 1834. He held the office of messenger until 1842, 
inclusive, and then, at the age of 75, retired from all active 
duties of life and passed his remaining years with his family in 
Cambridge, where he d. 1849, July 25. The Boston Weekly Mes- 
senger of Aug. 1 says : " We regret to announce the death of Mr. 
William Manning, the oldest printer in the State, who departed this 
life at his residence, Cambridgeport, Wednesday morning, in the 
84th year of his age. Mr. Manning will be remembered as a mem- 
ber of the firm of Manning & Loring, publishers in Spring Lane, 
in this City. He was formerly messenger to the Governor and 
Council at the State House ; and in that, as well as every capacity 
in life, he acquitted himself with honesty, fidelity and ability. He 
was in truth an honest man." The Transcript said : " He has 
added another to the long list of printers who have gone down to 
the grave with that best of epitaphs — 'God's noblest work, an hon- 
est man.'" He was esteemed by all ; was polite and considerate, 
and a gentleman both in appearance and character. He was atten- 
tive to church duties, and a ready speaker. He m. 1794, May 18, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 285 

Lydia, d;iu. of Samuel and Abigail Brown, then of Bolton, but b. 
at Worcester, 1775, Feb. 24, who d. 1812, Dec. 23, at Boston; 
and (2d) IMrs. Lj'dia (Wyer) Keith, widow of Timothy Keith. 
She was b. 1778, Mch. 13 ; d. 1836, Dec. 23, at Boston. 

Ch. of William and Lydia {Brown) Manning: 

1033. Samuel Bkowx, b. 1795, Aug. 11, in Boston. 

1034. Joseph, b. 1797, Jan. 15, in Boston ; entered Harvard College, but 

was compelled to discontinue his studies, and d. of consump- 
tion at Worcester, 1819, May 8, unra. He was highly gifted, and 
especially distinguished in matbemiitics. 
1085. Mary Maksh, b. 1798, May 22, in Boston; d. there 1876, Jan. 6. 
She was a second wife to Asa Hapgood. By his two marriages 
Mr. Hapgood is said to have liad 5 ch. ; how many were by the 
second marriage, the compiler has been unable to learn. The- 
odore B. Hapgood, of Allston, was one. He has failed to send 
his mother's record. 

1036. William, b. 1800, Mch. 13, in Boston. 

1037. John, b. 1802, Mch. 16, in Boston. A merchant. He was an in- 

dustrious and respected man ; member of the Congregational 
church; a good singer. He d. 1886, at Hudson. He m. 1825, 
Dec. 14, Delia, dau. of Artemas and Betsey (Phillips) Ward, 
of Worcester, b. 1804, May 7. No ch. 

1038. Luke Arab, b. 1804, Jan. 3; d. 1805, Aug. 28. 

1039. Charles, b. 1805, Mch. 23, in Boston. 

1040. Abigah. Ann, b. 1807, Feb. 11, in Boston; d. 1885, May 13, at 

Cambridge. " Her whole life was spent in doing for others." 

1041. Lydlv, b. 1808, Oct. 19; d. 1810, Dec. 1. 

1042. Lydia Brown, b. 1810, Dec. 17, in Boston. 

1043. Eliz.vbeth Lucy, b. 1812, Dec. 17; d. 1813, Sep. 27. 

Ch. of William and Lydia {Wyer) Manning: 

1044. Eliz.vbeth Lucy, b. 1814, May 27. 

1045. Rebecca Marsh, b. 1816, May 7; d. 1836, Dec. 22. 

1046. Albert Clifford, b. 1818, Apr. 1. 

1047. Nancy Wyer, b. 1820, Aug. 25. 

1048. Frances Augusta, b. 1823, Apr. 12; unmarried. 

494. J0HN7 MANNING (Saml.,^ Sam!., 5 John," Saml.,^ 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1753, Aug. 26, at Townsend, Mass. A Revolu- 
tionary soldier. On the Lexington alarm of 1775, Apr. 19, he 
marched with the patriots, being under Capt. James llosley and 
Col. Wm. Prescott, and at once re-enlisted in, or was transferred 
to, Capt. Henry Farwell's co. of Prescott's regt. He was at the 



280 THE MANXTXG FAMILY. 

battle of liimker Hill. In 1777 he was under Capt. James Hosley 
and Col. Jonathan Roed. It is probable that he served longer. 
There is service on the Revolutionary rolls under the name of 
John Manning which the compiler is not able to allot definitely to 
the several soldiers of the same name, and some of these terms 
doubtless belong to the subject of this sketch. After the war he set- 
tled in Ashby, where he was a farmer. Previous to its incorpora- 
tion in 1767, a portion of Ashby had been included within the 
limits of Townsend. He purchased land somewhat lai'gely ; 65 
acres, 1780, Nov. '21, for £'J0, of Andrew Oliver, and othtr lots in 
1784, '87, '88 and '95. He was enterprising, progressive and suc- 
cessful ; a devoted Christian and of unsullied character. He m. 
1781, Oct. 9, Sarah Kendall, then of Ashby, b. 1760, Sep. 4, at 
Dunstable ; d. 1812, May 22, at Ashby. She was a dan. of Asa and 
Sarah Kendall, and [)robably a descendant of Francis Kendall, who 
was of Charlestown in 1640, and removed to Woburn about 1645. 
John Manning ni.(2d) 1813, Dec. 21, Sally, dau. of Jonathan Lock, 
b. 1766, Apr. 9, and d. without issue, 1836, Oct 26. \iy will John 
gave, first : To his wife Sally " all the household furniture which 
she brought with her" when she became his wife; also one-half 
of Pew No. 6 in the meeting house, for life ; also $200. Second : 
To his son Asa, Pew No. 49 which, " with what I have given him 
before, viz., on Sep. 2, 1812, as his receipt will show, is his full 
share." Third: To his grandch., Harriet N., Roxauna S. and 
Susan W., ch. of John Manning, Jr., deceased, $7 each, which 
"with what their father had before, as his receipt of Feb. 15, 1812, 
will show, is their full share." Fourth : To the testator's own 
daughters, Abigail and Lucy, the residue of the estate. The in- 
ventory was $1,244.28. He had sold, 1813, Mch. 5, 38 acres and 
25 rods from the east side of his farm to his son Asa for $600. 
John d. 1831, June 7, at Ashby, where, in the cemetery directly 
in the rear of the church, he and his two wives are buried, together 
with their ch. Elixabeth, Abigail, the two Samuels, the two Marys, 
Lot, Sarah and John, Jr. Ch. of John and Sarah, b. at Ashby: 

1040. Sai^aii, b. 1783, Jan. 10; d. 1812, May 2.5, mim. 

1050. Mahv, b. 1784, Oct. 2,-> ; d. 1799, Jan. 13. 

1051. Jonx. b. 1786, Sep. Hi. 

1052. Asa, b. 1788, Oct. 9. 

1053. EuzAnKTU, b. 1790, Feb. 15; d. 1793, May 25. 

1054. Abigail, b. 1792, Nov. 21; d. 1796, Jau. 9. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 287 

1055. Samuel, b. 1795, May 2!); d. 1798, Aug. 5. 

1056. Abigail, b. 1797, Apr. 24; d. 1843, Mch. .31, mini. 

1057. Mary, b. 1799, Dec. 20; d. 1803, Sep. 7. 

1058. Samuel, b. 1801, Sep. 20; d. 1803, Sep. 6. 

1059. Lot, b. 1804, Feb. 10; d. 1806, Dec. 8; scalded to death. 

1060. Lucy, b. 1806, Mch. 28. 

496. WILLTARF MANNING (Saml.,6 Sanil.,5 John," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,~ Wm.i) b. 1756, Oct. 15, at Townsend, IVIass. A 
Revolutionary soldier. He enlisted at a date not learned, but was 
in service as early as 1776, Jan. 13, under Capt. Henry Haskell 
and Col. Prescott. Oct. 31, of the same year, lie was under Capt. 
Thomas "Warren and Col. Brooks, and in service at White Plains. 
From 1776, Dec. 14, to 1777, Mch. 5, he was under Capt. John 
Hartwell and Col. Dike, and he may have remained in this com- 
mand much longer. His full service is not known. There is duty 
credited to the name of "William Manning as late as 1779, but to 
which one of several men of the same name it belongs the compiler 
cannot tell. He had his father's farm, and always lived thereon 
in his native town. He was a Baptist in his religion, and an hon- 
ored citizen. In a time of severe scarcity of field products when he, 
unlike others, had a plentiful harvest, he was approached by a spec- 
ulator of the town who tried to purchase all he could spare, with a 
view of holding it until prices advanced yet higher, but William re- 
plied : " No ; you are not going to speculate on the hardships of 
the needy. "Whoever comes to me shall have something, and all 
shall be served alike ; you can have no more than your due share !" 
He was elected tithingman,1798 and 1818 ; highway surveyor, 1804, 
'07, '17; a member of the school committee, 1810, '18; one of a 
committee, 1815, to assist the tithiugmen in prosecuting persons 
guilty of breaking the Sabbath, and, 1818, was on a committee to 
arrange sundry affairs relating to the church. He m. 1793, May 
20, Hannah White, who d. 1832, Feb. 18, aged 62. Prolonged in- 
vestigation has failed to develop anything as to her birth or ances- 
try. William m. (2d) 1834, Feb. 1, Mrs. Mary (Simonds) Avery. 
Possibly she was the same Mary Manning who, in 1864, was "late 
of Milton, Hillsboro Co., N. H., deceased," according to Probate 
papers. If so, she was a sister of Joseph Simonds. William Man- 
ning d. 1813, Mch. 9 (town record says Feb. 27), at Townsend, 
where he and his first wife are buried near the N. W. corner of 
the new cemetery. Ch., b, at Townsend: 



288 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

lOGl. Samikl, b. 1701, Mch. 2. 

1062. WiLMAM, b. 17!)G, Feb. 19. 

10G3. H.VNXAH, b. 1798, Apr. 24; d. 1800, Ocl. 19. 

10G4. JoKi., b. 1800, Oct. 4. 

1065. I.sA.vc, b. 1803, Sep. 17. 

1066. Aakox, b. 1807, Aug. 16. 

1067. Abigail, b. 1809, Sep. 8; d. 181G, Oct. 31. Her gravestone, in 

the old ccmctorj', says: " At my left here lies three of my 
sisters yoniigir than I;" indicating that there were t-\vo ch. 
who d. young of -whom we have no record. 

1068. Hanxaii, b. 1811, Oct. 19; d. 18!>5, May 21, at Lunenburg; buried 

at Townsend; m. Artemas Beard and (2d) Quincy Sylvester, 
and t^3d) Joshua Smith. No ch. 

1069. Bknjamxn, b. 1813, Sep. 20. 

499. SAMUEL^ MANNING (Saml.,^ Saml.,-^ John,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Win.') b. 1762, Nov. 24, at Townsend, Mass. 
He was highly educated for the time in which he lived, and taught 
school for several years, but finally went to Andover, Vt., and 
engaged as a farmer. In 1788, during which 3'ear he resided at 
New Ipswich, N. 11., lie and his brother Joel bought 200 acres of 
land in Andover. Tradition says they removed to the latter town 
in 1789. Their land, which lay on East Hill, they divided in 1795, 
and Samuel became sole owner of Lot 14 in the 2d range, which 
was purchased of Wm. Abbott, Jr., of N. H., for £36. This was 
his home until 1822, after which he resided a few years at Town- 
shend, Vt., but returned to Andover and passed the rest of his life 
there. In Andover he was elected selectman ; moderator, 1803 ; 
school trustee 1799-1821, or 23 years continuously ; and was jury- 
man 1793, '96, '97. He represented Andover in tiie Legislature in 
1814, '16 and '18, and was a member of the Constitutional Con- 
vention of 1814. In 1799 he was on a committee to draft a peti- 
tion to the General Assembly, and, at other times, on other special 
committees. In 1792 lie was on a committee "to draw a sub- 
scription paper for the purpose of obtaining preaching the ensuing 
summer." He joined the Baptist church in the adjoining town of 
Chester in 1795, and was the first professor of that faith in An- 
dover ; and was active in founding the Baptist church estab- 
lished tliere in 1803. IIo was at once elected deacon, by which 
title he was ever after known. He was of strong character, and 
associated all of his earnest devotion with his religion. In old 
age he used to go from house to house, praying with his neighbors. 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 289 

He left a name honored to the present day by residents of the 
town. He was appointed guardian of Alvin Adams, subsequent 
founder of the Adams Express Co., when the latter was early left 
an orphan ; and when Mr. Adams reached the age of 14 and had 
the power to choose his own guardian, he, to use his own words, 
"decided to retain the Deacon." There is ample evidence that 
Mr. Manning was fitted for a higher calling than that he followed. 
He had literary gifts, kept a journal of merit, and was the author 
of at least two published books, one of which dealt with Free 
Masonry. The other was entitled, "An Attempt to Reconcile 
the Doctrine of Election, Regeneration, and Salvation, by Grace 
alone, with the Free Agency, Ability, Accountability and Crimi- 
nality of Sinners : with remarks on the Turpitude of Original Sin." 
[Printed by Alden Spooner, Windsor, Vt., March, 1807]. He 
m. 1791, Dec. 18, Amy Gorham, b. 1766, July 26, and d. 1821, 
Nov. 24. He m. (2d) 1822, Aug. 22, Desire Ewings, who d. 
1834, May 8; and (3d) 1836, Oct. 25, Silvia Warner. Amy 
Gorham, the mother of all his children, was, according to the 
family record, born at Attleboro, Mass., though her parents lived 
chiefly at Providence, R. I. Her brother Jabez had a son Jabez 
(b. 1792) who was a manufacturing jeweler and worker in silver. 
The latter subsequently took his son John (b. 1820, Nov. 18) into 
partnership under the firm name of J. Gorham & Son. In 1865 
Mr. John Gorham incorporated the business as the "Gorham 
Manufacturing Co.," and when he retired, in 1877, over 600 work- 
men were employed. The company remain leaders in the silver 
trade. Amy Gorham's ancestry was Benj.^ and Abigail (Field), 
her parents, of Providence; Benj.'' and Bethiah, of Bristol and 
Providence; Col. Jabez^ and Hannah, of Bristol; Capt. John- 
and Desire (Howland), of Plymouth, Marshfield and Barnstable, 
Mass., and Ralph^ Gorham, the American founder, who came from 
Benefield, Eng., as early as 1637. Capt. John,- above, was select- 
man, deputy, constable, and a valiant soldier and commander in 
King Philip's war, leading his men on expeditions of danger and 
hard fighting. His wife, Desire, was dau. of John Howland, who 
came in the Mayflower. Deacon Manning d. 1842, Apr. 22, at 
Andover, where he and his wife Amy are buried in the cemetery 
on East Hill. Ch., b. at Andover: 

1070. Haxxah, b. 1792, Sep. 4; a successful school-teacher for several 
years, and a former pupil certifles that " she was a fine, smart 

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290 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

■woman." She m., 1829, Capt. Abiel, son of Benj. and Dorcas 
(Lovejoy) Pierce, b. 1791, Mcli. 21. at Wilton, N. II.; d. 1871, 
Nov. 30. Ri'inoved about 18-10 to Dodge's Corner.s, Wuukesba 
Co., Wis., -where she d. 1878, Jan. 1, -without issue, at the 
home of A. H. Pierce, her husband's son Ijy a previous marriage. 

1071. Br.Tiii.\ii, b. 1794, Mch. 21. 

1072. Samukl, b. 170fi, July 7. 

1073. Amy, b 1791), Mch. 8; m. about 1843, at Dodge's Corners, Wis., 

Natlianiel Putnam, probably a former resident of Andover. 
She d. 1845, Oct. 14, at the former place. No ch. 

1074. Cat.ista, b. 1801, Sep. 4; d. 1806, Mch. 6. 

1075. Jaukz Gukiiaji, b. 1807, June 2. 

500. JOEL' MANNING (Saml.,6 Saml.,^ John,-* Saml.,3 
Wm.,- Wm.') b. 1764, Aug. 31, at Townsend, Mass. He -was re- 
siding at Lunenburg in 1788, and at Townsend in the early spring 
of 1789. but in the latter year he made the journey through the al- 
most unbroken wilderness to Andover, Vt., carrying all of his 
personal effects in an ox-cart. In Andover he and his brother 
Samuel had purchased land the previous year, a total of 200 acres, 
which hiy on East Hill. This land they divided in 1795, and he 
became sole owner of Lot 14 in the 3d range, which was originally 
bought of Samuel Hayward, of New Ipswich, N. H., for £35. 
Joel had learned the trade of a cooper in early life, and in Andover 
cultivated his farm, but a broader field of usefulness was before 
him. Andover was then in its infancy, and without a regular 
church or pastor. The preaching of Elder Aaron Leland, in the 
adjoining town of Chester, made Mr. Manning a firm IJaptist, and 
when a church of that faith was established in Andover, in 1803, 
he was one of its founders, and was soon after elected a deacon. 
He began to preach ; was for a time a missionary to Canada, but 
his future lay in Andover. There, 180G, Oct. 2, he was ordained 
pastor of the church, a position which he filled almost to the end 
of his life. It lay with him to build up the young church, and he 
succeeded so well that it has always remained the leading religious 
body of the town. " He was," says a biographical article, "a 
Calvinist of the straightest order, as firm and immovable in his 
convictions as the rocks which surrounded his mountain home, and 
honest enough to preach the doctrines of his creed in their most 
positive sense." He possessed an active temperament, stiong will 
and great energ}', and, as no cause ever lay dormant in which he 
was concerned, affairs of the church under his guiding hand re- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLI AiAI MANNING. 291 

ceived attention as thorough as it was conscientious. As a preacher 
he was earnest, logical and effective, as well as a strict disciplina- 
rian ; as a man he was straightforward, sincere and a good citizen, 
and in this dual capacity he exercised an influence upon the minds 
of his townspeople second to that of no one of his day. He was 
a captain in the regiment to which the Andover militia belonged, 
and it is said that his prayers on the mustei'-field " had never been 
surpassed for stirring eloquence and patriotism." He was a strong 
Anti-Mason, an Abolitionist, and a life-member of the Coloniza- 
tion Society founded by Henry Clay. He published a book in 
support of the tenets of Calvinism, of which the title has not been 
learned. He was known as " Elder" Manning, and by that name 
will long be remembered in the town of his adoption. He was 
elected selectman 1801, '02; treasurer 1804, '05; petit juryman, 
1793 and six years after; and representative to the Legislature, 
1812. After retiring from the pulpit he went to reside with his 
youngest son in the neighboring town of Ludlow. He m. at Lu- 
nenburg, Mass., 1791, Feb. 17, Vashti Bradstreet, b. 1761, July 
2, at Lunenburg; d. 1846, May 15, at Ludlow. Her ancestry 
was Samuel'* and Dorcas (Spafford), her parents, of Lunenburg; 
Capt. Jonathan^ and Sarah (Wheeler) , of Rowley and Lunenburg ; 
Capt. Moses'^ and Sarah (Platts), of Rowley, and Humphrey' and 
Bridget Bradstreet. The latter, the American founders of the 
family, came from Ipswich, P^ng., in 1634, in the ship E^lizabeth, 
and settled in Ipswich, Mass. Rev. Joel Manning d. 1841, Mch. 
5, at Ludlow. He and his wife are buried in Andover, in the F^ast 
Hill Cemetery. Ch., b. at Andover : 

1076. Dorcas, b. 1791, Nov. 21; d. 1813, Dec. 11. She Avas uniu., but 

was engaged to a gentleman who afterwards went West, and 
whose son by a subsequent marriage became Governor of a 
State there. 

1077. Joel, b. 1793, Oct. 9. 

1078. John Bradstreet, b. 1799, Feb. 16. 

1079. William Kendall, b. 1800, Dec. 12. 

501. LEVr MANNING (Saml.,« Saml.,-^ John," Sr.ml.,^ 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1766, July 29, at Townsend,Mass. In early life 
he removed to Vermont, settling in Cavendish, near the town where 
several of his brothers located. There he lived for many years, 
engaged as a farmer and carpenter. He united with the Baptist 
church in Chester, 1799, Sep. 5, but was subsequently a Methodist. 



292 THE MAXXING FAMILY. 

In personal appearance he was of noticeable intelligence, and had 
blue eyes of marked brightness. About 1835 he and his wife went 
to Parishville, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., to reside with their two 
eldest sons, who had previousl}' settled there. He ni. 1791, July 
19, Hepzibah Taylor, b. 1772, Nov. 29, at a place not learned ; d. 
1844, Mch. 18. Her father was Edmund Taylor, and his grand- 
father, according to tradition, came from Scotland and was the 
first of his line in this country. Edmund Taylor, according to 
Child's Business Gazetteer of Windsor Co., "came to Cavendish 
from New Hampshire in 1790." No more has been learned of this 
intermarrying family. Levi Manning d. 1847, May 29, at Par- 
ishville. Ch., b. at Cavendish : 

1080. Polly, b. 1792, June 8; d. 1825, May 18; m. Samnel Williams. 

Ch. : I. Samuel SliHman, b. 1815, May 8, perhaps at HartlaiKl, 
Vt. II. Adeline, b. 1816, Dec. 19, at Greenbush, N. Y. ; m. 

Childs. III. LeviM.,b. 1819, Jan.ll, atRoyalton,N.Y. ; 

d. 1819, Apr. 21. IV. William Manning, b. 1825, Apr. 6, at 
Eoyalton. 

1081. Betsey, b. 1795, Aug. 3; d. 1864, Aug. 29; m. Thomas McBerty ; 

resided at Middleport, N. Y. Ch. : I. Jlary Ann, b. 1826, Mch. 
30. II. David, b. 1827, Aug. 16. III. Sarah R., b. 1828, July 
25. IV. John, b. 1830, Apr. 27; resided at Lockport, N. Y. 
V. Robert, b. 1831, Oct. 11; resided at Warren, O. VI. Kliza. 

b. 1834, Feb. 6; m. Liddle : resided at Manton, Mich. 

VII. James, b. 1837, Mch. 20. VIII. Albert Coburg, b. 1840, 
Feb. 26. 

1082. Levi, b. 1798, Mch. 4. 

1083. WiLLLVM, b. 1800, July 27. 

1084. Sarah, b. 1803, Aug. G; d. 1895, July 23, at So. Reading, Vt. ; m. 

1825, Oct. 20, Lewis, son of Ebenezer and Hannah (Ackley) 
Robinson, b. 1793, Aug. 19, at Reading. Ch., b. at Reading: 
1. Caroline Melvina, b. 1827, Apr. 25; m. Alden Speare, a mer- 
chant of Boston; resides at Newton Center, Mass. II. Calvin 
Lewis, b. 1828, June 3; attorney and land-agent in Florida; d. 
1887, July 4, at Jacksonville; m. Elizabeth Seymour, of Bur- 
lington, Vt. III. Ann Eliza, b. 1830, Mch. 29; m. John S. 
Clark, of Lunenburg, Vt., a soldier and ollicer of the Rebellion, 
who d. in 18(;3. at New Orleans, and (2d) Edward F. Brown, 
amercliant, of St. Jolinsbury. IV. George Orville, b. 1832, 
June 14; an attorney in Detroit ; m. Helen Mather. V. Sarah 
Jane, b. 1834, May 11; d. aged 21. 

1085. Samuel, b. 1806, Sep. 16. 

1086. Edmuxp Taylor, b. 1809, Mch. 3. 

1087. David Chihb, b. 1813, Jan. 28; d. 1830, Dec. 25. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 293 

503. JOSEPH^ MANNING (Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,^ Saml.,3 
Wm.,- Wm.i) b. 1771, Jan. 1, at Townsend, Mass. He settled 
in Andover, Yt., living on East Hill, This was as early as 1792, 
in which year, Sep. 4, he bonght land of Frederick Rogers, Lot 
No. 15, in the 4th range, for £12. In 1794, Jan. 9, he purchased 
200 acres more for £60. He sold three portions of 100 acres each, 
the last in 1796. In 1795 he had bought land in the adjoining 
town of Ludlow, which may have bordered his Andover (arm ; and 
he was a citizen of Ludlow for some years, but, according to a 
sketch of the Methodist church in Andover, he was residing in the 
last-named town in 1814 and 1816, and he certainly was in 1808. 
There he was a class-leader of the Methodist organization, and, in 
the lack of an edifice in which to worship, meetings were held at his 
house. He was a zealous leader and strict disciplinarian, and was 
in every sense the principal and guiding pillar of his church. There 
was no settled pastor, but preaching was supplied by a circuit 
minister who, when in town, made his home at Mr. Manning's, and 
the latter was his chief supporter and helper, and in his absence 
the meetings Avere conducted by Mr. Manning. The subject of 
this sketch believed firmly in the Methodist faith, and when his 
brother. Rev. Joel Manning, published a book in support of the 
Baptists, Joseph followed with one upholding his own faith. No 
copies of these books have been located by the present writer. 
Subsequent to 1817 Joseph removed to Binghamton, N. Y., and 
there resided until his death. There, too, he and his wife and at 
least one daughter were charter members of the first Methodist 
church organized in Binghamton, and his hospitality to preachers 
of that denomination was proverbial. He was a strong abolition- 
ist ; a man of sterling honesty and great clecisiou, and of marked 
character and influence in the community. At Andover he was 
elected school trustee in 1808. A carpenter and farmer. He m. 
Lydia Baldwin, a lady of eminent piety and many virtues, who d. 
1849, Dec. 13, aged 74, according to family report. She was b. 
at Townsend, but her birth was not recorded. Possibly her age 
at death should have been given as 75, for she or an older sister of 
the same name was baptized as an infant 1774, Nov. 10. Perhaps 
this child died in infancy and was succeeded by our Lydia. Her 
ancestry was Jacob'* and Elizabeth (Lewis), her parents, of Town- 
send ; Jacob^ and Mary ( ) , of Townsend, Thomas- and Sarah 

(French), and Johui and Mary (Richardson) Baldwin, of Billerica, 



294 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

wliere John' settled as early as 1655. Joseph Manning d. 1848, 
\ov. 11, at Binghamton. Ch. : 

1088. AiudAii., b. 1707, June 23; family report says at Ludlow, but her 

l)irth is recorded at Audover; d. 18(;7, July 1, at Binghamton; 
in. "William Wentz, b. 1789, Oct. 4, at Over Milford, Pa., and 
d. 1873. Jan. 24, at Binghamton. Ch., b. atthe latter place : I. 
James Monroe, b. 1824, Dec. 15; resided, 1890, at NeAvburgh. 
II. Lydia Ann, b. 1827, Mch. )6; d. 1885, July 19, at Brooklyn; 
m. Russell W. Adams. 

1089. Lydia, b. 1801, July 1, at LudloAV. Both she and hersister Polly 

d. young and unm. Buried at Binghamton. 

1090. S.vLLV,b. 1802, July 28, at Ludlow; d. unm. 1880, Feb. 18, at Bing- 

hamton ; a zealous Christian, an active patriot and worker at 
the time of the war of the Rebellion, and much esteemed and 
beloved. 

1091. Patty, b. 1804, Oct. 1, at Ludlow. Mentioned in her father's 

will as "his daughter Patty Page." Said to have m. Cyrus 
Page and removed to Ohio. Iler ch. are given as : I. Irena. 
II. Lydia. III. Eugene. Another account, less reliable, says 
she m. Lewis Page and went to Delaware, O. A lettt-r of in- 
quiry to the postmaster of that town has brought no reply. 

1092. Poi.ly; birth not found on record. See note to her sister Lydia. 

Family report says she Avas a twin Avith Lydia, but abseuce of 
record of her birth makes this doubtful. 

1093. Joseph, b. 1816. 

504. BENJAMIN^ MANNLXG (Saml.,6 Saml.,^ John,'« 
Saml.,3 Win.,~ Wni.') b. 1773, Jan. 9, at Townsend, Mass. As 
early as 1794 he settled in Andover, Vt., in which town he bought 
100 acres of land of his brother Josepli, Lot 20 in the 4th range, for 
€45, May 2 of the latter year. There he afterward resided. He was 
elected highway surveyor, 1800, '06, '11, and tithingman, 1807. 
lie united with the Baptist church at Chester, 1799, Jan. 9. He 
in. Betsey Taylor, b. in Massachusetts about 1775. No more has 
been learned of her origin, or her ancestry, though the impression 
of a descendant is that her father's name was Samuel. After her 
husband's death she m. (2d) Moses Dodge, and removed about 
1839 to Wisconsin, where she d. about 1845, Benjamin Manning 
d. 1813, June 12, at Andover. He was buried in the cemetery ou 
East Mill. Ch., b. at Andover: 

1094. Edwakd, b. 1797, Apr. 11. 

1095. Betsey, b. 1799, June 7. 

109G. TiiANKriL WooDiuuY. b. 1801, Feb. 1 ; record requested but not 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 295 

furnished; m. Rev. Pliilaucler Taj'lorand, says rumor, had ch. : 
L Philander. 11. Alfred. III. Woodbury M. ; a resident of 
Chicago. IV. Lorette. V. Betsey. 

1097. Benjamin, b. 1803, Sep. 16; Avent South, and d. there unm. about 

1850. 

1098. Fanny Sherwin, b. 1807, May 17; d. unm. 1879, Aug. 20; "one 

of the earliest and best school teachers Wisconsin ever had." 

1099. Samuel Rodman, b. 1810, Oct. 9. 

1100. William Rodney, twin, b. 1810, Oct. 9. 

530. ARETHUSA^ MANNING (Wm.,6 Wm.,'^ Wm.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1775, Nov. 28, at Billerica, Mass. ; d. 
1826, Sep. 21 ; m. 1800, Mch. 9, William Pollard, b. 1768, July 
14, and d. 1848, Aug. 23. Ch., probably b. at Billerica : 

1101. WiLLLiiM (Pollard) b. 1800, Nov. 18. 

1102. Arethusa (Pollard) b. 1803, Apr. 6. 

1103. Elmxra (Pollard) b. 1805, June 13. 

1104. Louisa (Pollard) b. 1810, May 23; m. Dudley Foster, who had 

been town clerk of Billerica for 40 years when he d. in 1895. 

1105. Francis Danforth (Pollard) b. 1811, Nov. 24; d. 1822, Oct. 

531. THEOPHILUS^ MANNING (Wm.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.," 
Saral.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1777, June 28, at Billerica, Mass. He 
bought, 1805, Dec. 30, laud in Harvard, 79 acres and buildings, 
for $1400, and removed to that town in a few years. He was 
there in 1812 and 1817, but soon after returned to Billerica, where 
he afterwards lived. There he had a farm which adjoined Tewks- 
bury and Wilmington, on Shawshin river. He reared his children 
in habits of industry, himself setting the example. "He was," says 
an account, " an old-time, hard-working farmer whose motto was 
' Attend to your work and you will not get into mischief.' " He 
always had the welfare of his family at heart, and never kept one 
of his children out of school a day, unless on account of sickness ; 
and when a teacher was unusually successful, and the school cor- 
respondingly prosperous, he would try to have the term length- 
ened by subscriptions, which was several times done. He and 
his wife united with the Billerica church 1808, Mch. 20. He m. 
1807, Mch. 29, Hannah Patten, b. 1782, Mch. 3, at Billerica, and 
d. 1813, Oct. 9; and (2d) her sister, Polly, b. 1784, Feb. 8, and 
d. 1871, Aug. 24. Their ancestry was Asa-^ and Hannah (Bald- 
win), their parents; John'* and Jane (Hill); Nathaniel^ and 
Hannah (Ross) ; Thomas- and Rebecca (Paine), and William^ and 



!2fM*. THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Mary I'atteii. all of Billerica, though William' first located at 
Cambridge ou his arrival in this country about 1635. Theophilus 
.Manning d. 1868, June 30. 

Ch. of Theophilus and Hannah Manning : 

11 Of;. Hannah Pattkn, b. 1808, Jan. 12; d. 1889, Nov. 26, at Billerica; 
m. 1827, Oct. 9, .John Chandler, Jr., of Tewksbury. No ch. 

1107. Sakaii Haywood, b. 1809, Feb. 0, at Harvard; d. 1883, Oct. 1+, 

at Billerica; ni. 1843, Jan. 26, Ambrose French Page, b. 1807, 
Sep. 18, at Salem, N. H. ; d. 1891, Apr. 19, at Lowell. Ch. : 
Ann Mary, b. 1848, Mch. 20; assistant principal of the Howe 
School, Billerica, 1871-5; m. 1877, Jan. 31, Lemuel Webster 
Hall, of Lowell. 

1108. Polly, b. 1811, Mch. 8; d. nnra. 1874, Feb. 22. 

Ch. of Theophilus and Polly Manning : 

1109. TiiKorniLus, b. 1821, Apr. 11. 

1110. William, b. 1823, Oct. 29. 

nil. Asa Pattkn, b. 1825, Oct. 26; d. unra. 1900, June 5, at Lowell. 

534. SUUVIAH" MANNING (Wm./' Wm.,"^ Wm.,^ 
Saml.,3Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1783, Oct. 30, at Billerica, Mass.; d. 
1873, July 3, at Chelmsford; m. 1805, Feb. 26, John Parkhurst, 
being his second wife. lie was b. 1775, June 5, at Chelmsford; 
(1. there 1830, Aug. 28. Ch., b. at Chelmsford : 

1112. Sltiviah Manning (Parkhurst) b. 1805, Dec. l. 

1113. John (Parkhurst) b. 1807, Aug. 3. 

1114. Jei'iithah (Parkhurst) b. 1809, Apr. 12. 

1115. Sewall (Parkhurst) b. 1811, Apr. 9. 

1116. AiJKAM (Parkhurst) b. 1813, Feb. 11. 

1117. Ai>i:link (I'arkhiirst) b. 1815, Feb. 3. 

1118. William Manning (Parkhurst) b. 1816, Sep. 3. 

1119. HAUiuiyr Lucrktia (Parkhurst) b. 1818, Sep. 2. 

1120. Sarah Haywood (Parkhurst) b. 1820, Aug. 28. 

1121. Litcinda (Parkhurst) b. 1822, Nov. 19. 

1122. Charles (Parkhurst) b. 1825, Apr. 23. 

1123. Jerusha Jane (Parkhurst) b. 1827, Jan. 2. 

539. JONATHAN^ MANNING (Jonatban,^ Wm.,"' Wm.,-* 
Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1774, Dec. 81, at Chelmsford, Mass. 
In 1801, Nov. 16, he bought 38 acres of land in Littleton for 
8880, and, removing to that town, henceforth made it his home. 
A wheelwright by trade. He was for years a justice of the peace, 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 297 

and several times represeuted his town in the Legislature. He m. 
1802, Feb. 23, Lydia, dau. of Samuel and Martha Howard, b. 
1775, Apr. 24, at Chelmsford; d. 1845, Aug. 12, Jonathan 
Manning d. 18G5, Nov. 1. Ch., b. at Littleton: 

1124. Walter How AKD, b. 1804, Mcli. 7; d. unm. 1875, Nov. 5. 

1125. Otis, b. 1805, Oct. 31. 

1126. Benjajmin, b. 1807, Apr. 26; d. 1837, Nov. 5, iu North or South 

Carolina; m. Elizabeth Morse. Cb. : I. John Henry, b 1836, 
May 3, at Middletown, Ct. ; d. 1846, Mch. 29 ; buried at Lowell. 
II. Carolina Elizabeth, b. 1838, Apr. 16, at Sturbridge, Mass.; 
d. 1867, Aug. 5, unm. 

1127. Mary Howard, b. 1809, May 31 ; d. 1810, Aug. 31. 

542. SALATHIEL" MANNING (Jonathan,^ Wm.,^ Wm.," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1780, June 17, at Chelmsford, Mass. 
He was a mechanic, being originally a wheelwright, but his per- 
manent business was the building of carding machines. During 
his four years residence at New Ipswich, N. H., he owned a grist 
and saw-mill, the condition of which he greatly improved while its 
owner. Later, he resided at Amherst in the same State. He m. 
1807, Dec. 13, Susan, dau. of Moses and Susanna (Davis) Hale, 
b. at Dracut, Mass., 1789, Aug. 1 ; d. 1870, Apr. 25, at Manches- 
ter, N. H. Salathiel Manning d. 1828, Oct. 7, at Amherst. Ch. : 

1128. SrSAN, b. 1809, June 7, at New Ipswich; d. aged 83, at Man- 

chester, unm. 

1129. Mary Axtha, b. 1812, May 20, at New Ipswich; d. 1867, May 4, 

unm. 
11.30. Benjamin Franklin, b. 1817, Oct. 26, at Amherst. In early life 
he was in trade in the clothing business, and, later, and for 
many years, was a manufacturing confectioner in Bridgeport, 
Ct., and Manchester, N. H., at which latter place he continued 
in business until his death, 1890, Jan. He m. 1852, June 23, 
Miranda Straw, b. 1824, Oct. 6. at Warner, N. H. She was a 
dau. of James B. and Mehitable (Fisk) Straw, and sister of 
Gov. Ezekiel A. StraAV, of N. H. No ch. 

548. JOSEPH^ MANNING (Jonathan,^ Wm.,-' Wra.,'' 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.,>) b. 1795, Apr. 21, at Chelmsford, Mass. 
He was an active business and public man in his native town, and 
held many places of public trust. For 20 years or more he was 
town treasurer, and represented Chelmsford in the Legislature of 
1856. He also held for several years a commission as major in the 
militia service of the State. The inscription on his gravestone is 



298 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

eminently characteristic — " A man firm of purpose and of unques- 
tioned integrity." lie m. 1828, Oct. 16, Julia Maria, dau. of 
Joseph and Tabitha Warren Parker, b. 1807, Apr. 9, at Chelms- 
ford ; d. there 18G9, Jan 4. Major Manning d. at the same place, 
1876, Aug. 5. Ch., b. at Chelmsford : 

1131. Julia Elizabkth, b. 1830, Mch. 28; ra. 1851, Sep. 7, Edwin 

Henchman Warren, b. 1824, Apr. 7, at Chelmsford, -where 
they resided. Ch. : I. Genrj^e Manninj?, b. 1852, Sep. 4; d. 
18C9, P^eb. 1. II. Martha Ehzabeth, b. 1854, Oct. 1. III. Jos- 
eph Edwin, b. 185G, Oct. 29. IV. Lonisa Carlton, b. 1858, Oct. 
16. V. Charles Everett, b. 1861, Feb. 6; d. 1865, Aug. 29. 
VI. Daniel Emerson, b. 1864, Feb. 28; d. 1865, Sep. 27. VII. 
Infant Son, b. 1868, Dec. 13; d. Dec. 16. VIII. Arthur MiUer, 
b. 1870, July 31. 

1132. Jaxe Howard, b. 1831, Oct. 11; m. 1857, Sep. 21, Jo.siah Em- 

erson Short, b. 1834, Nov. 30, at Lyndeboro, N. H., and d. 1888, 
Dec. 23. Ch. : I. Frederick Emerson, b. 1859, Oct. 7. II. 
Grace Juliette, b. 18(14, May 28. III. Harry William, b. 1871, 
Feb. 2. IV. Frank Manning, b. 1873, Nov. 14. 
11.33. Gf.orgk Joseph, b. 1836, Jan. 23; d. 1836, Sep. 18. 

557. SOLOMON^ MANNING (Solomon,^ Wm.,^ Wm.,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1789, Dec. 26, at Billerica, Mass. When 
a child he was taken by his parents to Ashburnham, in which town 
and in Ashby he subsequently chiefly lived. A cordwainer 
by trade, lie owned a small lot of land in the north part of Ash- 
burnham when residing there, and which he sold 1820, June 2. 
He m. Lucy Webber, of Chelmsford. Extensive inquiry has failed 
to show when or where she was born, or her history after 1825. 
Solomon Manning d. 1825, Dec. 13, at Ashby. Ch. : 

1134. Lucy Maiua, b. 1813, May 15; d. 1872, Dec 20, unm. 

1135. IvERS Bailey, b. 1815, Apr. 5, at Chelmsford. 

1136. Alzina E., b. 1818, Mch. 11 ; deceased ; m. Alvan F., son of Jacob 

Ward, b. 1810, Aug. 14. 

1137. Elsox Webber, b. 1820, July 8, at Ashbnrnhani. 

1138. Leretta Elvira, b. 1822, Sep. 10; ni. Meacham ; res. at 

Windsor, A''t. 

561. SAMUEL^ MANNING (Solomon,^ Wm.,^ Wm.,^ 
Saml.,3 Wui.,- Wm.') b. 1797, June 26, at Ashburnham, Mass. 
When quite young he worked with his father making shoes, but 
later learned the trade of a carpenter. He was occupied for several 
years at Dover, N. II., but removed to Andover, Mass., in 1832. 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 299 

He was among the first to work for the Essex Corporation of Law- 
rence, and, while walking home with a fellow workman one night, 
and talking about the coffei--dam to be built across the Merrimac 
river, they sat down on a log and Samuel drew and explained a 
plan for the dam. It was built on that plan, it is said, though a 
more wealthy person claimed the design. In 1852 Samuel purchased 
a farm and removed to Wilmington. Later, he located at Haver- 
hill, where he had a milk- route, but in 1872 he returned to Wil- 
mington where he passed the rest of his life. He m. at Dover, 
1828, Feb. 12, Betsey Wadleigh Smith, b. 1805, Oct. 26, at Brent- 
wood, N. H., and d. 1876, Apr. 3, at Wilmington ; dau. of Reuben 
and Betse}' Smith. Samuel Manning d. 1880, Sep. 25, at Wilming- 
ton. Ch. : 

1139. Geokge, b. 1829, July 28, at Dover. 

1140. Maek Smith, b. 1831, May 2, at Brentwood. 

1141. JoHX Williams, b. 1832, Oct. 6, at Andover. 

1142. Eki Carlton, b. 1834, Aug. 7, at Andover. 

1143. Mary Jane, b. 1836, Mch. 1, at Andover; m. 1854, Nov. 22, 

Stephen, son of Sewel and Abigail (Carter) Buck, b. 1836, Jan. 
2, at Wilmington, where be is a farmer. Ch. : Mary EUzabeth, 
b. 1856, May 28. 

1144. Elizabeth Hannah, b. 1837, Dec. 19, at Andover; d. 1847, June 5. 

1145. Sarah Alice, b. 1839, May 11, at Andover; d. 1840, May 23. 

1146. Sarah Foster, b. 1841, Mch. 1, at Andover ; res. Plaistow, N. H. ; 

m. 1873, Mob. 3, Andrew J., son of Maj. John and Mary Bart- 
lett, b. 1835, Nov. 8, at Plaistow, and d. 1890, Oct. 29. Cb. : 
John Andrew, b. 1874, May 8. 

1147. Alice Wilson, b. 1843, May 7; not m. ; resides with her sister in 

Wilmington. 

562. ELIZABETH^ MANNING (Solomou,6 Wm.,5Wm.,-' 
Saml.,3 "\Vni.,2 Wm.i) b. 1799, May 5, at Ashburnham, Mass. ; m. 
1823, Dec. 31, Peter Snow Carter, b. 1800, Oct. 21, at West 
Fitchburg, where both died ; he 1874, Aug. 17, and she 1865, Mch. 
30. The first two ch. were b. at Ashburnham, and all others at 
Fitchburg. Ch. : 



'o* 



1148. Peter Lysandek (Carter) b. 1824, Oct. 29; d. 1825, Feb. 7. 

1149. Elizabeth (Carter) b. 1825, Oct. 20; d. 1848, Apr. 12. 

1150. Susanna (Carter) b. 1827, Dec. 2; d. 1828, Aug. 3. 

1151. ALM.VNZA ((^arter) b. 1829, May 8; d. 1854, July 7. 

1152. Sabra Downes (Carter) b. 1831, Feb. 22; m. 1854, Aug. 2, Jesse 

F. Churchill, b. 1826, Dec. 16, at Woodstock, Vt. Ch., b. at 



300 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

W. t'itclihurg : I. Charles Fremont, b. 185G, May 2; d. 1874, 
Mch. 5. II. Lillian Augusta, b. 1860, Oct. 13; m. 1881, Dec. 
7, George Samuel Cogswell, b. 1856, July 12, at Pascong, R. I. 
Ch. : 1. Ada Cliurchill, b. 1884, July 7. 2. George Harold, b. 
1886, Aug. 24. 3. Helen, b. 1888, Nov. 9; <1. at birth. III. 
Julia Elisabeth, b. 1862, Dec. 24; m. 1S81, Mch. 12, George J. 
Pethybriiige, b. 1850, Nov. 14, at Ashburton, Devonshire, Eng. 
Ch. : 1. Charles Edvard,h. 1884, Jan. 4. 2. Amy Louise, h. 
1886, Mch. 28. IV. Sarah Gertrude, b. 1866, May 5; d. 1866, 
Sep. 4. V. Ada White, b. 1867, Dec. 5; d. 1868, Aug. 19. 

1153. Sakam Ahigail (Carter) b. 1832, July 7; d. 1870, June 26; m. 

Joseph Leavitt, b. 1819, Sep. 29, in Me. He d. 1883, Oct. 11. 
No ch. 

1154. MakyAnn (Carter") b. 1834, May 28 ; m. 1865, Dec. 20, in Chi- 

cago, Charles Emory Hoar, b. 1834, Mch. 9. at Groton, Mass. 
No ch. Reside at W. Fitchburg, Mass. 

1155. E.Mii.iNK Alice (Carter) b. 1837, Jan. 6; d. 1838, Aug. 20. 

5G5. JACOB" MANNING (Jacob/' Jacob/ Wm./ Saml./ 
Win.;^ Wm.') b. 1771, Dec. 16, at Rillerica, Mass. In 1794, 
Oct. 23, when he was residing in his native place, he bonght land 
and one-half of a dwelling house in Ashburnham, but perhaps 
never occupied it, for when he sold it, 1796, Jan. 14, he was liv- 
ing in Billerica. This property was purchased for £79 and sold 
for $250. In the latter year, June 9, he bought land in Chelms- 
ford and removed there. Other purchases followed. He sold a 
lot in 1798, and closed out his real estate holdings 1803, ]\Ich. 2, 
by three separate sales of that date, the aggregate price being 
$1,047.81. He then removed to Lyndeboro, N. H., proliably 
about May, 1803. In the latter year he made real estate purchases 
in Lyndeboro — Jan. 6, of Jonathan Parker, for $200, " the one- 
half of a sawmill" which Parker owned in partnership with Dea. 
John Farmer, on Scataquag river, with the one-half privilege of 
the yard and stream and tools, and, also, one-quarter acre of land 
on the southwest side of the river; and, as a second purchase in 
the same year, May 20, of the said Paiker for $35, one acre and 
one-quarter. In 1804, May 10, he bought 66 rods of land from 
the same man. He sold his interest in the sawmill 1806, Feb. 19, 
to Eleazer Everett, who had previously acquired the half formerly' 
held by Farmer. Mr. .Manning was a cabinet-maker by trade, 
and was mentioned either by that term or as a " joiner" in all of 
his deeds from 1794 to 1808. In his final years, however, he "kept 
the Parker tavern " in Lyndeboro. In the settlement of liis estate 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 301 

he was termed both an innholder and a housewright, iiidicatino- 
that he had beeu following both callings. Desks that he made are 
still in existence, one being in the possession of his grandson Sol- 
omon Manning, of Bedford, N. H. He died in Lj'ndeboro, after 
a few hours illness of spotted fever, a short time before IMch. 12, 
1812, when administration was granted on his estate. No record 
of his death has been found, but the statement that it was at about 
the same time that his brother lost two children by that disease 
(Feb. 12-J3) is reasonable. Eleazer J^verett was administrator. 
Mr. ]\[anuing m. 1796, Apr. 26, Lucy Andrews, b. 1774, June 1 1. 
at Carlisle, Mass. Her ancestry was Edmund^ and Millicent (Bar- 
rett), her parents, of Carlisle ; Solomon^ and Elizabeth (Ingalls) ; 
William^ and Margaret (Woodward), and Lieut. John, and Jane 
(Jordan) Andrews, all of Ipswich, Essex Co. The widow Lucy 
m. (2d) 1813, Jan. 25, Moses Fisher, of Francestown, b. 1755, 
Nov. 27, at Dedham, Mass., and d. 1847, Jan. 23, at Francestown. 
(By this marriage there was one child, Asa Manning Fisher, b. 
1817, Apr. 9; d. 1881, Oct. 24, at Denmark, Iowa; m. 1846, 
Apr. 21, Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Dennis, b. 1819, Oct. 10, at 
Hancock, N. H., and d. 1883, Oct. 13, at Denmark. Their dau. 
Emily Elizabeth, b. 1848, Dec. 21, at Denmark, m. John Bennett.) 
Mrs. Lucy (Andrews) Fisher d. 1841, Mch. 14, at F'rancestowu. 
Ch. of Jacob and Luc}' Manning : 

1156. Jacob, b. 1797, Oct. 81, at Chelmsford. 

1157. Solomon, b. 1799, May 16, at Chelmsford. 

1158. Lucy, date of birth not learned; d. 1841, Aug. 7; resided at Fran- 

cestown; ni. 1835, Apr. 29, Dean, sou of Asa and Elizabeth 
Bixby, b. 1804, July IG, and d. 1871, May 15; a carpenter and 
contractor. Cli., b. at Francestown : 1. Lucy Jane, b. 1836, 
Sep. 3; d. 1871, Dec. 14; m. Benj. Nason Hubbard. Ch. : 1. 
Caroline Louise, b. 1857, Sep. 7; m. 1877, Oct. 31, Alpheus Je- 
rome Stevens, b. 1848, May 10, at Anilierst. 2. Sarah Augusta. 
b. 1861, Jan. 21; m. 1880, Jan. 1, Albert Grew. 3. Charles 
Avery, b. 1863, Apr. 24; m. 1888, May 28, Alice Goodrich. 4. 
Gertrude Jane, b. 1869, May 5. — II. Fannie Augusta, b. 1838, 
Sep. 17; d. 1859, May G, unm. III. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1841, 
Mch. 19 ; d. 1887, Apr. 22 ; m. Osborne I. Poor, who d. 1871, Sep. 
1, and (2d) John Lane, of Raymond, where she d. 

566. ASA7 MANNING (Jacob,'' Jacob,'' Wm.,^ Saml.,^ 
AVm.,2 Wni.i) b. 1780, Sep. 23, at Billerica, Mass. There he made 
his first home, on a farm, but removed, probably in 1806, to 



302 THE .MAXMXf; FAMILY. 

Lyndeboro, X. II., where he and his father had jointly purchased 
a new farm. This was his home until 1837, when it was sold and 
another homestead was bought '' on the other side of Lyndeboro 
mountain." If the date of tliis change has been correctly given 
through tradition the new home was that acquired 1837, Dec. 15, 
of Sanuicl Jones ''in the north part" of the town. There he passed 
the rest of his life. He and his wife were members of the Congre- 
gational church in Lyndeboro. He was several years selectman. 
and served at least two terms in the Legislature. At Billerica he 
was commissioned sergeant of Artillery, 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 
whereof John Kidder was major, 1805, Apr. 1. His industry and 
business ability are attested to by the fact that when he and his 
father purchased the farm in Lyndeboro they held it subject to a 
mortgage of $1,700, and that Asa fully discharged this 1811, Apr. 
29, despite the fact that, in the intervening time, he had purchased 
the rights of his brother and sisters in tlieir father's estate at some 
expense. He was a kind husband and father, a good citizen, and 
always ready to lend a helping hand. Upon the early death of 
his brother Jacob, the latter's children found a home with Asa 
Manning, the two sons remaining until they were able to care for 
themselves; and other children received a home for a time. In 
1812, while visiting relatives in Chelmsford, IMass., Mrs. ^Manning 
dreamed that she saw her two little girls, Olive and Sarah, dead, 
and lying in one coffin. The dream was so vivid that she short- 
ened her visit. Soon after her return both these children were 
stricken with spotted fever and died in the same night, a few hours 
apart. Ii^ach was ill just 18 hours. They were buried in one coffin. 
The mother had the same fever but recovered. Mr. IManningleft 
a will whereby he gave to his giandchildren Olive Theresa and 
Henry Lyman Fuller $8 each ; to his own son Sherebiah all his 
real estate in Lyndeboro, farming tools, etc., the son to pay all 
debts and the above legacies ; to his children Sherebiah, Lydia 
and Sarah Jane the beds, bedding, etc., in equal division; to his 
son Joseph and daughter L3alia equal parts of the proceeds of the 
sale of all his cattle and sheep, which, he directed, should be dis- 
posed of for this purpose ; and " I give and bequeath to my son 
Asa Manning, if he should be living and ever return, all the ad- 
vances which I hold against him and live dollars to be paid by my 
executors." Mr. .Manning m. 1803, July 7, Olive Spaulding, of 
Chelmsford, Mass., b. 1780, July 31. Her ancestry was Zebulon-' 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 803 

and Lydia (Wright), her parents, of Westford, Mass.; Ileury"* 
and Mary (Adams) ; Henry^ and Elizabeth (Lund) ; Andrew- and 
Hannah (Jefts), and Edward' and Rachel Spaulding, ;dl of 
Chelmsford, thongh P^dward' first settled at Braintree when he 
came from England, 1630-33. Asa Manning d. 1S53, Jan. 2 ; 
Olive, his wife, d. 1844, Nov. 24, both at Lyndeboro, wliere they 
are buried. Ch. : 

1159. Olive, b. 1805, June 3, at Billerica; d. 1812, Feb. 12. 

1160. Sarah, b. 1807, July 11, at Lyndeboro; d. 1812, Feb. 13. 

1161. Asa, b. 1809, July 12, at Lyndeboro. When about 21 years old 

he went to the (then) far "West. He wrote ouce from Michi- 
gan; once each from Hennepin and Prairie du Cliien, and then 
through long years of waiting no other message ever was re- 
ceived, nor is Ins fate now known. The Bhiclv Hawk Indian 
war was in progress, and it is believed he was killed in battle 
or by assassination. He Avas of good principles and habits. 

1162. Sherebiah, twin, b. 1809, July 12; d. 1810, Dec. 15. 

1163. Olive, b. 1812, Mch. 25, at Lyndeboro; d. 1812, JnneT; m. ISSC, 

Mch. 10, Seth Fuller. They settled at Dracut, Mass., on a 
farm, Mr. Fuller teaching school winters; went to Greenville, 
HI., 1840, by canal, stage and river, where he taught school 
and run a brick-yard, etc. Ch. : I. Olive Theresa; m. D. R. 
BroAvn. II. Infant, d. aged 3 weeks. III. Henry Lyman; a 
soldier of the Eebellion; res. Greenville; d. leaving ch. Guy, 
May and Henry Lyman. 

1164. Sherebiah, b. 1817, Jan. 3, at Lyndeboro. 

1165. Joseph, b. 1819, July 19, at Lyndeboro. 

1166. Lydia Wright, b. 1821, June 10, at Lyndeboro; res. Stockbridge, 

Mich., 1900; m. 1848, Sep. 20, Ephraim Ward Woodward, b. 
1820, Aug. 12; resided 3 years at Nashua; next atTyngsboro, 
Mass.: removed, 1855, to White Oak townshii), Mich., where 
he was supervisor and justice of the peace. He d. 1880, Oct. 
28, at Mason. Ch. : Helen, b. 1850, May 21; d. 1850, Dec. 16. 

1167. Sarah Jane, b. 1822, Nov. 4, at Lyndel)oro; m. 184(;, June 4, 

John Henry, son of John and Mary (Spaulding) Whitney, b. 
1819, Sep. 21, at Ludlow, Vt., where they resided. She d. 1900, 
Feb. 6, at Proctorsville. Ch. : Isabel Sarah, b. 1847, May 3 ; 
m. 1878, June 19, Charles Page Chase. 

.570. JESSE^ MANNING (Jesse,c Jacob,^ Wm.," Saml..^^ 
Wm.,2 Wm.,1) b. 1776, July 12, at Billerica, Mass. lie resided 
first in his native j^lace, then in Sutton, N.H., and Paxtou, Mass., 
at which last-named place he passed his final years. In New 
Hampshire he was engaged in the limiber business and had a mill 



304 TllK MANMNCl lAMH.Y. 

in connection therewith. In Paxton he was a carpenter. He m. 
1796, Dec. 15, at Tewksbury, Mary Kittredge, b. 1777, Aug., at 
the latter place, dan. of Thomas Kittredge (see Mid. Co. deed 
232-528) ; and ("id) Mary Durah (or Durren) b. about 1777, at 
BillcricM, and d. 1830, Jan. 9, at Paxton. Josse Manning d. 
1852, July 28, at Paxton. 

Ch. of Jesse and Mary {Kittredge) Manning: 

1168. Jei^sk, b. 1797, Aug. 20, at Billerica. 

1169. Nancy, b. 1800, June 2G, at Tewksbury. 

Ch. of Jesse and Mary {Durah) Manning: 

1170. Elizabeth, b. 1810, .Apr. 17. 

1171. David, b. 1812, Apr. 14, at Sutton. 

1172. Ma1!Y Janr, b. 1814; d. 1845, at NorthtieW, Mass.; in. 1834, 

Sep. 20. Jo.sbua II. Lamb. Cb. : I. Ansel IIarlo-\v, b. 1835, 
Sep. 20; d. 1864, Apr. 24. II. All)ert James, b. 1836, De"c. 6; 
d. 1887, Jan. 9. III. Albron Wells, b. 1838, Aug. 7; resides 
N. Y. City. IV. Deloss Ogene, b. 1840, June 29; resides at 
Hudson, Mass. V. Elbridge Chase, b. 1842, Aug. 23; d. 1878, 
Feb. 24. 

1173. Elmira, b. 1816; d. aged about 2 weeks. 

1174. Samuel Stillmax, b. 1818, Nov. 22, at Lexington. 

573. CHLOE" MANNING (Thomas,^ Jacob,MVm.,4 Saml.,-' 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1772, Jan. 19, at Andover, Mass.; d. 1847, 
Feb. 19; m. 1792, Dec. 18, William, son of Joseph Hawley, b. 
before 17G9, Feb. 19, at Marblehead, and d. 1819, Oct. 23, aged 
50. She m. (2d) 1822, June 21, Abiel Abbott, who d. in 1828. 
Cli., b. at Andover: 

1175. Meiiitaule Manning (Hawley) b. 1793, July 4; d. 1796, Jan. 6. 

1176. Hannah (Ilawley) b. 1795, June 5. 

1177. Meiiitable (Hawley) b. 1797, Sep. 13. 
- 1178. Mautha (Hawley) b. 1799, July 7. 

1179. Makv (Hawley) b. 1801, July 15; d. 1802, Dec. 10. 

1180. Maky (Hiiwley) b. 1806, Feb. 25. 

1181. Elizabeth (Hawley) b. 1808, Oct. 17. 

1182. William Abbott (Ilawley) b. 1812, Apr. 13. 

1183. Joseph (Ilawley) b. 1817, Nov. 15; d. 1818, June 18. 

574. SARAH" MANNING (Thomas,'- Jacob,-' Wm.,^ 
Saml.,3 Will. ,'2 Win.') b. 1774, May 29, at Andover, Mass. ; d. 
1828, Feb. IG; m. 1792. Fob. 7, Jedediah Burt. Ch., b. at 
Andover : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 305 

1184. Sarah (Burt) b. 1799, Feb. 21. 

1185. Haxxah (Burt) b. 1801, Jan. 28. 

1186. Jedediah (Burt) b. 1804, Feb. 6. 

1187. William (Burt) b. 1809, July 7. 

1188. Joseph (Burt) b. 1817, June 8. 

577. THOMAS' MANNING (Thomas,^ Jacob,^ Wm.," 
Saml.,3 AYm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1781, Apr. 25, at Andover, Mass. He 
was a farmer in his native town, and helped to build the house 
which, in modern times, has been occupied by the widow of his 
youngest son. He m. 1805, Nov. 25, Sarah Hart, of North Read- 
ing, who d, 1839, Oct. 19, aged 55 ; and (2d) Adeline Alton, dan. 
of Asa and Judith (Jaquith) Abbot, b. 1800, Dec. 31, who d. 
1869, July 23. Thomas Manning d. 1849, Feb. 26, at Andover, 
where he was buried. Ch., b. at Andover: 

1189. Edward Augustus, b. 1807, June 12. 

1190. Sarah Axx, b. 1809, Dec. 2; d. 1840, July 12, unm. 

1191. Lydl\ S., birthdate not learned; d. 1834, July 28. 

1192. MaryK., b. 1817, Mch. 11; d. 1817, Mch. 24. 

1193. Joseph M.,b. 1819, Aug. 11; d. 1821, Feb. 22. 

1194. Maky Antoinette, b. 1821, Jan. 23; d. 1850, Nov. 18; m. 1843, 

Sep. 12, Henry F. Barnard. Ch. : I. John. II. Elizabeth. 

1195. John Hart, b. 1824, Feb. 8. 

1196. Rfjjecca Jane, b."l827, Mch. 23; m. 1851, Dec. 25, Henry F. 

Barnard. Ch. : Edward. 

581. PHCEBE^ MANNING (Wm.,6 Wm.,^ Isaac," Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1766, Nov. 10, at Charlestown, Mass. ; d. 1851, 
Oct. 13 ; m. 1789, May 21, William, son of Jonathan and Abigail 
(Blanchard) Peirce, b. 1760, Dec. 6. A farmer at Waltham. 
Served 3 years in the Revolution, and received a pension. Ch. : 

1197. William (Peirce) b. 1789, Nov. 1; m. Harriet E. Elliott. 

1198. Mary (Peirce) b. 1791, Mch. 4; ra. Ephraira Allen. 

1199. Jonathan (Peirce) b. 1793, Apr. 18; m. Matilda Corey. 

1200. Phcebe (Peirce) b. 1796, Aug. 22; d. 179G, Sep. 10. 

1201. Francis (Peirce) b. 1798, Feb. 15. 

1202. Isaac Manning (Peirce) b. 1800, June 14; m. Susan Ro.s8. 

1203. George (Peirce) b. 1802, Feb. 19; m. Sophia Hersey. 

1204. Elizabeth (Peirce) b. 1805, June 4. 

1205. Henry (Peirce) b. 1807, Oct. 2; m. Louisa A. Bayley. 

1206. Edgar (Peirce) b. 1810, Aug. 20; m. Caroline Hersey. 

583. WILLIAM^ MANNING (Wm.,^ Wm.,"^ Isaac," 
Saml.,3 Wm.2 Wm.i) bap. 1769, Dec. 31, at Charlestown, Mass 
20 



306 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

He was a baker. He resided nearly all the time in Cbarlestown, 
but, also, several years in Boston. He probably followed his 
trade in both places. The Boston directory for 1H09 siiows him 
as a baker on Cambridge St., and that for 1810 on Lynn St., and 
similarly engaged. Before 1826 he again went from Charlestown 
to Boston, and he d. in the latter place 1829, Oct. 22, aged 60. 
He m. at Charlestown, 1798, July 8, Mehital)le Mclntire, born at 
Salem or Charlestown (accounts differ) ; d. at Charlestown, 1855, 
Sep. 25, aged 82. Ch : 

1207. Eliza, b. about 1799; d. in Boston, 1881, .June 7, when she was 

the ■widow of Abel B. King. Family report says she had one 
child, who d. in infancy. 

1208. Lydia, b. 1800, Nov. 13; resided in Charlestown; d. there 1883, 

Feb. 1(), unm. 

1209. William, b. about 1804, in Boston. 

1210. S.vjiL'KL, 1). 1811 in Boston; lather by trade; d. uinn. 1864, May 

26, at Charlestown. Record of his death erroneously gives 
his age as 60 years. But two earlier records place his birth 
in 1811 with positive reliability. 

1211. Clauissa. Collateral descendants say she d. at Maplewood, 

1898 (?), Oct., aged 92. She m. (1st) 1829, William M., son 
of Daniel and Comfort Thankful (Melcher") Penniman, b. 1804, 
July 6, in Boston; d. 1880, Jan. 19, in N. Y. Ch. : Harriet. 
She m. (2d) Thomas Cannon, by whom she had two ch. I. 
George. II. Benjamin. Tiie latter has failed to give his 
mother's record on request. 

585. JOHN^ MANNING (Wm.,6 Wm.,^ Isaac,'' Saml.,^ 
Wm.,- Wm.i) b. 1776, Mch. 8, at Spencer, Mass. He resided 
at Lincoln in 1803; next at Weston for a time, but removed in 
1806 or 1807 to Salem, where he thereafter lived. He was a 
shoemaker and, afterwards, a baker. He m, 1803, May 16, at 
Weston, Priscilla, widow of Daniel Allen,* and dau. of Oliver and 
Vashti (Ramsdell) Richardson, b. 1775, Dec. 2, at Medway ; d. 
1861, Sep. 29, at Peabody. Her further ancestry wasMoses^ and 
Abigail (Allen), her grandparents, of Medway ; John- and Esther 
(Breck), of Medfield ; and John' and Rebecca (Clark) Richard- 
son, of Mcdfield, 1079. Priscilla and her children by her first 
marriage were heirs to a farm in Weston, owned by Mr. Allen, 
and this was leased for some years after the removal to Salem. 

*Ch. of DnnlL'l and PiiscllKi AllcMi: I. Lo wis, b. 1794, July 26. II. Otis, b. 179(!, 
Aug. 16. III. Priscilla, h. 179S, May -26. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 307 

It was sold 1817, Oct. 8, to Lewis Alleu for $500. John IMaii- 
ning d. 1824, Apr. 4, at Salem. Ch. : 

1212. Ira R., b. 1804, June 6, at Weston: d. unm. 1882, Feb. 20, at 

Lynn. 

1213. D.4:n'iel, b. 1805, Apr. 13, at Weston. 

1214. Caroline, b. 1807, Jan. 26, at Salem. 

1215. Hannah, b. 1809, Apr. 2, at Salem; d. 1811, Aug. 15. 

1216. John, b. 1811, May 4, at Salem. 

1217. Charles, b. 1813, July 19, at Salem. 

1218. Alvarez Kent, b. 1816, Oct. 5, at Salem. 

1219. Henry Mltrray, b. 1818, Oct. 10, at Salem. 

1220. Horace, b. 1820, May 28. at Salem; a soldier of the Rebellion ; d. 

1863, June 13, at Washington, D.C. 

587. ISAAC" MANNING (Wni.,6 Wm.,^ Isnac,^ Sanil.,3 
Wm.,2 "VYm.i) b. iu 1780, at Paxton or Spencer, Mass. He re- 
sided at Portsmouth, N. H., Salem, Mass., aud Charlestown, of 
the latter State. A baker when iu Salem and Charlestown. He 
m. 1805, Jan. 6, Mary Miller, of Portsmouth. Descendants be- 
lieve her father was named Nicholas. Isaac Manning d. 1818, 
Dec. 30, aged 38, at Charlestown. Ch. : 

1221. Isaac, b. 1806, Feb. 2, at Portsmouth; d. 1807, Oct. 21. 

1222. P:dward Preble, b. 1809, Nov. 2, at Salem. 

1223. Isaac, b. 1812, Feb. 2, at Salem. 

1224. George Richards, b. 1814, Oct. 12, at Charlestown. 

595. WILLIAM HOMES^ MANNING (Isaac,« Wm.,^ 
Isaac,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1769, July 31, at Charlestown, 
Mass. His name often appears on deeds and other public records 
of his day, and there it was more frequently written with the mid- 
dle name spelled Holmes than Homes. The form here used is 
given on the authority of his grandson who bore exactly the same 
name, and who asserted positively that both he and his grandfather 
spelled the name without the " 1." INIoreover, the elder man ap- 
pears iu the census of 1789 as " W. Homes Manning." This point 
is enlarged upon because the name may yet have use in determin- 
ing the maiden name of his mother. He was called, not by his 
first name, but by the second ; hence, the form in the census rec- 
ord. The statement has been made that ho was in the Revolution, 
which is rendered doubtful bv his age and the absence of his name 
from all known rolls. Other descendants say he was in the war of 
1812, but this cannot be affirmed. His portrait in uniform of some 



308 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

kind is in the possession of bis grandson, Mr. A. K. Adams, to- 
gether with that of his wife. A certificate now in the care of his 
great grandson. Rev, Wni. II. Manning, shows that, in 1800, he 
was coniiiiissioued by Gov. Strong as lieutenant of a Hattalion. In 
private life he was a baker. He resided chiefly in his native town, 
but was in Boston, 1807-13, on Prince street. He purchased 1796, 
•Ian. 21, land unci buildings in Charlestown of Abigail Bradish, 
widow, for §1,333.33, fronting on Slaughter House Lane. He and 
his wife were members of the Charlestown church. He m. 1788, 
May 15, Mary Call, b. 1764, June 14 ; d. 1846, July 11. Lieut. 
Wm. H. Manning d. 1819, Aug. 23, at Charlestown. Adm. on 
his estate was granted to his widow, with Jonatiian Call and Jon- 
athan C. Manning as sureties. Ch., b. at Charlestown : 

1225. Isaac, b. 1780, June 11; d. 1789, Sep. 17. 

1226. Mary, b. 1790, Sep, 13; m, 1809, Aug. 3, William, sou of Wni. 

and Elizabeth Bennett, b. 1780, July 15. Ch. : I. Sarah Call 
Gregor)s b. 1812, Apr. 18; d. 1872, nnni. TI. Mary, b. 1814. 
Mch. 29; d, 1820, Nov. 23. III. William, b. 181G, Sep. 25; d. 
1854, July 19; m. AbbyG. Stevens. IV. Susanna, b. 1818, May 
17; d. 1819, Aug. 25. V. Henry, b. 1820, Aug. 6; d. 1820, 
Nov. 9. VI. Charlotte, b. 1821, Aug. 31. VII. Charles Henry, 
b. 1825, Sep. 20. 

1227. Isaac, b, 1792, May 11 ; d. 1792, Oct. 28. 

1228. Ciiahlottk, b. 1793, Sep. 22; d. 1793, Oct. 1. 

1229. Jonathan Call, b. 1795, Feb. 23. 

1230. Charles, b, 1797, Apr. 15; d. 1797, Sep. 5. 

1231. Edward, b. 1799, Sep. 8; d. 1799, Sep. 25. 

1232. CitAiu.OTTK, b. 1801, June 20; d. 1876, Sep. 30, at Portland, Me. ; 

m. 1832, June 17, Samuel Fitzroy Adams, b. 179G in London, 
Eng., and d. 1865, June 17, in East Boston, Mass. Ch., b. at 
Charlestown: I, Samuel Henry, b. 1834, Aug. 13: d. I<s3."), Aug. 
4. II. Alexander Kiikland, b. 1830, Oct. 13; a merchant in 
Lynn. III. Samuel Francis, b. 1838, Nov. 4; a soldier of the 
Rebellion; killed. 18G4, at the battle of Sabine Cross-Roads, 

1233. Claimssa ; d. young, says family report; perhaps a twin with 

Cliiirlottc; perhaps the child of this family wliod. 1801, Sep. 22. 

597. ANN" MANNING (James,« Wm.,-'^ Isaac," Saml.,3 
Wm,,- Wm.^) bap. 1767, Aug. 16, at Charlestown, IVIass. ; date 
of death not learned ; m. 1789, Joshua Abbott, b. 1759, June 15, 
and d. 1837, Mch. 4. She was a second wife, he having previously 
m. Mary Brown and had several ch. He was a farmer and inn- 
holder at Ilooksett Falls, N. H. Ch. by second marriage : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 309 

1234. SuSAXXA (Abbott) b. 1790, May 23. 

1235. Sarah (Abbott) b. 1793, May 24; d. 1825, May 1. 

1236. Margaret (Abbott) b. 1795, Sep. 7; m. John Proscott. 

1237. Dorothy (Abbott) b, 1797, Oct. 17; m. Samuel Ilosmer. 

1238. Nancy (Abbott) b. 1799, Nov. 11. 

1239. WiLLLVM (Abbott) b. 1801, Nov. 11; m. Sarah McMurphy. 

1240. Eljiira (Abbott) b. 1803, Dec. 6; m. Wm. Carr. 

1241. Franiclin (Abbott) b. 1806, Apr. 20; cl. 1811, Mch. 15. 

1242. Joseph Warren (Abbott) b. 1808, June 23; d 1808. 

1243. Cynthia Jane (Abbottj b. 1810, Jau. 23; in. Italph Butler. 

1244. Walter Harris (Abbott) b. 1815, June 19. 

598. WILLI AM^ MANNING (James,6Wm.,^Isaac,\Saml.,3 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1770, Mch. 25, at Churlestovvn, Mass. A tailor 
by trade, but also a considerable holder of real estate. He early 
settled in Maine, and, according to his residence as given in deeds, 
lived in Brunswick, 1795-97, in Cornish, 1797-1800, in Liuiington, 
1801-23, and perhaps after, and last of all in Parsonfield. In 
1795, Apr. 21, he bought one-quarter of an acre of land for £6. 
One-half of this purchase he sold the same year, and the remain- 
der in 1797. In the latter year he purchased land in Cornish for 
$340, and sold it in 1800 for $400. In Limington he bought land 
in 1801 for $743, and another lot in 1803 for $50. The first of 
these purchases he disposed of in broken parcels from time to lime, 
but that of 1803, which he acquired from one Wm. Wentworth, he 
held until 1836, when he sold it to his sou Franklin. It is de- 
scribed as 3 acres of land and water power, and was " the same 
I occupied as a dwelling house & mills for many years." This 
reference to " mills " is explained by present old residents of Lim- 
ington. He lived four miles from the main village, near the house 
now occupied by Wm. Boothl)y. The ruins of the cellar of Mr. 
Manning's house are yet visible. He also had a mill for grinding 
corn, which was eight or ten rods behind his house, and the old sill 
is still buried in the mud near the brook. His farm is reputed to 
have contained 80 acres. Mr. Boothby's father ultimately pur- 
chased it and joined it to his own farm. William ^Manning m. 
1793, Sep. 8, Margaret Swan, b. 1772, June 1 ; d. 1815, July 19, 
at Limington. Her ancestry was Joseph^ and Janet (McCloud), 
her parents, of West Cambridge, Mass. ; Ebenezer^ and Bathsheba 

( ) ; Ebenezer^ and Elizabeth ( ) ; and John' and INLary 

(Pratt) Swan, all of Cambridge, where John^ d. 1708, June 5, 
aged 87. Middlesex Co., Mass., deed 141-253 shows that, in 1799, 



310 THE ^fAXNING FAMILY. 

Wm. i\r;inning aud his wife Mar2;aret, of Cornish, quitchiimed, 
for S'^iO, all their rights " iu that part of tiie estate of our honored 
fatlier, Joseph Swan, late of Boston, deceased, which came to said 
Joseph by right of heirship from our grandfather Ebenezer Swan, 
late of Cambridge, deceased, together with all the rights we have 
in the estate of our grandmother Batlisheba Swan." Wm. Man- 
ning m. (2d) about 1822, Mrs. Hannali Littlefield, of York, who 
d. 1824. No eh. by this marriage. Mr. Manning d. 1837, Oct. 
15, at Parsonfield. There has been an impression with some mem- 
bers that all of his children were born at Limington, but this is so 
much at variance with the facts as to his residence as set foitii by 
deeds, and in one case with an old letter, that historical accuracy 
seems to demand the allotment of other birthplaces to the older 
offspring. Ch. : 

1245. Janet, b. 1794, Sep. 28, probably at Brunswick. 

124fi. Nancy, b. liyG.Oct. 23, probably at Brunswick; d. 1828, Feb. 14; 

m. 1823, Aug., Zuuus Klliot. Ch. : Nancy M. ; m. John U. 

Colver. She was at Golden, Colorado, about 1890. 

1247. Susanna, b. 1799, Jan. 3, at Cornish. 

1248. Josr.PH, b. 1800, Oct. 27; d. 1800, Dec. 1. 

1249. Maky, b. 1802, Jan. 10, at Limington. 

1250. William Holmes, b. 1803, Dec. 17, at Limington. 

1251. Thomas Jekfkrson, b. 180G, May 12, at Limington ; d. 1826, July 7 ; 

was at lliriim. Me., Jan. 25 of the latter year. 

1252. FnAXKijx, b. 1808, Jan. 12, at Limington. 

1253. Henry, b. 1810, Mcli. 31, ut Limington. 

1254. Clakissa, b. 1812, Jan. 5, at Limington; m. 1839, Oct. 29, at So. 

Paris, Benjamin, sou of Jonathan Richardson, b. 1805, May 1, 
at Standisli. She was a .second wife. Resided at Monmouth. 
Ch. : L Edwin A., b. 1842, Nov. 29. U. Melvin M., b. 1847, 
Sep. 3. 

1255. Lnkant Son; d. young. 

600. AARON' MANNING (James,^ Wm.,^ Isaac,"* Saml.,3 
Wm.,'-^ Wm.^) b. 1775, Apr. 1, at Charlestown, Mass. He be- 
came a tailoi*, and lived in N. II. and Vt. The birthplaces of his 
children furnish the only available clew to his residence at various 
times, and biographical data are laclving. He m. in 1800, Lydia 
Noyes, b. 1779, Nov. 26; d. 1818, Aug. 8, at Ilartland, Vt. ; 
and he m. (2d) 1823, Mrs. Kebecca (Sargent) Hatch, who bore 
him no children. She d. 1858, May 17. The ancestry of Lydia 
Noyes was Enoch^ and Eunice (Kinsman), her parents ; John"* and 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 31 1 

Abigail (Poor) ; SamiieF and Hannah (Poor) ; Jobn^ and Mary 
(Poor), and NicLolas^ and Mary (Cutting) Noyes. Nicholas' 
was born in Wiltshire, Eng., and settled in Newbury, Mass. 
Aaron Manning d. 1827, June 15, at Hartland. Ch. : 

1256. Jajies, b. 1800, Nov. 28, at Tunbridge, Vt. ; drowned 1811, July 

11, at Pembroke, N. H. 

1257. Enoch Noyes, b. 1802, July 13, at Tunbridge; located at Roches- 

ter, N. y., as early as 1832, in which year a family letter states 
that he was studying medicine; became a dentist; d. unm, at 
Coshocton, Ohio, in 1858 or 1859. 

1258. Stephen Noyes, b. 1804, Oct. 24, at Sharon, Vt. 

1259. Aaron, b. 180(5, Aug. 17, at Sharon. 

1260. Jesse King, b. 1809, Feb. 1, at Tunbridge. 

1261. A Son, b. and d. in 1811. 

1262. James Madison, b. 1812, Mch. 4, at Dunbarton, N. H. A sur- 

veyor, and went to Texas in 1837. He d. at Corpus Christi, 
1872, between Apr. 25, the date of his will, and May 30, when 
it Avas filed. He m. 1839, Dec. 12, Mary Ann Wool, and (2d) 
Eliza . It has not been learned whether he left ch. 

1263. Eunice Kinsman, b. 1814, June 9, at Bradford, N. H. 

1264. Lydia Noyes, b. 1816, May 12, at Hillsborough, N. H. : d. num., 

1837, Sep. 8, at Ballston, N. Y. 

1265. WiLLiA^Ai, b. 1818, June 19, at Hartland. 

COS. HANNAH^ MANNING (Thomas^, Wm.,'^ Isaac,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1783, June 20, at Salem, Mass.; d. 
there, 1855, Feb. 25 ; m. 1808, "William, sou of Joseph and Han- 
nah (Neal) Smith, who d. 1818, Mch., and she m. (2d) Benj. 
Proctor, who d. 1860, July 20, aged 84 years and 10 months. 

Ch. of William and Hannah Smith : 

1266. Mary, b. 1809, Feb. 21 ; d. 1816, June 17. 
12(i7. WiELiAiM, b. 1812, May 12; m. Catherine Brant. 

1268. Joseph Augustus, b. 1816, Jau. 7; m. Lydia Abbot. 

Ch. of Benjamim and Hannah Proctor : 

1269. Sarah; m. James Battis. 

1270. Hannah; m. Willard Brown. 

611. RICHARD7 MANNING (Thomas,^ Wni.,-^' Isaac," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1789, Jan. 14, at Salem, Mass. He 
" served in Capt. Philip Wells' co., Mass. militia, in 1814." A 
tailor by trade. He m. (1st) 1811, Aug. 11, Nancy, dau, of Isaac 
and Rachel (Jones) Very, b. 1788, Dec. 16, and d. 1812, Sep. 



312 THE MAXXING FAMILY. 

26 ; aiul (2d) 1816, Jan. 7, Mary, dau. of John and Mary Perry, 
of Salem, wlio d. there 1856, Sep. 2. Mr. Manning d. 1873, Aug. 
8, at Salem. All ch. born at Salem. 

Ch. of Richard and Nancy Manning: 

1271. Nancy, b. 1812, Dec. 10; m. John Southwick, of Salem. 

Ch. of Richard and Mary Manning: 

1272. Kkiiahu Thdmas, b. 1816, Oct. 24; d. 1842, Nov. He was first 

mate of the brig George, Miller, master, which foundered at 
sea on the voyage from St. Mary's for St. Jago, Cuba, and all 
liands were lost. 

1273. Chakles Henky, b. 1819, Jan. 30. 

1274. Maky CatherIxNE, b. 1820, July 8 ; d. 1884, Feb. 9, at Salem ; m. 

1843, May 25, Reuben Henry Floyd, b. 1816, June 8, at Marble- 
head, and d. 1894, June 1, at Salem. Ch., b. at Salem: I. 
Mary Elizabeth, b. 1844, Oct. 8, res. Salem; m. 18G6, Oct. 11, 
Francis F. Johnson, of Peabody, a soldier of the Civil War for 
3 years in Co. D, 1st H. A. II. Harriet Ellen, b. 1848, Apr. 10; 
m. 1868, Nov. 5, Wni. Henry Dockham, of Salem, who d. there 
1896, Mth. 19 ; a soldier of the Civil War for 3 years in Co. D, 
1st H. A. Ch. : 1. Nellie Isabel ; m. John A. Bagley. 2. Mary 
Laura. 3. Alice Ehodes. 4. Beuben Edson. 5. Edith Perry. 
6. Annie Lav:rence.—Ul. Francis Henry, b. 1852, June 16. IV. 
Emma Gertrude, b. 1858, Nov. 12; d. 1859, Aug. 24. 

1275. Hannah, b. 1822, Sep. 29; d. 1855, Jan. 2; m. 1848, Mch. 21, 

Kichard Thomas. No ch. 

1276. Danux Augustus, b. 1825, Jan. 2. 

1277. Elizabeth, b. 1828, Apr. 17; res. Salem; m. 1855, Apr. 3, Wil- 

liam Henry, son of William R. and Elizabeth Moore, b. 1829, 

June 24, in Boston. Ch., b. at Salem: I. Annie Laurie, b. 

1856, Oct. 1; m. Charles Frederic Waldo Archer, of Salem. 

II. Susan Augusta, b. 1858, Mch. 16; d. 1858, July 17. 111. 

Henry Webster, b. 1860, May 19. IV. Minnie Cora, b. 1862, 

Apr. 17; d. 1885, Mch. 4; m. James Pcmbcrton Hale, of Salem. 

V. Nellie Louise, b. 1865, Sep. 7. VI. William Herbert, b. 1866, 

Nov. 12; d. 1867, Aug. 20. 
1277a. Joseph, b. 1829, Nov. 9; d. 18.S3, Sep. 15. 
\2--b. Twin Daughteks, b. 1832, Apr. 4; d. 1832, Apr. 5. 

1278. Wii.LiAM Smith, b. 1836, Sep. 7. 

621. JOSEPH" MANNING (Joseph,'"' Wm.,^ Isaac,'' 
Saml.,^ Wm.,- Win.') b. 1812, Apr. 10, atMedford, Mass. From 
1833 to 1846 be was in the wholesale grocery business in Boston, 
at 15 Central Wharf. During all this time his partner was Francis 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 313 

C. Manning, and for a few years Dudley C. Hall was associated 
with them. The firm name was, at various times, Francis C. and 
Joseph Manning, Jr. ; Manning & Hall ; and F. C. and J. Man- 
ning. Later, Joseph Manning engaged in the lumber business at 
Medford under the name of F. E. Foster & Co. His son Joseph 
K. now carries on the same business under the same name. He 
m. 1839, Mch. 13, Susan Bassett King, b. 1817, Oct. 1, in Bos- 
ton; d. 1885, Mch. 5, at Cambridge. She had m. (2d) 1870, Dec. 
27, Augustus A. Wliitney. She was a daughter of Capt. John 
and Susan (Morey) King. [John King was b. 1773, Aug. 5; d. 
1845, Oct. 20. Susan Morey was b. 1793, July 17; d. 1844, 
May 31.] Joseph Manning d. 18G1, Sep. 9. Ch., b. at Medford : 

1279. Joseph Dudley, b. 1840, Jan. 3; d. IS-IO, Sep. 8. 

1280. Joseph King, b. 1841, July 21; unm., 1899; resides at Medford. 

See above for his business occupation. 

1281. Edward Dudley, b. 1844, Jan. 12; resides at Medford, Hera. 

1867, Oct. 15, Asajjhene DeFargial Law, dau. of Asa and Lucy 
A. Law. Cb. : I. Stillborn child, 1872, Feb. 5. II. Edna Jo- 
sephine, b. 1878, Mch. 30; d. 1898, Dec. 3, at Pasadena, Cali. ; 
funeral at Medford, Dec. 11. 

1282. Warren White, b. 184G, Aug. 27; d. unm. 1893, Feb. 24, at Med- 

ford. 

1283. George Frederick, b. 1848, Oct. 24. Resides at Medford. He 

was a merchant in Boston in the wool busine.^^s in the firm of 
Fenno, Low & Co., succeeded by Feuno & IMannino;, for some 
20 years, and for two years In the firm of Manning, Harding & 
Martin. He retired from business in 1888. Not m. 1899. 

623. SARAH^ MANNING (Billy,^ Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ 
Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1783, Nov. 25, at Woodstock, Ct. ; m. 
1802, Feb. 4, Edward Eells, b. 1773, Jan. 24, at Stonington. He d. 
1832, June 4, at Medina, N. Y. ; she d. 1825, May 24, at Middle- 
bury, Vt. Ch., b. at Middlebury: 

1284. Marcus (Eells) b. 1804, June 4. 

1285. Adeline (Eells) b. 1806, Mch. 28; d. 1839, Feb. 20, at Rockford, 

111.; m. Eleazer Hubbell Potter. Ch. : I. Sarah Adeline; m. 
Lathrop ; res. Rockford. II. EdAvard Eells; a Com- 
mander in the U. S. Navy. 

1286. Edward Gushing (Eells) b. 1808, May 3 ; graduated at Middlebury 

College and began a theological course at Andover Seminary, 
but died before its completion, 1830, May 31, at Middlebury. 

625. ABIAL' MANNING (Billy,^ Ephraim,-''' Ephraim,'* 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1790, Mch. 28, at Woodstock, Ct., but 



314 THE MANNING FAMLY. 

was leivred atMiddlebury, Vt. He weut to Larrabee's Point, .Shore- 
ham, about 1817; theuce to Salisbury, about 1829; theuce to 
Poultney, about 1833, all these places being in Vt. ; thence, in 
1841, to Lake Geneva, Wis. He kept a hotel at Salisbury, and 
was a merchant, also, until he went to Wis., when he engaged as 
a farmer. He m. 1813, Nov. 25, Mary Spaulding Larrabee, dau. 
of Judge John 8. and Martha (Clark) Larrabee, of Larrabee's 
Point, and granddau. of John and Mary (Spaulding) Larrabee. 
She was b. 1794, Mch. 28 ; d. 18G4, Feb. 12. Abial Manning d. 
1858, July 13, at Lake Geneva. Ch. : 

1287. JuLiKT Amelia, b. 1815, .June 18, at MicUllebnr^y; m. 1838, .July 11, 

Albert August, son of Amos and Dotliee (Brace; Thompson, b. 
1816, June 15, at E. Toultney. (lion Amos Thompson was for 
11 years a judge in Rutland co., and a son of David Thompson 
who came to Poultney from Goshen, Ct., it is said.) Mrs. 
A. A. Thompson d. 1890, Nov. 25; Mr. Tiiompson d. 1893, Mch. 
8, both at Portland, Ore., where he was in business. Ch. : I. 
Henry Augustus, b. 1840, Aug. 9, at E. Poultney. II. Isabel 
Mary, b. 1846, Oct. 11, at Lake Geneva, Wis. III. Cornelia, 

b. 1849, May 31, ut Elk Horn, Wis. ; ra. Carroll; res. at 

Portland. 

1288. John Lakijabki:, b. 1817, Sep. 5, at Bristol, Vt. lie went to Bos- 

ton, Mass., in 1832, where he resided about 5 years; thence to 
Poultney; thence to Troy, N. Y., where, acting almost the 
whole time as agent for the Hart estate, he resided until 1878. 
He removed to Boston, having m. there. 1877, Jan., Adelaide, 
widoAv of James E. Root, who d. 1887, July 29. No ch. Mr. 
Manning d. 1893, Oct. 7, in Bo.ston. 

1289. William Auial, b. 1822, Apr. 17, at Shoreham. 

1290. Sakaii Arabklla, b. 1827, May 14; d. 1844, Mch. 27. 

626. CLARISSA^ MANNING (Billy,^ Ephraim,^ Ephraim,'* 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1793, June 25, at Mansfield Center, Ct. ; 
d. there, 18G9, Dec. 9 ; m. (1st) Orrin, son of Josiah Stowell, b. 
and d. at Mansfield, by whom she had 3 ch. ; and (2d) Judge Zal- 
mon Storrs, of Mansfield, of which marriage there was no issue. 
Ch. of Orrin and Clarissa, b. at Middlebury, Vt. : 

1291. Lrcv MoHius (Stowell) b. 1813, Apr. 2; m. Milo Saxton, of Sal- 

i.xbury, Vt. 
12ft2. Cynthia Stokks (Stowell) b. 1810, Jan. 14; in. Horace Dwight 

Russ, of Mansfield. She, a widow, was recently residing at 

Willimantic. 
1293. CL.\rtA Manning (Stowell) b. 1817, July 2; m. Calvin A. Shaw, of 

Middlebury ; removed to Kockf ord, III. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 315 

654. FANNY^ MANNING(Ephraim,6 Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ 
Saml.,3Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1796, Apr. 9, at Coleraiu, Mass.; m. 1817, 
Feb. 11, Moses Randall, b. there 1792, May 8. She d. 1853, Nov. 
15, at Luzerne, Warren Co., N. Y. ; he d. 1873, Apr. 17, at Hol- 
land, Erie Co., N. Y. Ch., b. at Luzerne : 

1294. Rhoda M. (Eandall) b. 1821, Sep. 13; res. Luzerne; d. 1847, 

Sep. 7. 

1295. John (Randall) b. 1824, Mcli. 3; res. Colden, Erie Co.; d. 1864, 

Sep. 3. 

1296. Isaac (Randall), b. 1825, Nov. 3; res. Luzerne. 

1297. Jacob (Randall) b. 1827, Mch. 1; res. Holland; d. 18C8, Apr. 5. 

1298. Annis E. (Randall) b. 1829, Apr. 5; res. Holland. 

1299. Ephraim (Randall) b. 1831, Aug. 11; res. Broadalbin, N. Y. 

1300. KiNCY A. (Randall) b. 1834, Jan. 12; m. Varney; res. 

Glenns Falls. 

657. WILLIAM' MANNING (Ephraini,^ Ephraim,^ Eph- 
raim,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1804, Dec. 7, at Colerain, Mass. 
A farmer; resided chiefly at Shelburne. He m. 1833, Sep. 10, 
Olive, dau. of Ira and Hannah Call, b. 1813, Apr. 17, at Colerain, 
and d. 1844, July 5, at Shelburne ; and (2d) Almira Call, her sister, 
b. 1809, Sep. 2, at Marlboro, Vt. She d. 1881, Dee. 17; Mr. 
Manning d. 1866, Aug. 17, both at Shelburne. 

Cli. of William and Olive Manning : 

1301. rAN>riE Maria, b. 1834, Aug. 10, at Colerain; unm., 1899. 

1302. Hannah Lodice, b. 1836, Feb. 6; d. 1872, Sep. 15; m. Mallory 

York. One child survived, Herbert, who res. for a time with 
his father at Hoosac Falls, N. Y., but now lives at Colerain. 

Ch. of William and Almira Planning : 

1303. John William, b. 1846, Oct. 12; d. unm. 1867, Oct. 5. 
1804. Joseph Allen, b. 1850, May 6, at Shelburne. 

658. DAVID SMITH' MANNING (Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ 
Ephraim,'' 8aml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1807, May 17, at Colerain, 
Mass. A farmer. He m. 1832, Apr. 20, Mary Ann Cazwell, b. 
there 1812, Oct. 1; and (2d) 1858, Oct., Eliza Ann Purrington, 
of Franklin Co., who d. 1889, Apr, 10. No ch. by second mar- 
riage. Mr. Manning d. 1871, Sep. 27, at Colerain. Ch. : 

1305. Eliza Maria, b. 1838, July 29, at Florida, Mass. ; m. 1887, Jan. 
27, Noah E. Pease, of Somerville, Tolland Co., Ct., where they 
res. He died, and she ra. (2d) Mr. Stevenson; res. at Somer- 
ville. 



316 THE MAN>nNG FAMILY. 

130G, Wkai.tiiia Annik, b. 1840, Feb. 7, at JJiicklaud; ni. 1878, June, 
Charles W. Abell, of Westflekl; removed, 1887, to Pleasant 
Hill, Mo., but now res. at Westflekl, Mass. 

1.307. John- Smith, b. 1841, Dec. 9, at Buckland; d. 1842, Oct. 20. 

659. JEREMIAIF MANNING (Ephraim,^ Epbraim,^ 
Epbraim,'' Saiiil.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1809, Sep. 14, at Colerain, 
Mass. A farmer. He in. Sophrouia, dau. of Robert and Rachel 
McLellan, b. at Colerain; d. 18G1, Aug. 19, aged 57. Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1844, Dec. 2. Ch. : 

1308. HouACK, b. 1833, Dec. G, at E. Charleniont; was in business at 

Boston from 1801 to 1883, when he removed to East Charle- 
niont, where lie d. 1900, Jan. 28. He m. 1871, Mch. 17, Emma 
C., dau. of David L. and Grace Emeline Smith, b. 1844, Aug. 
29, at Colerain ; d. in 1898. No ch. 

1309. Morris, twin, b. 1833, Dec. G. 

1310. Jennie S., b. 1837; d. 1863, June, at Wellsburgh, Pa. 

6G4. MASON^ MANNING (Johu,^ Ephraim,-^ Ephraiin,'' 
Saml.,3 Win. ,2 Wm.') b. 1801, Nov. 21, at Woodstock, Ct. Re- 
sided at We.stford, N. Y., where he was a member of the Presby- 
terian church. He ni. 182G, Sep. 1, Electa, dau. of Jesse "Wright, 
b. 1801, Jan. 24. She d. 1858, July 26 ; Mr. Manning d. 1854, 
Mch. 4, both at "Westford, where they are buried. Ch., b. at 
Westford : 

1311. William, b. 1827, July 15. 

1312. JosEiMi H., b. 1829, Aug. 2. 

1313. John Pakmenter, b. 1831, Sep. 7; d. 1886. Dec. 18, at Oneonta. 

He m. Harriet Eliza, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Mottram) Jack- 
son, b 1834, Jan. 9, at New Lisbon, who survives. Ch. : Anna 
Jackson, b. 18G4, Feb. 6, at Morris; res. at Oneonta; unra., 
1899. 

1314. Elizaijktii, b. 1S35, Feb. 15; d. 1875, Aug. 29, at Westford; ra. 

David E, son of Levi and Betsey Chase. Ch. : I. Edith May. 
IL Clara Elizabeth. 

1315. Olivia Lotisa, b. 1840, June 4; res Unadilla; m. 1858, Oct. 17, 

James A., son of Am/y and Ann Badcau, b. 18:^6, June 7, at 
Westford. Ch. : Charles H., b. 18G0, July 15, at W. ; d. 1890, 
Dec. 29. 

1316. Lois, b. 1843, Sep. 1; d. 1892, Aug. 1, at Cherry Valley; m. 1871, 

Aug. 9, llaymond, son of George and Nancy Eckerson, b. 1846, 
Dec. 22, at Hosebooin. Ch. : L Cora Elizabeth, b. 1875, Aug. 
14, at Cherry Valley. II. Fred George, b. 1873, Oct. 14, at 
C. V. 

665. JOHN JUDSON' MANNING (John,^ Ephraim,^ 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 317 

Ephraini,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1805, May 29, at Woodstock, 
Ct. Resided at "Westford, N. Y. ; a member of the Presbyterian 
church and leader of the church choir for years. He m. there 
1828, Feb. 5, Abi Eliza Northrop, b. 1810, Jan. 14, at Salisbury, 
Ct. She d. 1878, Oct. 9, at Oxford, N. Y., having m. (2d) 1867, 
Dec. 23, J. Belden Root. Mr. Manning d. 1850, Dec. 20, at 
Westford, where he was buried. Ch., b. at AVestford : 

1317. Jane Jerusha, b. 1829, July 4, res. Bellevue, Mich. ; m. 1851, Feb. 

13, Hev. Lysander E. Spafford, b. 1828, June 28, and lately 
deceased; son of Rev. Elijah and Hannah (Drake) Spafl'ord. 
Ch. : I. Lysander E., b. 1855, Sep. 24. II. Jennie E., b. 1867, 
July 28. 

1318. Norman Abial, b. 1831, Dec. 22. 

1319. Ezra Lewis, b. 1838, Oct. 27. 

1320. JUI.IA Louise, b. 1843, Mch. 4; res. Brooklyn; m. 18(54, Mch. 22, 

Charles Willcox, son of Dan T. and Ruth Ann (Williamson) 
Loomis, b. 1843, Sep. 20, at Oxford. Ch. : I. Frank Belden, 
b. 1870, May 2, at Greene. II. Ella May, b. 1873, June 28, at 
Brooklyn. 

666. ALMIRA^ MANNING (Johu,6 Ephraim,^ P:phraim,-» 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 A¥m.i) b. 1808, Dec. 11, at Woodstock, Ct. ; re- 
sided at Westford, N. Y. She m. 1828, Feb. 6, Lester, son of 
Jonas and Elizabeth Babcock, b. 1800, Mch. 14, at Westford. 
Both d. there; she, 1851, Aug. 7; he, 1876, Aug. 10. Ch., b. at 
Westford : 

1321. Lois Parmenter (Babcock) b. 1828, Dec. 25. 

1322. Emily Lavantia (Babcock) b. 1831, May 1(5. 

1323. Fannie Ames (Babcock) b. 1833, Apr. 7; ni. Bnrch; res. 

Byron, 111. 

1324. Olive (Babcock) b. 1835, Jan. 25. 

1325. Philo Boyce (Babcock) b. 1839, Dec. 21. 

1326. Mary Eliz.ujeth (Babcock) b. 1813, Mch. 9. 

690. EPHRABr MANNING (Wm. H.,6 Wm.,^ Ephraim,'' 
Saml.,3 Wni.,2 Wm.>) b. 1804, Nov. 25, at Pomfret, Ct. Resided 
at Charlotte, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. He m. at Pomfret, 1833, 
Apr. 15, Mercy Spauldiug, b. 1811, Jan. 27, at Pomfret. Her 
ancestry was Barney''' and Mercy [family report ; Spalding Memo- 
rial names them Barness and Mary (Angell) Spauldiug], her 

parents ; Oliver^ and ; Benaialv^ and Mary (Walker) ; Wm.'' 

and Lydia ; John^ and Mary (Fletcher) ; Jolm- and Hannah 



818 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

(Hale) ; and Edward' and Margaret Spauldin<j:, the last named of 
whom came to America about 1G30-3 and settled at Chelmsford, 
Mass. Mr. Planning d. 1875, Sep. 1, at Charlotte. His children 
were born there. Ch. : 

1327. A.MKi.iA Kh'i.kv, b. 1S34, Mch. 22; res. Stockton, N. Y. ; in Oron 

Cunimings, b. 1834, Apr. 1, at Floyd, N. Y., and d in California, 
1870. She m. (2d) Chauncey Warren, b. 1816, Apr. 26, at Wind- 
ham, Ct. Two ch. by the first marria<::e : I. Fred, b. 18.")f;, 
Aug. 22, at Gerry; d. 18G0, Feb. 4. II. Charles Menelious, b. 
1858, Mch. 11, at Charlotte. 

1328. Lrcv PnnuL.v, b. 1842, June 5; res. Buffalo; m. 1800, Oct. 30, 

K. W. Chase, b. 1842, Mch. 21, at Arkwright; and (2d) 

Weaver. Two ch. by the first marriage: I. Freddy, b. 1862, 
Feb. 16, at Charlotte; d. 1864, Nov. 22. II. Douua Bell, b. 
1863, Mch. 18, at Charlotte. 

692. WILLIAM7 MANNING (Wm. H.,^ Wm.,^ Ephraim,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.>) b. 1810, Aug. 6, at Pomfret, Ct. He was 
a skillful mechanic, and, while his trade was that of a carpenter, 
could make almost any tool or machine for farming purposes. He 
was an indefatigable worker. His distinguishing trait was faith- 
fulness, and of him it might be said that he had not an enemy. 
Quiet almost to reserve, he was respected by all who knew him, 
and was of marked Christian character. He resided last at Put- 
nam. He m. 1832, Sep. 29, Antoinette, dan. of Asa and Betsey 
Chamberlain, b. 1811, Jan. 10, at "Woodstock. Mr. INIanning d. 
1890, Aug. 8 ; she d. 1893, Dec. 19, both at Putnam. Their first 
child was b. at Pomfret, and all others at Woodstock. Ch. : 

132!). Mary Ellkx, b. 1835, Jan. 22; m. at Worcester, Mass., 1851, 
June 17, Asa W., son of Aniasa and Mary P. Nickerson, b. 
about 1822 at Harwich; his second marriage. His health faikd 
and he d. in a few years at Salem. Slie Avas for many years 
at the head of the suit department of II. II. White & Co., Bos- 
ton. She d. about 18!t5. No ch. 

1330. Alhkkt, b. Ib37, Aug. 21; res. Worcester; m. there, 1868, Dec. 

22, Delia C, dau. of Alfred E. Mctcalf, b. at Newton. No ch. 

1331. William Clinton, b. 1840, Jan. 18; res. Tutnani, i;»00. A car- 

riage painter. He m. Emily Spalding. Ch. : I. Florence, b. 
1873, Dec. 12, at Woodstock; d. 1S',)3, June 13, at Denver, Col., 
where she had been taken for her liealth. II. Louise, b. 1876, 
July 21, at Putnam; d. 1878, Aug. 4. 

1332. JiLiA Mahia, b. 1812, July 15; num., 180!). 

1333. Ellis, b. 1845, Jan. 2D; d. 1846, Sep. 18. 




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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 319 

1334. Charlotte EuzAuiyni, b. 1846, Dec. 2!); iitim., 18!)9. 

1335. Edward Ellis, b. 1849, Oct. 1; d. unm. 1872, Mch. 17. 

1336. Emjia Nicicersox, b. 1852, Sep. 12; m. Florenus Edward, son of 

Nicholas P. and Maria L. (Johnson) Clark, b. 1851, June 27, at 
Thompson. Res. at rntuam. No ch. 

693. JAMES WINCHELL7 MANNING (Wm. H.6,Wm.,-' 
KphraimS Saml.,^ Wm.2, Wm.i)b. 1822, Mch. 8, at Pomfret, Ct. 
He remained a resident of tliat place until 25 years of age. His 
early life was passed in work on the farm, he receiving some educa- 
tion at Woodstock and Thompson Academies, and at Ct. Literary 
Institution, Suffield, and teaching winters. At the age of 22 he 
entered as clerk in a dry goods stove, and purchased a stock at 
the end of one year. After a second year he removed to the vil- 
lage now Putnam and continued in the same business, which he 
followed alone for years, but, after 1869, carried on with a part- 
ner under the firm name of Manning & Leonard until the begin- 
ning of 1900, when he disposed of his interest. Upon the 
organization of the town of Putnam, 1855, July 3, he was elected 
town clerk, treasurer, and registrar of births and marriages, which 
offices he held continuously until 1900, when he declined re-elec- 
tion. In 1866 he was elected as a republican to the Conn. House 
of Representatives, and, in 1869, '71 and '72, filled the office of 
State Comptroller. For many years he was a director, and is now 
President of the First National Bank of Putnam, and was an in- 
corporator of the Savings Bank. He was the first President of 
the Business Men's Association, which has dealt with the develop- 
ment of the commercial interests of the town. He is also Presi- 
dent of the Board of Trustees of the Day Kimball Hospital. He 
has for many years been deacon of the Baptist church in Putnam. 
He m. 1846, May 5, Emily Fitts, b. 1822, Feb. 3, at Pomfret. 
Her ancestry was DanieF and Abigail (Slade), her parents; 
Daniel^ and Elizabeth (Fuller) of Ashford ; Daniel'' and Christi- 
anna (Smith) ; Abraham'* and Phebe (Fuller) ; Abraham^ and 
Margaret (Choate) ; Abraham- and Sarah (Thomson), all the 
last-named having been of Ipswich, Mass. ; and Robert' Fitts, 
the American founder of the family, who settled at Salisbury, 
Mass., before 1640, but removed to Ipswich. Mr. and Mrs. 
Manning celebrated their golden wedding in 1896, on which occa- 
sion the tea table was set with the china service used at the wed- 
ding in 1846. Ch. : 



320 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1337. Helen Aimv, b. 184:i. .Inly 28, at Ponifret. She was for two 

yeai's at Vassar College. Slie m. John Bryden Kent, M.D., b. 
lS4n, Nov. 10, at Truro, N. S. He has for years practiced 
medicine at Putnam. Ch. : James Manning, b. 1876, Aug. It ; 
graduated at Brown University, 1899, and, the following 
October, entered the medical department of Columbia College 
for a four vears' course. 

G94. JOHN MILTON" MANNING (Wm. H.,^ Wm.,"^ 
EphraiiV Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Win.') b. 1824, Dec. 18, at Pomfret, 
Ct. He graduated at Brown University in 1857, and was mathe- 
matical teacher at Pierce Academy, Middleboro, Mass., three years 
before graduating and two after. He was principal of Woodstock 
Academy, Woodstock, Ct., nearly two years, and principal of 
Antwerp Literary Institute (now Ives Seminary), Antwerp, N. Y., 
five years. Since about 1867 he has resided at Raynham, Mass. 
He m. 1857, Sep. 3, Louisa Catherine, dau. of Sidney Leonard of 
Kaynham. She d. 1873, May 4, aged 35. She was a graduate of 
Pierce Academy, 1850. He m. (2d) 1877, Dec. 24, Eugenia, dau. 
of Barzillai and Hannah (Kobiuson) Hall, of Raynham. Mr. and 
Mrs. Manning graduated in the C. L. S. C. course of reading in 
1884, and in the New P^nglaud S. S. Normal Union in 1888. Ch. : 

1338. Henky Pakker, b. 1859, Oct. 3, at Woodstock. 

1339. Fannie Delia, b. 1861, Nov. 7, at Antwerp, N. Y. She graduated 

at Cook Academy, Havana, N. Y., 1885, and became a teacher 
at Bhamo, Burma, under the direction of the Woman's Baptist 
Foreign Missionary Society. She m. Thomas Selkirk. No ch. 

1340. Edwaki) Payson, b. 18(i.'>, Mch. 21, at Antwerp. He attended the 

High School of Providence, R. I. ; entered Brown University 
and graduated, A. B., in 1889. He tlicn spent one year in pri- 
vate teaching, aftir which he entered Jolnis Hopkins Univer- 
sity as a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 
selecting mathematics as his principal subject, with physics 
and astronomy as subordinate subjects. His studies there 
covered a period of four years, during the last three of which 
he held successively the positions of University Scholar, Fel- 
low and FellDW by Courtesy. During the year 1893-4 he served 
as an assistant in the department of mathematics. In 1894 he 
received the degree of Doctor of Philoso|)iiy. In college he 
took two prizes in mathematics, and the Howell Premium 
awarded at the end of the course to the student having the 
best record in inaihen)alical and physical studies. He was a 
member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Phi fraternities, and 
of the Brown University and Johns Hopkins Glee Clubs. In 



DESCENDANTiS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 321 

1894 he was appointed Instructor in Mathematics in St. Law- 
rence University. He was modest and unassuming, and re- 
spected for his earnestness and fidelity. His health failed, and 
he d. unm. 1897, Feb. 15, at Raynham, Mass. 

134L William Thomas, b. 1867, June 30, at Raynham; d. 1883, Jan. 3. 

1342. Emogexe Miriam, b. 1870, Oct. 18, at Raynham. She srraduatcd 
at Colby Academy, New London, N. H. ; attended Boston Uni- 
versity two years; entered Brown University and graduated 
in 1895 with the degree of A.B., and later took the degree of 
A. M. She taught one year in Providence, and has since re- 
sided chiefly in Raynham. Unm., 1899. 

695. FRANCIS HENRY^ MANNING (Wm. H.,^ Wm-j-^ 
Ephraim,4 Saral.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1828, June 21, at Pomfret, 
Ct. He taught school for some time, and then engaged in busi- 
ness in Boston, with his residence at Cambridge, Mass., where he 
d. 1868, Nov. 7. He m. 1861, Nov. 27, Anna Dexter, dau. of 
Richmond M. and Harriet (Elliott) Bullock, b. 1837, Oct. 14, at 
Thompson, Ct. She resides at Providence, R. I. Ch., b. at Cam- 
bridge : 



^o^ 



1343. Harriet Elliott, b. 1865, Sep. 2; graduated from the High 

School, Putnam, Ct., and from the Normal School, Providence, 
in which city she afterwards taught. She m. 1898, June 28, 
Herbert Miller Knight, a city engineer of Providence, b. 1865, 
Oct. 6, in that city; son of Henry and Mary Boyd (Turner) 
Knight. 

1344. Henrietta Lois, b. 18G8, Sep. 21 ; graduated from the High 

School, Providence, and, afterwards, at Vassar College, and 
is now teaching in the High School at Kingston, N. Y. 

697. EDWARD PAYSON^ MANNING (Wm. H.,6 Wm.,^ 
Ephraim,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,'-^ Wm.i) b. 1834, July 1, at Pomfret, Ct. 
He was for about three years in the store of his brother, James 
W. Manning, but, in 1859, he went to Norwich and became con- 
nected with the paper house of A. H. Hubbard & Co. Althougli 
not naturally inclined to military pursuits he enlisted from patri- 
otic motives 1862, Aug. 30, as a soldier of the Rebellion in Co. F, 
26th regt. Ct. Vols., which went to the Dept. of the Gulf and 
joined Gen. Banks' expedition against Port Hudson. He had 
been appointed second sergeant, and, at various times, was de- 
tailed as Acting Quartermaster and Adjutant, which positions he 
creditably filled. Soon after the second assault on Port Hudson 
21 



'■^22 TIIK MANNING FAMILY. 

(1863, Juuc 14) be was appointed lieutenant by Gov. Buckingham. 
He was faithful and cheerful in performance of duty, and, when he 
was commissary-sergeant, was conspicuous for his bravery in car- 
ing for the wounded and dying on the field of battle. He had early 
become a Christian, and, at Norwich, was an earnest worker in 
church and Sunday school; and, during the war, served at times 
as chaplain of his regiment. After the surrender of Port Hudson 
the 26th was ordered home to be mustered out by reason of expi- 
ration of its term of service. Lieut. Manning arrived at Noi wich 
apparently in good health, but was almost at once prostrated by 
malarial fever, contracted in service, and d. 1863, Aug. 17, the 
very day the muster-out papers were dated. His integrity and 
general qualities Avon for him the esteem and affection of his as- 
sociates at home and in camp and battle. He was unmarried. 

732. ENOCrr MANNING (John,^ Eliphalet,^ ICliphalet," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1784, Sep. 1 1 , at Amherst, N. H. But 
little has been learned of him. His home was at Salem. Mass., 
and " he was a military man." The record of his death refers to 
him as Captain Enoch Manning, 40th U. S. Regulars. He m. 
Mary Farrington, of Lynn, b. 1786, May 17 ; d. 1815, P>b. Ciipt. 
Manning d. 1822, June 11, at Lima, South America. What occa- 
sion took him there has not been learned. Ch., b. at Salem: 

1345. Lydia Ann, b. 1809, Aug. 29; m. 1835, Feb. 19, Seth Whitford. 
b. 1811, Dec. 4, at Hillsboro', N. H. Shed. 1881, Dec. 15, at 
Nashua; he d. 1888, Sep. 3, at Groton, Mass. Ch.,b. at Bed- 
ford, Mass. : I. Charles, b. 1835, Nov. 8; res. Wel)stor, Mass. 

II. Newell, b. 1837, Feb. 17; d. 1878, Nov. 6, at St. Michael's. 

III. Warren, b. 1838, July 23; res. at Groton. IV. Ann 
Maria, b. 1840, Jan. 19; d. 1844, Feb. 14. 

1340. M.\Tix.D.\ M.un.\, b. 1812, July 5; d. nnin. 1891, Apr. 12, atGroton. 

733. BENJAMIN^ MANNING (Saml.," Eliphalet,5Elipha- 
let,-* Saml..^ Wni.,2 Wm.') b. 1781, June 12, atTewksbury, Mass., 
where he always resided. A shoemaker. He m. Sarah, dau. of 
"William and Susanna (Ward well) Simonds, b. 1781, July 17. She 
d. 1856, Feb. 3; Mr. Manning d. 1861, May 13, both at Tewks- 
bury. Ch., b. at the same place: 

l:U7. nKN.i.vMiN, 1). 1803, Dec. 27; d. 1805, .Tan. 10. 
1348. Bi-.N.i.vMi.N, 1). 18(i6, Apr. 15; a farmer; resided at the family 
home; d. unm., 1836. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 323 

1349. William, b. 1808, July 7. 

1350. Aloxzo, b. 1810, Feb. 14; a painter by trade; d. uum , 1849, Oct. 

2, from an accident. 

1351. An Infant, d. 1812, Apr. 20. 

1352. Amanda Georgette, b. 1814, Feb. 26; m. 1842, Sep. 15, Erastus 

Gile, b. 1818, Jan. 29, at Lee, N. H. ; a mason and builder at 
Andover, Mass. Cli. : I. Amanda Georgette, b. 1843, Sep. 1. 

II. Mary Eliza, b. 1845, Mch. 8. III. Sarah Manning, b. 184G, 
Oct. 23. IV. Clara Durgin, b. 1849, Apr. 26; d. 1851 , Sep. 23. 

V. Edward Erastus, b. 1851, Apr. 28. VI. Sylvia Annie, b. 
1854, Apr. 21. 

1353. An Infant, d. 1816, March. 

1364. Jajies Monroe, b. 1817, Oct. 5; res. TeAvksbnry; m. 1848, June 
22, Eliza, dau. of Simeon and Eliza Kittredge, b. 1822. Shed. 
1869, Apr. 27; Mr Manning d. 1878, Oct. 7. Their only child 
was an infant still-born 1853, Nov. 1. 

1355. Maky Semonds, b. 1820, Jan. 30; res. Tewksbury; d. unm. 1892, 

Mch. 15. 

1356. Eliza, b. 1825, Feb. 24; m. 1845, Oct. 9, Wyman, son of John 

and Tamison (Shattuck) Gleason, b. 1816, Dec. 5, at Andover. 
He d. at the latter place 1872, Sep. 18; she d. 1888, Jan. 1, at 
Lowell. Ch., b. at Andover : I. Frederick Wyman, b. 1850, 
Mch. 13; res. Lowell. II. Charles Albert, b. 1856, May 6. 

III. Alfred Manning, b. 1859, Feb. 7. IV. Eliza, b. 1862, Apr. 
21. V. Frank Edward, b. 1864, Sep. 17. 

734. ABIAH^ MANNING (Saml.,6 Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1782, Dec. 24, at Tewksbury, Mass., 
where, engaged as a shoemaker, he resided until after 1810, when 
he went to Providence, R. I. Later, he removed to Sheshoquin, 
Bradford Co., Pa., and thence to Lafayette, 111. He m. Eliza 
Vance Henry, b. 1780, Oct. 26, at Providence. [The printed 
Providence records say " Abijah Manning" and "Betsey Henry" 
m. 1812, May 11 .] She d. 1860, Oct. 19 ; Mr. Manning d. 1872, 
June 2, both at Lafayette. Ch. : 

1357. Ann Eliza, b. 1814, Oct. 26, at Providence; res. Lafayette; ni. 

1841, July 6, Jonathan Parker, b. at Geneva, N. Y. Ch., Oliver 
Augustus, b. 1842, Apr. 28, at Lafayette. 

1358. Caroline Anthny, b. 1816, Nov. 20, at Sheshequin; res. Lafay- 

ette; m. 1837, Jan. 26, at Willoughby, Ohio, James J. Wilson, 
b. 1814, May 4, in N. Y. State. Ch, b. at Lafayette : I. Henri- 
etta Caroline, b. 1838, Oct. 20. IL Cynthia Jane, b. 1840, 
Mch. 8. III. Maria Louisa, b. 1842, Feb. 1. IV. Charles 
Manning, b. 1844, Jan. 9. V. Theodore Hurd, b. 1846, Nov. 27. 

VI. Henry Robert, b. 1848, Apr. 18. VII. Murvin Allen, b. 
1850, May 15. VIII. Virginia Komelia, b. 1852, June 18. 



324 r\lK MAXXIN(J FAMILY. 

735. SAMUEL" MANNING (Sfiml.,^ Eliphalet,^ Elipha- 
let,'« Saml.,3 Wni.,2 Win.>) b. 1784, Sep. 22, atTewksbury. Mass. 
He resuled iu his uutive town. lie m. Naucy, dau. of Wilhani 
and Susanna (Wardwell) Simonds, b. there 1787, Feb. 5. She 
d. 1824, April ; Mr. Manning d. 1823, April, both at Tewksbury, 
where their ch. were born. Ch. : 

1359. Samuel Ad.ois, b. 1804, Nov. II ; ti. unm. 1853, Dec. 5, at Tewks- 
bury. 

IHfiO. Nathaxtkl WAKOwrxL, b. 1806, Dec. 7; " married late in life in 
Wisconsin and died tliere a few years ago." (Statement made 
in 1891 by a si.ster). Tlie exact place of his death is not re- 
membered, nor the name of his wife. 

1361. Jonx SrMOXDS, b. 1808, Nov. 17; d. unm. 1885, May. 

1362. Nax-cy Melvina, b. 1810, June 24. 

1363. Eliza Augusta, b. 1812, Sep. 14; res. Andover; m. Noah Abbott. 

Ch. : I. Eliza Augusta, b. 18:54. Nov. 13; m. Henry C Higgins, 
of Randolph, Vt. II. Hannah II., b. 1838, Nov. 10; d. 1839. 
May 30. III. Noah B., b. 1840, Nov. 3; lives in N. Y. ; m. 
Hattie Hamden. 

1364. Elbridge Gkkky, b. 1815, Jan. 2. 

1365. A Child, d. 1818, March, aged 18 mouths. 

1366. Mauy Rebecca, b. 1819, May 30; res. Andover; ni. Justin Car- 

ter. Ch. : I. Mary Sophia, b. 1848, Feb. 16: d. 1852, Oct. 13. 
II. Justin, b. 1851, Aug. 11. III. Susan Rebecca, b. 1854, Jan. 
20. IV. Harriet Eliza, b. 1856, Feb. 9. V. William Henry, 
b. 1868, Nov. 13. 

736. NANCY^ MANNING (Saml.,6 Eliphalet,'' Eliphalet," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1786, Aug. 20, at Tewksbury, Mass.; 
m. 1805, Oct. 5, William, son of Newman and Mary (Merrill) 
Scarlett, b. 1778, May 28, at Tewksbury. Mrs. Nancy Scarlett 
d. there 1826, Nov. 20, after which \Vm. m. (2d) Hannah Burt 
(b. 1804, June; d. 1842, Nov. 3), and had other ch., as follows: 
1. Hannah Enieline, b, 1827, Dec. 20; m. George H. Kendall. 2. 
Angeline, b. 1829, Oct. 25; m. Chas. Searles. 3. Susan, b. 1832, 
Nov. 12; in. Elbridge Gorry, Jr. 4. James, b. 1834, Aug. 13; 
d. 1834, Aug. 19. 5. Caroline, b. 1835, Feb. (?). 6. Thomas, 
b. 1836, Oct. 1 ; d. 1836, Oct. 8. 7. Abby, b. 1838, Jan. 19. 8. 
Allathene, b. 1840, Nov. 19 ; m. John Eddy. Wm. Scarlett (the 
father) d. 1848, Jan. 7, at Tewksbury. Ch. of Wm. and Nancy, 
1». nt Tewksburj' : 

1367. Pamei.ia (Scarlett) 1). 1807, May 27 ; ra. Lowell Green, of Read- 

ing, and had ch. : I. Lowell, b. 1831, Oct. 4; m. Ellen Rebecca 
Clifton. II. John Loriug, b. 1833(?); m. Caroline Clifton . 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNINO. 325 

III. Samuel, b. 1834, Sep. 13; d. 1856, Jan. 18. IV. Arabella 
Augusta, b. 1837, July 27; m. Samuel Warren, son of Edward 
and Sally Bucknam. Ch. : 1. h'icharcl Edward, b. 1851), Nov. 
19; d. 1862, June 25. 2. Wilton Francis, h. 1861, Feb. 9; res. 
Stoneliani ; m. Mabel Alberta Parker. [Ch. of the last-given 
marriage were Edward Albert, b. 1885, Sep. 15, and Arthur 
Bertram, b. 1887, May 20.] 3. Pamelia PrisnVa, b. 1862, Apr. 
23; d. 1864, Nov. 26. 4. Mary Eazola, b. 1864, Feb. 15; d. 
1864, Sep. 2.— V. Charlotte Adelaide; m. Aaron Stowell Had- 
ley. Ch. : 1. Eliza, h.\^&'d, Dec. 22. 2. James Henry, h. ]»(io, 
Aug. 4, 3. Ida May, b. 1868, May 23. 4. Walter F., b. 1874, 
July 3. 5. Annie Belle, b. 1880, July 9. 6. Ilattie C, b. 1884, 
July 6.— VI. James Munroe, b. 1843, May 9 ; d. 1863, Sep. 6, 
in the army. 

1368. Wn.LiAM (Scarlett) b. 1808, Oct. 21. Left home at the age of 18 ; 

was last heard from in 1832, in Canada. An epidemic of chol- 
era followed, after which no further word ever came from 
him. 

1369. Newman (Scarlett) b. 1810, June 20; res. Tewksbury. 

1370. Nancy (Scarlett) b. 1811, Dec. 10; m. Warren Lynde, of Mel- 

rose. Ch. : I. Henry; m. Abbie Hanson. II. Wiufleld Scott; 
d. III. Herbert Richard; d. 

1371. Sajiuel (Scarlett) b. 1814, Oct. 8; res. Tewksbury. 

1372. Mary Olivia (Scarlett), b. 1815, Dec. 15; m. John W. Adams. 

1373. Sakah Adelaide (Scarlett) b. 1818, May 14. 

1374. James (Scarlett) b. 1820, Apr. 7; d. aged 1 week. 

737. HANNAH^ MANNING (Saml.,6 Eliphalet,^ Elipba- 
let,'» Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1788, May 6, at Tewksbury, Mass. ; 
res. Melrose ; d. there 1873, Mch. 5. She m. 1813, Jan. 15, Peter 
Boaidniau, b., it is believed, at Saugiis ; d. 1827, Nov. 13, aged 
36 years and 6 mos. She m. {2d) Peter StepheusoD, by whom 
she had no ch. He d. 1867, Jan. 14, aged 82-8-14. Ch., by first 
marriage : 

1375. Samuel Adams (Boardman) b. 1814, May 25; d. 1822, .July 24. 

1376. Mary OLmA (Boaidman) d. 1889, Sep., aged 73; m. Wm. Fuller. 

1377. William Warren (Boardman) b. 1819, June 21; d. 1894, May 

14; res. Melrose; no ch. 

1378. George Franklyn (Boardman) b. 1822, Feb. 20; res. Melrose; 

has been twice m. Ch. : I. Carrie Louisa, b. 1851, Dec. 9; m. 
Thomas R. Spear. II. Lillie Augusta, b. 1862, Aug. 27. III. 
George Franklyn, Jr., b. 1891, Jan. 4. 

1379. Samuel Adajis (Boardman) b. 1823, Oct. 31; res. Old Orchard, 

Me. ; no ch. 

1380. Hannah Malvina (Boardman) b. 1826; m. Clark Avery, of 

Newmarket, N. H. ; res. Call. 



32('. THE MANXTXG FAMILY. 

7;^8. PAMKLIA' MANNING (Sanil.,^ Eliplialet,-'Eliphalet,'» 
Sanil.,-' Will ,-' Wm.') b. 17'>0, Apr. 'J, at Tewksbury, Mass. ; m. 
Adam Amsden, b. there 17«3, May 13. He d. 1854, Apr. 10; 
she d. 18G7, Oct. 20, both at Walden, Vt. Ch., b. at Walden : 

1381. Ada.m Manning (Amsden) b. 1811, Nov. 6; c1. 1879. 

1382. .Toiix Hardy (Amsden) 1). 1813, May 13; d. 1843. 

1383. Makk Alonzo (Amsdou) b. 1815, Sep. 6; d. 1882. 

1384. Pamklia Manning (Amsden) b. 1817, Dec. 2; d. 1888. 
138.5. Samuel (Amsden) b. 1821, Apr. 10. 

138G. Abel (Amsden) b. 1823, July 10. 

13S7. IIiUAM Hahdy (Amsden) b. 1825, July 10; d. 1870. 

1388. BiKT Ben.jamin (Amsden) b. 1827, July 24; res. No. Walden. 

He lias furnished these dates from memory. 

1389. J.\MES Harney (Amsden) b. 1829, Oct. 6. 

1390. Stephen Cltjrln (Amsden) b. 1832, July 16. 

743. LYDIA" MANNING (Isaac,6 PZliphalet,^ Eliphalet,-* 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1794, Oct. 22, probably at Amherst, 
N. H.; ni. Samuel "Worthley, b. 1797, May 7; son of Thomas 
Wortliley,a celebrated. engineer. Samuel was an engineer, school 
teaclier and farmer. His death and Lydia's are not reported. 
Ch. : 

1391. Elizabeth Dow (Worthley) b. 1815, Aug. 13, at Weare, N. H. ; 

d 1840, Jiin. 31, in Boston; m. Loring Jordan. 

1392. Mary Ann (Worthley) b. 1817, Nov. :», at Newbury, Vt. ; m. 

Jacob R. Colby, of Sanbornton, N. H. 

1393. Sami'el Manning (Worthley) b. 1820, Sep. 30, at Corinth, Vt. ; 

a merchant in Manchester, N. II. He in. (1st) 1842, Mary G. 
Dow, who d. 1851, Jan. 19; (2d) Lydia N. Ames; (3d) Lucy 
Guest; (4tli) 1><74, Sep. 20, Diana Gilbert. 

1394. Julia Ann (Worthley) b. 1823, Apr. 24; d. 1875, Apr. 24; in. 

George H. Dorr, of Manchester. 
1.S95. IlAituiKT S. (Worthley) b. 1825, July 22, at Corinth; d. 1889, at 

Meredith, N. II.; m. (1st) John Pike, of that place; (2d) 

Benj. Wil.son, Avho d. in the army at New Orleans; (3d) 

Robert Pike, brother of John. 
139G. Hahhison (Worthley) twin, b. 1825, July 22; d. 1833, Apr. 

1397. Sahaii (Worthley) b. 1827, June 2, at Chelsea, Vt. ; d. 1830, 

May 15. 

1398. Sally N. (Worthley) b. 1831, Mch. 5, at Topsham, Vt. ; d. 1832, 

Mch. 5. 
1.399. LrcixDA R. (Worthley) b. 1832, Dec. 31 ; m. Joseph Warren, of 
New Boston, N. 11. ; d. 1855, May 15, at Goflstown. 

744. BENJAMIN IMKE^ MANNING (Isaacf^ Eliphalet,^ 
Eliphalet,'' Saml.,3 Wm.MVm.i) b. 1798, Mch. 28, at Amherst, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 327 

N. H. He was man}' years a blacksmith, and one of the best of 
workmen. Later, he became an Adventist, preached, and was 
for some time pastor of the church of that faith at Weare. At a 
date not learned he died in Wilton (another account says in 
Goffstovvn). He m. 1821, Apr. 1, Abigail B , dau. of David and 
Patience (Blake) Smith, b. 1799, Jan. 29, at Stratford. In 1893, 
Dec, she was residing with a granddau. at Fair Haven, Vt. Ch. : 

1400. Delight, b. 1822, Mch 27, at Fairlee, N. H. ; d. before 1893; ra. 

Wm. Henrj' Davidson. No ch. 

1401. Elisiia Ransom, b. 18-'4, Jan. 20, at Lyme, N. H. 

1402. Sarah, b. 18 5, Dec. 12, at Middlebury, Vt. ; m. Joseph Greely. 

1403. Abigail, b. 1827, Oct. 22, at Montpelier, Vt. ; m. George Ruther- 

ford and (2d) Brackley Rose. 

1404. LuciNDA, b. 1829, Aug. 30, at Tunbridge, Vt. ; d. 1891, Mch. 11, 

at Granville, N. Y. ; m. (1st) Wm. Saywood and (2d) Benjamin 
William Jones, b. 1829, Nov. 18, in Wales. He res. Granville. 
Ch. of Wm. and Lucinda SayAvood : I. Charles, b. Essex; d. 
aged 9 months. II. Ida Jane, 1). Keeseville; d. in Minn., 
aged 29. Ch. of B. W. and Lucinda Jones : I. Rose Ann, b. 
1855, Sep. 14, at Middle Granville; m. Wm. C. Smith; res. 
Fair Haven. II. William Evan, b. 1857, Nov. 20, at Slate- 
ford, Pa. ; m.Almina Smith. III. Benjamin Franklin, b. 1859, 
Dec. 25, at Poultney, Vt. ; m. Sarah Turner. IV. Edith Ella, 
b. 1862, May 19, at Poultney; m. Ellis Williams, in 1893 P. M. 
at Granville. V. Mary Jane, b. 1865, Feb. 12, at P. ; m. Cassius 
Martineau. VI. John David, b. 1867, June 28, at P. ; m. 
Jessie Bailey. VII. Sydney Robert, b. 1871; Apr. 23, at Fair 
Haven; m. Cassie Wood. 

1405. William Woodbury, b. 1832, Feb. 21, at Tunbridge; d. aged 19; 

drowned at sea. 

1406. Annie, b. 1834, Feb. 23, at Tunbridge; deceased; m. Danfust(?) 

Hubbard, and had ch. William ; also deceased. 

1407. Frederick Sydney, b. 1830, Oct 31, at Vergennes, Vt. Soldier 

of the Rebellion; enlisted from Goffstown in the 5th N. H. 
Regt., and was killed, 1863, July, at the battle of Gettysbnrgh. 

747. WILLIAM' MANNING (Isaac^ Eliphalet,^ Elipha- 
let,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. about 1810, at Mont Vernon, N. H. 
A soldier of the Rebellion in Co. B, 9th Regt., N. H. Vols. Re- 
sided at Bedford and Nashua. He m. Mary Ann, dau. of Robert 
and Mary (Wallace) Walker, b. 1813, May 1, at Bedford, and d. 
1836, Dec. 28, at Amherst ; and (2d) Mary Caroline, dau. of Dea. 
Nehemiah and Hannah Kidder, b. 1816, Apr. 13, at Nashua, and 
d. 1885, Mch. 21. Wm. Manning d. 1885, Aug. 6, at Togus, Me., 
in the Soldiers' Home. 



328 THE MANNTNO FAMILY. 

Cli. of William and Mary A. Manning: 

14u«. Daxikl Wkb.stkk, b. 183"), Sep. Enlisted from Lowell, Mass., at 
tbe time of the Rebellion aud served in the U. S. Navy. Later, 
he was at Nashua; then at lio>toii, where he worked in the 
Howard Watch factory. A vague report now places him in 
Call., but he is lost to the knowledge of his relatives. He was 
m. and had ch. ; names unknown. 

14uy. Mauv Ann, b. 1836, Nov. 25; res. unm. at Bedford, N. H.; has 
lived with relatives of her motlier and is generally known as 
Miss Walker. 

CJi. of William and Mary C. Manning : 

HIO. Infant Son, b. and d. 1839, Feb. 

1411. Fkances Anna, b. 1839, Dec. 22, at Nashua; res. Nashua; m. 

18(i2, Mch. 11, James, son of Dea. Nathan and Abigail Wood, 
b. 1837, Apr., at Mason. No ch. 

1412. Ellkn Emmaktt, b. 1842, Feb. 21, at Lancaster, Mass.; res. 

Bridgeport, Ct. ; ni. 18(!5, Jan. 7, John Seldon, a native of Eng- 
land. Ch. : I. Dannie, b. 18G7, Dec. 4, at Nashua; d. 1868, 
May 22. IL Lena Pearl, b. 1872, Oct. 19, at Watertown, Mass. 
III. Herbert Franklyn, b. 1875, June 21, at WattMtown. 

1413. Sahah Ei,izabi:th, b. 1844, Feb. 19, at Nashua; res. Whitestone 

Landing. N. Y. ; m. 1880, Sep., Lauriston Hall, of Watertown. 
Ch. : Warren Cud worth, b. 1886, Apr. 30. 

1414. Lauija Auabklla, b. 1846, May 16, at Nashua ; res. Everett, Mass, ; 

m. 1866, May 25, William, son of Wm. A. aud Mary Buckmin- 
ster. Ch.: I. Willis Ansel, b. 18(17, Mch. 21. II. George Her- 
bert, b. 1870, May 23. III. Maude Mabel, b. 1872, May 18. IV. 
Anna Bell, b. 1874, Sep. 27. 

1415. Hi;ld.\h Kosina, b. 1848, June 13, at Nashua; res. Bridgeport; m. 

1871, Jan. 11, Francis Davis, of Nashua. Ch. : Tercy Regi- 
nald, b. 1877, Jan. 31, at Nashua. 

1416. Charles William, b. 1850, Nov. 17, at Nashua. 

1417. Gkohgk Hicn'ky Kdwin, b. 1853, Jan. 29, at Nashua, where he re- 

sides; m. 1880, Sep. 16, Emma J., dan. of Edward and Jennie 
Murgatroyd. No ch , 1893. 

748. MARY- MANNING (Eliphalet,^ Elipbalet,^ Elipha- 
let/ Sanil./' \\nu,~ Wm.') b. 1785, Aug, 31, probably at Tewks- 
bury, Mass. ; m. 1807, Nov, 2, James, son of James and Elizabeth 
Tufts, of MecU'oRl, b. 1777, Feb. 25. He d. 1825, July 26; she 
d. 185(5, Dec, lU. Ch. : 

1418. Ji;lia (Tufts) b. 1809, Apr. 11; m, Pyani Cushing. 

1419. J.V.M1CS (Tufts) b. 1810, Dec. 29; m. Martha M, Bean, 

1420. OnLANDO (Tufts) b. 1812, Dec. 28; m. Harriet Sampson. 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 329 

1421. John Brooks (Tufts) b. 1815, Jan. 9; m. Mary P. Richardson. 

1422. EiiZABETH G. (Tufts) b. 1817, Dec. 5; m. Joseph W. Mitchell. 

1423. Nancy F. (Tufts) b. 1820, Aug. 9; m. Anthony Waterman. 

1424. Adolphus J. (Tufts) b. 1823, Apr. 10; d. uura. 

749. WALTERS MANNING (Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,-' Eliph- 
alet,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.") b. about 1786 or 1788, probably at 
Tewksbury, Mass. But little has been leai-ned of him. The 
notice of his marriage, in 1812, gives his residence as Wilmington, 
while a deed of 1811 gives it as Tewksbury. This deed refers to 
a farm, lying partly in both towns, and of which his purchase is 
not on record, but which he then mortgaged for $600. The sale 
of this farm has not been found. He m. 1812, Jan. 16, Lydia 
French. Tradition says she was a dau. of Thomas and Lydia 
(Scarlett) French, which is doubtless correct. Mrs. Lydia Man- 
ning d. 1819, Mch. 24, at Tewksbuiy. Walter's after history is 
unknown, although another deed, to be mentioned below, suggests 
a possibility there indicated. The number of his children is 
unknown. An aged relative has given the list as Walter, Charles, 
Lydia, Thomas, William, Sylvester and Letitia, but in attempt- 
ing to account for said children she gave particulars which 
proved that she had, not the children, but the brothers and 
brothers-in-law of Walter in mind, thus casting grave doubts 
on the entire list. In any case, seven children can hnrdly 
have been born in the seven years of the above term of married 
life, and if Wnlter married a second time, no record to that effect 
has been found. On the other hand, several relatives have asserted 
with confidence that there w'as but one child, Latitia (mentioned 
below) . The truth evidently lies between these extremes. Mid- 
dlesex Co. deed 345-367, is one whereby, 1835, Sep. 9, Walter 
Manning, Jr., " of Cortlandville, Cortland Co., New York," sells 
to Loammi I'rench, of Tewksbury, for $20, all the rights of said 
Walter, Jr., in the estate of Lydia French, late of Tewksbury, de- 
ceased, widow of Thomas French, mentioning Thomas French's 
farm in Tewksbury. This proves conclusively that there was one 
child besides Latitia, while the fact that no evidence can be found 
to show that any other person of the name of Manning disposed 
of like rights, seems to prove with like conclusiveness that there 
was only one child then living. Possibly Walter, senior, died in 
Mass.; perhaps he accompanied his son to N. Y. A letter ad- 
dressed to the postmaster of the present Cortland, N. Y. (assumed 



330 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

to be the same as Cortlaiuh-ille) has Ijiou^ht back the reply that 
the family is unknown llicre. Ch. of Walter and Lydia : 

1425. Wai/ikk; was in Corthiiiclville, N. Y., 1835; see above. 

142fi. Lathi.\. In the Probate Oflice at Nasluia, N. H., are tlie ficuard- 
iansliip py])crs, 1837, May 2, of Latitia Manninjr, "a minor over 
14 years, and child of Walter Mannin.ir, of Tewksbury, Mass." 
.Tolm Flcjnini; ^vas tht' jrnardian. Tradition says, confidently, 
that Latitia died unra., aijed 18. 

751. RUELGOOnWIN^ MANNING (Eliphalet," Eliplia- 
let,5 Eliphalet,-* Sanil.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1790, May 1, atTewk.s- 
bury, Mass. A soldier, and served throughout the war of 1812, 
including the battle of Plattsburg. He was honorably discharged 
at Fort Erie, and started for home with his brother Joseph and 
two young men named Gardner. They had nothing to eat (m the 
way but game, and that being scarce, it is said that they were 
obliged to cut off the tops of their own boots to make broth. He 
settled in life at Bedford, N. II., but finally removed to Royalton, 
Vt. He m. 1816, Dec. 25, Hannah, dau. of Ezekiel and Betsey 
(Chubuck) Gardner, b. 1793, Dec. 1, at Bedford. She d. 1874, 
Dec. 1 ; Mr. Manning d. 1871, Jan., both at Royalton. Ch., b. 
at Bedford : 

1427. Hannah, b. 1817, Nov. 27. 

1428. Emkijxk, b. 1819, Apr. 20; m. 1844, June, at Royalton, Aretus 

Loveland; removed to Compton, 111. Ch. : I and II. Mary and 
William, twins, deceased. III. Henry; res. Chicairo. IV. 
-Mice; res. in III. V. Charles; res. in 111. 

1429. roi.LV DiHANT, b. 1823, June; d. 1846, July. 

1430. Margaret Ann, b. 1825, Mch. 21 ; res. E. Barnard, Vt. ; m. 1844, 

Mch. 24, Cornelius Clark Stevens, a soldier of the Kebellion, 
b. 1815, July 15, at Barnard; son of Nath:iniel and Elizabeth 
(Chanibcrlin) Stevens. Ch. : I. Lizzie Mary, b. 1844, Dec. 22. 
at Biiniard. II. Collins IJuel, b. 1848, Oct. 2!), at Koyalton. 
III. Clara Belle, b. 1854, July IC, at K. IV. Laura Leonard, 
b. 185G, Jan. 12, at K. 

1431. Martha Jank, b. 1827, Apr. 9; d. 1875, May 4; m. 1851, Dec. 9, 

Roswell Porter Mills, b. 1812, Mch. 17, at Bethel, Vt. ; d. 1875, 
Feb. 10, son of Philo and Sarah Mills. Ch. : I. JJuel, b. 1854, 
Jan. 31, at Bethel; res. E. IJetliel. II. Hannah, b. 185G, Oct. 
10, at Royalton. III. Mason, b. 1859, Jan. 10, at R. ; res. W. 
Woodstock. IV. Roswell, b. 1861, Apr. 2, at R. ; d. 1871, Fel). 
14. V. Jennie, b. 1864, !\Ich. 2S, at East Bethel. VI. Kate, b. 
1867, May 2, at E. B. VII. May, b. 1S70, July 29, at Koyalton. 



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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 331 

1432. W-U-TER Sylvester, b. 1830, Aug. 17. A soldier of the Rebellion. 

Kesides iu Michigan, near Keed City (?), or Beuoni, or that 
vicinity. Has a son and a daughter, both married ; tlie latter 
to Henry H. Bennett., 

1433. Betsey Kiddle, b. 1834, May 3; res. Newbury, Vt. ; m. John, son 

of John and Caroline C. Stebbins, b. 1829, Nov. 17, at New- 
bury and d. 1889, June 6. Ch. : I. Ella Louise, b. 1854, Feb. 
17, at Hoyalton. _1I. Ellen Augusta, twin, b. 1854, Feb. 17. 
IIL Kate Kmeline, b. 1857, Feb. 20, at Newbury. IV. Char- 
lotte Belle, b. 1871, Oct. 20, at N. 

1434. Sally Riddle, twin, b. 1834, May 3; d. 1876, May 3. She m. 

(1st) 1855, at Rochester, Vt., Benj. Bennett, who d. in 1862. 
Ch. : I. Jennie; deceased. II. Herbert. She m. (2d) 1865, 
John Spaulding. Ch. : I. Frank Elmer. II. John Lawton. 
III. Frederick Leroy. 

752. JOSEPH" MANNING (Elipbalet,^ Eliphalet,5Elipha- 
let,'' Saml.,=5 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. about 1793 at Tewkbbury, Mass. 
A soldier of the war of 1812, in which he was wounded and ever 
after carried a rifle ball under his shoulder from which he suffered 
greatly the last of his life. It is said that he fought in the des- 
perate battle of Luudy's Lane. He settled at Bedford, N. H., 
where he was a member of the I'resbyterian church, but removed 
later to Amherst, where he was a member of the Franklin Literary 
Society. He m. Nancy Cavender, who d. 1874, Apr. 13, aged 
about 76. Mr. Manning d. 1860, June 11, at Amherst. Ch. : 

1435. Mary, b. 1816, May 10, at Bedford; res. Amherst; m. Adam 

Dickey Gardner, b. 1816, June 5, at Bedford. Ch., b. at Mer- 
rimack: I. Charles Adam, b. 1841, Aug. 13. II. Susan Cath- 
leen, b. 1843, Nov. 8. III. Frank Sidney, b. 1845, Nov. 30; d. 
unm. IV. Clara Jane, b. 1848, Jan. 16. V. Edward Dexter, 
b. 1850, Sep. 16. VI. Benjamin Pierce, b. 18.")3, Dec. 14. 

1436. Sarah, b. 1818, June 23, at Bedford; res. Amherst; m. 1843, 

Dec. 9, Thomas, son of Joseph and Nancy (McKenney) Har- 
vell, b. 1819, July 9, at Merrimack. Ch., b. at Amherst: I. 
Horace Thomas, b. 1845, Mch. 27. II. Joseph Minot, b. 1849, 
Dec. 31. III. Sarah Nancy, b. 1853, Feb. 24. IV. Mary Jane, 
b. 1858, Oct. 14. V. John Herbert, b. 1860, Nov. 8. 

1437. Natilvniel, b. 1821, Fel). 7, at Bedford. 

1438. Betsey, b. about 1823, at Bedford; d. 1879, Mch. 22, at Amherst, 

aged 56; m. Charles Carleton Colby, a native of Hillsboro, 
who d. at New Orleans in the army. Ch. : I. Charles Carleton, 
b. 1847, Nov. 10, at Manchester; res. Mil ford. II. George 
Sam, b. 1850, May 15, at Amherst; res. Lowell, Mass. 



882 THE MAX>rrNG FAMILY. 

I43'.t. Ci.AUA. date of birth not learned; d. 1H52, June 19; ni. John C. 
Elii, of Warner, ■vvho has not replied to requests for record. 
One child : Clara A. [or ? Clara Jane]. 

1440. JosKi'ii. b. about 1828, at Bedford; record requested about 1S92. 

but no reply received. He d. 18!M, Jan. 20, aged 65, at Somer- 
ville, Mass., to which place he removed a few )'ears before 
from Manchester, N. H. A machinist. He m. Abbie Bartlett. 
No ch. 

1441. John Pahkkk, b. 1830, Sep. 23, at Bedford. 

1442. Nancy Jane, b. 1833, Nov. 3, at Bedford; res. Somerville, Mass.; 

m. 1853, June 19, John, sou of John and Sarah Savory, b. 1824, 
Oct. 16, at Sutton, N. H.; a railroad engineer, who d. 1893, 
Nov. 26, at Somerville. Ch., b. at Warner, N. H. : I. Luella 
Jane, b. 1854, June 28. II. William Warren, b. 1858, Apr. 13. 

III. Fred Henry, b. 1859, Dec. 29. IV. Eugene Buzzell, b. 
1868, Feb. 24. V. Harlcy John, b. 1871, Aug. 9. 

1443. SoPHKoxiA French, b. 1836, Jan. 19, at Bedford ; d. 1870, Aug. 9, 

at Maynard, Mass.; m. 1858, Apr. 24, Warren, son of Warren 
and Jane Martin, b. 1836, Aug. 4, at Merrimack, X. H. He res. 
Maynard. Ch. : I. Ailelbert Augustus, b. 1859, Oct. 4, at Man- 
chester, N. H. II. AUie Warren, b. 1868, Aug. 23, at Merri- 
mack. III. Bertha, b. 1868, Apr. 27, atNorthbridge, Mass. 

1444. RiKi. Goodwin, date of birth not learned. 

1445. Heni!Y IlAinKLL; re.s. Milford, N. II. Kecord requested; no re- 

ply received. A soldier of the Rebellion in 4th N. H. Regt. 
He m. Emily Braraan. Ch. : I. Eugene. II. Ruel. III. James. 

IV. S.irali; deceased. V. Louisa. VI. Joseph. The eldest 
(perhaps Eugene) said to have been b. at Northbridge, Mass., 
and all others at Mont Vernon or Amherst, N. H. 

754. NATHANIEL' MANNING (Elipbalet.e Eliphnlet,'^ 
Elipbalet,^ Sainl.,^ Wni.r Wm.i) b. 1798, Sep. 14, at Tewksbury, 
Mass. lie resided chiefly at Bedford and Goffstown, N. II. He 
m. :\Iaria Stratton, of Bedford, b. 1800, Dec. 22, at Temple. Mr. 
Manning d. 1843, Aug., at Manchester, N. H. Ch.: 

1446. Makia, b. 1823, Mch. 3. at Bedford; n-s. Auburn; m. Thaddeus 

Sleeper Colby, b. 1825, July 11, at Bristol. Ch., b. at Auburn : 

I. George Leroy, b. 1852, Feb. 14. II. Martha May, b. 1854, 
Mch. 19. III. Annie Eliza, b. 18.")6, Oct. 8. 

1447. Mauy VIL.VNY, b. 1826, Mch. 8, at Hodford; res. Somerville,' 

Mass. ; ni. David Morrill, b. 1823, June 19, at Northfleld, N. II. 
Ch.: I. Clara Vilany, b. 1846, July 25, at Manchester, N. H. 

II. George Washington, b. 1848, Oct. 2, at Auburn, N. H. III. 
Mary Ella, b. 1853, Mch. 26, at Manchester. 

1448. LoKENZo rAKKKH, b. 1828, Feb. !», at Bedford. 



DESCENDANTS OF \MLL1AM MANNING. 333 

1449. Martha Anx, b. 1830, Jan. 2(5, at Bedford; d. 1853, Dec. 24; ni. 

John C(>ll)y. Cli. : Edward M. 

1450. NvTHAXiKL N., b. 1832, July 2, at Goffstown. 

1451. Frederick Stark, b. 1834, Aug. 26, at Goffstowu. 

1452. Lydia Augusta, b. 1837, Feb. 8; d. 1837, Mch. 3. 

1453. RoDXEY H., b. 1838, Sep. 13, at Goftstown. He enlisted as a 

solilier of the Rebellion, 1861, in Co. I, Abl)ott Gmird, Man- 
chester, N. H. ; fought at battle of Bull Bun, through the 
Peninsular Campaign, second Bull Run, etc. Returning home, 
he, "vvith 60 others from the 2d N. H. Regt., enlisted in the 2d 
U. S. Cavalry, rtsuined service, and was shot near Brandy 
Station. [Date not given ; the battle of Brandy Station was 
1863, June 9.] 

1454. Alvira. b. 1842. Oct. 23, at Gotfstowu; d. 1843, Sep. 18. 

756. SYLVESTER' MANNING (Eliphalet,^ Eliplialet,-^ 
Eliplialet,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1801, Jan. 17. at Tewksbury, 
Mass. Resided in Boston from 1826 to 1849. A part of the 
time he was a housewright, and for several years resided on 
Butolph street, at the corner of Cambridge. He went to Cali- 
fornia before 1857, and was tliere and in Nevada until 1864 ; re- 
turned East and located at Waterford, Me. He m. at Boston, 
1826, May 7, Clarissa Beard, b. 1793 (?), Apr. 24; d. 1864, 
Sep. 16. Mr. Manning d. 1872, Feb. 13, at Waterford. Ch., 
b. in Boston : 

1455. Lucretia C, b. 1827, July 22; m. 1852, July 27, William B., son 

of Oliver C. and Fanny L. Bartlett, b. about 1826, at Nan- 
tucket. Lucretia d. before 1864, leaving a child, Mary 
Augusta, b. 1853, Oct. 7. 

1456. SYLVE.STER B., b. 1829, Feb. 15; d. 1833, Jan. 11. 

1457. Edwin Fraxcis, b. 1831, Aug. 22 , d. 1832, Dec. 8. 

1458. Ellex F., b. 1836, May 1; d. 1887, Mch. 11; res. E. Waterford, 

Me. ; m. 1858, Oct. 20, Wm. A. Allen, b. at Waterford ; d. there 
1867, Feb. 25. Ch. : I. William Sylvester, b. 1859, Aug. 25, iu 
Mass. ; res. E. Waterford. II. Horace Edward, b. 1864. June 
22, at Waterford ; res. there. 

759. THOMAS" MANNING (Thomas,^ Thomas,'^ Elipha- 
let,-* Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. about 1778, at Tewksbury, Mass. 
A shoemaker and farmer. He early located at Amherst, N. H., 
where lie bought a farm, 1806, Jan. 7, which he occupied until 
1811, Aug. 17, when he sold it and removed to Societyland (since 
then called Greenfield). He m. at Amherst, 1807, Mch. 12, Mary 



334 THE MANMNCJ lAMlLV. 

Gilmore. She d. "'about 18r»l," at So. Antrim. JMr. Manning d. 
"about 1840," at Society land. Ch. : 

145!>. TiioMAH: d. young. 

1460. Aiug.vil; d. 1862, June 13, at W. Decring; m. John P. Richard- 

.«ion, b. at Londonderry, and d. 1871, May 14, aged 61. Ch. : 
I. Putnam W., b. 182!t. Mcli. is, at Deering. II. Mary R., b. 
1831, July 12, at I). III. Matilda M., b. 1833, Jan. 14, at D. 
IV. Nancy J., b. 1836. Mcli. 7, at Antrim. V. William C, b. 
18.S8, July 31, at Hillsboro. VI. Abigail E., b. 1840, Nov. 20, 
at II. VII. Jolin C, b. 1842, Mch. 6, at Antrim. VIII. Loos- 
ter A., b. 1840, July 26, at A. IX. Lorinda S., b. 1849, Feb. 
13, at A. 

760. JACOB' MANNING (Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Elipha- 
let,'» Saml.3, Win. ,2 "Wm.i) b. 1780, June 8, at Tewksbury, Mass. 
Resided in Wilmington, where he was a farmer. He m. 1810, 
Sep. 23, Elizabeth, dau. of p]zra and Hannah Carter, b. 1780, 
Sep. 17, at Wilmington; d. 18H5, Mch. 16, at Reading. Mr. 
Manning d. 1842, Aug. 31, at Wilmington. His ch. were born 
in the latter town. Ch. : 

1461. Jacoh, b. ISll, June 29. 

1462. Ei.iz.v, b. 1812, Oct. 10; d. unm. 1844, 'Aug. 8, at Wilmington. 

1463. Rkuecca, b. 1815, Apr. 3; d. unm. 18.54, Mch. 10, at Wilmington. 

1464. EzKA Caktick, b. 1818, Mch. 3. 

1465. Chaulks, b. 1821, Sep. 25. 

762. JONAS' MANNING (Thomas,6 Thomas,^ Eliphalet," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,-^ Wm.i) b. 1784, Sep. 2. at Tewksbury, Mass. 
A currier by trade and very skillful. He established himself in 
Medford; was next in Charlestown for about 6 years, and, about 
1825, located in Woburn on the old AVright place. He m. 
1809, Apr. 4, Mary Wright, b. 1782, Sep. 20; d. 1854, July 18. 
Her ancestry was Uea. Josiah^ and Mary (White), her parents; 
Dea. John'' and Mary (Locke) ; Dea. Josiah^ and Ruth (Carter) ; 
John- and Abigail; and John' and Triscilla Wriglit, the founders, 
who were of Woburn before 1641, where John' was deacon and 
selectman. Mr. :Manning d. 1844, Jau. :\0, at Woburn. Ch. : 

1466. Maky WniTK, b. 1810, Jan 14, at Medford; m. at Woburn, 1844, 

Oct. 1, Benjamin Coolidge, b. 1812, Nov. 10, at Ilallowell, 
Mc. ; son of 'i honiiis P)rewster Coolidge and wife Clarissa 
(who was a dau. of Col. Loamrai Paltlwin, of No. Woburn). 
Dea. Benj, Coolidge d. 1871, Aug. 25; his widow d. 1883, Apr. 



DESCENDANTS OF M'LLLIAM MANNING. 335 

11, both at La-wreiice. Ch., b. at Woburn : I. Baldwin, b. 
1845, July 7; res. Woburn. II. Brewster, b. 1848, Nov. 10; 
d. 1858, June 21. 

1467. ALV.VK, b. 1813, May 1; d. 1815, Dec. 25. 

1468. Alvan Wkight, b. 1816, Oct. 2, at Medford. 

1469. Fea>xe.s Maria, b. 1826, Nov. 20, at Woburn; ui. 1844, Nov. 20, 

Abijah, son of Abijah and Olive (Pond) Ricliardson, b. 1825, 
Aug. 12, at E. Medway. Res. at the latter place and Law- 
rence. Ch. : I. Abijah Francis, b. 1845, Nov. 12; ni. Margaret 
Fitzpatrick. II. Alvan Manning, b. 1818, Apr. 23; ni. Clara M. 
Bullard. III. Mary Alice, b. 1850, Jan. 28; m. Artliur D. 
Marble; res. Lawrence. IV. Benjamin Coolidge, b. 1852, 
Nov. 13: d. 1873, Aug. 31. 

763. URIAHS MANNING (Tbomas,^ Thomas,-^ Eliphalet,4 
Sanil.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1785, Nov. 15, at Tewksbury, Mass. 
He passed his minority at work on bis father's farm, getting only 
a few months' schooling each winter. About 1806 he went to 
Woburn to learn the trade of a tanner, and there resided until 
about 1837, when he went West. He was 13 days on the journey 
from Boston to Cincinnati, via boat, stage and canal, as follows : 
By stage from Boston to Providence ; thence by boat to New 
York, and, in the same way, to Amboy, N. J. ; thence by railroad 
to Bordentown ; thence by stage to Pittsburg, Pa., and down the 
river to Cincinnati. Not liking the country he returned in a few 
months to Woburn. For years afterward, and until 1859, he car- 
ried on his trade of tanner in and around Boston, and also had a 
store where he dealt in leather, with his son connected with the 
business, under the firm name of Uriah Manning & Son, in Bos- 
ton. This store was at 25 Ferry street from 1841 to 1848 ; next 
at 69 Fulton street until 1857, and, lastly, at 14 Blackstone street 
until his death. For a few years he resided at 46 Billerica st., 
but, after 1846, at Woburn. He joined the First Church at Wo- 
burn in 1817 ; was superintendent of the Sunday school from May, 
1825, until he went West ; and in 1828 was chosen deacon and 
filled the office until his death with the exception of the period 
1837-1848. He belonged to the Lexington Artillery Co., and 
was its much admired commander. He was of fine personal ap- 
pearance, beloved by all wlio knew him, and was among the fore- 
most in the town as a citizen and in the church as a Cluistian. 
He m. 1811, Nov. 19, Sarah, dau. of Josiah and Sarah (Richard- 



336 THE MANNING FAMILY' . 

son) Walker, b. 1791, Feb. 13; d. 1851, Mch. 8. Dea. Manning 
d. 1862, May 22, both at Woburu. Cb., b. at Woburn : 

1470. UiMAii, b. 1812, Nov. 29. 

1471. Sakah, b. 18i;»; d. num. 1846, Aug. 20. 

7G4. JONATHAN' MANNING (Thomas,^ Thomas,^ 
Elipbalet,'' Saml.,3 Wni.,2 Wm.') b. 1790, Apr. 12, at Tewksbiiry, 
IVCass. He purchased the rights of the other heh'S and became 
owner of his fathi-r's farm, lying partly in Tewksbury and partly 
in AVilmington. He was admitted to the church in 1816, and was 
very devoted in his religion and a liberal contributor to mission- 
ary interests. He m. 1821, May 31, Abra, dan. of Benj. and 
Elizabeth Carter, b. 1791, July 14, and d. 1846, Sep. 1 ; and (2d) 
Catherine Armstrong. Mr. Manning d. 1877, Jan. 10, at "Wil- 
mington. Ch., b. at Tewksbury : 

1472. BirrsEY, b. 1822, Apr. 1.5; m. as a second wife, Ebenezer II. Orne, 

of Winchesier. lie d. about 1891, and she resided with his son 
by a former marriage, Dr. Orne, said to have Ijeen of Lynn. 
A letter sent there was returned to the compiler by the F. O. 
Dept. 

1473. NEnEiMiAH, b. 1824, June 3; a carpenter; d. num. 1880, Apr. 15. 

1474. Lkvi Fisk, b. 1827, Dec. 21; res. Wilmington, where he -was 

chosen deacon, 1870. Not married. 

1475. Mary, b. about 1829; d. 1830(?), June. 
147(5. John, b. 1836, Jan. 24. 



EIGHTH GENERATION. 



768. ELEAZER8 MANNING (Eleazev/ Jositih,^ Saml.,-^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1782, Apr. 18, at Lebanon, Ct. 
Resided in bis native town, where lie had his father's farm. He 
was also a school teacher, and was town clerk and treasurer of 
Lebanon from 1827, Oct., to the time of his death ; and constable 
and collector of taxes, 1814-16. He m. at Franklin, 1817, Oct. 
27, Sally Fillmore, b. 1793, Aug. 4; d. 1864, Dec. 28. Her an- 
cestry was Amaziah'' and Hannah (Ladd), her parents, of Frank- 
lin; Comfort^ and Zerviah (Bosworth), of Norwich; Capt. John^ 
and Dorcas (Day), of Ipswich, Mass., and Norwich, and John' 
and Abigail (Tilton) Fillmore, of Ipswich as early as 1701. Sally 
was second cousin to President Millard Fillmore. Eleazer Man- 
ning d. 1830, Jan. 9. Ch., b. at Lebanon : 

1477. Warren Fellmore, b. 1820, Sep. 30. 

1478. Mary Anx, b. 1824, Sep. 2; resides at Columbia, 1896; ni. 1841, 

Oct. 5, Samuel, son of Chester and Eunice (Hills) Fuller, b. 
1816, Dec. 13, at Lebanon. A blacksmith in Lebanon and 
Worcester, where he d. 1848, Apr. 15; buried in Lebanon. 
She m. (2d) in 1863, at Columbia, Albert F. Preston, of Lis- 
bon. Ch. : Eunice L. Fuller, b. 1844, June 30; d. 1849, Oct. 14. 

778. ROYALS MANNING (Calvin,- Hezekiah,^ Saml.,-^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm., 2 Wm.i) b. 1776, Oct. 6, at Coventry, Ct. 
He was a merchant at South Coventry. He m. Sally, dan. of Dr. 
Frederick and Sarah Rose, b. 1795 at South Coventry; d. 1860, 
Dec. 12. Royal Manning d. 1847, Mch. 4. lie and his wife are 
buried at South Coventry. All their children were born there. 
Ch. : 

1479. Sarah, b. 1821, June 14; m. 1849, Sep. 12, Richard Hale Rosc\ 

son of Nathan and Lydia (Perkins) Rose, b. 1812, Feb. 3; a 
second wife. Resided at South Coventry, where he was dea- 
con from 1849 until his resignation in 1875. He d. 1878, Apr. 
17. Ch. : 1. Frederic Perkins, b. 18r)2, Oct. 8. 11. Royal 
Manning, b. 1855, Nov. 14. III. Fanny Hale, b. 1859, Sep. 7. 
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338 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1480. Eliza, b. 1H2.S; d. iinm. 1848, Sep. 2. 

1481. CiiAKi.oTTK GiuNT, b. 1820, Mch.; d. uiiiii. 18G2, Apr. 30. 

1482. Fhkderick Royal, b. 1821), Apr. 12. 

1483. Mary .Tank, b. 1831, Feb. 28; in. Van Rensselaer Bennet; resides 

at South Coventry. No ch. 

1484. Fhance.s Ann, b. 1832, Oct. 27 ; in. James P. Foster, b. 1800 at 

Manchester; d. 1878, Apr. 30, at Hartford. No ch. She d. at 
Hartford. 

1485. Emily Ro.si:, b. 1834, Mch.; d. unra. 1885, Oct. 3. 

1486. Lydi.\, b. 1835, July 4; d. 1838, Mch. 13. 

1487. Augusta Meacham, b. 1842, Nov. 29; unm., ISIW. 

779. CALVIN8 MANNING (Calvin,' Hezekiah.-^ Saml.,^ 
Sanil.," Saml.,^ Wni.,2 Wm.i) b. 1778, Oct. 4, at Coventry, Ct. 
Resided at South Coventry. lie was a representative in 1823 
and 1832, and both he and his wife were faithful and consistent 
members of the Congregational Church. He ni. 1804 Mrs. Desire 
(Gurley) Rose, widow of John Rose, of So. Coventry. She was 
b. 1777, Feb. 17; d. 1848, Oct. 12. Her ancestry was Israel^ 
and Eunice (Dimock), her parents, of Guilford; SamueP and 
Hannah (Baker) ; Samuel- and Experience (Rust), and "William' 
and Hester (Ingersoll) Gurley. William' was b. in Scotland, 
1665, and settled at Northampton, JMass., on his arrival in this 
country. Calvin Manning d. 1869, Apr. 23. Ch., b. at So. Cov- 
entry : 

1488. Emily, b. 1806; d. 1810. 

1489. Fanny, b. 1808, Nov. 1; d. 1884, Feb. 12, at So. Coventry; m. 

1832, Nov. 29, John Henry, son of Dea. John and Persis 
(Work) Preston, of Ashford, b. 1810; d. 1845, Dec. 8, in New 
York. Resided at Ashford, Hartford, and in N. Y. City. Ch. : 
T. Emily Anna, b. 1834; d. 1835, Jan. 26. II. Anna Maria, b. 
1836; d. 1838. III. Fanny Louise, b. 1839, Mch. 1, at Hartford ; 
d. 1858, Aug. 19. IV. Mary Gurley, b. 1842, Dec. 7. 

1490. Edwin, b. 1810, Feb. 8. 

1491. I.rcY, 1). 1812, Mch.; d. 1812, Apr. 15. 

1492. William, b. 1813; d. unm. 1856, Aug. 29 (another account says 

1858). 

1493. Anna Root, b. 1815, June 5; m. 1835, Sep. 30, Levi Perkins, son 

of Maj. Natlian II. and Lydia (Perkins) Rose, of So. Coven- 
try, b. 180'.», Sep. 8; d. 1840, Aug. 9. Slie m. (2d) Stanley 
White, of Andover, b. 1802 and d. 1865, Aug. 26, at Rockville; 
and (3d) 1871, June 7, Dr. \. \. Rarrows, of Hartford. 

781. LYDIA« MANNING (Calvin,' I-Iezekiah,« Saml.,^ 




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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. ;^39 

Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.r Wm.i) b. 1785, Mch. 27, at Coventry, Ct. ; 
m. there 1807, Oct. 20, Jeremiah Parish, b. 1775, Oct. 17, at Can- 
terbury. He d. 1856, Jan. 13, at Tolland ; she d. 1872, July 29, 
at Rockville. Ch. : 

1494. AiuKL (Parish) b. 1808, July 20, at Coventry; d. 1885, Nov. 24, 

at Denver, Col., where his widow resides. He graduated at 
Yale, 1835, and was distinguished as an educator. Ch., 2 sons 
and 3 daughters. 

1495. Lydia (Parish) b. 1814, Sep. 27, at Coventry; d. 1872, July 24, at 

Rockville. 

1496. Jeremiah SmxH (Parish), b. 1821, Oct. 24, at Tolland; d. 188!), 

Nov. 10, at Providence, R. I., where he was president of the 
Atlantic Fire and Marine Insurance Co., and 25 years treasurer 
of the National Board of Fire Underwriters; ni. Elizabeth 
Angell, who d. 1858, Oct. 22, at Springfield, Mass., leaving a 
dau. Minnie Angell Parish, now of Providence; and hem. (2d) 
Mary C. Harris, who d. 1870, Nov. 3. 

1497. Eliza Manning (Parish) b. 1823, Mch. 2G, at Tolland ; resides at 

Hartford. 

1498. John CAL^aN (Parish) b. 1832, Mch. 4, at Tolland; d. 1890, Sep. 

26, at Des Moines, Iowa, leaving a widow but no ch. 

783. HEZEKIAH8 MANNING (Calvin,^ Hezekiah,6Saml.,-^ 
Sainl.,4 Saml.,3 Wai.,2 WmA) h. 1787, Apr. 23, at Coventry, Ct. 
Removed to Indiana and was a school-teacher for several years ; 
also a farmer at Economy, Wayne Co., Ind. He m. 1828, Polly 
(or Mary), dau. of Eleazer Jacobs. She d. 1874, Nov. 14, aged 
77. Hezekiah Manning d. 1852, Sep. 21. Ch. : 

1499. John Luthek, b. 1831, June 7; d. 1848, Mch. 24. 

1500. George Burder, b. 1834, Apr. 16, at Coventry. 

1501. Henry, b. 1836, Feb. 21; d. 1855, July 30. 

1502. Emeline Eliza, b. 1837, Oct. 15, in Wayne Co., Ind. 

785. JAMES8 MANNING (Calvin,^ Hezekiah,'- Saml.,5 
Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1792, Apr. 3, at Coventry, Ct. 
He went to Bethany, Pa., in 1815 and established himself as a 
merchant, which business he followed for 20 years. In 1818 lie 
started the first newspaper in Wayne Co., the Wayne County Mir- 
ror, and later furnished the printing presses for other papers. He 
was register of wills in 1824, and on being recommissioned in 1827 
the office of recorder of deeds was added thereto; and in 1830 he 
was again made recorder. He held the office of judge from 1833, 



iUO TJUi .MA.NM.NC; FA.\I11,V, 

Nov., to 1841, Aug. Hem. 1821, Mch. 17, Charity Brink Wilder, 
b. 1804, Mch. 1, lit Coclu-cton, N. Y. ; d. 1887, Jan. 22, in Beth- 
any ; dau. of David and Sophia (I yler) "Wilder. Judge Manning 
d. 1867, Dec. 26, at Wap]>iiigers Falls, N. Y. He and his wife 
are buried at Honesdale, Pa., in Glen Dy berry cemetery. Ch., b. 
at Bethany : 

1.503. Lucy A., b. IH'22, .Jan. 3; d. 18!)2, Feb. 14, at Newbiir<;h, N. Y. ; 

biuitd at Honesdale, Pa. ; m. 1843, Nov. 13, Oliver I). Dunham, 
once a merchant in Hartford, Ct., who d. 1859, May 2, at Hones- 
dale. Cli. : I. Mary Alice, b. 1847; d. 1849. II. SaraDiramick, 
b. 1851, Jan. 13; d. 18C7, Nov. 13. 

1.504. Jamks WiLDicu, b. 1824, Mch. 29: resides, 1900, on the old home- 

stead at Bethany ; unm. 

1505. Soi'iiiA Tylkh, b. 1825, Oct. 3; livinij on the homestead, IDOO; 

m. 1844, Oct. 18, Zara W. Arnold, a school teacher and, later, 
merchant. He d. 1869, Dec. 11, at Clinton, Iowa; burled at 
Honesdale. Ch. : I. James Manning, b. 1846, Oct. 12. 

1506. David Wildkk, b. 1827, July 11. 

1507. WU.LIAM Hf.xi:y, b, 1828, Sep. 10. 

1508. GeokCtE S.mith, b. 1830, Feb. 27; d. unm. 1880, Dec. 13, at Clin- 

ton, la. ; buried at Honesdale. 

1509. IlExmETTA Makia, b. 1832, Aug. 4; d. 1838, Dec. 13. 

1510. CAr.oi.iNK Ai-or.STA, b. 1835, July 22; resides in N. Y. City; m. 

1854, June 13, Jackson Woodward, of Honesdale, a lawyer, 
who d. 1866, Mch. 11, at Uethany. Ch. : I. Arthur, b. 1855, 
Apr. 11. II. Edward, b. 1858, Mch. 21. III. Annie, b. 1860, 
Sep. 3. 

1.511. CriATTiE Louise, b. 1837, June 4; resides at Newburgh, N. Y. ; 
m. 1860, June 27, Clayton Emmet Sweet, a merchant, b. 1834, 
June 16, at Wappingers Falls, son of Elcazur 1). and Jane A. 
(Orr) Sweet. Ch. : I. Clayton Manning, b. 1867, Ang. 12; grad- 
uated from Riverview Military Academy in Ponghkeepsie ; re- 
moved about 1887 from Wappingers Falls, long the family 
home, to Newburgh; resided for a time in N. Y. City, where 
he was in business. From 1889, Aug., he was a member of the 
Stock Exchange. Hem. 1898, Junel, Amy S. Gunther, of N. Y. ; 
and he d. 1899, Sep. 27, at Newburgh; burled at Wappingers 
Falls. II. Lucy Dunham, b. 1874, Sep. 27. III. Mabel, twin, 
b. 1874. Sep. 27. 

1512. Maky Mkmssa, b. 1846, Aug. 18; d. unm. 1800, Jan. 3; buried 
in GU-n Dyborry cemetery, as are all children of this family 
who are buried in Honesdale. 

7Si). MASONS MANNING (Luther," Hezekiah,« Saml.,^ 
Saiul.,'* Saml.,-'' Wm.,MVni.') b. 1795, Aug. 26, at Lisbon, Ct. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIA:\r MANNING. 341 

He received a common school education, and then studied medi- 
cine with his brother, Dr. Luther Manning, Jr., and in 1818 re- 
ceived his diploma from the medical department of Yale College. 
He commenced practice at Windham, and then established himself 
at Milltown, North Stonington, where he remained until the death 
of the aged physician at Mystic left a vacancy which the voice of 
the community called him to fill in 1821. The long period of 62 
years was there passed as a practicing physician. His active ser- 
vice there was about 50 years, for in advanced years he gracefully 
declined to attend patients except on the most urgent solicitation. 
He was a delegate to the medical society of his county in 1828, 
'30, '32, '45, '50, '60, '61, '62, '66 and '67, and was chairman in 
1860. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to 
which he was a generous contributor. He was a modest man, and 
full of kindly sympathy. Hem. 1821, Nov. 20, Fanny, dan. of 
Dudley and PoUj' (Moore) Hovey, of Scotland, Ct., b. 1799, Jan. 
6; d. 1822, Sep. 23, at Groton ; buried in Scotland. Hem. (2d) 
1829, Jan. 6, Harriet, dau. of John and Harriet (^Chesebrough) 
Leeds, of Stonington, who d. 1883, Ma}^ 23. Dr. Manning d. 
1883, Feb. 10, at Mystic ; buried in Elm Grove cemetery. One 
child only : 

1513. Francis Mason, b. 1822, Aug. 21, at Groton. 

800. RALPHS MANNING (Nathaniel,' Hezekiah,^ Saml.,-'^ 
Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1784, Feb. 4, at Windham, Ct- 
He resided there until shortly before 1814, when he removed to 
Middleburgli, Schoharie Co., N. Y., and purchased the farm now 
known as Wayside Home, where he thenceforth lived. He m. 

1807, Mch. 24, Wealthy Ann, dau. of Septimus and (Adams) 

Lathrop, b. 1786, June 14; d. 1850, Sep. 13. Her further an- 
cestry was Elisha^ and Abigail (Avery), her grandparents, of 
Lisbon ; Samuel^ and Deborah (Crow) ; Samuel^ and Hannah 
(Adgate), of Norwich; Judge Samuel- and Elizabeth (Scudder), 
of England, Scituate, Mass., New London and Norwich, Ct. ; and 
Rev. John' Lathrop, of Etton, Yorkshire, and Egerton, Kent, 
Eng., who came over in 1634 and was of Scituate and Barnstable ; 
preached in both England and Mass. Ralph Manning was tith- 
ingman and grand juror at Windham in 1808. lie d. at Middle- 
burgh, 1863, Mch. 7 (another account says Mch. 4). Ch. : 

1514. Jkrusha, b. 1808, June 10, at Windham; d. 1810, Jan. 10. 

1515. George, b. 1810, Dec. 19, at Wiudbam. 



;^42 THE manning family. 

151(J. Wii.i.iA.M, t). 1814, Jan. 5, at Middlebiirgh. 

1517. Wi.Ai.THY Ann, b. 1818, Oct. 17, at MickUeburgh ; d. 1840, Jan. 7, 

unin. 

1518. Ski'timius Lathkui', b. 182.5, Jan. 27, at Middleburgh; studied 

law and practiciL-d in Albany. He was of marked ability in his 
profession, and was often appointed by the Supreme Court as 
referee to hold and deterniine cases, in whicii line he was noted 
for his judicial mind and impartial dcci.>?ions; d. at Albany, 
1877, Mch. 3, unm. 
1.519, Hezekiah Latiirop, b. 1827, Sep. 7, at Middleburgh. 

,S01. NANCYS MANNING(NathanielJHezekiah.6Saml.,s 
Saml.," Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 178G, Apr. 23, at Windham, Ct. ; 
m. 1806, Feb. 15, Chester, son of Josiah and Lydia (Bingham) 
Laselle, b. 1784, Feb. 23, at Windham. Removed to Schoharie, 
N. Y. He d. 1864, Oct. 30; she d. 1872, Dec. 13. Ch. : 

1520. Lucia (Laselle) b. 1807, June 15; m. Lyman Knowles. 
1621. Edwakd (Laselle) b. 1809, Jan. 21; m. Ruth Whitman. 
1522. Matilpa (Laselle) b. 1810, Sep. 23. 
152:5. Nancy (Laselle) b. 1812, May 16. 

1524. Timothy (Laselle) b. 1814, Feb. 14. 

1525. Nathaniel (Laselle) b. 1816, Feb. 4. 

1526. CiiKSTEK (Laselle) b. 1818, Mch. 3. 

1527. Samuel M. (Laselle) b. 1820, Aug. 10; d. 1851, Dec. 6. 

1528. Claudius B. (Laselle) b. 1822, Feb. 20. 

1529. Lydia (Laselle) b. 1823, Nov. 9; m. Geo. W. Briggs. 

1530. Josiah (La.selle) b. 1825, Aug. 6. 

1531. James (Laselle) b. 1827, Apr. 25. 

1532. Mary (Laselle) b. 1829, Aug. 21. 

1533. CuARLE-s C. (Laselle) b. 1832, Oct. 3. 

802. HP:ZEKIAH8 MANNING (Nathaniel,' Hezekiah,^ 
Saml.,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.») b. 1789, Jan. 25, at Wind- 
ham, Ct. He worked on a farm until 17 years of age ; then went 
to Schoharie, N. Y., learned the hatter's trade and followed it un- 
til 1835, when he resumed farming. He m. 1813, Nov. 7, Mary 
Briggs, b. 1787, Feb. 5, at Schoharie, and d. 1838, 'Apr. 20, at 
Middleburgh; and (2d) lS3t), Fel). 3, Ann Borst, who d. 1869, 
July 24. Mr. Manning d. 1867, Mch. 30, at Middleburgh, N. Y., 
where his children were born. Ch. : 

15.34. Hnn Bniccs, b. 1814, Sep. 2; d. 1883, Dec. 2G ; m. Peter Zelie 
Swart. Ch. 1. Hezekiah Maiming, b. 1841, Aug. 31; resides 
in Chicago. II. Ingold, b 1851, Oct. 6; d. 1866, June 9. 

1535. Natii.vnikl, b. 1819, Aug. 20. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 343 

803. HENRYS MANNING (Nathaniel,7 Hezekiah,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,-1 Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1791, Apr. 17, at Wiudham, Ct., 
where he resided until about 1827, when he removed to Schoharie, 
N. Y., and thence to Middleburgh. He m. 1823, Nov. 30, 
Eunice Huntington Devotion, b. 1799, Nov. 8, at Norwich, Ct. 
Her ancestry was Jonathan^ and Roxanna (House), of Windham 
and Norwich; Judge Ebenezer^ and Eunice (Huntington); Rev. 
Ebenezer^ and Martha (Lathrop), all of AVindham ; Rev. Eben- 
ezer^ and Hannah (Buck) ; John- and Hannah, all of Suffield ; 
and Edward^ Devotion, who was of Brookline, Mass., as early 
as 1645, when he was freeman. At Windham, Henry was 
grand juror 1816, '17, '20 and '22. He d. 1876, Aug. 31; his 
wife d. 1854, Aug. 12, both at Middleburgh. Ch., the first two 
born at Scotland Society, Windham, and all others at Schoharie : 

1536. Hexijy Louis, b. 1824, Sep. 22. 

1537. Maria Devotion, b. 1826, Aug. 22; d. 1854, Dec. 28; m. John D. 

Wells, 1849, June 14, at Middleburgh, where they had ch. : 1. 
Samuel B., b. 1850, Nov. 20; d. 1852, Feb. 8. II. Elizabeth 
Manning, b. 1852, Oct. 19; d. 1888, Sep. 14. 

1538. AxN Elizabeth, b. 1828, Nov. 23; d. 1846, Sep. 30. 

1539. Julia Frances, b. 1831, Aug. 7; d. 1832, July 31. 

1540. John Edwin, b. 1833, Aug. 19 ; uniu. 

1541. Charles Albert, b. 1835, Dec. 16; d. 1836, Mch. 17. 

1542. Julia Sophia, b. 1837, Apr. 18. 

804. SAMUELS MANNING (Nathaniel,'^ Hezekiah,^ 
Saml.,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1793, Apr. 18, at Wind- 
ham, Ct. He graduated at Union College, 1821, July 25, and, 
later, from Auburn Seminary, and was a clergyman. He filled 
pastorates at Sherburne, Fly Creek, Fayetteville, Smyrna, Sidney, 
and Masonvdle, all in N. Y. He m. 1823, July 14, Betsey Chap- 
man, b. 1801, Aug. 17, at Saybrook, Ct. Her ancestry was 

Dea. Wm.5 and Caroline (Jones) ; Benj.'* and ; Benj.^, and 

Lydia; Robert^ and Mary, and Robert' and Ann Chapman. 
Robert^ was of Boston about 1635 ; removed to Say brook, where 
he was deputy to the General Court, and where all of his above 
descendants resided. Betsey, above, was sister of Rev, Charles 
and Rev. Ezekiel Chapman. She d. 1840, June 13, at Montrose, 
Pa. Rev. Samuel Manning d. 1843, Apr. 16, at Chenango Forks, 
N. Y. Ch. : 

1543. Lydia Chapman, b. 1824, May 7, at Sherburne; m. 1843, June 12, 

Hervey C. Smith, b. 1821, Oct. 11, at Masonville. He d. 1878 



844 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Apr. 13, at Chicago; she d. 1860, Oct. 11, at Beloit, Wis. Ch. : 
I. Francis Henry, b. 1844, Nov. G, at Masonville. II. Horace 
Mainline:, b. 1H55, Mch. 20, at Port Washington, Wis. 

1644. C.\i!<>i.iNK Matilda, b. 1826, May 2, at Sherburne. 

154.'). Marcia, b. 1828, Sep. 23, at Fly Creek; m. at Gilbertville, 1849, 
July 31, John G. K. Irnair, b. 1817, May 11, at Sherburne. She 
d. 1873, Aug. 26, at Glen Haven ; he d. 1889, Oct. 23, at Syracuse. 
Ch. : Caroline Gilbert, h. 1856, Aug. ?6, at Syracuse, where 
she resides; m. Charles Goddard Baldwin. 

1546. Samukl, b. 1831, Apr. 13, at Smyrna. 

1547. HouACK Chapman, b. 1833, Dec. 1, at Masonville; in 1900 resid- 

ing at San Francisco, Cal., unm. 

1548. Charles Henry, b. 1836, July 11, at Masonville; d. 1872, May 

23, at Thompson, Ohio; m. 1871, Oct. 19, Diana A., dau. of 
Douglas and Sarah S. (Brigham) Hurlbut, b. 1842, Dec. 12, at 
Thompson. She resided, 1891, at Eureka, Kan. Ch. : Sarah 
Hurlbut, b. 1872, Aug. 25. 

1549. William R.vij'n, b. 1839, Dec. 15, at Masonville: d. 1840, Mch. 

27. 

805. MARY WEBB8 MANNING (Nathaniel", Hezekiah,'' 
Saml.,s Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1795, Mch. 14, at Wind- 
ham, Ct. ; d. 1850, Sep. 23; m. 1816, David Hyde, of Canter- 
bury, Ct.,b. 1787, Feb. 29(?), and d. 1827, Dec. Ch. : 

1550. AiJBY W. (Hyde) b. 1817, July 8; d. 1886; m. .Jacob Russell. 

No ch. 

1551. Mahy Matilda (Hyde) b. 1819, Feb. 9; d. about 1894, Oct. 1 ; m. 

Hamilton Becker. Resided atMiddleburgh, N. Y., and Bristol, 
Ct. Ch. : Edward H.. of Bristol. 
1652. Nathaniel Manning (Hyde) b. 1821, Jan. 2!) ; resided at Tomfret, 
Ct. ; d. unm. 

1553. David Ralph (Hyde) b. 1823, Oct. 31; d. 1900, Apr. 5; resided 

at Middleburgh; m. Louise Becker. Ch. : I. Ellen Frances; 
d. in infancy. II. Frederick Russell, of Middleburgh; m. 
Julia Cook. Ch., lialj^h Cook. IIL George Becker, of Mid- 
dleburgh; m. Ella Bas^ler. Ch., Bessie C, Louella G., Fred- 
erick 1). and Mary Aiicjxista. IV. David Willis; d. aged 5 
years. 

1554. Lucia A. (Hyde) b. 1825, Nov. ; d. aged 11 months. 

1555. Fkkdekrk (Hyde) I). 1827, Dec. 15; d. 1892, June 23, at Canter- 

bury, Ct. ; m. Eliza Brown. Ch., Andrew B., of Putnam, Ct. 

806. MARCIA8 MANNING(Nathaniel,"'IIezekiah,6Saml.,5 
8aml.,» Sanil.,3 Wm.,- Wni.') b. 17i)7, June 8, at Windham, Ct. ; 
m. Hufus, son of William and ? Nancy (Barrett) Nutting, b. 
1794, July 28, at Groton, Mass. He was a graduate of Dart- 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLTA1\[ MANNING. 345 

mouth College ; was for a time principal of a young ladies' Semi- 
nary at CatsklU, N. Y., and then for several years of the " Orange 
Co. Grammar School " at Randolph, Vt. While there he published 
a grammar of the English language, which was popular for many 
years. In 1828 he was elected to the Professorship of Ancient 
Languages in AYestern Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio, which 
position lie held until 1840, publishing in the meanwhile a work 
entitled "The three Analyses of the P^nglish Language," viz., 
Grammatical, Logical and Rhetorical. The remaining effective 
years of his life were spent in educational work in Michigan, and 
his declining years with his second wife and her children at Detroit, 
where he d. 1878, July. Mrs. Marcia Nutting d. 1851, Mch., at 
Lodi, Mich. Ch. : 

1556. Maacia Ann (Nutting) b. 1821, Sep. 28, at Randolph, Vt. ; m. 

Rev. Livingstone jMaturin Glover, D.D., for 32 years pastor 
of the Presbj'terian Church of Jacksonville, III. 

1557. RuFUS (Nutting) b. 1823, Sep. 28, at Randolph; graduated at 

"Western Reserve College, 1843; taught two years in an Acad- 
emy at Romeo, Mich. ; then for 4 years tutor in languages at 
Western Reserve College ; next for 3 years pastor of the Con- 
gregational church at Ravenna, Ohio. From 1853 to 1866 he 
was a Professor, chiefly in Greek, in Illinois College, and from 
1876 to 1891 he held a similar position in Blackburn University, 
in the same State. He m. at Detroit, Margaretta Leib Hunt. 
Ch. : I. Marcia Millicent; m. Geo. J. Dodd, Esq., of the legal 
dept. of the Mo. Pac. R. R. system. II. Margaietta Caroline; 
a missionary teacher in Utah under the Presbyterian Home 
Mission Board. III. William Hunt; for several years engaged 
in silver smelting in Leadville, and elsewhere in Colo. IV. 
Charles Cleveland, of Iowa City, la. ; graduated at Blackburn 
University, 1880, and, after spending some years in scientific 
study and research in connection (part of the time) with the 
Smithsonian Institution at Washington, and after two or 
three years in Central America and on the Florida coast, was 
elected by the regents of the State University of Iowa, Pro- 
fessor of Systematic Zoology and Curator of the Museum of 
Natural History. V. Helen Louise; m. Rev. J. M. Ross and 
resides in Chicago. VI. Anna Scudder; m. Rev. Chas. A. 
Highfleld; resides at Springfield, 111. 
1558. Timothy Dwight (Nutting) b. 1825, Oct. 15, at Randolph; a 
graduate of Western Reserve College; was prominent in mus- 
ical circles of the Western States, and Professor in the Illinois 
Conservatory of Music and Director of the Orchestral Music 
in the 111. State University for the Blind. He d. 1889. 



•^4G THE MAWIXO FAMILY. 

1650. Ji.iix Rick (Niittin;u') b. 1831, Oct. .5, at Hudson, 0.; d. in in- 
fancy. 

15C0. M.vinn.v Edgkhton (Nuttinir), b. 1833, Apr. 23, at Hudson: ni 
D. L. Wood, a bu.siness man of Indianapolis. 

15(31. William .Iakvis Gkkgg (Nutting) b. 1835, July 12, at Hudson; a 
graduate of Illinois College; d. 1879. 

809. NATHANIEL'^ MANNING (Nathaniel," Hezekiah,^ 
Saml.,-' Saml.,'' Sanil.,:' Win. ,2 Wm.') b. 1803, Aug. 15, at Wind- 
liani, Ct. lie had a college education and medical diploma. One 
year of his early practice as a physician was at Middleburgh, N. Y. 
In early life, too, he followed surveying for a time. Between 1830 
and 183o he located in Ik'lmont county, Ohio, removing, later, to 
Illinois and then to Missouri. He m. in Belmont county, 1835, 
Dec. 24, Elizabeth Williams, dau. of John and Ana (McKinley) 
Smitli, b. 1815, Jan. 23, in Belmont county; d. 1892, Oct. 17, at 
Ottawa, Kan. Nathaniel Manning, d. 1861, Jan. 12, in St. Charles 
county, Mo. Ch. : 

1561rt. Nathaxiel JvVMES, b. 1837, Feb. 14, at Liberty, 111. 
\oG\h. Matilda Axx, b. 1839, Feb. 5, at Liberty; res. Colorado Springs, 
Col. ; m. at Woodslleld, Oino, 1807, Mch. 26, Charles Both 
Jones. Ch. : I. Clayton Manning, b. 1868, Jan. 20, at Woods- 
field; res. Colorado Si)rings; m. at Ottawa, Kan., Bess Mur- 
pJiy. II. Lorena Maud, b. 1869, Oct. 10, at Ottawa. III. 
Samuel Fond, b. 1874, July 24, at Ottawa; m. at Clay Center, 
1898, Feb. 15, Mary C. Keener. IV. Charles Leigh, b. 1877. 
Aug. 7, at Ottawa. V. Harry, b. 1879, Jan. 15, at Ottawa; d. 
1879, Feb. 24. VI. Paul, twin, b. 1879, Jan. 15; d. 1879, Feb. 
25. 
1561c. Sarah Smith, i). 1840, Aug. 9, at Liberty; d. 1845, July 22. 
156kZ. Jonx Smith, b. 1843, Feb. 22, at Liberty. 
1561e. Isaac Smith, b. 1846, Feb. 20, at Woodslleld. 
1561/. Thomas Way, b. 1848, Dec. 24, at Woodsdeld. 
1561gr. William Way, b. 1851, Nov. 20, near St. Louis, Mo. He lived in 
that State until 1861, when he was taken to Woodstteld, Monroe 
Co., O., where he began to teach in district schools, October, 
1867. After teaching two -winters he went West, March, 1869, 
and taught one year in Miami Co., Kan. In Sep. he began 
teaching in the city schools of Ottawa, and continued until 
1876, when he was appointed County Superintendent of Public 
Instruction for Franklin County, Kan. He was elected to that 
position in Nov., 1876, and held the otllce until Jan., 1879. In 
Dec, 1877, he went into merchandising Avith I). C. Hanes under 
the llrni name of Hanes & Manning. He was electeil to the 
school board of Ottawa, Kan., and served as president of the 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 847 

board. In 1892 the business was closed out, and in March, 
1893, he went to Chicago. In 1897 he was appointed to a po- 
sition as instructor in English in Armour Institute of Technol- 
ogy, which position he now holds. He ni. 1877, May 3, Ella J. 
Hanes. 
\56lh. Charles Edwin, b. 1809, Mch. 18, in St. Charles Co., Mo. He 
resides in Louisville, Ky.. where he is chief clerk in the office 
of the Louisville & Nashville railroad. He in. 1887, Dec. 21, 
at Bowling Green, Georgia Preston, dau. of Robert Fulton and 
Agatha (Rochester) Strange. Ch. : Corinne Rochester, b. 
1892, Sep. 17, at Louisville. 

810. P:PHRAIM8 manning (Elias,7 Saml.,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1792, Dec. 1, in Conn., perhaps 
at Huntington. When an infant he was taken by his parents to 
New York, and resided in Saratoga Co. until after the birth of 
his children. Later, he removed to Michigan. He m. Elizabeth 
Brooks, b. 1790, Nov. 18, in Conn. ; d. 1864, July 4, at Ross, 
Kalamazoo Co., Mich. Her parents resided chiefly in Fulton Co., 
N. Y., and, if their names are correctly remembered, they were 
Jeremiah and Abbie. Mr. Manning d. 1868, Dec. 5, in lona Co., 
Mich., at or near Muir. Ch.,'^b. at West Day, N. Y. : 

1562. Anna, b. 1816, June 12; d. 1834, Apr. 29. 

1663. Mary, b. 1818, Sep. 23; m. John Bracy. More than 30 years ago 

they left Ross, Mich., and nothing has been heard from them 

since. Had one child, Jane. 

1564. David Alfred, b. 1820, Dec. 25. 

1565. Hiram, b. 1824, Apr. 29. Resides at Bannister, Mich. ; record re- 

peatedly requested but not furnished; m. Maria Corey; several 
ch , of whom Lena is the youngest. 

1666. LoDiCA, b. 1829, July 19; m. Dibble in N. Y. city over 40 

years ago ; not heard from since. 

1667. Cynthia Maria, b. 1830, Mch. 23; m. 1850, Nov. 9, Lorenzo 

Brooks, b. 1824, May l,atThurman, N. Y. Resides at Augusta, 
Kalamazoo Co., Mich. Ch. : I. George Alfred, b. 1859, Feb. 
25, at Thurman; d. 1863, May 27. II. George Lafayette, b. 
1864, Apr. 15, at Thurman. III. Eri Day, b. 18G6, Dec. 5, at 
Ross. 

1568. Harriet Elizabeth, b. 1832, Nov. 30. Left Ross with the Bracys ; 

not heard from since; not m. then. 

1569. William, b. 1835, Dec. 16. 

811. SAMUELS MANNING (Elias,7Saml.,6Saml., 5 Saml., 4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1794, Nov. 10, at Milton, N. Y. When 



'M>< THE MANNING FAMILY. 

15 years old he went to Batcbellerville (Edinburgh), where he af- 
terwards resided. lie learned the trade of niilhvriglit, wliich bus- 
iness he followed until about 45 years old, when failing health led 
him to engage in farming. This was his occupation the rest of his 
life. lie seviral times represented the town of Edinburgh in the 
board of Supervisors, and was for IG years justice of the peace, 
besides lilliug minor ollices. He m. 1820, Sep. 20, Elizabeth, dau, 
of Sampson and Elizabeth Ilosley, b. 1800, Sep. 20, at Edinburgh. 
She d. 1855, May 25; Mr. Manning d. 1882, Mch. 14, both at 
Edinburgh. Ch. : 

lo70. James BuKK, b. 1831, Nov. 10, at PMinburgh. 

812. EL18 MANNING (Elias,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,'« 
Saml.,:* Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1797, Mch. 29, at Milton, N. Y. Re- 
sided after 1810 at Northampton, and after his marriage pur- 
chased a farm in Broadalbin. Fulton Co., where he resided until 
18G2, when he removed to Northville. He was an earnest and 
faithful Christian; united with the Baptist church, 1815, June 11 ; 
was chosen deacon soon after and held the ollice with acceptance 
for many years. He m. 1822, Feb. 14, Mary, dau. of Rev. Aaron 
Seamons, b. 1797, Nov. 3, at Cheshire, Mass., and d. 1862, Jan. 3 ; 
and (2d) at Northville, Louisa Bass, who d. 1891, Dec. 30, at N. 
Dea. Manning d. 1870, Aug. 1, at Northville. Ch. : 

1571. Daniei., b. 1824, May 20, at Northampton ; a farmer, and a church 

member for many years; d. 18S3, Nov. 25, at Broadalbin. He 
ni. 1848, Feb. 14, Dolly Ann Cole, of the latter town. Ch. : 
Idella May, b. 18G0, July ; d. 1870, Nov. 

1572. Jane, b. 1826, May 28 ; d. 182G, May 30. 

1573. A.sa, b. 1827, July 10; d. 1828, Dec. 21. 

1574. Ki.iZAHKTH, b. 1830, Jan. 12, at Northampton; d. 1890, June 10; 

m. 1847, Dec. 22, William Grinuill, of Chester, Mass. Ch. : I, 
William M., b. 1862, May 15. II. Clayton Parke, b. 1864, June 
28. 

1575. Jamp:s, b. 1832, Mch. (i, at Broadalbin. 

1576. Charlotte, b. 1834, June 3, at Broadalbin; m. 1865, Dec. 21, 

Thomas Benedict, of Broadalbin. No ch. Reside Glovers- 
ville. 

1577. Pamklia Jank, b. 1836, Aug. 28, at Broadalbin. She was edu- 

cated in the Baptist Training School for home mission work, 
and eiii^agi'd tlu-roin at Milwaukt'C. Kotiirmd home on the 
death of her older brother, and was detained by business until 
her own death, 1885, Jan. II. 

1578. Mai!Y A.nx, b. 183!», July 6; d. 1840, Mch. 10. 



1)ESCENDA]VTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 349 

813. DAVIDS MANNING (Elias,^ Saml./' Saml.,^ Sanil.,'' 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1799, Mch. 19, at Edinburgh, N. Y., 
according to the family report, which may be an error for Milton. 
He m. Cornelia Palmer, who d. 1874, Mch. 6, at Grand Rapids, 
Mich. David d. 1869, Oct. 29, at Lyons, Mich. Ch. : 

1579. Major Claudius, b. 1822, May 24, at New Albion, N. Y. 

1580. Palmer, birth not learned; d. aged 4 years. 

15isl. WiLLLVM Alfred, b. 1825, Nov. 17, at Sandy Creek, N. Y. 

1582. Joshua P., b. 183—, Oct.; d. 1869, Oct. 19, at Lyons; in. Cather- 

ine Coon. No ch. 

1583. Elias J. ,b. between 1826 and 1835 ; possibly about 1834. His record 

has been repeatedly requested from his son Walter, who has 
ignored all letters sent to him. Elias J. was of Bark<r, Broome 
CO., N. Y., 1871, and also lived at Chenango Forks; d. 1873, 
June, at Dover, Del. ; buried at Chenango Forks. He m. Julia 

J. Porter, of the latter place; and>he m. (2d) Brighain, 

and was living in 1893 at West Saticoy, Call. Elias J's ch., it 
is said, numbered five. Known ch.: 1. Susan. 11. Walter, of 
West Saticoy. 111. Porter. 

1584. James L., b. 1836, Feb. 28, at Antwerp. 

1585. Francis L., b. 1842, Sep. 12, at Sandy Creek. 

81 G. JAMES8 MANNING (Elias," Saml.,*^ Saml.,^ 8aml.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1806, Sep. 26, at Sangandoga, N. Y. 
He m. 1837, Jan. 1, Julia S., dau. of James and Martha Mat- 
thews, b. 1818, Mch. 21, at Galway. Resided at Syracuse, where 
their children were born, and where Mr. Manning d. 1864, Sep. 3. 
Ch. : 

1586. Jasper H. Colvin, b. 1838, Sep. 27; d. 1841, Dec. 27. 

1587. James, b. 1840, Aug. 20. 

1588. Charles, b. 1843, June 5; d. 1851, July. 

1689. Edward, b. 1845, Mch. 16; d. 1888, July 9. No ch. He m. Mary 
Danforth, dau. of Hon. Elizur and Jerusha Norton Clark, of 
Lyme, Ct. 

817. SABRINA8 MANNING (Elias,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,-'^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1808, Oct. 27, at Edinburgh, 
N. Y. ; m. at Chailton, Thomas Closson, b. 1800, Dec. 23, at 
Northampton. He d. 1884, Eeb. 10 ; she d. 1889, Dec. 25. Ch. : 

1590. Polly (Closson) b. 1827, Dec. 4; d. 1883, Mch. 28. 

1591. Charles (Closson) b. 1829, July 27; resided at Glenville, 1891. 

1592. Hannah Westgate (Closson) b. 1831, July 19. 

1593. Phebe Helen (Closson) b. 1833, Sep. 9. 



H5(> THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1594. JiLiA Mahia (Closson) b. 1835, Sep. 21. 
Ih'Jo. IJkiuxca Almkada (Closson) b. 18^8, Apv. l.j. 
15;»6. Eli Skaman (Clos.son) b. 1840, vScp. 11. 

1597. Faxkik Ann (Closson) b. 1843. Sep. 2. 

1598. Aiii:am M. (Closson) b. 184G, Feb. 11; d. 1864, Aug. 30. 

1599. John IIkxky (Closson; b. 1849, May 22. 

818. MELZP:R8 manning (Elias," Sainl.,« Saml.."^ 
Saml.,'' Saml..'' Wni.,'^ Wm.i) b. 1810, Dec. 13, at Edinburgh, 
N. y. He was a farmer in his native town, where he always 
lived until the last tliree j'ears of his life, which were passed at 
Gloversville, in Fulton county. He m. 1837, Dec. 20, Sylvia 
Benedict, b. 1817, May 13, at Broadalbin. Her ancestry was 
Levi^ and Desire (Mosher), her parents; James^ and Sylvia 
(Reed), of Broadalbin; Thomas'* and Jane (Gunn), who lived 
near Pittstown ; James^ and Sarah (Hyatt) ; John- and Pha'be 
(Gregory), all of Norwalk, Ct. , and Thomas^ and Mary (Brid- 
gum) Benedict, the founders, who came about 1638 to Mass., but 
removed to Southold, L. J., anil, later, to Norwalk. Melzer 
Manning d. 1897, Apr. 3; his wife d. 1895, Aug. 13, both at 
Gloversville. Ch., b. at P^linburgh : 

IGOO. CiiARLKS EuGAK, b. 1838, Oct. 9. 

1601. Emily Ann, b. 1840, Mch. 23; resides, 1900, at Gloversville; in. 

1862, Sep. 17, Wm. Rice, of Kingsboro, son of Alpheus and 
Thankful, b. 1838. Ch., b. at Kingsboro: I. Matie, b. 1867, 
Apr. 1 ; m. 1886, Oct. 5, Walter Hodder, of Gloversville, II. 
Charles, b. 1869, July 12. 

1602. Mary Eliza, b. 1843, Aug. 26; resides at Gloversville; m. 1866, 

Dec. 26, George T. Copeland, of Edinburgh, son of Arad and 
Eliza. Ch. : Emma. b. 1867, Sep. 21. 

1603. Sarah Hklkn, b. 1845, May 27; d. 1886, June, at Pittsfleld, 

Mass.; m. 1866, Nov., Newton, son of Samuel and Caroline 
Noyes, of Edinburgh, b. 1840, Mch. 12. Ch. : Kayniond, b. 
1869. Nov. 29. 

819. WlLLlA^l KLIAS» MANNING (Elias,'' Saml.,*^ 
Saml.,-' Saml.,' Saml.,^ Wm.,--^ Wm.') b. 1815, Apr. 30, at Edin- 
burgh, N. Y. He resided in his native place until 21 years old, 
when he went to Pcnfield, Monroe Co., and lived for several 
years, and then removed in 1844 to Michigan. He settled on a 
farm in Salem, Washtenaw Co., and occupied the same place for 
51 years. He lias been deacon of the Baptist church since 1859, 
Feb. 12, or for 41 years. He m. 1837, Oct. 12, Eveline K., dau. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 351 

of Reuben and Helen Martin, b. 1810, Sep. 30, at Northampton, 
N. Y. ; d. 1894, July 16, at Salem. Mr. Manning left his farm 
in 1895, and resides, 1900, with his daughter at Salem. Ch. : 

1604. Reuben Elias, b. 1840, Mch. 31, at Penfleld. 

1605. Mary Hfxen, b. 1847, Dec. 18, at Salem; m. 1868, Nov. 5, Wil- 

liam R. Hamilton, b. 1840, July 23, at Salem, where their ch. 
were born. Ch. : I. Gertrude Florence, b. 1870, Apr. 2. II. 
Reuben White, b. 1872, Feb. 21. III. Theresa, b. 1875, Aug. 
22. IV. Sarah Bertha, b. 1882, Aug. 14. V. William Warren, 
b. 1886, Aug. 24. 

1606. Lewis Burr, b. 1850, Feb. 7, at Salem. 

821. LUCY PECK8 MANNING (David,' David,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,-' Sam]., 3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1786, Nov. 5, at Stockbridge, 
Mass. ; m. 1808, Jan. 3, at Lisle, N. Y., Dr. William, son of Dr. 
Thaddeus and Betty (Whittock) Thompson, b. 1786, Jan. 1'). 
He d. 1867, July 10; she d. 1856, Aug. 24, both at Avon, Oak- 
land Co., Mich. Ch. : 

1607. Charles Henry (Thompson) b. 1809, Aug. 20, at Lisle; d. 1878, 

July 30, at Cairo, 111. ; ra. Sarah, dau. of Alured and Sarah 
Hitchcock, b. 1813, Mch. 27, at Vergennes, Vt. Ch. : I. Sarah 
Ellen, b. 1837, Aug. 7, at Milwaukee. II. Charles Manning, 
b. 1840, Mch. 21, at Waukesha. Ill, Lucy, b. 1841, Oct. 22, 
at Lafayette. IV. Anne Eliza, b. 1846, Nov. 24, at L. V. 
William, b. 1848, Dec. 21, at L. VI. Harriet, b. 1854, June 30. 

1608. Lucy Anne (Thompson) b. 1811, Mch. 12, at Lisle; d. 1881, 

Apr. 17; m. Wm. Gilmour, b. 1804, at Stewarton, Ayrshire, 
Scotland. Ch. : I. Arthur, b. 1833, Nov. 27; d. 1854, Jan. 9. 
II. Lucy, b. 1836, May 15. III. William, b. 1838, Sep. 20. 
IV. Margaret, b. 1842, Oct. 23; m. Samuel H. M. Byers, poet, 
diplomatist, and one of Gen. Sherman's staff. 

1609. Jonathan Augustine (Thompson) b. 1813, Mch. 30, at Lisle; m. 

Anne W. Thompson [No. 1617]. Ch. : I. Clara, b. 1850, July 
24, at Pontiac, Mich. II. Lucy Sophronia, b. 1853, Oct. 4. at 
P.; d. 1858, July 30. III. William Manning, b. 1858, Oct. 4, 
at Lynn Grove, Neb. IV. Margaret, b. 1861, Apr. 9, at L. G. 

1610. WiLLiA.M Francis (Thompson) b. 1815, July 16, at Lisle; d. unni. 

1841, Dec. 21, at Avon. 

1611. Thaddeus (^Thompson) b. 1817, Nov. 26, at Mt. Clemens, Mich.; 

d. unm. 1874, May 9, at Los Angeles, Cali. 

1612. Austen E. Wing (Thompson) b. 1821, Dec. 30, at .A. von; went 

to Call., 1851, and not heard from since 1854; supposed to 
have d. unm. 

1613. Harriet E. (Thompson) b. 1824, Dec. 9, at Pontiac; d. 1888, 

Oct. 11, at Bay City; m. Joseph S. Fry. Ch. : I. Ida. II. 
William. 



352 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

822. S0PIIR0NIA8 MANNING (David," David,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,^ Sanil.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) h. 1789, June 15, at Stockbridge, 
Mass.; d. 1831, Aug. 25, at Lisle, N. Y. ; ni. Johu Warriner, 
son of Dr. Tliaddens and Betty (Wliittock) Thompson, b. 1789, 
Feb. 2, at Lenox, Mass.; d. 1841, Sep. 28, at Independence, 
Oakland Co., Mich. He ni. (2d) about 1840, Mrs. Sarah Beard- 
sley. Ch., b. at Lisle : 

1614. Ei-iZAiu'/ru (Thompson) b. 1813, June 20; in. 1833, Mch. 14, John 

lieldeu Seymour, son of John and Sarah, b. 1810, Feb. 12, at 
Whitney's Toiut. He d. 1875, Nov. 13; shed 1873, Feb. 12, 
l)oth at W. P. Ch. : I. William Henry, b. 1834, Nov. 1, at W. 
P.; m. 18«0, Dec. 31, Charlotte F. Yates. Ch. : 1. Susie Mar- 
ion, b. 1861, Dec. 18; m. John A. Kirkland. 2. WiUiarn John, 
1). 1866, May 30; d. 1867, Mch. 1. 3. Bessie Eli~Mbeth,\>. 1869, 
Dec. ."). 4. Charlotte Virginia, b. 1871, Sep. 12; m. Frank 
Marstou. 5. Frederick Ernest, b. 1879, Oct. 12. — II. Marion 
Eliza, b. 1837, May 23, at Seymour Lake, Mich. ; resides at 
Pontiac; m. Junius, son of Gen. James and Eliza (Vander- 
hoef) Ten Eyck, b. 1825, Feb. 24, at Monmoutii, N. J. Ch. : 

1. John James, b. 1858, July 23, at Detroit; d. Aug. 22 after. 

2. Harry Seymour, b. 1860, Aug. 2G, at Pontiac; m. Carrie 
Willetts and had (a) George, b. 1886, July 6; d. 3 days 
after.— in. Susan Augusta, b. 1840, Oct. 12, at S. Lake; 
m. Charles M. Cook and had ch. b. at Whitney's 
Point: 1. William Alexander, b. 1867, May 29; m. Margaret 
Sheasley. 2. Junius Ford, b. 1869, June 23. 3. Robert Sey- 
mour, b. 1870, Nov. 28; d. 1872, Nov. 4. Bessie Thompson, b. 
1872, Oct. 28.— IV. Virginia Anne, b. 1844, Jan. 15, at S. 
Lake; d. 1888, June 18, in N. Y. City; m. I'r. S. Corwin 
Osborne. — V. Elizabeth Manning, b. 1847, Mch. 16, at S. Lake; 
m. Horace Peck Carver. Ch. ; 1. David Seymour, b 1871, 
June 27, at Binghamton, N. Y. 2. liaymond Ten Eyck, b. 1873, 
Mch. 31, at li. 3. Mary Schuyler, b. 1876, Apr. 15, at B. 4. 
Isabel Planning, b. 1878, July 18, at B. 5. Mildred Seymour, b. 
1885, May 4, at Madison, Wis.— VI. George Thompson, b. 
1849, Feb. 27, at Pontiac; d. Aug. 17 after. 

1615. Gkouge Augustus (Thompson) b. 1815, July; d. 1818, Oct. 10. 

1616. Wii.i.iAM Manning (Thompson) b. 181S, Nov. 12; d. 1854, Aug. 

23, at Council BhiUs, la.; m. Margaretta, duu. of Dr. Godfrey 
and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Waldo. Ch. : I. Johu Waldo, b. 
1842, Apr. 6; m. Emma Baxter Moon and (2d) Ilortense Ene- 
banks. II. Al)bie Louise, b. 1844, June 6, at Pontiac; m. 
Frank H. Stevens. III. William, b. 1847, June 17, at P.; 
d. Ang. 9 after. IV. Anna Sophrone, b. 1848, Dec. 13; d. 1852, 
Jan. 9. V. Elizabeth Carpenter, b. 1852, Nov. 9 : m. Silas T. 
Learning. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 353 

1617. Anne Wiixiajis (Thompson) b. 1820, Apr. 7; m. Jonathan A. 

Thompson [1609.] 
1617a. George Carlos (Thompson), b. 1823, Apr. ; d. 1825, May 20. 

1618. SoPHRONiA (Thompson) b. 1826, Jan. 15; m. Samuel Elmore 

Beach, b. 1823, Apr. 7, at Lewiston, N. Y., and d. 1893, Nov. 
14, at Pontiac. Ch. : I. Mary Louise, b. 1850, Aug. 25, at P. 
II. Anna Elizabeth, b. 1852, Nov. 26; d. 1853, Aug. 12. III. 
Harriet, b. 1854, Jan. 13 ; m. Robert J. Louusbury. IV. 
Katheriue, b. 1856, Mch. 14 ; m. Dr. Mason Wilbur Gray. V. 
William Thompson, b. 1857, Apr. 29; d. 1864, Jan. 25. VI. 
Samuel Elmore, b. 1858, Oct. 9 ; m. Julia A. Taft. 

823. CHARLES GILES^ MANNING (Uavid,^ David,^ 
Saml.,5 SamL,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2Wni.i^ b. 1790, at Stockbridge, 
Mass. He resided oii the old homestead at Lisle, N. Y., where he 
died. He m. Sally Stoddard, b. 1795, Jan. 22, at Choconut, 
Broome Co., N. Y. ; d. 1881, Mch. 16, at Port Alleganjs Pa., 
she having removed to McKean Co. (Pa.) about 1830. Her an- 
cestiy was Solomon^ and Roxanna (Rockwell) ; Orange^ and Ex- 
perience (Nash) of Lisle ; James^ and Abigail (Peck) ; John^ and 
Sarah (Camp), all of Litchfield, Ct. ; John^ and Elizabeth (Cur- 
tis), and Sergt. John^ and Mary (Foote) Stoddard, all of Weth- 
ersfield, Ct., where John^ located as early as 1642. Charles G. 
Manning d. 1820, Dec. 12, at Lisle. Ch., b. at Lisle : 

1619. Mary Ann, b. 1816, Jan. 25. 

1620. Eliza, b. 1818, Oct. 27; d. 1888, Apr. 18, at Port Allegany; m. 

1836, Oct. 26, Joseph Cone Coleman, who d. 1891, Aug. 28, at 
the same place; son of Horace and Sally (Cone) Coleman. 
Ch., b. at Port Allegany : I. Francis Marion, b. 1839, Oct. 19; 
m. Angelina Holmes. II. Alonzo, b. 1841, Aug. 29. HI. Wil- 
lis Barrett, b. 1844, Feb. 29. IV. Henry Clay. V. Joseph. 

1621. Charles Stoddard, b. 1821, Feb. 20. 

824. JOHN JACKS0N8 MANNING (Davia,^ David,^ 
Saml.,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 \Ym.,2 Wm.i) b. 1792, Apr. 2, at Stock- 
bridge, Mass. Resided chiefly in New York City and Brooklyn. 
He was at one time colonel of the 7th Regt. , this being before 
1828, Sep. 9, when he severed his connection with the organiza- 
tion. He m. Eliza B. Squires, b. 1795, Dec. 30, at Black Rock, 
Ct. ; d. in Brooklyn, 1877, Feb. 22. Col. Manning d. 1877, May 
27, in Brooklyn. Ch. : 

1622. John W., b. 1815, July 16, at Lisle, N. Y. ; d. unm., 1847, Nov. 17. 

1623. David Ripley, b. 1818, Feb. 18, in N. Y. City. 

23 



354 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1G24. Natiiax Jackson, b. 1819, Oct. 25, in N. Y. ; d. 1819, Dec. 6. 

1G25. AxxA SopinA, b. 1829, Sep. 15, in N. Y. ; resided in BrookljMi and 
d. 1885, Aug. 8; ra. John Grundy, b. 1834, Jan. 3, at Manches- 
ter, Eng. Ch., b. in Broolvlyn : I. Jolin Ripley, b. 1855, July 
31; d. 18r>0, July 13. li. Arthur Manning, b. 1859, Nov. 30. 
III. Edith Sophie, b. 1863, Apr. 18. IV. Eliza, b. 18G5, Sep. 
22; d. 1867, Apr. 28. 

1626. Andkew Jacksox, b. 1834, Feb. 1, in N. Y. ; d. 1837, Oct. 30. 

825. DAVID RIPLEY8 MANNING (David,"^ David,^ 
Saml.,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1795, Sep. 20, at Lisle, 
N. Y. Resided at Manningville, in Lisle, He m. 1827, Dec. 25, 
Caroline, dau. of Andrew and IMelissa Shaw, b. 1810. She d. 
1848, June 22. Mr. Manning d. 1861, Jan. 25, at Manningville. 
Ch., b. in Lisle : 

1027. George Jackson, b. 1829, Mch. 8. 

1628. AjfNE Melissa, b. 1831, Oct. 5; resides at Apalachin ; ni. 1857, 

Apr. 23, Joseph Addison Prindle. Ch. : I. Beulah, b. 1861, 
Apr. 23. II. Robert Turner, b. 1863, Jan. 28; d. 1881, Oct. 10. 
III. Theodosia Burr, b. 1866, Sep. 1. 

1629. Andkew Silvw, b. 1834, Dec. 17. 

1630. Nancy, b. 1837, May 21; m. 1864, Sep. 9, William Clark, who d. 

1892, Feb., at Marathon. Ch. : I. Anna "Williams, b. 1865, 
July; m. 1900, Feb. 17, Eric Von Nostitz. II. Thaddeus Rip- 
ley, b. 1873, Mch. 

1631. Helen Sophlv, b. 1841, Jan. 20; m. 1864, Feb. 18, Abel H. Clark. 

Ch. : I. Julian Hyde, b. 1865, Feb. 11. II. Mortimer Man- 
ning, b. 1866, Oct. 30. III. Paul Ripley, b. 1868, Oct. 7. IV. 
Ralph Harvey, b. 1877, July 29; d. 1886, Apr. 4. 
1032. Caroline Elizabeth, b. 1843, Oct. 1; d. 1867 or 1868; m. Dr. 
John Greenleaf , of Owego. 

827. ABIGAILS MANNING (David,^ Dayid,^ Saml.,5 
Saml.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wra.i) b. 1800, Mch. 12, at Lisle, N. Y. ; 
m. 1823, May 8, Harvey Squire, b. 1794, Sep. 19. She d. 1860, 
Jan. 23 ; he d. 1879, June 22, both at Whitney's Point. Ch. : 

1633. Nancy Manxtng (Squire) b. 1824, Mch. 6; d. 1891, Jan. 21; m. 

Henry Augustus, son of John and Sarah (Stoddard) Seymour, 
b. 1819, Feb. 2. Ch. : Ralph Augustus, b. 1855, Aug. 24; m. 
Helen S. Boynton. 

1634. RALrii Augustus (Squire) b. 1826, Jan. 3; d. 1890, Jan. 2; m. 

Mary Wheeler. No ch. 

1635. John Jackson (Squire) b. 1827, Dec. 13; d. 1842, Oct. 8.' 
1630. Maria Elizabeth (Squire) b. 1829, Dec. 5; d. 1831, Sep. 2. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 355 

1637. AxN Elizabeth (Squire) b. 1832, Oct. 23 ; m. Joseph Seymour 
Patterson, b. 1827, Oct. 25 ; sou of Joseph aud Eliza. Ch. : 
I. Eliza Abigail; m. Rev. B. F. Sargent. II. John Seymour. 

1G38. Frances Julia (Squire) b. 1840, May IG ; d. 1863, Mcb. 2. 

843. JOHN ADAMS8 MANNING (Ripley,^ David,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.j'i Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.^) b. 1798, Sep. 12, at Stockbridge, 
Mass. Resided at Newark Valley, N. Y. He m. 1826, Nov. 13, 
Melinda, dau. of John and Mary (Morris) McDowell, b. 1807, 
Oct. 3, at Memokating. She resides (1900, Oct.) at Flemingville, 
aged 93 ; has never had a day's serious sickness in her life. Mr. 
Manning d. 1879; Mch. 11, at Newark Valley. Ch., b. at the 
last-named place : 

1639. Robert Turner, b. 1828, June 27. 

1640. George Washington, b. 1831, Mch. 20. 

1641. Mary Amantja, b. 1833, July 28; m. 1851, July 2, Emanuel, son 

of William aud Tamar (Williamson) Searles, b. 1833, Feb. 19. 
Reside at Flemingville. Ch. : Cora, b. 1858, June 9; m. Sam- 
uel Decker, of Owego. 

1642. Chauncey Fayette, b. 1837, Apr. 22 ; d. 1867, Sep. 4, at Owego ; 

buried in the Searlestown cemetery; m. Mary Jane, dau. of 
Amzi and Charlotte (Anderson) Pritchard. Ch. : Ella; m. 
Talbot ; resides in Buffalo. 

1643. Francis Milton, b. 1840, Jan. 18. 

1644. WiLLLAM Sutton, b. 1842, July 10; resided, 1894, at Saugerties, 

N. y. Record requested but not furnished. Was then m. but 
had no ch. 

1645. MoRTDiER Lewis, b. 1846, Feb. 3; a soldier of the Rebellion, in 

5th N. Y. Cavalry; came home ill from exposure in battle, and 
d. 1865, Feb. 7. 

1646. Henry Hoyt, b. 1849, May 1 ; d. 1851, Aug. 6. 

844. ROBERTS MANNING (Ripley,^ David,6 Saml.-'^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 ^Ym^) b. 1801, Nov. 18, at Owego, N. Y., 
where he subsequently resided. A carpenter ; fell from a build- 
ing and '^-as instantly killed. He m. in Owego, 1832, Sep. o, 
Eliza Vance, formerly of Sugar Loaf, Orange Co., b. 1809, June 
8 ; d. 1885, Sep. 18. Mr. Manning d. 1863, July 6. Ch., b. at 
Owego : 

1647. Lewis, b. 1833, Sep. 14; a soldier of the Rebellion; enlisted 1861, 

Apr., in Co. C, 23d Regt., N. Y. Vols., and served 2 years, 
after which he re-enlisted and served to the end of the war in 
Co. L, 1st N. Y. Veteran Cavalry, Col. Taylor. Notm., 1894. 



356 THE MANNING FA:MILY. 

1648. CiiAKLKS Platt, b. 1840, Feb. 18; a soldier of the Rebellion; en- 

listed in 1862, Co. C, 137tb N. Y. Vols., and was instantly 
killed at the battle of Gcttysburgh, 18(;3, July 3, being shot 
throuirh the licart. Not married. 

1649. James Ely, b. 1850, July 31 ; resides in Owego; ni. Maggie Ken- 

nedy. No ch. 

845. DAVIDS MANNING(Ripley,^ Davicl,^ Saml.,^ Sanil.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1802, Dec. 19, at Owego, N. Y. Re- 
sided in his native town. He m. Abigail, dau. of Solomon and 
Vanina (Foster) Dwight, b. 1808, May 10, at Cincinuatus, N. Y. 
She d. 1868, Jan. 19 ; Mr. Manning d. 1882, Feb. 5 (or 1), both 
at Owego. Ch., b. at Owego: 

1650. IlKNHY William, b. 1829, July 8; d. 1837, June 11. 

1051. Mauvin Lcthkr, b. 1832, Jan. 3; resided in Owego; d. 1892, May 
16, " leaving no children." He m. Caroline Maria Case, who 
d. 1895, Aug. 23, aged 55. 

1652. Olivk Adelia, b. 1837, Sep. 29; resides at Owego; m. Jared, 

son of Jared and Lucintla (Bates) Lillie, b. 1830, July 13, at 
Owego. Ch. :I. Eva, b. 1859, May 23; m. 1882, Feb. 20, William 
Henry, son of Nathan and Harriet (McNeil) Camp. Ch. : 1. 
Warren Aijer, b. 1891, Feb. 20.— II. Dora, b. 1865, Feb. 15. 

1653. Lewis B. Hyatt, b. 1812, May 5; a soldier of the Rebellion; en- 

listed 1862, May 5, in Co. E, 10!)th N. Y. Vols., and served to 
the end of the war. lie d. num., 1877, Mch. 19. 

849. HENRY WILLIAM^ MANNING (Ripley,"^ David,^ 
Saml.,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1809, Nov. 29, at Owego, 
N. Y., where he chiefly resided. He ni. Marcia, dan. of Benj. 
and Polly (Clark) Styles, b. 1814. She d. 1873, May 20 ; Mr. 
Manning d. 1892, Mch. 14, both at Owego. Ch. : 

1654. Caroline Delpiiixe, b. 1833, Mch. 7, at Owego, Avhere she resides ; 

m. 18.^.5, Nov. 1, Lewis T., son of Tuttle Seeley, b. 1818 at 
Middletown, Orange Co. Ch. : Frank Rice, b. 1857, June 6, at 
Owego. 

1655. Fkantks May, b. 1835. at Owego; m. Charles Neally; 3ch., of 

whom the oldest, Charles, of Mason, Wis., aloue survives. 

1656. Adelaide Victoria, b. 1840, Apr. 7, at Owego; m. MarkMareanc 

and (2d) Charles Price. Three ch. by her first marriaue : I. 
Lewis Seeley; d. aged 3 years. II. Dell Cameron; d. aged 
3 years. III. Mark; d. aged C months. 

1657. Helen Mak; d. in infancy. 

1658. Louise Leonard, b. 1818, Apr. 28, at Newark Valley; resides at 

Owego; m. 1870, Feb. 14, Charles Joel, son of Hcman Rice, 
b. 1815. No ch. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 357 

859. JACOBS MANNING (Dan,^ Joseph,^ Jolm,^ Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1777, Aug. 11, at Windham, Ct. About 
6 years later he was taken by his parents to Poultney, Vt., where 
he was reared. In 1805 he settled io that part of Angelica, N. Y., 
which is now the town of Amity. About 1830 he removed to 
Ohio, where, the compiler infers, he lived thereafter. He m. 
Hannah Hyde, probably born in Conn. ; sister of John T. and 
Dr. Ebeuezer Hjde, of Amity. Her ancestry was Ebenezer^ and 
Lois (Thacher), her pai'ents, of Conn, and Poultney; Ebenezer^ 
and Mercy (Thacher), of Canterbury, Ct. ; James^ and Mary, of 
Canterbury ; Jonathan'-' and Dorothy (Kidder) , of Newton, Mass., 
and Sergt. Jonathan^ and Mary (French) Hyde, of Newton, 1647. 
Hannah d., according to an old letter, 1877, June, aged 93. Mr. 
Manning d. 1848. The imperfect account here given of him is 
due to the fact that several of his then-surviving children failed, 
about 1890, to make any reply whatever to requests for imforma- 
tion concerning him. Ch. : 



o 



1659. Horace, b. 1803, Apr. 11, iu Vt. 

16G0. Harvey; died in 180(5 from injuries received by being run over 

by an ox-cart, which ran loose down a hill. 
1601. James, date of birth not learned. 

1662. Jane; m. (1st) Isaac Newton, by whom she had no ch., and (2d) 

Hugh Campbell; lived in Erie Co., Ohio. Ch. : I. John. II. 
George. III. Prudence; ra. Holmes, and lives at Hast- 
ings, Neb. She has been repeatedly asked for her mother's 
family record. 

1663. PrnxoxA, b. 1812, July 27, at Angelica; m. Lyman L. "Wright, b. 

1812, Aug. 22, at Hartford, N. Y., son of Moses and Ruth 
(Lamb), and grandson of David and Mary (Cooley) AVright, 
of Nonhfield, Mass. Fhilona d. 1859, May 4, atVermiUiou, O. ; 
Lyman L., in 1892, resided with his dau. Mrs. Dimick. Ch. : 
I. Mary Jane, b. 1832, Jan. 17, atFriendship,N. Y. II. Rufus 
Volney, b. 1834, Nov. 12, at Ridgeville, Lorain Co., O. III. 
George Washington, b. 1843, July 24, at VernuUion. IV. Or- 
lando, b. 1845, Jan. 19, at Vermillion. V. Jennette Jane, b. 

1849, Apr. 12, at Wheatland, Lenawee Co., Mich.; m. 

Dimick; resides at Marshfield, ;\Io. 

1664. Polly, b. about 1814; m. Lawrence Blake; lived in Swandon, 

Fulton Co., O. She d. 1893, Jan. 16, aged 77 ; he d. 1898, Apr. 
9, aged 88. She had been repeatedly requested to send her 
record. Ch. : I. Eugene; res. Wauseon. 11. Almeda; de- 
ceased; m. Berry. III. Lillian; d. 1899, Oct. 29. 

1665. Nelsox, b. 1817, Jan., in Amity; d. there 1841, Apr. 28; m. Bet- 



358 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

sey, dan. of George and Catlierine Feathers, b. 1815, Oct. 12, 
atGrafton,N.Y.; living in 18'J2. Ch., b. at Amity : I. Charles; 
met with au accident and had his leg amputated ; d. from the 
effects of the operation. II. Hannah Maria, b. 1841, June 9; 
resides at Scio; m. Daniel W. Collins. Ch. : 1. Philip,h.l8G0, 
Feb. 14. 2. Frances Amelia, b. 18G2, Mch.28. 3. FredEwjene, 
b. 18G8, Mch. 29. 

1GG6. Esthkr; d. young. 

1CG7. Gkokgk; d. at Berlinville, O., 189G, Nov., before -vvhich time his 
record was repeatedly requested ; m. Mary Ann Johnson. Ch. : 
I. Fred; deceased. II. Monroe. III. Elsie. 

1GG8. Br^vdly Sherman, b. 1828, Apr. 25, at Angelica. 

860. LYDIA8 MANNING (Dan,"? Joseph,^ Johu,^ Saml.,4 
Sainl.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1779, Nov. 5, at AV indham, Ct. ; reared 
at Poultuey, Vt. ; ni. there, 1797, Fay, son of Ebenezer Hyde. 
He d. 1826 ; Lydia d. 1849, June 25, both at Poultuey, where 
their ch. were bora. Ch. : 

16G9. Justus (Hyde), d. aged 3 years. 

1670. CiiAUNCKY (Hyde) ; went West when quite young and was not 

heard from afterwards. 
1G71. Betsey (Hyde) b. 1804, July 22. 
1G72. Myron (Hyde) b. 1810, Mch. 
1G73. L^T>iA (Hyde) b. 1812, Dec. 15. 
1674. Eliza (Hyde) b. 1814, Jan. 15; d. about 1860; m. Clark Lamb, of 

Wells, Vt. The late Wni. Lamb, of Poultuey, was a son. 
1G75. Julius (Hyde) b. 1816; m. a dau. of Eliakim Doolittle. 
1G76. Polly (Hyde) b. 1818, July 10. 

861. ESTHERS MANNING (Dau,"? Joseph,^ Johu,5Saml.,'' 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1782, Mch. 28, at Coveutiy, Ct. ; reared 
at Poultuey, Vt. ; m. 1801, Jau. 15, Stepheu Marauville, b. 1779, 
July 8, at Dartmouth, Mass. This uaine was originally DeMarau- 
ville, but later gcuerations dropped the prefix. They lived together 
over 64 years. Esther d. at Poultuey, 1865, May 30 ; Mr. Marau- 
ville d. at Castleton, 1867, Feb. 6. Three sous d. in infancy'; 8 
ch. lived to have families of their own. Ch. : 

1677. Charlotte (Marauville) b. 1804, Dec. 26; d. at Poultney. 

1678. Fanny (Marauville) b. 1810, Apr. 17; d. at Mendon. 

167!). IIarvky (Marauville) b. 1812, Mch. 19 ; d. 1889, Jan. 12, Akron, O. 

1680. Mkimutt Lilly (Marauville) b. 1814, Mch. 11; lately resided at 
Evausville, Wis.; had 4 sons in the Union army in the Kebel- 
lion, the eldest of whom was killed at the battle of Manassas. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 359 

1681. George Washington (Maranville) b. 1816, Sep. 26; d. at Ponlt- 

uey. 
1G82. Blooaiey Irena (Maranville) b. 181!), Feb. 9; a dau., Ida, wife 

of W. C. Braisted, i-esides at Bridport, Vt. 

1683. Galusha (Maranville) b. 1821, May 29, at Hubbardton; d. 1880, 

Nov. 23, at Eutland. 

1684. RoiJEKT Emmett (Maranville) b. 1824, Dec. 5, at Castleton ; grad- 

uated at Middlebury College, 1848 ; resided 12 years in the State 
of Georgia; was principal of a Masonic Female College, and 
lost several thousand dollars on account of the Rebellion, when 
he was a strong Unionist ; resided, 1890, at Milford, Del. ; his- 
torical and newspaper writer; removed to Pendleton, Ind., 
and d. there. 

862. SQUIRES MANNING (Dan,^ Joseph,6 john,^ Sanil.,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1785, Mch. 9, at Poultney, Vt. Early 
in life he left his native State andlocated at Smethport, Pa., where 
he resided until his death. He m. Mary Baker, b. 1790, Dec. 19 
(another account says 1792, Jan. 19). She d. 1867, Feb. 8, at 
Portville, N. Y. Squire Manning was killed by the limb of a fall- 
ing tree, 1830, Feb. 24 (another account says Feb. 22). With 
the best of intentions on the part of descendants, and careful con- 
sideration on their part of the facts relating to such children as 
are deceased, it has not been possible to get satisfactory dates of 
birth of said children in fall. Some of the reported dates conflict 
and cannot but be wrong, and the exact order of birth has not 
been made clear to the compiler. Ch. : 

1685. Harvey Peter, b. 1807, Aug. 5, in Vt., probably at Rutland. 

1686. JoNATH.iN Baker, b. about 1808, in Pa. 

1687. Happalona, b. (according to the memory of her daughter, Mrs. 

Carter) in or near Couder sport. Pa., 1805, Nov. 22. The year 
must be wrong, for the family had not then left Vt., and the 
mother of the family was of tender years in 1805. Most ac- 
counts place Happalona as the second child, but, if dates con- 
cerning ch. previously given are correct, she was the third, 
and probably b. about 1809 or 1810. She m. 1833, June 7, at Pen- 
dleton, N. Y., Eson Lewis, b. 1790, May 12, at Providence, R.I. 
He was drowned in the Erie Canal, 1846, Aug. 1. She removed 
to 111., and m. (2d) Alfred Ferrin. She d. 1880, Aug. 10, at 
Grand Detour, Ogle Co. Ch., b. at Black Rock, Erie Co., N. Y. : 

I. Sabra, b. 1834, May 3; ra. Carter; resides at Grand 

Detour. II. John II., b. 1836, Feb. 27. IIL Eliza, b. 1838, 

Jan. 27; m. Morey; resides at Dixon, 111. IV. George 

Washington, b. 1841, Sep, 7. 



360 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1088. Polly, b. 1811, Mch. 20, " in AUegauy Co., Pa. ;" U. 1880, Oct. 1 , 
at Iveelcrsville, Van Buren Co., Mich.; m. Alexander, son of 
Abijah and Lorinda Coville, b. 1804, Apr. 15, in Ontario Co., 
N. Y. Ch. : I. James Alison, b. 1841, May 31, at Smethport, 
Pa. ; resides at Rochester, N. Y. II. Sarah Ann, b. 1844, Dec. 
21, at Victor, N. Y. 

1689. Martin; once lived at Ashtabula, O. ; removed, before the Rebel- 

lion, to Ky. Untraceable now. Had a son Albert, 

1690. SuSiVN; m. Dunklebmgh. Repeated efforts of the com. 

piler to reach her by letter, through the help of relatives, have 
failed. 

1691. Sally Ann, b. 1818, Mch. 9; d. 1853, Feb. ; m. Daniel Whitney. 

No ch. 

1692. Fanny Claea, b. 1820, Apr. 29, at Smethport. 

1693. Pkrky, b. 1822, Aug. 9, at Smethport. 

1694. Jane, b. 1824, May 23, at Smetliport. 

1695. Elliot; d. unm. 1848 ; date of birth given to the compiler as 1826, 

Jlay, which must be wrong unless he was a twin; and this is 
not stated by any one. 
169G. Squke Daniel, b. 1826, May 30, at Smethport. 

1697. Desdemona, b. 1827, July 11, at Smethport. 

863. MARTIN^ MANNING (Dan^ Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1787, Dec. 11, at Poultney, Vt. He was 
chiefly occupied as a farmer, but also as a veteriuariau. He m. 
1807, May 8, Betsey Kilburn, b. 1788, Feb. 7 ; d. 18o5, Jan. 22, 
at Foultuey. They resided for awhile in N. Y. State, but prin- 
cipally iu Poultney. Mr. Manning d. 1860, Aug. 2, at Castleton, 
Vt. Ch.: 

1698. F.vsTNiE, b. 1808, Apr. 17, at Poultuey; deceased; m. 1829, Apr. 

15, James Smith. No ch. 

1699. Ikena, b. 1809, Dec. 3, at Poultney; d. 1868, Oct. 22; m. 1828, 

Jan. 1, David Willis, who d. 1879, Apr. 16. Ch. : I. George 
Washington, b. 1829, Mch. 26. II. Louisa, b. 1832. Feb. 22; 
^ d. 1886, Sep. 20. III. David, b. 1834, July 21; d. 1855, Jan. 11, 

at Sandy Hill, N. Y. IV. Lemira Kmeline, b. 1837, Sep. 12; 
recently of Ilydeville, Vt. V. Betsey Maria, b. 1842, Dec. 11 ; 
d. 1872, Mch. 24. VI. Jane, b. 1850, Oct. 21; recently of Sandy 
Hill, N. Y. VII. RoUin Leroy, b. 1854, Apr. 28; d. 1876, Feb. 4. 

1700. Louisa, b. 1811, Dec. 3, at Poultney; d. 1823, May 8. 

1701. SoruKONiA, b. 1813, June 3, at Poultney; d. 1873, Sep. 27; m. 

1832, June 4, Barnum Stephens. Ch. : I. Susan; m. James M. 
Dewey. II. Fanny; m. Proctor Swallow. III. Ursula. IV. 
Rosaline. V. Jeuks B.; soldier of the Rebellion, and d. in the 
army. VI. Dan. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 361 

1702. Vaixoeioits Dan, b. 1815, Apr. 14, at Poultney. 

1703. Martin, b. 1818, July 20, at Poultney. 

1704. Betsey Lemira, b. 1821, Oct. 24, at Poultney; cl. 1873, Mch. i); 

m. Abraham Gates. Ch. : Franklin. 

1705. L,vNDON, b. 1825, Aug. 8, at Poultney. 

1706. Alv.vh Hamilton, b. 1828, July 7, at Granville, N. Y. ; d. 1865, 

July 17; m. 1852, Dec. 6, Minerva Smith. One ch., Jennie, b. 
1860, Nov. 24; d. 1878, June 2. 

864. POLLYS MANNING (DanJ Joseph,^ John,5 Saml.," 
Saml.,^ Win.,2 Wm.i) b. 1790, Apr. 2, at Poultney, Vt. ; m. 
James Marauville, b. 1788; d. 1830, Jan. 24. Eesided many 
years in Poultney. She d. 1870, July 16, at Tinmoutb. Ch. : 

1707. Eber (Maranville) b. 1810, Nov. 16; d. 1828, Dec. 16. 

1708. James (Maranville) b. 1812, Jan. 1; m. Zylpha Record. 

1709. Stephen (Maranville) b. 1814, Feb. 22; d. 1869, Feb. 19. 

1710. Andrew Jackson (Maranville) b. 1816, Mch. 9; d. 1873, Aug. 22; 

m. Abigail Shippey. 

1711. Henry Harrison (Maranville) b. 1819, Mch. 30; m. Amanda 

Rogers. 

1712. M-iRY' Ann (Marauville) b. 1821, June 15; m. her cousin George 

W. Maranville. 

1713. DiGHTON (Maranville) b. 1824, May 9. 

1714. Jane (Maranville) b. 1825, July 9 ; m. Frank Gould. 

868. ALFREDS MANNING (Joel,^ Joseph,6 john,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1782, Dec. 16, at Windham, Ct. Removed 
to Vermont, thence to Ohio, and thence to Arkansas. A merchant 
and a surveyor. He m. at Poultney, Vt., Aurelia, dau. of Wash- 
ington Strong, b. 1788, Apr. 24, at Grand Isle, Vt. ; d. 1855, Feb. 
11, at Brookville, 111. Mr. Manning d. 1845, Oct. 6, at Batesville, 
Ark. Ch. : 

1715. Lucy Adelia, b. 1810, Dec. 4, at Grand Isle; d. 1846, July 1, at 

Batesville; m. 1831, Sep. 1, Wm. Byers, b. 1810, Mch. 4, in 
Wash'n Co., Pa. ; d. 1881, Aug. 22, at Memphis, Tenn. Ch. : I. 
James, b. 1833, Jan. 18, at Mt. Vernon, O. II. Preston, b. 
1835, Sep. 3, at Mt. Vernon. III. Aurelia Adelia, b. 1836, Oct. 
3, at Mt. Vernon. IV. Sarah Vesta, b. 1840, Jan. 26, at Mount 
Vernon. V. Ann Grow, b. 1841, June 28, in Delaware Co., O. ; 
m. Stewart; resides at Memphis. 

1716. Vesta Aurelia, b. 1813, June 10, in Knox Co., O.; d. unm. 1865, 

Dec. 17. 

1717. Elisha Ashley, b. 1815, Oct. 1, in Morris township, Knox Co., 

O., near Mt. Vernon. 



362 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1718. Icii.utoi) .Mai;suai,i,, b. 1818, Jan. 5, in Mon-is lowiisiiip. 
17r.». DvitiLs Sthoxg, b. 1820, July 27, in Morris township. 

1720. William Salem, b. 1824, Sep. 24, at Fiedericktown, O. ; d. unm. 

1851, July IG. 

1721. Truman Osuokxk, b. 182fi, Oct. 3, at Fredeiicktown. 

1722. Nklson Wuahtox, b. 1830, Jan. G, at Fredericktowu. 

870. OLWE« MANNING (Joel,^ Joseph,^ Jolin,^ Saml.," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Win.') b. 1787, Feb. 5, at Windham, Ct. ; m. there, 
1808, Dec. 22, Thomas Osboru, then of Norwich, where thej^ re- 
sided until after 1814, when they went to Ohio. The family was 
long represented in Bloonifield, now Morrow Co. Mr. Osborn, b. 
1787, Sep. 29, d. 1852, Sep. 10, "in his 65th year." (These 
dates from the family ; Norton's history of Knox Co. says, "died 
in 1853, in his 74th year.") Olive d. 1864, Dec. 5, near Sparta, 
O. Three ch. were born at Norwich ; dates of birth of others are 
fi-om the family, and as they have been obtained with difficulty, 
their correctness cannot be vouched for here. Ch. : 

1723. William (Osborn) b. 1809, Nov. 21; d. 1813, Oct. G. 

1724. ABIG.UL (Osborn) b. 1811, Mch. 3; m. Christopher Wilson. 

1725. M.vLixA (Osborn) b. 1814, Jan. 6; probably the same reported 

by the family as Amanda, and who ni. David Coyle, and d. 
1889, Mch. 12. 

1726. John H. (Osborn) b. 1816, Oct. 7; m. Nancy Severe. 

1727. J.V3IKS M. (Osborn) b. 1819, June 13; ra. Sophronia Thatcher. 

1728. Ai'UKLiA (Osborn) b. 1821, May 4; m. Jesse Severe. 

1729. WiLLi.vM Nelsox (Osborn) b. 1825, Oct. 5; m. Harriet Duston; 

resides at Sparta. 

1730. Saiiaii a. (Osborn) b. 1827, Feb. 15; m. John Duston; resides 

at Mt. Liberty. 

1731. Geoijoe 11. (Osborn) b. 1829, June 15; d. 1891, Oct. 15; m. 

Purilla Roberts. 

871. ELIZABP:TH8 manning (Joel,7 Joseph,^ John,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,:' Wm.,2 Wm.>) b. 1789, Jan. 26, at Windham, 
Ct. ; m. 1807, Apr. 1, William Withey, of Griswold, son of Lem- 
uel and Mary (Mulkin), b. 1783, Aug. 8. He d. 1871, Aug. 9 ; 
she d. 1867, Feb. 16. Ch., b. at Griswold: 

1732. EzHA (WrniKv) b. 1808, June 4; for 25 years pastor of Sailors' 

Bethel church, New London; m. 1833, Sep. 9, Harriet Edger- 
ton, who d. 184'.), Feb. 13, in N. Y. City, without issue ; and (2d) 

1855, June 12, Mary E. Kobiuson. Ch. : I. William Ezra, b. 

1856, May 25. U. Alfred Mannin-jj, b. 1859, Sep. 10; d. 1863, 
Sep. 2:1. TIL Lemuel IJerman, b. 18G2, Aug. 31. 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAJI MANNING. 363 

1733. Frances (Withey) b. 1811, July 4; d. 1814, May 15. 

1734. Saxkord (Withey) b. 1816, Feb. 13; d. 1831, Oct. 9. 

1735. AiJRY Jaxe (Withey) b. 1819, Mch. 5; d. 1839, June 3. 

1736. Alfred Maxxixg (Withey) b. 1823, Sep. 25. 

873. SARAHS MANNING (Joel,"^ Josepb,^ John,^ Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 Win.,2 Wm^) b. 1793, Dec. 20, at Windham, Ct. ; m. 
1811, Dec. 25, John Curtiss Webb, b. 1789, May 18, at Lisbon; 
son of Jonathan and Abigail (Curtiss). Resided in Ohio, at Ells- 
worth, Bloomfield and Freedom. He d. 1885, Feb. 21; she d. 
1875, Apr. 11. Ch. : 

1737. George Frederick (Webb) b. 1813, Mch. 30; d. 1890, Aug. 31; 

m. Almira Treat. 

1738. Abby Fraxces (Webb) b. 1815, May 16; d. 1887; in. James 

McCain. 

1739. Naxcy FiDELLi. (Webb) b. 1816, Nov. 11; in. Richard Fitch, Jr., 

elder in the Presbyterian church. Ch. : Francis, d. aged 1 
year; Francis; Jerusha; Addle and Colbert. The latter, who 
succeeded his father as elder, and resided at Ellsworth, was 
insta-^tly liilled by lightning, 1892, June 7, aged 39. 

1740. Sarah AxTOESETTE (Webb) b. 1819, Mch. 14; m. Samuel Rose; 

resided at Lincoln, Kan. 

1741. Arjxixda Maria (Webb) b. 1821, May 16; m. John Webb; re- 

sided at Batavia, Mich. 

1742. JOHX Curtiss (Webb) b. 1823, June 1; m. Eliza McMurray; 

resided at Clinton, O. 

1743. Jerusha Samaxtha (Webb) b. 1825, May 16; d. 1860; m. Albert 

Daliin. 

1744. Lucette Axx (Webb) b. 1830, Dec. 19; m. John Barnes Hoskins. 

1745. Axfred Maxxtxg (Webb) b. 1833, June 1 ; resided at Wellington, 

O. ; m. Susanna Mull. 

875. ABIGAILS MANNING (Joel, 'Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1798, Feb. 12, at Windham, Ct. ; d. 
1869, Nov. 19, at Norwich; m. Stephen Beebe, a native of Nor- 
wich, who d. there 1868, July 31 ; sou of Joab and Elizabeth 
(Smith) Beebe. Ch., b. at Norwich: 

1746. Silas Fitch (Beebe) b. 1817, Nov. 1; d. 1821, Jan. 8. 

1747. Lucy Axx (Beebe) b. 1819, Aug. 12; m. Fields. 

1748. Alfred Stephex (Beebe) b. 1821, July 10; m. Sarah Palmer. 

1749. JosKPH TuRXER (Beebe) b. 1824, Jan. 11; d. 1841, July 10. 

1750. Abby Caroline (Beebe) b. 1826, Jan. 8; m. Erastus M. Lefting- 

weU; resided at Norwich. 

1751. OLm: LA^axiA (Beebe) b. 1829, Aug. 12; d. 1846, Mch. 1. 



364 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

876. RUTH8 MANNING (Joel,^ Joseph,^ Johu,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1802, May 9, at Windham, Ct. ; m. 1818, 
Nov. 27, Abel P'owler, b. 179G, Aug. 29. Resided in Ohio. He 
d. 1854, Apr. 5, at Ravenna; shed. 1884, Oct. 8, at Garrettsville, 
Portage Co. Ch. : 

1752. Cauoline a. (Fowler) b. 1820, Oct. 7, at Mt. Vernon, O. ; re- 

sided at Garrettsville; m. Patterson. 

1753. Maxda L. (Fowler) b. 1823, Jan. 7, at Ellsworth. 

1754. William (Fowler) b. 1825, Feb. 13, at Tolaud; d. 1852, May. 

1755. Alkrkd M. (Fowler) b. 1827, .July 9, at Poland; d. 1828, July 11. 
175G Maxxixg (Fowler) b. 1830, Mch. 9, at Poland; d. 1870, June 2. 

1757. MaryL. (Fowler) b. 1832, June 9, at Poland; d. 1861, Mch. 18. 

1758. Nancy C. (Fowler) b. 1834, July 24, at Poland; d. 1889, July 8; 

m. Gibson. 

1759. Lucy A. (Fowler) b. 1837, Aug. 8, at Caufleld. 

1760. Ezra (Fowler) b. 1840, May 7, at Charleston; resides at Kent. 

1761. Emjiarirno (Fowler) b. 1843, Oct. 7; d. 1849, May 13. 

878. OLIVER EVERETS MANNING (Joseph," Joseph,6 
Johu,5 Sam!./ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1788, Jan. 22, at Wind- 
sor, Ct. Early left motherless, he lived in childhood with his 
aunt, Mrs. Robinson; went to sea when young, making at least 
two voyages to the Grand Banks for cod- fishing, going once as 
cook and once as a sailor. lie also made a voyage to Barcelona, 
Spain. Next he lived at Windham and East Windsor, Ct. ; at 
Westfield, Mass., where he was connected with the manufacture of 
whiplashes; at Berlin, N. Y., where he was a farmer and shoe- 
maker; and in 1847 removed to Wisconsin, settling first at Oak 
Center, where he remained two years, and then went to Algoma, 
where he entered a quarter section of land and afterwards resided. 
He m. in 1809, at Woodstock, Ct., Marcia, dau. of John and Percia 
(Herod) Blanchard, b. 1789, Dec. 27, at AVoodstock. She d. 
1875, Dec. 14 ; Mr. Manning d. 1879, May 9, both at Algoma. 
Ch. : 

1762. Sklucia, b. 1810, Nov. 23, at E. Windsor; m. Peter Kilmer 

Simmons, b. 1805, Sep. 27, at Berlin, N. Y. He d. 1888, July 
5; she d. 1882, Feb. 15, both at Oak Center, Wis. Ch., all b. 
at Berlin exci-pt the younj^est, and he at Oak Center: I. Emily 
Sophronia, b. 1829, Mch. 3; m. Spencer Carrlor. II. Eliza- 
beth, b. 1831, Jan. 18; m. Richard Gage; resided at Hilton, 
Wis. III. Nancy Jane, b. 1833, Jan. 19. IV. Ltiraucy Cor- 
delia, b. 1835, Feb. 26 ; m. Harmon Hubbard ; resides at Oak 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 365 

Center. V. Catliei-ine Hartnce, b. 1837, Dec. 24; res. Oak 
Center; m. Franklin Lnrvey. VI. Jacob Morgan, b. 1839, 
July 16; res. Oak Center; m. Fidelia Swan. VII. Henry 
Peter, b. 1851, June 3; res. Oak Center. 

1763. Lucirs OLrv^R Everet, b. 1811, Dec. 28, at E. Windsor. 

1764. Eldeidge Bentley, b. 1816, May 25, at Westfleld. 

1765. Akabell Dewet, b. 1818, Dec. 4, at Westfleld; m. Arnold B., 

son of Stepiien and Mary (Belcher) Locke, b. 1814, Apr. 29, at 
Providence, R. I., and d. 1891, Dec. 15, at Wiunecoune, Wis., 
■where she resides. No ch., but they adopted two, George E. 
Locke, b. 1848, May 23, at Dundee, 111., and Ida E. Locke, b. 
1859, Aug. 4, at Omro, Wis. 

1766. Thomas Jacksox, b. 1821, Jan. 4, at Berlin. Declined to send 

his family record when reqiiested ; resides atOslikosh; m. and 
has two ch. : I. Everet; record requested, but not received. 
II. Marion Dubois. 

1767. Joseph P.tLirER, b. 1823, Mch. 6, at Berlin. 

1768. Hiram Norris, b. 1825, Jan. 22, at Berlin. 

1769. Marcia Akn Eliza, b. 1827, Oct. 16, at Sand Lake; resides at 

Austin, 111. ; ni. 1846, Jan. 11, P. Lyman Surdam, b. 1811, Jan. 
26, at No. Hoosac, and d. 1888, Feb. 17, at Storm Lake, la. ; son 
of Peter V. and Nancy (Vaughan) Surdam. Ch. : I. Elvira, b. 

1848, Mch. 21, at Troy, N. Y. ; deceased. II. Pauline Ella, b. 

1849, July 8, at Troy; m. Thomas Hoopes. III. Blanche E., 
b. 1851, Mch. 3, at Troy ; m. Frank J. BroAvn. IV. Everett 
Jay, b. 1855, May 5, at Millville, N. Y. ; m. Linnie Payne. V. 
Addie May, b. 1863, May 10, at Millville; deceased. 

1770. M.VRY Elizabeth, b. 1830, Mch. 23, at Berlin ; m. at Algoma, 

1851, Dec. 14, Woodford Dingley Jordan, b. 1825, Jan. 19, at 
Eaymond, Me. No ch. Reside at Shiocton, Wis. 

1771. Sarah Paulixe, b. 1833, May 2, at Berlin ; m. 1857, Oct. 21, Alfred 

Jay Locke, b. 1834, Dec. 23, at Hancock, Mass. ; son of Stephen 
and Mary (Belcher) Locke. Resided at Oshkosh, Wis., where 
she d.|1893, Oct. 13, Ch., b. at Algoma : I. Jay, b. 1858, Dec. 
13 ; m. Lydia Goodridge ; reside at Stauwood, Wash. II. Edna 
Marcia, b. 1861, Mch. 4. III. Effa Pauline, b. 1864, Jan. 20; 
m. Charles A. Gardner; reside at Mosina, Wis. 

898. JOHNS MANNING (John," John,^ Johu,^ Saml.,4 
Sanil.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1785, Mch. 1, at Lebanon, Ct. He was 
a soldier of the Conn, militia in the war of 1812, and was in active 
service in 1814, probably near New London. He was a farmer, re- 
siding for one or two years on the Windham road in Franklin. He 
returned to Lebanon and, about the time of his second marriage, 
built the house which was his home for the rest of his life, where 
his grandson Nathaniel Manning now (1901) lives. "When the 
railroad was projected about 1845 he, in contrast with the attitude 



366 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

of the majority, was in its favor, the result being that it was lo- 
cated through his farm, rather than in neighboring valleys. After 
its construction he acted as the agent at Lebanon, a service that 
was, from the financial condition of the company, not so much that 
of a paid employee as a friendly accommodation to both the road 
and the public. In character he was progressive in his ideas, inde- 
pendent in thought, and firm in his decisions. He was not chosen 
to any public office, but was employed a great deal as administra- 
tor of estates, one of them being that of Col. Jacob Kingsbury of 
Franklin, which required his going to Ohio to look up real estate 
interests, when the means of travel were the stage-coach and canal- 
boat. He m. 1809, May 7, Trypheua Hyde, b. 1786, Apr. 24, at 
Franklin; d. 1811, Feb 14. She had twin sons who died and were 
buried with her on the " Plain" in Franklin. Her ancestrj^ was 
Vanialr' and Rebecca (Barker) , her parents ; Thomas'" and Eliza- 
beth (Huntington) ; Thomas^ and Mary (Backus) ; Samuel- and 
Jane (Lee), and William^ Hyde, all of that part of Norwich which 
is now Franklin. Mr. Manning m. (2d) 1817, May 21, Lois 
Williams, b. 1790, June 16, at Lebanon; d. 1859, Oct. 21. Her 
ancestry was Nathaniel'' and Lois (Sackett), her parents ; Samuel'' 
and Deborah (Throop) ; Park^ and Priscilla (Payson), all of Leb- 
anon ; Dea. Samuel- and Theoda (Park), and Robert^ and Eliza- 
beth AVilliams, all of Roxbury, INIass., where Robert^ was freeman 
in 1638. Mr. Manning d. 1854, Jan. 28. He and his second wife 
are buried in the cemetery on the slope of the hill w^est of the First 
Congx'egational Church at Lebanon. Ch., b. at Lebanon: 

1772. John Henry, b. 1819, Feb. 1. 

1773. NATiiAxncL WiLLLVMS, b. 1820, June 17; taught school ; prepared 

for college at Bacon Academy ; entered Yale College and grad- 
uated in 1847. He had the ministry in vieAv, but his health 
failed and he d. 1848, Oct. 28, unm. 

1774. Benjamin Skabuuv, b. 1821, July 24. 
]77.'>. Samukl, b. 1822, Nov. 14. 

1776. Jaukz Pkukins, b. 1824, Sep. 21). 

1777. Wir.UAM, b. 1826, Oct. 20. 

1778. EuwAiii), b. 1831, Feb. 20. 

899. HENRYS MANNING (John,^ Johnj^ John,"' Saml.,'' 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1787, Jan. 15, at Lebanon, Ct. He at- 
tended Bacon Academy, at Colchester, and at the age of about 20 
began the study of medicine, being thus engaged for two years 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNmG. 367 

with Dr. Hutchinson, of Lebanon, and one year with Dr. White, 
of Cherry Valley, N. Y. At eighteen, and at intervals during his 
medical study, he taught school. In 1811 he went to Ohio on 
horseback, arriving at Youngstown, July 13. He began to practice 
medicine, and, in 1812, as surgeon of the 1st Regt., 3d brigade, 
4th division of Ohio militia, on Col. Rayen's staff, went on the 
frontier and was successively stationed at Cleveland, Huron and 
Lower Sandusky; and returned to Youngstown 1813, Mch. By 
unwearied attention and great kindness he had gained the affection 
of the soldiers of the regiment, most of whom were from his sec- 
tion, and on his return his practice occupied all his time. In 1815 
he established a drug-store in company with Col. C. B. "Wick, in 
which he was interested for some time. In 1819, and again in 1843, 
he was representative from Ti'umbull Co. to the Legislature, and 
was Stale Senator in 1824. He was elected associate Judge of the 
Common Pleas in 1835, and served 7 years. In 1854 he was 
chosen president of the Mahoning County Bank, which office he 
was still holding as late as his 80th year; and, 1862, upon its or- 
ganization, was also chosen president of the First National Bank 
of Youngstown, but, in 1866, he declined a re-election, though he 
remained a director. He had much to do, both as a citizen and as 
president of the Mahoning Co. Bank, with building up the indus- 
trial enterprises of his adopted place of residence. He m. 1814, 
Sep. 8, Lucretia, dan. of Jared and Lois (Yale) Kirtland, for- 
merly of Wallingford, Ct., b. 1796, Nov. 2, and d. 1819, July 13 ; 
and (2d) 1821, June 20, Maiy, dau. of Asa and Hannah (Lord) 
Bingham, b. 1799, Feb. 5, at Lisbon, Ct., and d. 1846, July 21 ; 
and (3d) Mrs. Catherine Mary Adeline (Mitchell) Ruggles. Dr. 
Manning d. 1869, Jan. 11, at Youngstown, where all his ch. were 

born. 

Ch. of Dr. Henry and Lucretia Manning : 

1779. Mary, b. 1817, June 29 ; d. 1900, July 16, at Yonugstown ; m. 1839, 

Oct. 2, William Johuson Edwards, b. 1811, Dec. 26, at Warren, 
O., son of Col. John Stark and Louisa M. (Morris), and grand- 
son of Judge Pierrepont and Frances (Ogden) EdAvards. Their 
golden wedding in 1889 was attended by several hundred guests, 
about 20 of whom had been present at the wedding of 50 years 
before. Ch. : Louisa Maria, b. 1859, Mch. 27; unm. 1899. 

Ch. of Dr. Henry and Mary Manning : 

1780. Jonx, b. 1824, Mch. 7. 

1781. Caroline Lord, b. 1825, Dec. 15, 



368 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1782. LrcRKTiA Kihtlanu, b. 1827, Oct. 5. 

1783. IIi-.XRY, b. 182!), Sep. 15. 

1784. SrsAN Ellkx, b. 1831, July 11; d. iiinn. 1853, Apr. 

1785. Sakau Seauuky, b. 1833, July 23; d. 1845, Dec. 6. 

1786. Chaklks, b. 1835, Oct. ; d. aged 4 days. 

1787. RuFUS Pekkixs, b. 1836, Dec. 31. 

1788. Hannah, b. 1839, Dec; d. aged 3 days. 

I78!t. CiiAiti.Ks Edwakds, b. 1841, Aug. 9; d. 1842, Aug. 24. 

1790. Altiika, b. 184G, June 2 ; d. 1846, Aug. 

900. SAMUELS MANNING (Johu," John,G Jolm,-'^Saml.,'' 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1789, May 2, at Lebanon, Ct. He had 
one-half of his father's farm, including the buildings, which he 
occupied until after the death of his wife. He m. 182G, Aug. 22, 
Temperance Hyde, b. 1797, Jan. 24, at Franklin, and d. 1836, 
Sep. 8; and (2d) 1838, Juue 20, her sister Almira, b. 1799, Mch. 
16 ; d. 1849, May 10. Their ancestry was Capt. Milton*' and Lov- 
ice (Hyde), their parents; Abner^ and Temperance (AVilles) ; Ab- 
ner^ and Mehitable (Smith) ; Thomas-'' and Mary (Backus) ; 
Samuel^ and Jane (Lee), and William^ Hyde, all of Norwich. Mr. 
Manning d. 1862, Mch. 11, at Franklin. He, his wives and ch. 
are buried in Lebanon. Ch., b. at Lebanon : 

1791. Sarah Ann, b. 1827, Sep. 3; d. unm. 1878, Dec. 23. 

1792. Eliza Aixen, b. 1832, Nov. 2; d. 1897, Nov. 18, in Willimantic : 

m. 1880, Sep. 9, Edmund Crane. 

904. JOHN'^ MANNING (Andrew,"? John,^ John,^ Saml.," 
Saml.,^ Wm.,2 AVm.i) b. 1780, Jan. 21, at Windham, Ct. A 
school teacher in N. Y., residing at Red Ilook, Waterford, Troy, 
Albany, Catskill, etc. He m. 1805, Jan. 10, Margaret, dau. of 
Peter and Jane (McGreggor) Ryfenburgh, of Upper Red Hook, 
who d. 1853, July 22, aged 65, at Catskill. Mr. Manning d. 1835, 
Nov. 10, at Red Hook. Ch. : 

1793. Emzauktit Jank, b. 1805, Oct. 27, at Red Hook; ra. at Windham. 

f;t., 1S2:), June 28, Horace, son of Dixon and Sarah (Randall) 
Hall, 1). 1806, May 7, at Sterling, and he d. 1882, July 4, at 
Williinanlic. He was warden of that borough, and held numer- 
ous odices of trust. Ch. : I. Horace Achilles, b. 1830, Apr. 
18; d. 1863, Apr. 5, at Hartford; m. Ili'len M. Smith. II. 
Henry Manning, b. 1833, Feb. 16; d. 1833, Oct. 11. III. 
H''nry L(.'Wi'llyn, b. 1835, Aug. 15; editor of tlie Willimantic 
Journal; m. Sarah Jane Lathrop. IV. John Manning, b. 1841, 
Oct. 16; a graduate of Yale, 1866; attorney at law and a judge, 



DESCENDANTS OF AVELLIAM MANNING. 369 

member of the Legislature, and successively vice president and 
president of the N. Y., N. H. and Hartford Railroad Co. 

1794. Sarah Romanda, b. 1807, Oct. 14, at Waterford; m. her cousin, 

William M. Manning [1809], -which see. 

1795. Fr.vxces Antoin1':tte, b. 1811, Nov. 25, at Troy. 

1796. MaryMarilla, b. 1813, Oct. 9, at Troy; m. John Hudson, a na- 

tive of England. He d. at Detroit; she resided, 1892, at Red 
Hook. No ch. 

1797. Sophia Alathea, b. 1818, Feb. 20; d. young. 

1798. John Andrew, b. 1822, May 7, at Catsliill. 

1799. Maktin Henry, b. 1827, June 18, at Catskill. 

1800. Lydlvette Sorhlv, b. 1830, Feb. 18, at Catskill; m. 1853, Nov. 

24, John W. Hoffman, of Red Hook, vphere she resides. Ch. : I. 
Orison G., b. 1854, Oct. 25. II. Lizzie Hall, b. 1856, Oct. 2. 
III. William Manning, b. 1858, May 31. IV. Allen H., b. 1861, 
Jan. 19. V. George E., b. 1863, Jan. 14. VI. Horace A., b. 
1864, Oct. 23. VIL C. Otis, b. 1866, Nov. 14. VIII. Otto, 
twin, b. 1866, Nov. 14. IX. Robert M., b. 1868, June 29. X. 
Maggie I., b. 1872, May 5. XI. Hattie C, b. 1873, Aug. 27. 

906. LOISS MANNING (Andrew,^ Johu,^ John,^ Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 ^Ym^) b. 1784, Mch. 30, at Tolland, Ct. ; d. about 
1870, at Templeton, Mass. ; m. about 1808, Asher Stimpson, of 
Tolland, who d. in New Orleans, of yellow fever ; and (2d) Joel 
Garfield, of Brimfield, Mass., b. 1784, at Shrewsbury, and d. 1837 
at Petersham. A manufacturer, owning a wool carding factory 
in Brimfield, which was burned, after which he followed his call- 
ing elsewhere. 

Ch. of AsJier and Lois {Manning) Stimpson : 

1801. Elizabeth Lathrop, b. about 1810, at Tolland; m. Samuel Fisk, 

of Templeton. 

Ch. of Joel and Lois (Manning) Garfield: 

1802. Lydia O., b. 1815, at Brimfield; m. Anson Bangs; res. Worcester. 

1803. Ebenezer Manning, b. 1818, at Ware; m. Mary Peabody; res. 

Lasalle, 111. 

1804. Fr-inces Sophlv, b. 1821, at Petersham; m. Jonathan Peck; res. 

Lasalle. 

1805. Sally Maria, b. 1823, at Petersham ; d. 1826. 

1806. James William, b. 1827, at Petersham; m. MaryBallou; d. at 

Minonk, III. 

1807. Frederick Henry, b. 1820, at Petersham ; m. Lucy Speer and 

(2d) Catherine Ann Thurston; d. 1877, in Wis. 

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370 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

908. GEORGES MANNING (Andrew,^ John,6 John,5 
Sanil.," Saml.,3 Wni.,-' Wm.i) b. 1788, July 10, at Pomfret, Ct. 
lie was reared in Tolland, but in early manhood went to Rens- 
selaerville, N. Y., where he married, and thence, in a short time, 
to Warren, Bradford Co., Pa. In that place, then nearly a wil- 
derness, he cleared about 150 acres of land. He also taught 
school winters for about 30 years. He m. 1813, Jan. 10, Char- 
lotto, dau. of Wm. and Elizabeth (Case) Mackey, of Rensselaer- 
ville, b. 1795, Mch. 4. She d. 1886, Jan. 23, at Warren, Pa.; 
Mr. Manning d. 1877, Feb. 22, at Owego, N. Y. Ch., b. at 
Warren : 

1808. ElizahivTH, b. 1815, Oct. 20; m. 1837, Dec. 25, Ebeii Griswold, b. 

1803, Sep. 13, at Killingworth, Ct., and d. 1891, July, when she 
resided at Newark Valley, N. Y. She d. there 1899, Apr. 24. 
Ch. : I. Charlotte Manning, b. 1839, Jan. 12, at Choconut, 
Susq. Co., Pa.; m. Horace Graves, of Little Meadows, Pa. II. 
George Manning, b. 1841, Apr. 2, at Warren. III. Mary Abi- 
gail, b. 1847, May 17, at Warren. IV. Charles Levi, b. 1850, 
Oct. 27, at Warren. 

1809. William Mackev, b. 1817, Oct. 21. 

1810. John Case, b., 1825, Sep. 29. 

909. GURDON« MANNING (Andrew,^ John,^ John,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,MVm.i) b. 1791, Sep. 21, at Tolland, Ct. 
He m. 1816, Aug. 22, Ruth, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth (Hol- 
brook) Cobb, and granddau. of Dr. Samuel Cobb. The last named 
was born in Wales, Great Britain, 1716; went to Tolland about 
1743 ; a physician of high reputation ; was 13 years Justice of the 
Peace and 8 times elected to the General Assembly. Ruth (Cobb) 
Manning, above, was b. 1797, Apr. 19, at Tolland; d. 1859(?). 
Mr. Manning d. 1854, Mch. 27, at Windham. Ch., b. at Scotland 
Society, Windham : 

1811. CiiAKLEs Fayktt, b. 1818, Feb. 25. 

1812. Elizaheth Jaxe, b. 1823, Sep. 9; d. 1824, Nov. 12. 

1813. Cauoline, b. 1825, Dec. 12; d. 182G, Aug. 19. 

1814. Geokge Andkew, b. 1834, Sep. 24. 

910. RALPHS MANNING (Andrew," John,^ Johu,-"^ Saml.,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Win.') b. 1795, Sep. 1, at Tolland, Ct. A farmer 
at Berkshire, N. Y. He m. (1st) Betsey Cobb, b. 1794, June 
10, at Tolland ; d. 1848, June G ; probably a sister of his brother 
Gurdon's wife ; and (2d) 1849, Jan. 30, Maria Bosworth Archi- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM JIANNING. 371 

bald, b. 1812, Juue 27, at Colwell, N. Y. ; living in 1891 ; dau. 
of James(?) and Polly. Mr. Manning d. 1872, Sep. 22, at Berk- 
shire. 

Ch. of Ralph and Betsey Manning : 

1815. SoPHLi J.ovE, b. 1819, Oct. 2, at Berkshire; m. 1839, Mch. 7, 

Augustus Addison, son of Moses and Maria (Holton) Coburn, 
b. 1813, June 15, at Warren, Bradford Co., Pa. He d. 1873, 
Nov. 21 ; sbe d. 1873, Nov. 6, both at Warren, where their ch. 
■were born. I. Elisabeth Maria, b. 1843, Jan. 23. II. Hope Ann, 
b. 1845, Feb. 24. III. Sarah Lillian, b. 1852, Jan. 4. IV. 
Charlotte Manning, b. 1854, Apr. 18. V. Esther Romanda, b. 
1858, Sep. 5. One of these ch. m. Clarence Corbin and resides 
at Aurora, Pa. 

1816. GuKDOX Gaxitzen, b. 1825, Dec. 30, at Berkshire. 

Ch. of Ralph and Maria B. Manning : 

1817. Ja:mes Wait, b. 1850, Feb. 14, at Berkshire; resides at Irving 

Park, 111., where he is a merchant; m. Elsie Jane, dau. of 
Henry and Olive (Briggs) Brandon, b. 1846, July 13, at Con- 
hocton, N. y. No ch., 1891. 

1818. Martha Elizabeth, b. 1851, May 21, at Berkshire; m. 1880, June 

10, Alfred Baubard,b. 1832, Aug. 31. Res. at Alden, 111. Ch. : 
Ralph Lathrop, b. 1883, Mch. 21, at Alden. 

1819. Mary LouESA, b. 1853, Mch. 5, at Berkshire; m. Edward, son 

of Victor and Sally La Brec, b. 1849, Dec. 9, at Grand Isle, 
Vt. Res. at Alden. Ch. : I. Pearl Ray, b. 1883, Apr. 29, at 
Alden. II. Anna Louisa, b. 1886, July 11, at Bigfoot, 111.; d. 
1886, Sep. 19. 

911. LATHROPS MANNING (Andrew,"? John, 6 Johu,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wni.,^ ^Ym^) b. 1811, Aug. 21, at Tolland, Ct. 
Resided at Willington ; was long a selectman and held other 
offices. He m. 1831, Nov. 24, Asenath S., dau. of Nicholas and 
Lucy Wescott Whitford, b. 1813, Aug. 4, at Coventry, R. I., who 
was living 1900, Feb. Mr. Manning d. 1898, Dec. 16, at Willing- 
ton. Ch., b. at Willington : 

1820. George Latiirop, b. 1832, Sep. 21 ; record requested about 1890, 

but not furnished. Resides at Westfield, Mass. He m. 1854, 
Apr. 9, Minerva, dau. of Averil Hebard. Ch. : I. " Eddie." 

11. Stella Louise, b. 1856, Nov. 16, at S. Willington; m. 1881, 
Sep. 21, Frank Gregory Dexter, b. 1856, Dec. 8, at Pawtucket, 
R. I. Ch., b. at Brooklyn, N. Y. : 1. Percy Harold, b. 1883, 
Feb. 8; d. 1883, Mch. 10. 2. Earl Gregory, b. 1884, Apr. 16. 
3. Stanley Alan, b. 1891, Jan. 6. 



372 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1821. Eliakim Jones, b. 1834, June 10. 

1822. PiiKBE Jank, b. 183G, Mch. 21 ; d. 1837, Feb. 22. 

1823. Jonx Wiii'iTOKD, b. 1837, Nov. 23; d. unni. 1865, Feb. 25, at St. 

Louis, Mo. 

1824. Cl.uussa Louisa, b. 1840, May 21; m. 18CG, Apr. 5, Lcgrand 

Johnson; no ch. Eeside at Williiigton. 

1825. Betsey Jane, b. 1842, June 6; m. 18C0, June 6, William Henry 

Jacol)s, b. 1835, Oct. 5, at Mansfield. Reside at Bridgport, 
1900. Four ch. born at So. Coventry, and the youngest at 
Willington: I. John Manning, b. 1862, June 29; d. 1863, Aug. 
23. II. Ava Armeda, b. 1865, July 5. III. Jessie May, b. 
1867, Oct. 4; d. 1868, Feb. 29. IV. Gracie May, b. 1867, Oct. 
4; d. 1868, Mch. 27. V. Freddie Lathrop, b. 1869, June 3; 
d. 1869, Sep. 1. 

1826. DuRAXD Scott, b. 1844, Mch. 25; d. unra. 1871, Oct. 1. 

1827. FuANCES Ohlixe, b. 1848, Aug. 10; m. William liatten, b. 1848, 

May, at Cliapin, and d. 1878, June 29, at Willimantic; and (2d) 
Malcolm L. Champion, b. 1844, Apr. 22, at Chester, N. Y. Re- 
side at Houston, Tex. No. ch. by second marriage; one by 
the first: William Manning Hatten, b. 1870, :Mch. 11, at AVil- 
limantic; d. 1871, Jan. 31, at Willington. 

1828. Duett Clinton, b. 1854, May 14; res. at Westfleld, Mass.; m. 

1882, May 2, Marian Adelaide, dau. of Benj. R. and Mary A. 
Wilbur, b. 1862, May 5, at East Haddam. No ch. 

1829. Lucy Almira, b. 1856, Jan. 3; d. 1857, June 9. 

917. CHAELES SEABURYS MANNING (Barnabas,^ 
Jolm,*5 John,5 8aml.,4 Saml.,^ AVm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1822, Sep. 25, at 
Berkshire, N. Y. He m. 1848, Oct. 11, Mar^- Jane, dau. of 
Arthur and Ann Gray, b. 1826, Apr. 21, at Bingliamton, and d. 
1887, Mch. 26. He resides, 1900, in his native place. Ch., b. at 
Berkshire : 

1830. Aktuuu Barnabas, b. 1854, Mch. 19. 

1831. Anna Elizabeth, b. 1855, May 13; m. 1877, June 27, Horatio 

Clark, a merchant of Berkshire, b. 1851, Sep. 1, at So. New 
Berlin; son of Austin and Jane Clark. No ch., 1899. 

1832. Jankite Dickson, b. ISfio, July 4; uiun., 18'.>9; res. Berkshire. 

1833. Jennhi: Gray, twin, b. 1865, July 4; unm., 1899; res. Berkshire. 

921. SAMUELS MANNING (Diah,'' Saml.,^ John/'Saml.," 
Sanil.,:' Wm.,'-^ Wm.') b. 1785, Apr. 12, at Norwich, Ct. He m. 
there 1809, Nov. 14, Polly, dau. of Wm. and Mercy (Noyes) 
Sisson, b. 1787, May 20; d. 1866, Jan. 5. Resided at Norwich 
Town, where he d. 1828, May 2. Ch. : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 373 

1834. Mary Ann, b. 1810, Oct. 7; m. 1848, July 2, Marvin Watrous, of 

Norwich, who cl. 1874, Apr. 22, aged 72. 

1835. Hakriet Maria, b. 1812, Oct. 6; m. 18.31, Apr. 0, Charles, son of 

Elisha and Abigail (Minor) Coiigdon, b. 1810, Apr. 11, at Nor- 
wich. They settled at Chelsea, Mich., where both died, he 
1883, Oct. 27, and she, 1882, July 17. Ch. : 1. John Noyes, b. 
1832, Aug. 4. II. Juliette Maples, b. 1833, Nov. 1. III. Anna 
Elizabeth, b. 1837, June 6. IV. Harriet Manning, b. 1839, 
Sep. 26. V. Mary Charlesa, b. 1843, Aug. 30. VI. Abby 
Cornelia, b. 1845, May 6. VII. Charles, b. 1848, Mch. G. VIII. 
Frank, b. 1850, Dec. 15. IX. Alfred Reynolds, b. 1854, Dec. 
26. X. George Brown, b. 1856, Dec. 27. 

1836. John, b. 1814, Aug. 4; d. 1820, Oct. 29. 

1837. Eliz.vbeth Andrews, b. 1819, Aug. 2; d. 1820, Oct. 29. 

1838. Jane Elizabeth, b. 1821, Mch. 2; res. Norwich; m. 1844, Apr. 

28, George Ebenezer, sou of Jeremiah and Eunice (Loomis) 
Brown, b. 1816, Nov. 30, at Columbia. Ch. : Mary Jane, b. 
1852, Jan. 3. 

924. WILLIAM LORDS MANNING(Diah,'' SamL,6 John,^ 
Saml.,4 SamL,3 Wui.,2 Wm.i) b. 1791, Apr. 4, at Norwich, Ct. 
A paper- maker ; res. at East Hartford. He m. 1823, Mch. 27, 
Mrs. Betsey (Guliver) Roberts, of the latter place. Shed. 1839, 
Dec. 4 ; Mr. Manning d. 1856, Apr. 22, both at East Hartford, 
where their ch. were born. 

1839. William Rensalaek, b. 1824, July 20; d. unm. in Cali. about 

1875. 

1840. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1826, Dec. 20 ; m. 1849, May 3, Russell Henry 

Sellew, b. 1829, Mch. 7, at Glastonbury, where both died; he, 
1873, Jan. 30; she, 1882, Sep. 14. Ch., b. at G. : I. Alice Maria, 
b. 1850, Feb. 4. II. Florence Elizabeth, b. 1852, Feb. 25. III. 
Ella, b. 1858, June 7; m. Edward Dickinson ; res. Glastonbury. 

1841. Margaret Ann, b. 1829, Feb. 23; d. 1831, Oct. 25. 

18.42. Maria Sophronia, b. 1833, June 24; res. Springfield, Mass.; m. 
1852, Apr. 8, Charles Bliss, son of Noah and Louisa (Bliss) 
Elwell, b. 1823 [Bliss Gen. says 1825], Jan. 28, at Hardwick; a 
merchant. Ch. : Charles Lewis, b. 1868, July 15, at W. Warren. 

1843. George Washington, b. 1836, June 28; res. at Hartford; m. 
1871, July 22, Mrs. Eliza Jane (Watrous) Coleman, b. 1838, 
Feb. 1, at Hebron; dau. of George and Lucy (Watson) Wat- 
rous. No ch. 

926. ASA8 MANNING (Diah," Saml.,6 johnS, Saml.,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wra.i) b. 1795, Nov. 26, at Norwich, Ct. A 
soldier of the war of 1812, under Maj. Jessup, 25th liegt., which 



374 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

was on the Niagara frontier in the campaign of 1814, and in the 
hottest of the Dght in the severe battles of Cliippewa and Lundy's 
Lane, Canada, July 5 and 25, respectively. The latter was then 
considered the most desperate ever fought on this continent, the 
loss on either side amounting to nearly one-quarter of those 
engaged. Mr. Manning is quoted as saying, in later years, of 
this battle : "There were some 45 of us Norwich boys who fought 
at Lundy's Lane, some of whom laid down their lives on that 
bloody field, and all fought with g<illantry. AVe brought off our 
flag, though it was shot from the staff and riddled with 30 or 40 
bullet holes." He was a drummer. In private life he was for 
many years employed at the Chelsea paper-mill in Greeneville, 
and was for several j^ears jauitor of the Norwich Free Academy. 
He was among the first members of the Sachem street M. E. 
Church, and continued his relations thereto until his death. He 
was a member of the reception committee, in 1859, at the 200th 
anniversary of the settlement of Norwich. He was a gentleman 
who always maintained a fine personal character, and by his in- 
tegrity and uprightness won the respect and confidence of all who 
knew him. He m. 1817, Nov. 26, Betsey Butler, of East Hart- 
ford, dau. of William and Margaret, who d. 1871, Apr. 14, aged 
76. Mr. Manning d. 1879, July 5, at Norwich. Ch., b. at Nor- 
wich : 

1844. William Diaii, b. 1818, Oct. 18. 

1845. Edward Augustus, b. 1820, Aug. 6. 

1846. Charles Murphy, b. 1824, Juue 28. 

1847. CoRNELLv, b. 1828, Nov. 11; d. 1872, May 21, at Montville; m. 

1850, Sep. 16, James Chainplin Lanpher, son of Joshua aud 
Hannah, b. 1820, Apr. 1, at Killiugly. Ch., b. at Norwich : I. 
Louis Albert, b. 1851, June 24; a minister of the Protestant 
Episcopal church. II. Ellen, b. 1855, Apr. 10; m. Augustus 
J. Preston. 

938. J0SIAH8 MANNING (Frederick,"? Josiah,^ John,^ 
Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wni.i) 1). 1782, May 1, at Windham, Ct. 
He early settled at Marcellus, N. Y., where he long resided. A 
shoemaker by trade. He m. Mercy, dau. of William Bentley, b. 
1792, Aug. 8. She d. 1856, Mch. 9; Mr. Manning d. 1851, 
Nov. 16, both at Warrenville, 111. Ch., b. at Marcellus: 

1848. KocKWKLL, b. 1811, Sep. 14. 

1849. Orvilla, b. 1813, Apr. 21; d. 1826, Aug. 7. 



DESCENDANTS OF ^VILLIAM MANNING. 375 

1850. Betsey, b. 1815, Feb. 19; d. 1889, Oct. 5, at Garnett, Anderson 

Co., Kan. ; m. Jasper, son of Stephen and Polly Balch, b. 1812, 
Sep. 11, in Onondaga Co., N. Y. ; d. 1892, Jan. 19, at Garnett. 
Ch. : I. Margaret Ann; d. 1881, Apr. 27; m. Delevan Perry. 

Ch. : 1. A7inie,in. Vineyard. 2. Fred Nelson. 3. Frank 

Thomas. — II. Amelia; m. Jabas Dart. Cli. : 1. Ella 0.; m. 

Calder. 2. William. 3. Albert. 4. Homer. 5. Mary 

Alice; m. White, and res. Grangeville, Call. It is said 

that she has the family record, and, if so, the defects of this 
record, in its lack of birth-dates, are due wholly to her failure 
to reply to the compiler's letters. — III. Mary Orvilla; d. 18G5, 
Oct. IV. Homer P., b. 1840, Feb. 6; d. 1884, Dec. 19; m. 
Mary A. Balch, now Mrs. Calder, of Oleander, Call. One ch., 
Ida E. ; m. Horn; res. Garnett, Kan. 

1851. D.iNiEL Y., b. 1818, Mch. 17; d. 1819, Aug. 14. 

1852. Lewis, b. 1821, Nov. 16. 

1853. Nancy Sophia, b. 1824, May 31; m. 1843, Sep. 26, William, son 

of Isaac and Mary Kennard, b. in Pa., who was a merchant at 
Waterloo, where he d. 1886, Aug. 11. His widowed, there 
1889, Jan. 11. Ch. : I. Sarah Jane, b. 1844, July 19 ; m. a Bap- 
tist minister and went to China, 1865, as a missionary. II. 
William R., b. 1851, June 22. III. John Manning, b. 1853, 
Sep. 5 ; res. at Waterloo. IV. Sabin, b. 1859, Mch. 28. 

1854. Homp:r PiiXCON, b. 1827, Mch. 26. 

1855. John Young, b. 1830, Mch. 23; m. Martha, dau. of Richard and 

Hannah HufiF, b. 1831, Jan. 4, in Seneca Co., N. Y. No ch. 
Has resided at Aurora and Warrenville, 111. 

943. LEWIS8 MANNING (Frederick,^ Josiah,^ Jobn,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 ^Ym^) b. 1788, Dec. 27, at Windham, 
Ct. He kept the jail at Windham during the war of 1812, but re- 
moved from that town to Bingham ton, N. Y.; thence to Owego ; 
thence to Varick, and thence, 1858, to Waterloo, where he there- 
after resided. He was a hotel-keeper and stage route proprietor 
in Owego until the completion of the Erie railroad drove the old- 
fashioned stage-coach further West. In Seneca county he and 
his son purchased a farm of 120 acres of his brother, John Y. 
Manning, which they held until the time of their death. He m. 
1812, Feb. 18, Lucy, dau. of Jonathan Chester, b. 1782, Mch. 25. 
She d. 1862, Sep. 11; Mr. Manning d. 1864, Nov. 28, both at 
Waterloo, where they are buried. Ch. : 

185G. Jonathan Chester, b. 1812, Nov. 26, at Windham. 

1857. Margaket Avery, b. 1815, Jan. 8; d. 1817, Oct. 22. 

1858. Lucy Abbe, b. 1817, Nov. 10, at Binghamton; resides, 1900, at 



376 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Waterloo; m. 1848, Oct. 16, John S. Opdyke, b. 1817, July 29. 
at West Fayette, N. Y. ; a merchant iu Waterloo, where he d. 
1877. lie was twice married, his first wife having been Mary 
Ann Manning, cousin of his second wife. Ch. by second mar- 
riage: I. Julia Frances, b. 1850 at Waterloo; d. 1872. II. 
Lucy Manning, b. 1854, at West Fayette. 

1859. Mahg.vuet, b. 1821, June 28, probably atOwego; d. 1880, Oct. 10, 

at Eureka Springs, Ark., while on an excursion with friends; 
buried at Kansas City, Mo., her home; m. 1847, June 16, John 
Solomon Martin, b. 1818, Sep. 14, at Owego; son of Col. Amos 
Martin (b. 1785, Feb. 8) and his wife Amanda (b. 1789, Dec. 
28), dau. of Solomon Hart, of Harts ville, Mass. Ch. : I.Lewis 
Amos, b. 1848, Nov. 8, at Owego. II. Ida Elizabeth, b. 1851, 
Nov. 12, at OAvego; d. 1872, Mch. 10. 

1860. Jl^lia Axx, b. 1824, May 11, at Owego; d. 1864, May 5, at La- 

salle. 111. ; m. at Varick, 1852, Nov. 17, Dr. John, son of Gard- 
ner and Phebe Gillett, b. 1823, Sep. 5, at Canaan, N. Y. Ch., 
b. at Lasalle: I. Julia, b. 1858, Nov. 22; d. 1858, Nov. 26. 
H. Lucy Chester, b. 1861, June 20; m. Maurice J. Rogers; 
res. Dunlap, 111. 

944. ROCKWELLS MANNING (Frederick,'^ Josiah,^ John,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1791, Feb. 20, at Windham, Ct. 
Lack of biography and imi:)ortant dates are due to the failure of 
hi.s surviving daughter and daughter-in-law to furnish Ihem when 
requested. The little here given is due to the fact that more dis- 
tant relatives felt more interest. At a date not learned he removed 
to Stockton, Cali., where be d. 1871, Jan. 1. He m. (1st) Eliza 
Baker, of Windham, and (2d) Margaret Cowen. The first wife was 
the mother of all the children except the last. Ch. : 

1861. Pexxhsl Chenky, b. 1814. Jan. 22, at Windham. 

1862. Deloss; resided at Stockton, where he d. 1878, June 25. No ch. 

He m. Catherine Lowe, who resided at Stockton, 1891. Record 
requested of her but not furnished. 

1863. TuEODOKE, a physician; d. unm., probably at Hillsdale, Mich., in 

1846, or a few years later. 

1864. Augl'.sta; d. about 1862; m. Fitz AUen Gardner, of Jonesville, 

Mich. Ch.: I. Eliza; m. Allen C. Bours [or? Allen Le Bours] ; 
residence reported as Lansing and Detroit, at diflerent times, 
but all efforts to reach her by letter have failed. II. Cornelia; 
m. Jonas Stockwell and d. at Stockton. 

1865. Elizaukth; m. Charles Tureman, who d. 1877, May 15. No ch. 

She resided at Stockton, 1891. Record requested but not fur- 
nished. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 377 

945. JOHN YOUNGS MANNING (Frederick,^ Josiah,^ 
John,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1795, June 7, at Windham, 
Ct. A soldier of the war of 1812. He received a pension of $8 
a month. He went to N. Y. State when about 20 years old. In 
early life he followed the trade of a hatter, and, later, was a farmer. 
He was always called " Colonel " Manning, but whence he had the 
title has not been learned despite inquiry. He m. 1817, Oct., 
Susan Cooper, dau, of Joshua and Nancy (Halsey) Wycoff, b. 
1801, Jan. 20, at Lodi. She d. 1862, Oct. 21 ; Col. Manning d. 
1882, July 3, both at Ovid, N. Y. Ch. : 

1866. Sarah Marlv, b. 1820, Mch. 31, at Lodi; resided, 1896, at Ovid; 

unm. 

1867. Harriet Perkins, b. 1822, Aiig. 11, at Ovid; d. there, 1887, Jan. 

1, unm. 

1868. Mary Ann De Mott, b. 1824, Apr. 5, at Ovid; d. 1848, at Varick; 

m. John S. Opdyke (who later m. her cousin Lucy A. Manning) 
but had no ch. 

1869. Susan; d. aged 5 months. 

946. MANSUR8 MANNING (Rockwell,^ Josiah,^ John,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1783, July 17, at Norwich, Ct. 
Resided at Canterbury. Hem. Susan Safford, whod. 1860, Apr. 2, 
aged 64. He d. 1857, Nov. 14. During the last 10 years re- 
peated requests have been made of the two surviving daughters, 
one of whom, it is said, has the family record, to supply the miss- 
ing dates of birth, but these requests have been ignored. Ch. : 

1870. A Son, d. 1816, Oct. 26, aged 8 days. 

1871. Pascal R., b. about 1818; d. 1837, Mch. 20, aged 19 years. 

1872. Sarah ; not married. 

1873. Mary, m. George T. Gibbs, who d. 1890, June 7, aged 81 years 

and 11 months. Res. at Lebanon. 3 ch. 

1874. LucKETiA E., b. about 1824; d. 1860, May 12, aged 36. 

1875. Mathew H.vle, b. about 1829 ; went on a whaling voyage of 3 

years and, later, made a trip to Cali.; a soldier of the Rebel- 
lion, in Co. K, 5th Regt. Ct. Vols., and d. a prisoner at Rich- 
mond, Va., 1862, Aug. 24, aged 33, from a wound received at 
the battle of Cedar Mountain. 

1876. Edward Kirk, b. 1831, Sep. 29, at Canterbury. 

1877. John Young, b. 1835, May 31, at Canterbury. 

958. JOSEPHS MANNING (Stephen,^ Phineas,fi John,^ 
Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1792, at a place not learned. His 
complete record has been vainly requested of his children. He re- 



378 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

sided at Brutus, N. Y, ; ni. Weltbia Kenipton, b. in New Bedford, 
Mass. ; dau. of a sea captain who was lost in the West Indies ; 
and she went to Saratoga, N. Y., with her mother, and there m. 
Joseph Manning. Dates of their death not supplied. Ch. : 

1878. WiLU.vM IIkxky; m. Lucy Ann, dan. of Lester Brotherton ; 

record requested hut not furnished. 

1879. A D.vughtkk; now Mrs. E.J. Ilaydcn, of Weedsport, N. Y. ; 

record reciuested but not furnished. 

1880. Hakrikt Alzin.v ; ni. James Todd; resides at Weedsport; 

record requested but not furnished. 

959. WILLIAM HENRY^ MANNING (Stephen,^ Phin- 
eas,G John,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wni.i) j,, 1797^ Apr. 12, at 
Stephentown, N. Y. Resided at P^lbridge, Onondaga Co., and 
other places in New York. He m. 1820, Jan. 1, Polly, dau. 
of Othuiel and Mary (Sweet) Brotherton, b. 1800, Jan. 1, at 
Elbridge. She d. 1862, June 15, at Antwerp. Mr. Manning d. 
1875, Feb. 15, at Rossie. Ch. : 

1881. TiMOTUY Ira, b. 1820, Nov. 11, at Elbridge. 

1882. EoxcKNA, b. 1822, Oct. 18, at Elbridge; res. at Philadelphia, 

Jeff. Co., N. Y. She m. (1st) 1844, Jan. 9, Aaron, son of Peter 
and Elizabeth Freeman, b. at Milton, Saratoga Co., and d. 
18GG, Feb. 22, at Stcrliugville; and (2d) 1867, Nov. 25, Henry 
Taylor, who d. 1887, Oct. 8, at Alexandria. Ch. : I. Alice 

Almedia, b. 1845, Nov. 15, at Oxbow, Jeff. Co. ; m. Gill ; 

res. Antwerp. II. Mary Hebecca, 1). 1847, Aug. 17, at Oxbow; 

m. Clark; res. Philadelphia, Jell". Co. III. MattieMaliala, 

b. 1849, Sep. 9, at Rossie; m. Burlingame; res. Herring- 
ton, Mich. IV. Helen Marian, b. 1855, J:in. 9, at Rossie; m. 

Gould ; res. at Pillar Point. V. Eveline, b. 185(5, Oct. 10, 

at Hossie; d. 1857, Jan. 2. VI. Sarah Ann, b. 1859, June 25, 
at Rossie; d. 18G2, Aug. 25. 

1883. Onixnx, b. 1824, Oct. 20, at Elbridge; resides at Oxbow, Jeff. 

Co. ; record requested but not furnished. He m. Julia Fair- 
child. One child : Charles ; res. Oxbow. 

1884. Cklinda, b. 1826, Aug. ; d. 1827. 

1885. Jank Samantha, b. 1828, Sep. 13, at Elbridge; d. at Whiti'liall, 

Wis., "a good many years ago"; m. Jesse Kidder. Her son 
Wni. L. res. Black River Falls, Wis. Record not furnished. 

1886. Lkvi Hknuy, b. 1830, Sep. 22, at Elbridge. 

1887. Nancy Ann, b. 1832, Aug. 20, at Elbridge; deceased; ra. James 

Warner, of Plesses. The record sent in was very informal, 
and the i)irth-dates gave no years whatever. Minus this fea- 
ture, the following are supposed to be ch. of above. I. 



DESCENDANTS OF WTLLTAM MANNING. 379 

George Henry, b. Oct. 28. II. Joliu Bauyon, b. Sep. 20. III. 
Ettie Mary, b. Feb. 2. IV. Mary Annie, b. Feb. 2. V. James 
Alexander, b. Jan. 10. VI. William Stephen, b. Jan. 25. 
VII. Pollie Elizabeth, b. July 27. 

1888. By accident, this number, but no person, omitted. 

1889. Sylvi.4. Eleanor, b. 1834, Sep. 9, at Antwerp; res. Jacksonville, 

Tex. ; m. 1872, Sep. 25, Duncan, son of Alexander and Mar- 
garet Clunas, b. 1829, Apr. 1, in Canada. No ch. 

1890. Julia Marl\, b. 1836, Oct., at Antwerp; res. Hammond; m. 

1866, Dec. 28, James, son of Benj. and Phylomel Maxson, b. 
1820, Dec. 24, in Del. Co. Ch. : I. Mary Maria, b. 18G7, Oct. 
31, at Antwerp. II. Benjamin Clinton, b. 1869, Nov. 29, at 
Hammond. III. Harriet Philomel, b. 1871, Aug. 27, at Ham- 
mond. IV. James Henry, b. 1875, Jan. 7, at Hammond. V. 
Ella Jane, b. 1879, Nov. 17, at Hammond. 

963. HANNAHS MANNING (Phineas,^ Phineas,^ John,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Win.i) b. 1794, Feb. 4, at Goshen, Mass. ; 
m. 1820, June 1, Daniel Williams, b. 1795, Aug. 22, at Haclley. 
He was killed by the fall of a tree, 1849, July 10, at Strattou, 
Vt. ; she d. 1875, Apr. 21, at Marion, Iowa. Ch. : 

1891. Charlotte Deborah (Williams) b. 1821, Mch. 13, at Goshen; d. 

unm. 1847, July 28, at Jacksonville, III. 

1892. John Sumner (Williams) b. 1823, May 30, at Goshen ; a soldier 

of the Rebellion, and, in 1891, postmaster at Rescue, Neb.; 
m. 1848, Dec. 7, at Stratton, Czarina A. Glazier, b. 1830, Aug. 
16, at Sti'atton. 

1893. Abigail T. (Williams) b. 1824, Nov. 27, at Goshen; m. 1845, 

Feb. 18, at Florida, Mass., Edward Knowlton, who d. 1891, 
July 6, at Crawford, Neb. 

1894. Thojlvs Lyjian (Williams) b. 1827, Mch. 17, at Hawley; d. 1878, 

Aug. 2, at Monticello, Iowa; m. 1847, Apr. 8, Catherine E. 
Moran, a native of Stratton. 

1895. George Wasiungton (Williams) b. 1829, July 4, at Arlington, 

Vt. ; a soldier of the Rebellion, and d. unm, 1861, Nov. 11, in 
hospital at St. Louis, Mo. 

1896. Lydia Jeanette (Williams) b. 1836, Mch. 22, at Cambridge, 

N. Y. ; m, 1851, Dec. 21, George Busby, a native of England. 
She d. 1880, Nov. 19, at Marion, Iowa. 

964. JOHNS MANNING (Phineas,"^ Phineas,^ John^, 
Sainl.,^ Saml.3, Wm.,^ WmA) b. 1796, May 11, at Goshen, Mass. 
A soldier of the war of 1812 in Capt. Foster's Co., 11th U. S. 
Infantry ; honorably discharged 1815, July 24. At the battle of 
Fort Erie, Upper Canada, he was wounded in the left leg by a 



380 THE MANNING FA.^IILY. 

shell. The injury troubled him as long as he lived, and he drew 
a pension. Resided at Florida, Mass. He m. Betsey Tower, b. 
at Goshen, and d. 1S38, Mch., at Florida. Her ancestry was 
Thomas G.*^ and Elizabeth (Fuller), her parents; Shadrach-^ and 
Ruth (Cobb) ; Thomas'* and Elizabeth (Woodward) ; Beuj.3 and 
Deborah (Jarnet) ; John^ and Margaret (Ibrook), and Robert^ 
and Dorothy (Damon) Tower, all the latter being of Hingham, 
Mass. Mr. Manning m. (2d) Mrs. Rizpah (Thatcher) Brown, b. 
1798, Aug. 15, at Conway. She d. 1877, Oct. ; Mr. Manning d. 
1878, Aug. 27, both at Florida, where all their ch. were born. 

1897. Albertus, b. 1819, Feb. 1. 

1898. Adaline Abigail, b, 1820, Mch. 23; d. 1861, Apr. 4, at Florida; 

m. Jesse II., son of Nathan and Mary Kemp, b. 1819, Dec. 15, 

at Florida, where they resided. Ch. : Betsey Finette, b. 1847, 
Apr. 28. 

1899. EMELrsn.: Parmelia, b. 1823, Oct.; res. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; m. 

Francis Jones; no ch. 

1900. Eliza Lucketia, b. 1827, Sep. 10; res. "Williamstown ; m. at 

Adams, 1854, Dec. 30, Levi, son of Eben Porter, b. at Hawley, 
and d. 1871, Sep. 27, at Cheshire. Ch. : I. Chloe EUzabeth, 
b. 1857, Aug. 30, at Cheshire; m. Cliarles II. Diggins. Ch. : 
1. Addie Elizabeth, b. about 1882. II. Lewis Franklin, b. 
1859, Oct. 4, at Florida; d. 1861. III. Rufus Levi, b. 1863, 
Nov. 19, at Florida; m. Cora L. Loomis. IV. Addie Maria, 
b. 18G7, Feb. 25, at Cheshire: m. Herbert Jones. 

1901. Chloe Lydia, b. 1834, Nov. 4; res. Bagley, Iowa; m. Joel 

Alonzo, son of Levi Nathaniel and Catherine Warner Whit- 
comb, b. 1832, Sep. 12, at Florida. Ch. b. at Marion, Linn 
Co., Iowa: I. John IMauuing, b. 1859, Dec. 23; m. and had a 
son Millard, b. 1880, Oct. 6, at Bagley. II. Charles Covel, b. 
1865, Aug. 11. 

9G6. GEORGE WASHINGTONS MANNING (Phiueas,^ 
Phiueas,^ John,^ Saml.,-* Saml./^ Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1799, Sep. 19, 
at Goshen, Mass. A farmer iu his native town ; an athletic, pow- 
erful man. He m. 1833, Dec. 3, Asenath, dau. of Joseph and 
Sena (Manning) Beaman [see No. 155], b. 1808, Sep. 9, at 
Woodford, Vt. She d. 1896, Nov. 15; Mr. Manning d. 1878, 
Aug. 20, both at Goshen. Ch., b. at Goshen: 

1902. AiiKiAir, AsKNATii. b. 183(;, Feb. 19; ni. 1S57, July 19, James Blair, 

son of George Taylor, b. 1832, Oct. 7, at llawley; a soldier of 
the Rebellion in Co. A, 1st Mass. Heavy Artillery; enlisted 
1864, Sep. 2, and served to the end of the war; was captured 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 381 

and confined for 97 days in Libby Prison. Res. Goshen. Ch., 
b. at Goshen: I. James Frank, b. 1858, June 16. II. Fred 
Washington, b. 1860, July 9. III. George Albert, b. 1866, Mch. 
22. IV. John Arthur, twin, b. 1866, Mch. 22. V. Mary Anna, 
b. 1873, Jan. 14. 

1903. Augustus Alden, b. 1838, Feb. 2. 

1904. George Phineas, b. 1840, Mch. 27. A soldier of the Rebellion 

in Co. C, 21st Regt. Mass. Vol. Infantry; was wounded by a 
rifle ball at the battle of Roanoke Island " while gallantly de- 
feuding a masked battery " [quoted words from Barrus' History 
of Goshen], 1862, Feb. 8, and d. the 16th, eight days after. 

1905. John HE>rEY, b. 1842, Mch. 10. A soldier of the Rebellion in 

Co. C, 31st Mass. Infantry; had the measles, took cold and 
died of quick consumption at Ship Island, Miss., 1862, May 30. 

1906. Joel Dextek, b. 1844, Feb. 22. 

1907. "William Ellis, b. 1846, Mch. 3. 

969. ZIBA8 MANNING (Wm.,^ Phmens,^ John,^ Sauil.," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wrn.i). The date and place of his birth are im- 
kuown. The date was not far from 1787, and the place may have 
been Berkshire Co., Mass. In manhood he resided at Whitehall, 
N. Y., and was captain of the sloop Independence in 1811, and, 
later, was pilot of the steamer Phoenix, a boat running on Lake 
Champlain, between Whitehall and St. Johns, Canada. He lost 
his life, 1819, Sep. 5, by drowning, when the Phoenix accidentally 
caught fire and was burned on the night above named. The steamer, 
at the time, was about 14 miles from Burlington, Vt., 4 miles from 
Colchester Point, and 2 miles from Providence Island. The fire 
began at about 1 o'clock at night. One row-boat put away, filled 
with passengers, and the second, and last, was lowered and being 
filled when an occupant cut the rope which held it to the steamer. 
It drifted off, leaving 11 persons on the rapidly-burning Phoenix, 
of whom one was Ziba Manning. Some of those already in this 
second row-boat rebelled against returning for the imperilled 11, 
thinking the boat would be overladen (though printed accounts of 
that period state there was room for all), and these wretches car- 
ried their point by threats of violence. The 11 were left and both 
boats were rowed to Providence Island and their passengers landed. 
They then returned to the Phoenix. The steamer had become a 
mass of flames, and the eleven unfortunates had thrown tables, 
planks, etc., overboard and committed themselves to the waters of 
the lake with only such frail support. Of their number five, in- 



382 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

cludiug the captain, were saved by the crews of the returning row 
boats, but the other six had succumbed and been drowned. Ziba 
Manning was one of the six. He m. in 1810, Rachel, dau. of 
Jonatiian and Rachel (Hubbard) PoUey, b. 1792 at Whitehall ; d. 
in 1858 at Fort Edward. Ch., b. at Whitehall : 

1908. William Ziba, b. 1811, Aug. 3. 

1909. John Stkwart, b. 1813, Apr. 3. 

1910. STKriiKX, b. about 1815; d. young. 

1911. Maky Stowk, b. 1817, Nov. 25; res. Ft. Edw\arcl; m. 1838, Jan. 

23, Calvin, son of Asa and Sarah (Russell) Metcalf. b. 1817, 
Aug. 17, at Marll)oro, N. H. Ch. ; I. Mary Edith Elzora, b. 
1843, July 1, in Mercer Co., Pa. II. Benjamin Franklin, b. 
1845, Mch. 10, in Mercer Co. III. Eugene John, b. 1848, Mch. 
14, at Argyle, N. Y. IV. Jane Ann, b. 1850, Feb. 15, at Argyle. 
V. Elsie Evagene, b. 1851, Dec. 3, at Kingsbury, N. Y. "VI. 
Henry Taylor, b. 1853, Dec. 27, at Ft. Miller, N. Y. VII. Sarah 
Augusta, b. 185G, Nov. 11, at Ft. Edward. VIII. Estella 
Harriet, b. 1859, Oct. 31, at Ft. Edward.^ 

973. CHARLES^ MANNING (Wm.,^ Phineas,6 John,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Win.,2 Wm.i) b. 1799, Apr. 17. The place of 
his birth is believed by a son to have been Essex Co., N. Y. He 
was a carpenter, and also cultivated a farm. He resided for a 
time in Vt., but, in 1845, removed to Pa., and d. at Chatham, Ti- 
oga Co., 1888, July 24. He m. Arcena, dau. of Asher and Sarah 
Blunt, b. 1800, Oct. 23 ; d. 1861, Sep. 9, at Chatham. (Another 
report says born Oct. 6, and died Sep. 16.) Ch. : 

1912. Nancy Jaxr, b. 1820, Oct. 6, at Benson, Vt. ; res. at Little Marsh, 

Tioga Co., Pa. ; m. Sinclair, son of Joseph and Hannah Smith, 
b. 1815, July 12, at Dryden, N. Y. Ch. : I. Francis Marion, 
b. 1844, Feb. 7, at Dryden. II. Hannah Aseena, b. 1847, Jan. 
19, at Chatham. III. Isaac Dewitt, b. 1850, Sep. 20, at Chatham. 
IV. Mary Thuresa, b. 1855, Sep. 3, at Chatham. 

1913. Edwin Caijuslk, b. 1822, Jan. 17, in Washington Co., N. Y. 

1914. AsuKK Blunt, date of birth not learned; resided, 1892, at Ilam- 

ersley's Fork, Pa., wlion his record was requested but not fur- 
nished ; a soldier of the Rebellion in a Penn. Regt. ; m. Caroline 
Howe ; 6 ch. 

1915. William, b. 1827, Oct. 10, at Benson. 

191G. EuxiCK Almika, b. 1831, Sep. Ifi, in Vt. ; res. An Sable, Mich.; 
m. William Drake Kelly, sou of Hiram and Eliza. Ch. : I. 
Mary Adthilde, b. 184S, Mch. 3, at Chatham; d. 1800, Aug. 12. 
II. Preston, b. 1850, Oct. 10, at Westfield. III. Milo, b. 1852, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 383 

Dec. 21, at Chatham. IV. Theresa, b. 1855, July 19, at Chat- 
ham; d. 1856, Aug 13. V. Nettie, b. 1857, Aug. 21, atChathara. 
VI. Melgrove Edward, b. 1859, June 14, at Mansfield. VII. 
Mitchell, b. 1861, Jan. 12, at Mansfield. VIII. Effie Estella, b. 
1864, June 7, at Pt. Crescent, Huron Co., Mich.; m. Charles E. 
Manning [3066]. IX. Byron, b. 1866, May 24, at Pt. Crescent, 

1917. Henry Clayton, b. 1833, Apr. 10, at Benson. 

974. J0EL8 MANNING (Wui.,"^ Phineas,^ John,^ Saml.," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. in 1800 or 1805. The exact date, and 
place of birth, are not known. He resided at Benson, Vt. ; re- 
moved to Whitehall, N. Y. ; thence, about 1855, to Knoxville, Pa. ; 
thence to Sandusky Co., Ohio, and to Michigan in 1865. He m. 
Huldah, dau. of Asa and Fidelia Cone, b. 1805 in Benson; d. 1874 
in Hillsdale Co., Mich. Mr. Manning d. 1880, Jan. 1, in Gage 
Co., Neb. Ch., b. at Benson: 

1918. Keziah Minerva, b. 1827, June 7; d. 1854, Feb. 24, at Osceola, 

Pa. ; m. John Burch, b. 1822, Feb. 22, in Montreal, Can. Ch. : 

1. Delia Laura Ann, b. 1844, June 16, at Benson; m. 1864, Aug. 
28, Wilson Mack; res. Austinburgh, Pa. II. Emily Amelia, b. 
1845, July 10, at Orwell, Vt. ; d. 1866, Apr. 17 ; m. Frank Boweu. 

III. Helen Mar, b. 1847, Apr. 12, at Benson; m. Lon Finck. 

IV. Willis Milton, b. 1850, Oct. 23; d. 1853, Dec. 22. 

1919. John Wesley, b. 1830, Apr. 7. 

1920. Wilbur Fisk, b. 1834, Nov. 16. 

974a. DIADAMA8 MANNING (Thomas,^ Phineas,^ John,^ 
Saml.,"* Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1789, probably in Connecticut. 
Resided in Clermont Co., Ohio, on Ten Mile Creek, near Amelia, 

where she d. 1874, Feb. 12. She ra. (1st) Bonny, and (2d) 

Nathaniel, son of John Behymer, b. near the Blue Ridge Moun- 
tains, in Va., and d. 1862, Jan., at Ten Mile Creek. Ch. : 

1920a. Dewer (Bonny). 

19206. Aljhra (Bonny) b. 1815; d. 1853, Dec. 24; m. 1830, Feb. 11, Ben- 
jamin Light. Ch. : I. Catherine, b. 1831, Feb. 20, at New 
Richmond, 0.; m. Joseph Fagin. Ch. : 1. Mary; deceased. 

2. Benjamin. 3. Carrie. 4. William. 5. Joseph II. — II. 
Frances Ann, b. 1832, Nov. 21, at New R. ; res. Loveland; m. 
1854, May 11, Dr. W. A. Carmichael. They have a son John 
William, b. 1859, May 1, who is married and has sons Ralph 
Allison and Robert Merrill.— III. John Westley, b. 1836, Nov. 
8, at NewR. ; m. Sarah Hamilton, and has four daughters. IV. 
Thomas Courtland, b. 1841, July 2, at New R. ; d. in child- 
hood. 

1920c. CiLVRLES (Bonny) d. in infancy. 



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THE MANNING FAMILY. 



1920tZ. Lr.wis (Beliyraer) b. 1818, Feb. 1; d. 189G, Oct. 20; ra. 1872, Apr. 
2, Elizabeth Lytle. 

1920e. Thomas (Behymer) b. 1819, Dec. 14; d. 1881, Oct. 15; m. Mary, 
dan. of William and Elizabeth (Bruuaii.s,'h) Short, b. 1822, Rich. 
14, and d. 1882, Feb. 18. Ch. : I. Julizabeth, b. 1840; d. 1883; 
111. Allen Johnson, and had ch., William, Mary, Charles T., 
Emma and Ada. II. William Haper, b. 1842 ; d. 1867. III. Ella 
Jane, b. 1845; res. Weiser, Idaho; m. Elam V. Bentley. IV. 
Frances Emily, b. 1848, Apr. 3. V. Samuel Thomas, b. 18.">0. 
VI. Diadama, b. 1854, Oct. 15; m. S. S. Hockett. VII. 
George Franklin, b.l856; m. Frances Carroll, and has ch., Edith 
Carroll, Ella and Emma. VIII. Anna, b. 1858, Nov. 13; m. 
Pardon M. Bowen, and has ch., Benjamin T., Diadama, Chase 
P. and Emma. IX. Mary, b. 1861, Dec. 23; m. Isaac Newton 
Hockett. 

1920/. Daniel (Behymer) b. 1822, Dec. 14; d. 1883, Nov. 23; m. (1st) 
Mary Tewell ; (2d) Katheriue Swem ; (3d) Mrs. Martha Barnes, 
and (4th) Sarah Elizabeth De Warr. Two sons, Frank, b. 1853> 
Dec. 22, and Thomas, b. 1856, Nov. 17, at Indianapolis. 

1920(/. Ann (Behymer) b. 1824; m. Samuel Hambleton. A daughter is 
Mrs. James C. Brooks, of Chicago. 

1920/1. SiJiEON (Behymer) b. 1826, Aug. 14; res Indianapolis; m. Cor- 
delia Stevens. A son is Omer T., b. 1870, Oct. 9. 

1920i. Nancy (Behymer) b. 1830, Rich. 23; res. Amelia; m. Wm. Swem. 
Four sons. I. Julius Homer, b. 1847, Mch. 4. II. Simeon, b. 
1848, Oct. 1. III. John L., b. 1854, June 11; d. 1859. IV. Ed- 
gar, b. 1866, Sep. 15. 

in20j. Natiianikl (Behymer) b. 1834; a Union soldier of the Rebellion; 
taken prisoner and d. in Alabama, in prison; m. Margaret 
Christie. Ch. : I. John. II. Rose ; deceased. III. William. 



974/j. ALMIRA8 MANNING (Thomas,'' Phineas,'^ John,-'* 
Saml.,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,- Wm.^) h. at a dale not learned, probably 
in Connecticut; d. 1838, near Amelia, Clermont Co., Ohio, where 
she resided. She m. Hugh McDonough, who was drowned in the 
Ohio river, 1828, June. Their children were born in Ohio, the first 
in Darke Co., and the others in Warren Co., near Lebanon. Ch. : 

1920fc. Jkukmiaii (McDonough) b. 1818, Nov. 2 ; d. 1885, Apr. 27 ; m. 1841, 

July 5, Amanda Temple. Eight sons,b. in Clermont Co. : I. 

William T., b. 1844, Dec. 27. II. Benjamin, b. 1848, Dec. 2. III. 

Thomas, b. 18.J2, July 14. IV. George, b. 1857, Aug. 22. V. 

Samuel, b. 1859, Jan. 10. VI. Isaiah, b. 1862, Nov. 30. VII. 

Jeremiah, b. 1866, Apr. 10. VIII. Matthew, b. 1871, Aug. 16. 
1920^ Emsiia Ci.akk- (McDonough) b. 1820, Mch. 3; d. 1864, Feb. 19; 

m. Mary Ellen Short. His sou, Walker William, was b. 1844, 

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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 385 

1920™. AxxA (McDonoiigh) b. 1823; d. 1861, May; m. Joseph Hulick 
Gest. 

1920?t. DiADAi^iA (McDonough) b. 1826, Apr. 25; d. 1886, Sep. 6; m. 1851, 
Oct. 23, George Washington Reubart. Four sons. I. Jeremiah 
Virgin, b. 1852, July 20. II. James Freeman, b. 1854, Jan. 22. 

III. Benjamin Franklin, b. 1862, Aug. 12; d. the same day. 

IV. Israel Washington, b. 1864, July 12. 
1920o. Is^OAH (McDonough) ; died when a young man. 

1920p. Dewar Bonny (McDonough) b. 1828, May 19; resides in Indian- 
apolis ; m. 1856, Nov. 4, Elizabeth Beulah Grubb, b. 1828, Jan. 
31, near Martinsburgh, Berkeley Co., W. Va. Ch. : I. Willis 
Wright, b. 1857, Aug. 21, in Indianapolis; d. 1857, Sep. 12. II. 
Laiu'a Belle. III. Jennie Gest. 

977. EPHRABI8 MANNING (John,"? John,^ John,^ John,4 
Saml.,3 ^Ym.,2 Wm.i) b. 1778, Mch. 25, at Lancaster, Mass. 
About 1800 he went to Portsmouth, N, H., and thence to New- 
market. He followed the river from there to Portsmouth for 
several years, on small vessels carrying passengers and freight. 
In the war of 1812 he sailed as a privateersman. The last five or 
six years of his life he owned horses and did a general teaming 
business. He m. (1st) Harriet Smith, of Durham; (2d) 1818, 
Nov. 23, Hannah Dame, of Durham [family report ; Portsmouth 
record of marriage says, of Newington], b. 1793, and d. 1826, 
Mch. 18, at Newmarket, and (3d) in 1827, Mrs. Sarah T. (Killey) 
Parker, b. at Stratham. She d. 1845, Sep. 2 ; Mr, Manning d. 
1838, Aug. 9, both at Newmarket, where his ch. were born. 

Ch. of Ephraim and Harriet Manning: 

1921. John, b. 1803, Nov.; m. Caroline Perkins, of South Newmarket, 

where she d. about 1875, aged 70. He d. 1842, Feb., at Notting- 
ham. No ch. 

1922. WiLLiAji Barker, b. 1808, May. 

1923. Martha, b. 1810, Apr.; history of her adult years not learned; 

early left home and no more is known. 

1924. Mart Jane, twin, b. 1810, Apr.; record requested but not fur- 

nished; m. Joseph N. Brackett; res. Newmarket; 7 ch. 

1925. Ephralm, b. 1813. He followed the sea, and, leaving home on a 

voyage in 1832, unmarried, was never heard from again. Sup- 
posed to have been lost at sea. 

Ch. of Ephraim and Hannah Manning: 

1926. Hannah, b. 1826, Mch. 11; m. William Henry, son of Oliver 

Libby, b. 1826, Oct. She d. 1868, July 11, at Dover ; he d. 1876, 

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386 TIIK MANMN(; FAMILY. 

Nov. 6, at Haverhill, Mass. Ch. : I. Octavus, b. 1850; recently 
manager of the Brevoort House, N. Y. City, and, since its 
close, proprietor of the Albemarle in that city. II. Klizabeth 
Florence, b. 185:3, Aug. ; d. 18G2, Nov. 13. III. William Oliver, 
d. in infancy, 1861, July 28. 

Ch. of Ephraim and Sarah Manning: 

1927. Samukl Syiakstku, b. 1828, Mch. 23. 

1928. Gkorck KiTTRKDGK, b. 1830, June 9; d. 1900, Jan. 12, at Wolf- 

boro. He -worked at shoemaking after 1849 in the following 
places : New Durham and Alton, N. H. ; Holliston (1853 to 188fi) 
and Medway, Mass. He m. 1863, .\pr. 19, Rebecca, dau. of 
Cobert and Sarah White, b. 1827, May 5, at Albany, N. Y. No 
ch. 

1929. Israel Bmley, b. 1832, Dec. 18. 

1930. Joseph Kn.LEY, b. 1835, Aug. 5. 

1931. J.v^^iES Augustus, b. 1838, July 12; went to sea for his health, 

and d. 1861, July 10, on board the whale-ship "Daniel Webster," 
in Cumberland Inlet, One account says he Avas buried on 
Read's Island, Greenland. 

978. PATTY« MANNING (John," John,6 Jolm,-^> .John," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1780, Apr. 21, at Lancaster, Mass. ; m. 
at Athol, 1801, Feb. 1, Joshua, son of Joshua Robbins, b. in 
1776, at Athol. She d. 1819, Dec. ; he d. 1853, Mch. 14, both 
at Newfane, Vt. Ch. : 

1932. Lucy (Robbins) b. 1801, at Stratton, Vt. ; d. 1879, Aug. 29, at 

New Salem, Mass.; m. Josiah Baldwin. Ch. : I. Albert D., 
b. 1834, Nov. 19. II. Albiona, b. 1836, May 21. III. Franklin, 
b. 1838, Mch. 18. IV. II. Amanda, b. 1840, Sep. 22; d. 1864, 
Feb. 7. V. Edwin P., b. 1842, Sep. 9; wounded in battle and 
d. 1862, Jan. 21, in Va. 

1933. Patty Maxninc, (Robbins) b. 1804, Oct. 3; d. 1843, Feb. 27, at 

Dover, Vt. ; m. Thomas Sparks. Ch. : I. Elliott, of Williams- 
ville, Vt. II. Sylvester. III. Ebcn. 

1934. Joshua (Robbins) d. 1844, Sep., in Boston; m. Margaret Ingra- 

hani. Ch. : John. 

1935. Luke (Robbins) d. 1832, Aug. 30, at Newfane. 

1936. John Manning (Robbins) b. 181.T, Sep. 7, at Stratton; res. 1892, 

at Norwood, Mass., with his business in Boston; d. 1897, Jan. 
6. He m. (1st) 1837, June 11, Tamar Dix, of Whitingham, 
Vt., b. 1816, June 23, and d. 1854, .Ian. 17; (2d) 1856, June 11, 
Ellen Elizabeth Atwood.b. 1831, Apr. 11, at Dover, N. H., and 
d. 1880, May 12; and (3d) 1883, Sep., Julia Bartlott Worseley. 
Ch. : I. Edwin Francis, b. 1838, June 12; d. 1862, May 25. II. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 387 

Charles William, b. 1840, Mch. 3; res. at Norwood. III. John 
Henry, b. 1842, Apr. 6; d. 1845, Feb. 11. IV. John Manning, 
b. 1845, July 5 ; d. 1861, June 9. V. Emily Adelaide, b. 1847, 
Apr. 11; d. 1868, July 14. VI. Ella Grace, b. 1850, Nov. 13; 
d. 1851, Oct. 16. VII. Clara Tamar, twin, b. 1850, Nov. 13. 
VIII. Agnes Frances. IX. Georgetta White ; deceased. The 
last 2 by second marriage. 

1937. Saeaii (Robbins) b. iu Newfane; d. there 1849; m. Samuel 

Rider. Ch., Rosseau and Sarah, both deceased. 

1938. Syla'ester (Robbins) b. 1819 at Newfane; went to California; 

last heard from about 1882; perhaps deceased; m. and had a 
son Juan, who is also married. 

979. SYLVESTERS MANNING (John,'' John,6 John,^ 
John/ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1782, May 12, at Lancaster, 
Mass. Early in life he settled iu that part of Thomaston, Me., 
which is now Rockland. A farmer and lime-burner. He m. 
Phebe, dau. of Timothy and Phebe Damon, b. 1790, Nov. 15, 
and d. 1835, Mch. 7; and (2d) 1835, May 17, Ann Munroe. 
The latter, after his death, m. Elliott Tolman. Mr. Manning d. 
1838, Dec. 8, at Thomaston. All ch. b. there. Ch. : 

1939. Mary Dajion, b. 1811, Jan. 20; d. 1872, June 8, at Camden; m. 

1833, Nov. 24, Hiram Gregory, b. 1810, Aug. 8, at Camden. 
He m. (2d) her sister Elmira. Ch., b. at Camden: I. Mary 
Damon, b. 1836, Mch. 22; m. Calvin T. Packard; res. Stowe, 
Mass. II. Charles Manning, b. 1838, Oct. 8; m. Evelyn 
Rhodes. 

1940. Martha, b. 1812, Aug. 7 (another report says April); d. unm. 

1833, June 19, in Boston ; buried in Westminster, Mass. 

1941. Charles, b. 1814, Feb. 7. 

1942. Temotht Damon, b. 1815, Aug. 12. His daughter has been repeat- 

edly but vainly requested to furnish his record. The following 
is from other sources : He lived at Rockland and was a lime- 
burner. He m. 1844, Sep. 29, Orinda F. Walker, who d. 1854, 
Feb. 6, aged 33. 10. 10; and (2d) 1855, Oct. 14, Isabella T. 
Pitcher, of Belfast. Mr. Manning d. 1861, Nov. 21. Ch. : I. 
Edwin F., b. about 1847; d. of consumption. II. Emma, b. 
about 1849 ; m. Joseph Harriman ; res. Orland, Me. 

1943. Phebe, b. 1817, June 6; res. Camden; m. 1836, June 5, Samuel 

Prescott, b. 1815, Apr. 15, at Hope; d. 1890, Sep. 19, at Cam- 
den. Ch., b. at Hope: I. Hiram Gregory, b. 1837, Oct. 6. II. 

Melissa, b. 1838, Nov. 24; m. Heal. III. Laura Jane, 

b. 1841, Feb. 23 ; m. Gray; res. Camden. IV. Alonzo, b. 

1844, May 0. V. George Washington, b. 1847, Sep. 25. VI. 
Mira Etta, b. 1855, July 3; m. Pendleton. 



388 till: manning family'. 

1944. Sylvester, b. 1819, Feb. 25. 

1945. Elmiua, b. 1821, Jan. 9; m. 1873, Aug. 30, at Plymouth, N. H., 

Hiram Gregory, who had first m. her sister Mary. No ch. 
194G. Su.'^.VN, b. 1823, Oct. 18; d. 1831, Oct. 1. 

1947. Nancy, b. 1825, May 26; res. Newport, N. H. ; m. 1857, Feb. 5, 

Carleton T. Hideout, b. 1823, Aug. 22, at Plymouth, N. II. 
Ch., b. at Chelsea, Mass. : I. Charles Augustus, b. 18C5, Feb. 
2; d. 1865, Aug. 2. II. Clara Grace, b. 1867, Jan. 28; d. 1873, 
Oct. 1. III. Elmira Frances, b. 1868, June 30. 

1948. John, b. 1827, June 7. 

1949. HAKKiiyr, b. 1829, Feb. 17; d. unni. 1850, June 7, in Boston. 

1950. Rkuecca, b. 1831, Sep. 27; m. 1855, Dec. 15, Capt. Lincoln 

Rhodes; res. Rockland. Ch. : I. Frank. II. Lizzie; ra. 
Charles W. Field ; res. Rockland. The latter has been repeat- 
edly but vainly asked to furnish her mother's record. 

1951. Augustus, b. 1834, Apr. 29; d. 1858, unm., in 111., of small pox. 

980. PHINEAS8 MANNING (John^ John,^ Jobn,^ John,4 
Saml.,^ Wm.,~ Wm.i) b. 1784, May 17, at Lancaster, :\rass. A 
farmer in Lincolnville, Me. He m. at Camden, Olive Richards, 
b. 1786, Oct. 30, at Camden. Her ancestry was Joseph^ and 
Elizabetli (Young), her parents, of Lincolnville; Dodipher^ and 

, of Camden ; James^ and Sarah (Foss), of Newbury, Mass., 

and John' and Sarah (Cheney) Richards, who were of Newbury, 
1694. Mr. Manning d. 1855, Sep. 14; his widow d. 1863, Feb. 
9, both at Lincolnville. Ch. : 

1952. Ei'iiitAiM S., b. 1807, Feb. 21, at Camden. 

1953. Eliza Jane, b. 1809 ; d. aged 18 years. 

1954. John, b. about 1811. 

1955. Caroline, b. 1814, Oct. 24, at Lincolnville; res. there; m. 1838, 

Mch. 16, John, son of Abner and Mary Fales Dunton, b. there 
1816, Mch. 16. One child, Phineas Alden, b. 1839, Aug. 2. 

1956. Phineas H., b. 1816, Apr, 6, at L. ; d. 1845, Feb. 28; m. Eliza 

Sylvester. No ch. 

1957. Olive, b. 1819, Apr. 12, at L. ; res. Rockport, Tex.; m. Adam 

K., son of Richard Dunbar, b. 1817, May 15. Ch. : I. AVilliam, 
b. 1842, May 20, at L. II. Eliza Jane, b. 1845, Oct. 31, at L. 
III. David Nathaniel, b. 1847, Oct. 18, at L. IV. John Edgar 
Poe, b. 1849, Apr. 24, at Camden. V. Lucretia DecroAv, b. 
1853, May 3, at Pass Caballo, Matagordas Co., Tex. VI. How- 
ard, b. 1855, Apr. 18, at Pass Caballo. VII. Elija, b. 1858, 
Oct. 18, at Pass Caballo. 

1958. Hester A. B., b. about 1821; m. at Providence, R. I., 1849, Dec. 

10, Wm. II. Emer.son ; res. iu Boston; had 2 daus., of whom 
one m. A. II. Read. 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 389 

1959. D.v\t[dR., b. 1824, June 29, at L. 

1960. Lorenzo Dow, b. about 1827 ; went when young to California, 

where he d. uum. 

982. JOHNS MANNING (John,^ John,6 John,5 John,^ 
Saml.,-^ Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1787, at Lancaster, Mass. He resided 
in Camden, Me., and then settled in that part of Thomaston which 
is now Rockland. He m. 1813, Apr. 27, Elizabeth Tolman, b. 
1788, Oct. 3, probably at Thomaston. Her ancestry was Jere- 
miah^ and Martha (Calderwood) , her parents ; Isaiah^ and Han- 
nah, of Stoughton, Mass., and Thomaston; Thomas^ and Mary; 
Thomas^ and Experience; Thomas- and Elizabeth (Johnson), 
and Thomas' Tolman, who was of Dorchester, Mass., 1639. John 
Manning d. 1822, Nov. 9; his widow d. 1839, Feb. 2, both at 
Thomaston. Ch., b. at Camden : 

1961. John, b. 1813, Oct. 23. 

1962. Elizabeth; living unm., 1892. 

1963. Maktha; d. 1843 (?), Dec; m. Isaac Smith, of Camden. No ch. 

987. LYDIA8 MANNING (Israel,^ John,^ John,^ John,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1784, Jan. 27, at Sterling, Mass.; d. 
1857, Dec. 21, at Laona, N. Y. ; m. Ebenezer Neff, b. 1782, May 
10, at Hampton, Ct., and d. 1854, Oct. 23, at Laona. Ch. : 

1964. Sophkonia (Neff) b. 1804, Mch. 26, at Sterling; d. 1879, Mch. ; 

m. Emory Bartlett. 

1965. Norman (Neff) b. 1805, Dec. 25, at Sterling; d. unm., 1858, Sep. 9. 

1966. WrLLiAM Manning (Neff) b. 1808, Feb. 22, at W. Boylston; d. 

unm. 1876, Apr. 15. 

1967. Joseph (Neff) b. 1810, June 18, at Sterling; d. 1881, Jan. 27; m. 

Lucy Baird. 
'1968. Lucius Emerson (Neff) b. 1812, Sep. 9, at Sterling; res. Sheldon, 
la.; m. Susan A. Stone. 

1969. Pamela Caroline (Neff) b. 1814, June 23; d. 1838, Mch. 23; m. 

Nath. Quint. 

1970. Lydia (Neff) b. 1816, Dec. 16; d. 1893, July 12, at Sherman, N. Y. ; 

m. Wm. S. Parlihurst. 

1971. Ebenezer Augustine (Neff) b. 1819, Oct. 7; ra. Abigail Farring- 

ton. 

1972. George Estabrook (Neff) b. 1821, Sep. 17; d. 1864, Feb. 24; in. 

Kuth M. Emory. 

1973. Abigail Davis (Neff) b. 1824, Feb. 16 ; d. 1826, Mch. 10. 

1974. Mauy Janktte (Neff) b. 1827, June 19, at Holden ; m. (1st) Ira 

Mason and (2d) Philip Smith; res. Woodstoclc, O. 



390 THE >rAXM\r, famtt.y. 

989. ABEL'' MANNING (Isiael,^ Jolin,^ John,^ John ,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1788, Mcb. 14, at Sterling, Mass. He 
lacked the advantages of wealth to help him in life, but had a de- 
gree of natural ability and energy which served him as well. After 
acquiring what education he could he taught school in the towns 
around his native place, and by these and other efforts worked his 
way through Brown University, graduating in 1817. He studied 
divinity with Hev. Nathanael Emmons, D.D.,of Franklin, Mass., 
and then preached in various places with success. About 1819 he 
preached atGotfstown, N. H., to a small, feeble church which had 
been nine years without a pastor ; and a revival followed which re- 
sulted in 100 conversions. He did not settle there, but w^ent to 
Vermont as a missionary, and labored as such at Plymouth, Wind- 
sor Co. A still greater revival followed, extending to other towns ; 
and he received ordination as the first minister of Plymouth, 1823, 
Nov. 20. An oflicial list of his pastorates gives particulars to this 
effect : He served at Plymouth, 1820-24 ; and, in N. H., at Goshen, 
1823-26; Auburn, 1826-31; Epsom, 1831-34; Ossipee, 1834- 
37; Dartmouth, 1837-38; Goshen, again, 1838-41 ; and at Lud- 
low, Vt., 1842. He resided the rest of his life, without pastoral 
charge, at Pembroke, East Concord and Goffstown, N. H. He 
m. 1823, Jan. 27, Mary, dau. of John Little, of Goffstown, b. 
1794, Sep. ; d. later than her husband. Rev. Abel Manning d. 
1879, Dec. 20, at Goffstown. No ch. 

990. SOPHIAS MANNING (Israel," Jolin,^ John,^' John," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 \v,n.i) b. probably about 1790, at Sterling, Mass. ; 
m. Josiah, son of Jotham and Anita (Cheney) Ball, b. 1784, Feb. 
11, at Holdeu. They resided in the latter town on the farm pre- 
viously owned by her father, Israel Manning, and now by their 
son, Israel IManning Ball. Josiah Ball d. 1867, Nov. 12 ; Sophia, 
his wife, d. 1837, Jan. 11, Ch. : 

1975. Josiah (Ball) b. 1814, July 4; d. 1814, Oct. 6. 

197G. Jonas (Ball) b. 1815, Nov. 2fi; a physician; m. Calista Phelps. 

1977. Soi'HiA (Ball) b. 1818, Jau. IG; living in 1899; m. Kev. Joseph 

Smallidge Leach. Of her ch. one is Col. Jo.siah Granville 
Leach, a lawyer in Philadelphia. 

1978. IlAUunn- VVukklock (Ball) b. 1820, Jan. S; d. 1875, July 29 ; m. 

Levi Smith, Esq. 

1979. Simon (Ball) b. 1822, June 27; a physician; m. Ann Lockhart. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 391 

1980. Mary Greenwood (Ball) b. 1824, Apr. 15; m. Lewis B. Cliamp- 

ney. 

1981. Israel Manning (Bcall) b. 1826, Apr. 3; m. Mary I). Newton. 

1982. Melinda Ann (Ball) b. 1828, Feb. 2; d. unra. 

1983. AjLiNDA Caroline (Ball) b. 1831, July 12; m. Elbridge G. Shaw. 

996. PETERS MANNING (Peter,^ John,^ John,^ Jolin,^ 
Saml.,3 ^Ym.,2 Wm.i) b. 1791, Nov. 11, at Townsend, Mass. 
He studied medieiue one year with bis uncle. Dr. James Carter, 
and, the next year, with Dr. Calvin Carter, son of the above, both 
of Lancaster. He then entered upon a long and successful career 
in his profession. Removing to New Hampshire he practiced two 
years in HoUis and 22 years in Merrimack ; next seven years in 
Lunenburg, Mass., and the rest of his life in Lowell. He m. Dec. 
14, 1815, Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Goodrich) Kim- 
ball, of Lunenburg, b. 1793, Jan. 8, and d. 1833, Sep. 20, at 
Merrimack; and (2d) 1833, Dec. 5, Nancy Stearns, b. 1807, June 
30, at Lunenburg; d. 1888, June 14, at Lowell. She was a cousin 
of his first wife. Her ancestry was Levi^ and Elizabeth (Good- 
rich), her parents, of Lunenburg; Thomas'* and Mary (Heald), 
of Littleton ; SamueP and Phebe, of Lexington ; Isaac^ and 
Sarah (Beers), of Lexington, and Isaac^ and Mary Stearns ; the 
latter being the founders of her line in America, to which they 
came in 1630. Dr. Manning d. 1855, Aug. 4, at Lowell. 

Ch. of Dr. Peter and Elizabeth Manning : 

1984. Eliz.\beth, b. 1817, Feb. 11, at Merrimack; d. 1817, Mch. 30. 

1985. Abel Goodrich, b. 1818, Sep. 23, at Merrimack; d. 1820, Feb. 3. 

1986. Charles Everard, b. 1821, Aug. 30, at Merrimack. 

1987. Walter Kemball, b. 1825, Jan. 12, at Merrimack. 

1988. James Clinton, b. 1827, Dec. 28, at Merrimacii ; a printer; was 

in Boston, 1848; d. unm. 1849, Apr. 23, atLunenburg. 

1989. Eliz-ujeth Sarah, b. 1831, July 30, at Merrimack; a school 

teacher; d. unm. 1865, Aug. 4, at Pittsburg, Me. 

Ch, of Dr. Peter and Nancy Manning : 

1990. "WiLLLUi Stearns, b. 1835, Jan. 6, at Merrimack; was in com- 

mercial business at Annaheim, Call. ; d. unra. 

1991. Jerome Fenelon, b. 1838, Dec. 18, at Merrimack. 

1992. LYJLiN Bigelow, b. 1844, Oct. 3, at Lowell; a soldier of the 

Rebellion in the 6th Mass. Regt. of Vols. He was educated for 
and practiced civil engineering. He was also engaged in the 
Custom House at Boston as weigher and ganger. He d. unm. 
1871, June 14, at Lowell. 



392 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

997. REBECCA8 MANNING (Peter,^ .John,6 John,^ Jobu,^ 
8aml.,^ Wm.,~ Wni.') b. 1794, May 31, at Townseiid, Mass. ; m. 
1814, Mch. 29, Capt. Josiah Sawtelle, a promineut bridge-builder, 
b. 1791, Aug. 26, at Brookline, N. H. She d. 1856, Apr. 10 ; he 
d. 1871, Nov. 18, both at Lowell. Four ch. were b. at Townsend ; 
the last two at Lowell. Cb. : 

1993. Edwix (Sawtelle) b. 1815, Sep. 25; res. at Springfield. 

1994. JosLvii Alpheus (Sawtelle) b. 1823, Oct. 7; d. 1890. Apr. 2, at 

Lowell. 

1995. Sextus BoLiVAis (Sawtelle) b. 1826, Aug. 9; d. 1860, Dec. 17, at 

Lowell. 

1996. MoRTLMEi: Glibden (Sawtelle) b. 1829, Feb. 22; d. 1880, Dec. 27, 

Hartford, Ct. 

1997. Cynthia Manning (Sawtelle) b. 1831, Dec. 29; d. 1832, Feb. 11. 

1998. ILujRiET Arethusa (Sawtelle) b. 1833, Sep. 9 ; d. 1833, Sep. 23. 

998. ARETHUSA» MANNING (Peter,'^ John,^ John,^ 
John,^ Saml.,3 Aym.,-Aym.i) b. 1796, Sep. 5, at Townsend, Mass. ; 
m. Jones Wilder, b. 1791, May 4, at Sterling, where they resided. 
He d. 1868, Nov. 7 ; she d. 1875, Mch. 24. Ch., b. at Sterling : 

1999. Mark (Wilder) b. 1821, Feb. 1; d. 1879, Jan. 29; m. Nancy I. 

Goddard, of Ilolden. 

2000. S.VLEM (Wilder) b. 1823, Jan. 28; a merchant of Boston; res. 

Winchester ; m. Betsey J. ShaAV. 

2001. Emily (Wilder) b. 1825, Mch. 4; unni. 

2002. FoRDYCE (Wilder) b. 1820, Nov. 12; res. Sterling; m. Sarah J. 

Curtis and (2d) Emeline V. Wicks. 

2003. Eliza (Wilder) b. 1829,Oct.4; res. Sterling; ra. James P. Wicks. 

2004. Jones Warren (Wilder) b. 1832, Mch. 4; res. N. Y. City; m. 

Jane E. Raymore. 

2005. George (Wilder) b. 1834, Aug. 31; d. 1834, Sep. 3. 

2000. Arethusa Adeline (Wilder) b. 1836, Mch. 5; d. 1868, Aug. 15; 
m. Charles H. Newton. 

1000. CEPHAS8 MANNING (Peter,' John,6 John,^ John," 
Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Win.i) b. 1801, May 6, at Townsend, Mass. His 
several residences are shown by the birthplace of his children. He 
m. 1821, Nov. 8, at Townsend, Iluldah, dau. of Benjamin and 
Olive (Hildreth) Green, b. 1801, July 20, at Westford ; d. 1882, 
Sep. 22, at Melrose. Mr. Manning d. 1845, May 13, at Town- 
send. Ch. : 

2007. Cei-has, b. 1823, May 25, at Townsend. 

2008. HuLDMi, b. 1824, Oct. 27; d. 1860, Nov. 11, at Hollis, N. H. ; m. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 393 

at ntchburg, 1847, Dec. 16, Dr. Charles P., son of Moses and 
Submit Wood, b. about 1823. Cli. : I. Frank. II. Henry. 

2009. Cyrus, b. 182C>, Oct. 1 ; d. 1842, Apr. 15. 

2010. Dakius, b. 1828, Sep. 7, at Groton. 

2011. Irad, b. 1830, Oct. 9, at Groton. 

2012. Caroline Elizabeth, b. 1832, Aug. 31, at Groton. 

2013. Charles Peter, b. 1834, Aug. 25, at Littleton. 

2014. Eliza Ann, b. 1837, June 27, at Acton ; res. at Melrose ; ni. George 

Fenn, b. 1830, Dec. 15, at Ludlow, Vt., and d. 181)0, Nov. 9. 
Ch. : George Edward, b. 1865, Sep. 17. 

2015. LuifE, b. 1840, Apr. 10, at Acton; d. unra. 1866, Oct. 23, at Sun- 

cook, N. H. 

2016. William Cyrus, b. 1845, Feb. 23, at Townseud. 

1012. RH0DA8 MANNING (Artemas,"John,6Jolm,5John,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1802, Sep. 30, at Mason, N. H. ; d. 1847 
[or? 1841], Mch. 2, in Boston, Mass. She m. (1st) 1820, Feb. 
11, Joshua Faruum, b. 1795, Feb. 18, perhaps at Dublin, N. H., 
and d. about 1826, Mch. 20, at Stoddard, and (2d) James Reed. 
Her first family were, perhaps, all b. at Dublin ; the birth-places 
of the second are not reported. 

Ch. of Joshua and Rhoda Farnum: 

2017. Franklin Horatio, b. 1821, Mcli. 22; d. 1879, Nov. 30. His son 

Chas. F. res. Putney, Vt. 

2018. Hem.vn, b. 1822, Mch. 28. 

2019. Rhoda, b. 1823, Sep. 10; m. 0. H. Gallop. 

2020. Adaliza, b. 1825, June 20. 

Ch. of James and Rhoda Reed: 

2021. Artemas A., b. 1828, Nov. 21; d. 1829, Aug. 9. 

2022. Arosina, b. 1830, Mch. 25. 

2023. Lansin-g, b. 1831, Dec. 22. 

2024. Simeon H., b. 1833, Oct. 22; d. 1833, Dec. 12. 

2025. Lucyette, b. 1834, Nov. 2; d. 1871, Apr. 7; ra. 1852, Dec. 12, 

Isaac Emerson. Ch. : I. Leora M., b. 1853, Oct. 14; d. 1856, 
Nov. 4. II. Alice A., b. 1855, Oct. 10; d. 1856, Oct. 30. IIL 
William L., b. 1858, Dec. 31 ; m. 1886, Feb. 3, Cora J., dau. of 
Franklin H. Farnum [2017]. Ch. : 1. Bessie C, b. 1886, Nov. 
30. 

1015. BETSEYS MANNING (Artemas,"^ John,6 John,^ 
John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1808, June 6, at Mason, N. H. ; 
m. 1826, July 1, Ezra Lowell Wright, b. 1807, Apr. 13, at Wash- 



394 TirE MANNING FAMILY. 

ington, N. H. ; a farmer and physician, residing at Washington, 
Nashua, Amherst, Manchester and Chester. He d. 1886, June 14 ; 
his wife d. 1X79, Apr. 12. Ch. : 

li02G. Bktsky Jaxk (Wrii,dit) b. 1827, Apr. 23. 

2027. Jkssk TuoMi'.sox (Wright) b. 1828, July 17. 

2028. ViRGn. Angelo (Wright) b. 1830, Feb. IG; res. at Keene. 

2029. Ezra Horatio (Wright) b. 1831, Dec. 20. 

2030. EnwiN Vkrhks (Wright) b. 1834, Dec. 15. 

2031. Marion Angklia (Wright) 1). 1835, Dec. 27. 

2032. IRKXE LuciNDA (Wright) b. 1837, Sep. 11. 

2033. RosELLA Elizabeth (Wright) b. 1840, Jan. 28. 

2034. Jacok Wyetii (Wright) b. 1842, Jan. 17. 

2035. Cassius Manninc; (Wright) b. 1844, Aug. 1. 

2036. Ralph Spencer (Wright) b. 1847, Sep. 30. 

2037. Izetta Prudence (Wright) b. 1850, Apr. 30. 

1019. JOHNS MANNING (Joseph/ John,cjohn,5 John,'' 
Saml.,3 Win.,- Wm.') b. 1797, Jan. 23, at Koyalston, Mass. He 
m. Gratia Hayward, b. 1803, June 15; d. 1854, June 9. Mr. 
Manning d. 1871, Jan. 26, at Winchester, N. H. Ch. : 

2038. John Franklin, b. 1824, Oct. 8, at Royalstou or Templeton; d. 

1844, Oct. 10. 

2039. Martha Hayward, b. 1827, Apr. 12, at Winchester; res. there; 

m. 1849, June, OUver Lovejoy, son of Ansel and Esther How- 
ard, of Koyalston. Ch. : I. George Franklin, b. 1852, Aug. 3, at 
Hinsdale, N. II. ; ra. Ella A. Tufts. II. Ida Gertrude.b. 1857, Sep. 

28, at Winchester; m. Edward Moses Church, of Worcester, 
Mass. 

2040. JosKi'H Henry, b. 1832, Mch. 31, at Winchester. 

2041. Sarah Jane, b. 1837, Dec. 23, at Winchester; d. nnin. 1883, Nov. 

27, in Boston. 

2042. Charles Wesley, b. 1840, June 14, at Winchester; d. 1843, Sep. 

13. 

1020. LUKE8 MANNING (Joseph,"^ John," John,^ John," 
8aml.,:' Wni.,2 Wm.') b. 1799, Apr. 23, at Royalston, Mass. In 
1820 lie located at Templeton, and settled in 1M35 on a farm in 
the south part of the town, where he resided until his death. lie 
m. 1830, Dec. 23, Hannah Fisher, dau. of Capt. Asa and Nabby 
Turner, of Templeton. She d. 1887, Feb. 9 ; Mr. IManuiug d. 
1885, July 8, both at Templeton. Ch. : 

2043. Jane Hannah, b. 1832, July 30; d. 1872, Feb. 25; in. 1853, Sep. 

29, John Henry, sou of Nathan and Betsey (Cook) Farnsworth, 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLTAM MANNING. 395 

b. 1829, May 5, at Templeton. Ch. : I. Carrie, b. at Ashburn- 
ham. II. Arthur Henry, b. 1859, Jan. 16, at Keene.N.H. III. 
Lillian Maud, b. 1862, Oct. 11, at K. IV. Henry Dwight. b. 
1867, Oct. 12, at K. 

2044. Hejoiy DwiCxHT, b. 1833, Oct. 4. 

2045. Francis Avery, b. 1835, Sep. 2; res. at Worcester, 1900; m. 

1866, May 27, Anna M., dau. of Marshall and Sarah Flagg, of 
Boylston. No ch. 

2046. Lloyd Willis, b. 1837, Mch. 12. 

2047. Sarah Fisher, b. 1839, Feb. 2; res. Gavanza, Colo., 1900; m. 

1860, June 9, Leonard, son of John and Malinda Hastings, b. 
1830, Feb. 19, at Ashburnhara, where their ch. were born. I. 
Frederick Mitchel, b. 1862, Mch. 17. II. Ida Estella, b. 1864, 
Mch. 3. III. John Arthur, b. 1870, Apr. 4. 

2048. Ann Eliza, b. 1841, Oct. 30; res. at Haverhill; m. at Barre, 

1864, Nov. 22, Marshall, son of Addison and P. M. Alden, b. 
about 1841. She has ignored all requests.forher family record. 
Seven ch., says an account; 6 have been found on public 
records: I. Walter M., b. 1868, July 5, at Springfield. II. 
Minnie Manning, b. 1873, July 19, at Bradford. III. George 
W., b. 1875, Feb. 22. IV. Willie E., b. 1877, July 21. V. 
Leonard Hastings, b. 1880, Sep. 25. VI. Florence May, b. 
1885, Feb. 8. The last 4 born at Haverhill. 

2049. Howard Luke, b. 1843, Jan. 24. A soldier of the Rebellion in 

Co. G, 53d Regt. Mass. Vols, He m. 1875, Mch. 4, Emma V., 
dau. of George H. and Caroline M. Robertson, b. 1850, Nov. 
18, at Bethel, Me. No ch. Resided at Camden, N. J., from 
which place Mr. Manning disappeared 1896, May 6. Supposed 
to be dead. 

2050. Lorenzo Asa, b. 1846, May 17. 

2051. Alatd Osborne, b. 1848, Sep. 11; unm. 1899; a merchant at 

Orange, Mass. 

2052. Herbert Watson, b. 1851, Dec. 4. 

2053. Lewis Sabin, b. 1853, May 2. 

1021. ABEL8 MANNING (Joseph,^ John,6 John,^ John,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b, 1801, Apr. 17, at Royalston, Mass. He 
resided in Fitcbburg, and was a successful merchant in the cloth- 
ing business. At his decease he left an estate of $16,609.25. 
He m. Eliza B., dau. of Stephen and Susan (Waldron) Hale, b. 
1805, Nov. 30, at Royalston. She d. 1872, June 16; Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1866, Sep. 25, both at Fitchburg. Ch. : 

2054. Joseph Estabrook, b. 1831, June 3, at Woburn. 

2055. Mary Elizabeth, b. at Fitchburg; d. there, xmm., 1851, Apr. 2, 

aged 16 years. 



396 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1024. ARTEMAS8 MANNING (Joseph," John,^ John,^ 
John,'! Saml.,:' Wm.,- Wm.') b. 1806, Oct. 12, at Royalston, 
Mass. A fanner in Templeton. He ni. Betsey H. Morse, b. 
1806, Sep. 5, at Fitzwilliani, N. H. She d. 1877, Dec. 2; Mr. 
Manning d. 1884, May 4, both at Templeton. All the ch. were 
born in that town except the youngest, who was b. at Phillipston. 
Ch. : 

205G. Lloyd Garrison, b. 1838, Jan. 22. 

2057. Harriet, b. 1839, June 29; unm. 1900. 

2058. Eliz.vuktii Cutting, b. 1811, Mch. 22; res. Fitchburg; ra. (1st) 

1859, Mch. 22, William Henry Heald; (2d) Charles Woods ; and 
(3d) George E. Marshall. Ch. by first man-iage : Emeline 
Henrietta, b. 1861, Dec. 31. By second marriage : I. Herbert 
Waldo, b. 1867, July 23. II. Charles Edward, b. 1869, Aug. 9. 
By third marriage: I. Henry NeAvton, b. 1874, Dec. 9. II. 
Charlotte Burbank, b. 1876, June 10. III. Fred Arthur, b. 
1879, Oct. 26. 

2059. Fi.ORELLA Osgood, b. 1812, Oct. 9; res. Fitchburg; m. at Lowell, 

1877, July 25, George W., son of Lewis and Fidelia Choate, b. 
about 1838. No ch. 

2060. BEN.JAMIN Reed, b. 1844, Jan. 26. 

2061. J.VMES Henry, b. 1845, June 16; d. 1862, Oct. 23. 

2062. Mary, b. 1846, Sep. 9; deceased. 

2063. Sarah Isabella, b. 1847, Dec. 16; res. So. Framiugham; m. 

1870, Oct. 19, Eugene, son of Wm. and Judith Westcott, b. 1838, 
Aug. 25, at Foxboro. Ch. : I. Isabel, b. 1872, Oct. 6, at Tem- 
pleton. II. William Manning, b. 1874, Sep. 26, at Oi-ange; d. 
1875, Sep. 8. III. Clara Louise, b. 1876, July 31, at Orange; 
d. 1876, Sep. 11. IV. Edward, b. 1879, June 27, at Orange; d. 
1879, July 4. 

2064. H.VNNIU.VL Lee, b. 1849, Feb. 19. 

1027. SAMUELS MANNING(Saml.,''Saml.,''' Wm.,^ John,'' 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1802, July 6, at Westford, Mass. He 
fitted for college at Lancaster Academy and entered Harvard in 
1818, gi-aduating in 1822 with high honors. In his freshman year 
he taught a school at Lancaster, and, in the winter of his senior 
year, in Leominster. He Avas captain of the college company. 
In 1823 he went to Maryland, studied law at Baltimore, and was 
admitted to the bar about 1825. His record as a member of the 
legal profession was of high order. He was commissioned by the 
Governor of the State as colonel, and commanded the militia dur- 
ing the great riot in 1831, which finally suppressed the mob. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 397 

About 1837 he went to Missouri with the intention of practicing 
there, but his boxes of books were lost in the Ohio river, and he 
settled a few miles from Palmyra and engaged in farming on an 
extensive scale. In 1841 he removed to St. Louis, resumed the 
practice of his profession and became prominent at the bar of 
that city. In 1844 he returned to Baltimore, where he again prac- 
ticed law. He always refused political positions. He entered the 
service of the Baltimore & Oliio railroad as auditor in 1852. In 
1855 he became partner in the Avalon Iron and Nail Works, 
situated a few miles from Baltimore, and was senior member of 
the firm of Manning & Co. He was actively engaged in this busi- 
ness at the time of his death. His classical liuowledge was of a 
superior order; few could equal him as a scholar. He was a 
student as long as he lived. He m. 1829, June 10, Susan, dan. 
of Col. Thomas and Ann (Weary) Sheppard, b. 1809, Jan. 15, at 
Baltimore ; d. 1859, Dec. 22, at Govenstown, Baltimore Co. The 
name of Col. Sheppard fills a high place in the history of Balti- 
more. His services during the war of 1812 were of great value. 
He was wealthy, and his means were freely used to aid his country. 
His privateer sailed the ocean while his regiment fought on land. 
Mr. Manning d. 1857, May 16, at Relay House, near Baltimore. 
Ch. : 

20G5. Lucy Ann, b. 1830, June 14, at Baltimore ; d. unm. 1889, Nov. 1. 

2066. S.vMUEL, b. 1832, Mch. 15, at Baltimore. He was educated at 

Harvard College as a civil engineer, in which calling his sub- 
sequent career was very successful. He d. unm. 1858, Jan. 21. 

2067. William Sheppard, b. 1834, Jan. 12, at Baltimore. 

2068. J.oiES Buchanan, b. 1835, Sep. 25, at Baltimore; d. 1838, Oct. 2. 

2069. Thomas Sheppakd, b. 1837, June 27, at Baltimore. He was a sea 

captain, and d. unm. 1867, Nov. 17. 

2070. Susan Sheppard, b. 1839, Aug. 8, in Marion Co., Mo. ; unm. 1899. 

2071. Eliz.vbeth Mosher, b. 1841, Apr. 29, in Marion Co. ; d. unm. 1858, 

Mch. 7. 

1029. WILLIAMS MANNING (Saml.,^ Sam!., 6 Wm.,-'^ 
John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1808, Aug. 26, at Harvard, Mass. 
He attended the Boston Latin School, and began the study of 
medicine at Harvard College in the same class with Oliver Wendell 
Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson and James Russell Lowell. He 
did not finish his studies there, but entered the University of 
Maryland, at Baltimore, and graduated there in 1833. He re- 



398 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

mained for a year doing professional work in tlie hospital connected 
with the almshouse and insane asylum at Baltimore, receiving an 
additional diploma therefor. He then went South and practiced 
for some years in Ky., Tenn. and La. In 1837 he went to Michi- 
gan, and practiced for ten years at Niles and Dearborn ; most of 
the time at the former place, where he also had a drug-store. In 
1847, through the influence of Gov. Cass, he was appointed U. S. 
Post-Surgeon at Fort Brady, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., also acting 
as Government surgeon for the Chippewa Indians living near that 
place. In 1857 he removed with his family to Avalou, Md., about 
nine miles from Baltimore, to take charge of the nail and iron works 
located there, which had been purchased by himself and his 
brothers, but, in consequence of the troubles preceding the civil 
war, returned to Michigan in 1859. Shortly after the war, and 
before the property had recovered from the consequent deprecia- 
tion, the Avalon Mills, with the village, were completely swept 
away by a sudden flood in the Patapsco river, and Dr. Manning 
never realized a dollar from his investment. After 1859 he prac- 
ticed medicine at Detroit, Niles, Dearborn, Birmingham and 
Ypsilanti, Mich., until impaired health caused his retirement from 
general practice in 1870 ; about which time he received an appoint- 
ment from the Mich. Central R. R., which he retained until his 
death. He eschewed politics, and never allowed his name to be 
used in connection with any office. He was generous to a fault, 
and never would press a poor creditor for payment ; always genial 
and good-natured ; a conversationalist of rare powers, and be- 
loved by all who became intimate with him. He m. 1838, Jan. 15, 
Hephzibah Perkins Howard, b. 1817, Oct. 13, at Easton, Mass. ; 
living with her son, 1900, Mch. ; dau. of Hon. Cyrus and Nancy 
(Keith) Howard. [Judge Howard was b. 1791, May 15; Nancy, 
his wife, was b. 1796, July 4, both at Easton. In 1834 he re- 
moved to iAIicli., and, with his brother, Col. Joshua Howard, 
U. S. A., located the village of Dearborn. Cyrus Howard was a 
member of the Legislature, Judge of Probate and Circuit Judge.] 
Dr. Manning d. 1875, July 20, at Detroit. Cli. : 

2072. iM.\i:v Eli/.aiiktii, b. 1S3S, Dec. 13, at Niles. 

2073. ruAiti-KS William, b. 1841, Sep. 23, at Dearborn. 

2074. Rebkcca Piiatt, b. 1847, Feb. 18, at Dearborn; d. unm. 1877, 

Doc. ;). 

2075. JoSKi'U IIowAKi., 1). 1848, Mch. 20. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 399 

1030. JOSEPH C0GSAVELL8 MANNING (Saml.,^ Saml.,6 
Wm.,'^ Johu,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,'2 Wm.i) b. 1812, Sep. 13, at Lancas- 
ter, Mass. He was educated at the academies in Lancaster and 
Lexington, and began his business career at about the age of 15 
in the hardware store of Lane & Reed, Dock sq., Boston. When 
about 20 he removed to Baltimore, Md., where he was first en- 
gaged as bookkeeper, and then as paying teller in the banking 
house of Cohen & Co. About 1838 he formed a partnership with 
Hushes Armstead in the hardware trade ; and was later in busi- 
ness with S. S. Lee and Howell & Poor & Manning & Co., their 
line being a general iron and coal shipping and commission busi- 
ness. From 1850 to 1857 he owned and managed the Avalon iron 
and nail works, on the Patapsco river, about nine miles from the 
cit}^ on the B. & O. Railroad. In the financial crisis of 1857 he 
met with reverses from which he never fully recovered. In relig- 
ion he was a Unitarian. He was an honest, straightforward, gen- 
erous-hearted man of strong character, and much beloved b}' all 
who knew him. He m. 1841, Aug. 24, Rebecca Parkman Jarvis 
Livermore, b. 1819, Dec. 31, at Milford, N. H. ; d. 1886, Oct. 9, 
at the same place, although buried at Baltimore. Her father was 
Solomon Kidder Livermore, a graduate of Harvard, 1802, and, 
later, a lawyer at Milford ; her mother's maiden name was Abigail 
Atkins Jarvis. Her further ancestry was Rev. Jonathan^ and 
Elizabeth (Kidder), her grandparents ; Dea. Jonathan"* and Abi- 
gail (Ball), of Westboro, Mass. ; Jonathan^and Rebecca (Barnes), 
of Watertown ; Samuel- and Anna (Bridge), and John^ and Grace 
Livermore, the last of whom came to this country in 1634 in the 
ship Francis from Little Thurloe, Suffolk, Eng., and settled at 
Watertown. Mr. Manning d. 1884, June 17, at Baltimore. Ch., 
the first b. at Milford, and all others at Baltimore : 

2076. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1842, Aug. 25; d. unm. 1872, Feb. 19. 

2077. Charles Henry, b. 1844, June 9. 

2078. Jarvls Cogswell, b. 1845, Nov. 30; d. 1846, Oct. 21. 

2079. Joseph Cogswell, b. 1847, July 2G. 

2080. Rebecca Livermore, b. 1849, July 8 ; d. unm. 1885, Mch. 15. 

2081. Henry Livermore, b. 1852, Jan. 11; d. unm. 1880, Dec. 1. 

2082. Cleveland Pratt, b. 1854, May 28. 

2083. Leonard Jarvis, b. 1856, May 11. 

2084. S.VMUEL, b. 1859, Feb. 19; d. 1859, Mch. 2. 

1032. CHARLES PRAT'P MANNING (Saml.,^ Saml.,6 



400 THE .^lAXXIXG FAMILY. 

Wm.,^ John," Saml.,^ AVm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1817, Feb. 13, at Lancas- 
ter, Mass. He was educated in his native State, but, at about the 
age of 19, went to Baltimore, Md., and made that State his per- 
manent home. On arriving there he entered the service of the 
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, then in its infancy, as a civil engineer, 
and began a career of activity, usefulness and success which made 
his name widely known. He was closely connected with the above- 
mentioned railroad for nearly 50 j'ears, was engaged in all the 
great engineering works constructed by it, and many of them were 
designed by him. He was actively employed on the preliminary 
engineering work of the B. & O.'s Philadelphia extension, and 
superintended the soundings of the Susquehanna river and the 
preliminaries for the great bridge over that waterway at Garrett 
Island. He was associated in running the line of the Reading rail- 
road, and, also, the Pittsburg and Connellsville railroad, both of 
which are remarkable feats of civil engineering skill. In 1847-9, 
inclusive, he was in Ireland, where he built the Limerick & AVater- 
ford R. 11. He did a good deal of general railroad engineering in 
the U- S., and was one of the staff of engineers who constructed 
the Hoosac Tunnel, in Mass. When, in 1857, it was decided to 
supply Baltimore with water from Jones' falls, direction of the 
work, after the surveys for the reservoirs and water- works, was en- 
trusted to him, and the dams, conduits and reservoirs at Hamp- 
den, Mount Royal and Lake Roland were constructed by him. The 
system was completed in 1862. When the work was undertaken 
Mr. Manning f<n'esaw that the supply from this source would be 
moderate in a few years for the needs of Baltimore, and he advised 
the Water-Board and the City Council to go at once to the Great 
Gunpowder river for water, stating that it w^ould cost but little 
more than the plan then under consideration. His advice was re- 
jected as entailing unnecessary extravagance, but that his views 
were correct and wise was demonstrated b}' the partial water fam- 
ine of the summers of 1870, '71 and '72, which necessitated the 
construction of the temporary pipe-line from Meredith's pond on 
the Gunpowder to Lake Roland. Later, when water from this 
source was duly added to the city supply, his plans were adopted 
throughout, and he was consulting engineer during tlie construc- 
tion. He was the autlior of several special reports pertaining to 
hydraulic and other engineering subjects, and ranked very high in 
his profession. He led a busy, but unassuming life. His memory 



DESCENDANTS OF A\TLLIAM MANNING. 401 

for details, not only of his profession but of history and other 
affairs, was remarkable. He never would hold any political posi- 
tion, and never belonged to any secret society. He was a member 
of the Engineers' Association. He m, at Cumberland, Md., I80O, 
Apr. 9, Mary Jeannette, dau. of Charles Mynn and Julianna 
(Hughes) Thruston, b. 1829, Dec. 1, at New London, Ct. Her 
family are all from Virginia and New Orleans, La. She resides, 
1900, in Baltimore. Mr. Manning d. of pneumonia, 1886, Apr. 
6, at Baltimore. Ch. : 

2085. Juliana Thrustox, b. 1850, Dec. 30, at Cumberland, Md. ; res. 

Baltimore; ra. 1879, Oct. 23, Dr. William David Booker, b. in 
Prince Edward Co., Va., son of James Madison and Lucy 
(Morton) Booker. Ch. : John Manning, b. 1881, Mch. 2, at 
Baltimore; in 1900 a junior at Johns Hopkins University. 

2086. Jeanxette THRrsTOX,b. 1852, Feb. 10, at Moundsville, WestVa. ; 

res., 1900, in Washington, D. C. ; m. 1889, Apr. 25, Commander 
Giles Bates Harber, U. S. N., b. 1849, Sep. 24, at Youngstowu, 
0., son of Joseph and Eliza Ann (Darrow) Harber. No ch. 

2087. Charles Thrustox, b. 1853, Sep. 21, at Cumberland. 

2088. WiLLLVJi Thruston, b. 1856, Feb. 10, at Alexandria, Va. 

2089. Joseph Thruston, b. 1857, Nov. 5, at Cumberland. Record re- 

quested but not received. Res. Philadelphia, Pa. He m. Alice 
Lloyd Goldsborough, of Baltimore. Ch. : I. Joseph Thruston. 
II. Ellen Lloyd. 

2090. Charlotte Thrustox, b. 1859, July 3, at Baltimore: m. William 

F. Daily, of Washington. 

2091. Madge Thruston, b. 1864, Mch. 13, at Cumberland ; d. uiim. 1889, 

Oct. 21. 

2092. Sidn^:y Thrustox, b. 1867, Nov. 18, at Cumberland. 

2093. Powell Thruston, b. 1870, Jan. 1, at Cumberland. 

1033. SAMUEL BROWN^ MANNING (Wm.,^ Joseph,^ 
Wm.,5 John,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1795, Aug. 11, in Boston, 
Mass. He engaged as a merchant in the dry-goods trade at Wor- 
cester, 1821, May 23, in partnership with his brother William, 
but withdrew from the business one year later. He doubtless 
early learned the calling of a printer in his father's publishing 
office, and, while yet in mercantile pursuits, he became associated 
with his father, 1822, Jan. 23, as associate publisher of the 
Massachusetts Spy, at Worcester, the firm name being William 
Manning & Son. He withdrew in the latter half of the year, but 
had charge of the printing of the Spy^ "for the proprietors," from 
1824, Sep. 8, to 1827, Mch. 14, at a location "opposite the new 
26 



402 THK MAXXING FAMILY. 

meeting-house." At this time he removed to Boston, and, with 
the exception of a brief period, resided there continuously until 
his death, engaged in his calling. From 1835 to 1839 he had as 
an associate W. S. Fisher, and the firm name was Manning & 
Fisher, and then, for some years, he was engaged with J. L. 
riallworth under the name of Manning & Ilalhvorth. He was a 
printer for 34 years, and probably considerabl}' longer. In early 
life he became a member of the Boston Society of the Church of 
tlie NcAv Jerusalem, and during his life of patient, cheerful effort, 
his religious faith was an anchor to his soul, sure and steadfast. 
He was sensitive to anytliing harsh or discordant to his inner 
sense, and strong in his likes and aversions ; while his tastes were 
wholesome and simple. He made companions of his children, who 
were early left motherless, and his face would brigliton with a ten- 
der light when he saw them regarding him. He m. at Shrews- 
bury, 1822, Apr. 11, Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Benjamin and 
Deborah Clark (Fairbanks) Stone, b. 1801, Dec. 2, at AYestford ; 
d. 1832, INIch. 13, at Andover, where she was buried. Rev. Mr. 
Stone was a college graduate; preached before he was 21 ; was 
the first, and for 13 years preceptor of Leicester Academy; was 
principal of Westford Academy, and chaplain of the first Vermont 
Legislature. ]Mr. Manning m. (2d) 1841, Apr. 25, Rachel Hunter 
McClure, b. 1805, Feb. 12, in New York. She d. 1878, Aug. 17 ; 
Mr. Manning d. 1856, Apr. 9, both in Boston. Ch. : 

2094. Mai;y EuzAmmi, b. ]S23, Dec. r,l, in Boston; m. 1853, Sop. ft, 

Jerome B. Cram, a merchant, b. 1825, Jan. 20, at Unity, N. II. 
He d. 1892, Jan. 9; she d. 1892, Jan. 6, both at Walpole. ("h., 
b. at Walpole : I. Gertrude Manning, b. 1854, Nov. 5 ; d. 1864, 
Mch. 17. II. Infant, b. and d. 185G, Feb. 16. III. Chaiincey 
Manning, b. 1858, Nov. 9; d. 1864, July 5. IV. IMary Eliza- 
beth, b. 1861 Jleb. 5; d. 1863, Mch. 30. V. Jerome Manning, 
b. 1867, May 9; d. 1871, May 8, in Brool<lyn, N. Y. 

2095. JosKPii, b. 1825, Jnly 1, at Worcester. 

2096. Br.x.iAMiN Stoxk, b. 1832, Jan. 4, at Andovt-r. He gradnated 

from the Boston High School, became an accountant ami was 
for several years a bookl<eeper in the Blackstoue Bank, 
Boston, and, later, in the Custom House. He was fond of 
books, literary in his tastes, inclined to metaphysics and clear 
and strong in his mental grasp. He was truthful, reliable, 
and followed his father's religious faith. lie d. umii. 1868, 
July, in Chicago. 

2097. A DAUOnrEU, stillborn, 1842, July 20. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 403 

1036. WILLIAMS MANNING (Wm.,' Joseph,^ Wm.,^ 
John,'' Saml.,3 Win.,^ Wm.i) b. 1800, Mch. 13, in Boston, Mass. 
In that city he early received a mercantile education in a store, 
and then commenced for himself in Worcester, 1821, May 23, 
as a merchant in the dry goods trade, with his brother Samuel as 
a partner, under the firm name of William Manning, Jr., & Co. 
Their opening advertisement said : " We will not pretend to un- 
dersell our neighbors ; but, buying our goods with the utmost care 
to obtain them good and cheap, and adding then but a very moder- 
ate profit, we hope to satisfy those who may call, and to obtain 
for ourselves an honest livelihood." This partnership continued 
one year, after which William Manning conducted the business 
alone until 1823, Aug. 20, when Nathan Heard, Jr., became a 
partner and the firm name was Heard & Manning. In 1827, Nov. 
28, Mr. Manning withdrew his interest and their business associa- 
tion ceased. Meanwhile, as early as 1825, he established a store 
in Boston which he conducted without a partner, being located for 
a part of the time at No. 1 Faneuil Hall. About 1830 he sold out 
to his brother Charles and went to Alton, 111., where he re-estab- 
lished himself and was for some time engaged with successful re- 
sults. In 1838 he returned to Boston and was occupied in 
collecting for large business houses of the city, in which line he 
made a fine reputation. In Alton, he was an original trustee of 
Shurtleff College, and the first meeting to establish that educational 
institution was held in his house. There, too, he was deacon of 
the church and superintendent of the Sunday School, and when, 
about 1853, the family removed to Jamaica Plain, he was again 
chosen deacon, and held the office to the time of bis death. He was 
deeply religious, a profound student of the Bible, and respected 
by all. He m. 1826, Dec. 7, Catherine May, dau. of Thomas and 
Catherine (May) Avis, b. 1804, Jan. 31, in Boston; d. 1881, 
June 10, at Jamaica Plain. She was a Christian woman who had 
the love and respect of all. Mr. Manning d. 1884, July 4, at 
Jamaica Plain, fioni the effects of an accident. Ch. : 

2098. Catherine Avis, b. 1827, Sep. 12; d. 1888, Apr. 27, at Jamaica 

Plain; m. at Chelsea, 1847, May 6, Wellniaii, son of Moses T. 
and Betsey Burbank, b. about 1819. He d. 1852, June 5. Their 
surviving daushter has failed to furnish the record of their 
and her own family when requested. Ch. : T. Louisa A. ; m. 
Robert A. Carter; res. Brooklyn, N. Y. IL Kate; d. num. 

2099. WiLLLUi Wayland, b. 1828, Sep. 16, in Boston. 



404 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

2100. Mel\tlle M.VI.COM, b. 1830, Feb. 18, in Boston. 

2101. Samukl AAn.'^, b. 1832, Oct. 31, near Alton, 111.; d. 1835, Aug. 14. 

2102. Am Lydia, b. 1834, July 4, near Alton; d. 1835, Aug. 12. 

2103. AKABiiLLA JoiixsoN, b. 1837, May 9, in Boston (Pinckney St.) ; 

res. at Alljany, N. Y. ; m. at Jamaica Plain, 1863, June 23, 
Theodore v., son of Cornelius and Esther (Klink) Van Heusen, 
b. 1818, at Albany. Ch., b. 6 Madison Place, Albany : I. Will- 
iam Manning, b. 18G5, May 5. II. Charles Manning, b. 1866, 
June 27. III. Richard Fletcher, b. 1867, Nov. 26. IV. John 
Manning, b. 1869, July 14. 

2104. JoiLN' Bkowx, b. 1839, May 4, in Boston. 

1039. CITARLES8 MANNING {Wm.^ Joseph," AVm.,^ 
John,'* Saml.,^ Wm.,- Wm.') b. 1805, Mch. 23, in Boston, Mass, 
He was a merchant in Boston for about 34 years, of which some 
25 years were in the dry-goods trade. During all the time he was 
engaged in this line his place of business was at No. 1 Faneuil 
Hall, thougli, after a time, Nos. 10 and 11 were added to the es- 
tablishment. During 1830-34, iuclusiYe, William P. AyIs was a 
partner, and the firm name was Manning & AyIs. For a short 
time after this Mr. Manning conducted the business alone, but in 
1835, or 1836, Henry R. GloYer became associated with him and 
remained a partner until Mv. Manning's retirement. J. M. Clark 
was a partner 1843-5; John Hohnan, 1846-57, and J. B. Cram, 
1848-63. After 1835 the firm name was Manning & GloYer until 
1843 ; then Manning, GloYer & Clark, 1843-5 ; Manning, GloYer 
& Holman in 1846, and next, for many years, Manning, Glover & 
Co. During all Iiis long business career Mr, Manning was the 
head of the fiim. He was a man of positive views, earnest pur- 
poses, strict integrit}^, strong religious convictions, and read}' to 
identify himself by influence or gifts with religious and philan- 
thropic movements. He m. at Boston, 1837, June 10, Susan May, 
dau. of Thomas and Catherine (May) Avis, b. 1817, Nov. 18, in 
Boston, who is yet living (1900, March). Mr. Manning d. 1868, 
June 16, at Jamaica Plain, where he resided the latter part of his 
life. Ch. : 

2105. IIakimi-.t Avis, b. 1838, Sep. 8, in Boston Res. Jamaica Plain, 

1900. iShe m. there, 1871, Jan. 5, Austin Fuller Whitcomb. 
Ch., b. at Jamaica Plain : I. Fanny Manning, b. 1874, June 30 ; 
d. 1876, Mch. 18. II. Anna Manning, b. 1876, Mch. 29. III. 
Elizabeth Phelps, b. 1878, Sep. 4; d. 1882, Aug. 24. IV. Mary 
Manning, b. 1880, Feb. 8. V. Marguerite Avis, b. 1881, Aug. 
30. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 405 

2106. Mary, b. 1840, Feb 20, at Dorchester; d. 1840, Mcli. 4. 

2107. Chaulks Henhy, b. 1841, June 22, iu Boston. He enlisted as ser- 

geant in the 45th Mass. regt., Vol. Infantry, 1862, Aug. 16, and 
accompanied his regiment to the field of action as a soldier of 
the Kebellion. Near the close of his term of service he was 
attacked hy typhoid fever, and d. 1863, June 21, in the liospital 
at Newbern, N. C. He had no fondness for military life, and 
entered the army strictly from conscientious motives. He was 
a Christian, and duty was supreme. Of him the cliaplain cf 
his regiment. Rev. A. L. Stone, D.D., wrote: " He has left 
behind him a most fragrant and iiublemished reputation. He 
was singularly pure and conscientious in his life iu camp, and 
won tlie tenderest affection and entire confidence of officers and 
men." 

2108. George Otis, b. 1843, Aug. 8, at Jamaica Plain. 

2109. Anna Rebecca, b. 1845, Feb. 27, at Jamaica Plain; num. 1899. 

2110. Agxes Giffokd, b. 1847, Sep. 25, at Jamaica Plain; d. 1848, Aug. 

16. 

2111. Maky Eliz.ujeth, b. 1850, July 7, at Jamaica Plain; res. Philadel- 

phia, Pa.; m. at Jamaica Plain, 1871, Nov. 16, Barton Fisk 
Blake. Ch. : I. Harriet Manning, b. 1872, Oct. 10, at Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. II. Susie Avis, b. 1875, Oct. 9, at Jamaica Plain. 
III. Warren Barton, b. 1883, Oct. 26, at Philadelphia. 

1042. LYDIA BROWNS MANNING (Wm.,' Joseph,^ 
Wm.,5 Jolm,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1810, Dec. 17, in Boston, 
Mass. ; d. 1872, Feb. 15. She m. 1836, Oct. 20, Henry R., sou 
of Rev. Samuel and Mary (Stoue) Glover, b. 1814 (?) at Kings- 
ton, Mass. He was for many years associated witli bis brother- 
in-law, Charles Manning, as a member of the firm of Manning, 
Glover & Co., merchants iu the dry-goods trade. Ch., b. at Cam- 
bridge : 

2112. Henry R. (Glover) b. 1838, May; d. 1839, June. 

2113. Mary Abby (Glover) b. 1841, Oct. 19; d. 1883, Mch. 16; m. 1873, 

June 3, Barnabas Dodge Haskell, b. at Haverhill. Ch. : I. 
Mary Abby, b. 1876, May 12. II. Henry Glover, b. 1877, June 
14. III. Josephine Elizabeth, b. 1881, Jan. 13. 

2114. Josephine Robenson (Glover) b. 1848, May 16; res. Somerville; 

m. 1874, Oct. 29, Leonard R. Bacon, b. at Arlington. Ch. : Les- 
ter Manning, b. 1882, Apr. 22, at Somerville. 

1044. ELIZABETH LUCY^ MANNING (Wm.,^ Joseph,^ 
Wm.,5 Jolm,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,- Wm.i) b. 1814, May 27, in Boston, 
Mass. She m. 1845, Aug. 18, John McKown Snow Williams, b. 
1818, Aug. 13, at Richmond, Va. ; son of Edward aud Margaret 



40 G THE MANNING FAMILY. 

McKowu (Suow) Williams. Resided at Cambridge, where both 
died. He d. 1886, Mch. 19; shed. 1893, Dec 19. Ch., b. at 
Cambridge : 

2115. Emily Manning (Williams) b. 1846, Aug. 25; d. 1885, Sep. 20. 
211<;. UicuAKD Flktcheu (Williams) b. 1848, Nov. 3; d. 1857, Mch. 22. 

2117. C'AKoi.iXK TwoMBLY (WilUams) b. 1850, Nov. 14; in. Charles Bur- 

rmighs Rice, whod.^.lB'Jl, May 26. 

2118. John Clifkoud (Williams) b. 1852, Dec. 31 ; d. 1854, Oct. 3. 

2119. John BEKTU.VM (Williams) b. 1855, May 17; m. 1894, Apr. 4, Olive 

Maria, dan. of Kev. Joshua Augustus and Sarah (Hodges) 
Swan, b. 1863, Apr. 15. Ch. : Bertram, b. 1896, Sep. 11. 

1046. ALBERT CLIFFORD^ MANNING (Wm.,' Joseph,^ 
Wm.,5 John," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1818, Apr. 1, at Worces- 
ter, Mass. He was for some years couuectcd with the Suffolk 
Bank, of lioston, as teller, but weut AVest and d. 1858, Mch. 17, 
at Sacramento, Cal. He m. in Boston, 1846, May 7, Eliza Ann 
Holbrook, b. 1824, Apr. 3, in Boston ; d. 1859, Jan., at Charles- 
town. Ch., b. in Boston : 

2120. Emma Clikfokd, b. 1847, Apr. 20; res. Omaha, Neb. ; m. 1866, 

Nov. 21, KoUin Neale Kelley, b. 1845, May 31, iu Boston. Ch. : 
I. JohnWilliams, b. 1871, Oct. 27, at Omaha. II. MabclPearl, 
b. 1875, Sep. 12, in Saunders Co., Neb. III. Grace Elizabeth, 
b. 1877, Sep. 15, at Fremont, Neb. ; d. 1879, Mch. 15. 

2121. WiLLiAai Fkancis, b. 1849, Oct. 12. Record requested but not 

furnished. Res. Omaha; m. 1881, Oct., in that city, Lillian 
V. Gray. No ch., 1888. 

1047. NANCY WYERS MANNING (Wm.,' Josepb,^ 
Wm.,-"^ John,'! Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1820, Aug. 25. She m. 
1854, Sep. 4. Hon. Henry Oscar Houghton, b. 1823, Apr. 30, at 
Sutton, Vt. He graduated at the University of Vermont in 1846, 
and removed to Boston. In 1849 he became a member of the 
printing linn of BoUes & Houghton, at Cambridge, and in 1852 
established the Riverside Press, under the firm name of H. O. 
Houghton & Co. Iu 1864 he became a member of the publishing 
lirm of Ilurd & Houghton, succeeded iu 1«78 by Houghton, Mifflin 
& Co., which has published the works of the most famous of Amer- 
ican authors. The Riverside Press has been the publication office 
of the Atlantic Monthly, Journal of American Folk Lore, and the 
Andover Review. Mr. Houghton was an ex-Councilman, Alder- 
man, and Mayor of Cambridge, and, at the time of his death, a 



DESCENDANTS OE WELLIAM MANNING. 407 

member of the Sinking Fund Commission of that city. He d. 
1895, Aug. 25, at Audover ; Mrs. Houghton d. 1891, Apr. 13. Ch. : 

2122. Hexi;y Osoai: (Houghton) b. 185G, Feb. 18 ; m. Rose, dan. of 

Arthur Gilman, the historian. 

2123. Elizabeth (Houghton) b. 1858, Mch. 9. 

2124. Alberta M. (Houghton) b. 1860, Dec. 23. 

2125. Justine F. (Houghton) b. 1862, Nov. 

1051. JOHN« MANNING (John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ John,"* 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1786, Sep. 16, at Ashby, Mass. A sol- 
dier of tlie war of 1812. After the war he worked for a while on 
the Erie Canal. A stone-mason by trade, but, after returning to 
Ashby, where nearly all his life was passed, a farmer. He m. 1809, 
Mch. 7, Sally, dau. of Paul and Sarah Whitcomb, b. 1787, July 3, 
at Ashby. She d. 1847, June 19 ; Mr. Manning d. 1825, Dec. 12, 
both at Ashby. Ch., b. at Ashby: 

2126. Sally, b. 1810, Sep. 16; d. 1813, Oct. 7. 

2127. JoHX; date of birth not learned; d. young. 

2128. HAKRreT Newell, b. 1816, Oct. U; res. Townsend; m. 1837, Apr. 

2, William Green Hapgood. Ch. : I. Charles Julian, b. 1838, 
June 5 ; served 3 years as a soldier of tlie Rebellion ; d. 1869, 
Jan. 3. II. John Elbridge, b. 1842, Apr. 14. III. George Al- 
bert, b. 1843, Sep. 17. IV. Rosa Emogene, b. 1849, Oct. 29 ; 
m. Martin Sidney Rollins. 

2129. RoxANA Steakxs, b. 1822, Sep. 5; res. Ashby; m. 1843, May 18, 

Jacob Bennett. Ch. : I. Sarah Frances, b. 1845, June 30; d. 
1847, Aug. 30. II. Albert Waldo, b. 1846, Sep. 2; d. 1847, Sep. 
4. III. Frances Augusta, b. 1848, July 13; d. 1869, Apr. 12. 
IV. Helen Amanda, b. 1850, Apr. 19; d. 1851, Feb. 10. V. 
Amanda Melvina, b. 1852, Sep. 2. VI. Mary Antoinette, b. 
1854, Apr. 13. VII. Walter Parker, b. 1858, Oct. 11. VIII. 
George, b. 1861, June 2; d. 1861, June 22. 

2130. SusAX Whitcomb, b. 1824, Dec. 25 ; d. uum. 1843, July 30. 

1052. ASA8 MANNING (John,"' Saml.,^ Saml.,^ John,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1788, Oct. 9, at Ashby, Mass. A farmer 
in his native town. He m. (1st) 1810, Feb. 15, Betsey, dau. of 
Paul and Sarah Whitcomb, b. 1789, Mch. 13, at Ashby, and d. 
1827, June 5; (2d) Mrs. Betsey (Foster) Jackson, b. 1797, Dec. 
12, and d. 1832, Jan. 12, Avithout issue by this marriage ; and (3d) 
Adalaide Williams, b. 1803, July 30, and d. 1880, Dec. 27. Mr. 
Manning d. 1857, Jan. 28, at Ashby. All his ch. were born there. 



408 TilE MANNING FA3ULY. 

Ch. of Asa and Betsey {Whitcomh) Mamiiny : 

2ini. l.Ewis, b. 1811, July 12; d. 1811, Aug. 30. 

2132. Bkxjamin Bahkktt, b. 1812, Jan. 1(?) ; d. 1813, Aug. 13. 

2133. Ai.HKKT, b. 1813, Aug. G; d. 1831, Sep. 3. 

2134. Elizabktii, b. 1817, Apr. 27; d. unm. 1888, May 9. 

2135. Sakaii Stkarns, b. 1823, May 14; d. about 1899, Sep.; m. 1855, 

Nov. 19, David Sawyer Marshall, b. 1811, Mch. 26, at No. Yar- 
mouth, Me. Res. Boston and Waltham. Ch., b. in Boston: 
I. William Alonzo, b. 1850, Aug. 21. II. Isabella Flagg, b. 
1859, Oct. 5; d. 1888, May 30; m. Frank Edmund Clark. 
213G. John, b. 182G, Dec. 5. He was long a merchant in Boston, in the 
hatter and furrier trade, with his residence at Cambridge, 
where he d. 1877, Jan. 17. He m. 1854, Mch. IG, Mehitable, 
dau. of James McDuffee, b. about 182G at Portsmouth, N. II. 
She d. 1899, Aug. 25. No ch. 

Ch. of Asa and Adalaide Manning : 

2137. Lewis Willlvms, b. 1840, Jan. 15. 

2138. Charles Wood, b. 1842, Dec. 8. A soldier of the Kebellion, and 

served 3 years in Co. B, 13th regt. Mass. Vols. Resides in 
Philadelphia. He m. Lydia W. Seaver, b. 1844, Oct. IG. Noch. 

2139. Mary Frances, b. 1845, July 29; m. Samuel White, b. 1840, Jan. 

12. He has been in business in Boston, but they have resided 
at Cambridge and Waltham. No ch. 

2140. Henry Marcus, b, 1849, Aug. 17. 

1060. LUCY8 MANNING (John," Saml.,^ Satnl.,^ John,'' 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1806, Mch. 28, at Ashby, Mass.; m., 
1830, Dr. Gilmau Kendall. They removed in 1831, to Greenville, 
Bond Co., 111., and, about 1834, to Big Grove, Lasalle Co. In 
1888 they were residing at Lisbon. An attenii)t in 1900 to secure 
later information from survivors brought no reply. Ch. : 

:il41. Jane Elizabeth (Kendall) b. 1832, Aug. 13; m. 1853, Sep. 30, 
Henry Langdon. Three sons and 3 daughters. Of the latter, 
Ellen m. John Wilkinson, and Carrie m. Fred Wilkinson. 

2142. Harrmit Atwood (Kendall) b. 1834, Doo. 1; m. 1874, Mch. 1, 

Edson Gitl'ord; had one son who d. in infancy. 

2143. Henry Martin (Kendall) b. 1838, Apr. 25; d. in infancy. 

2144. Henry Martin (Kendall) b. 1842, Feb. 28; d. in infancy. 

2145. Nellie (Kendall) b. 1857, Oct. 15. 

1061. SAMUELS MANNING (Wm.,"? Saml.,c Saml.,5John,'i 
8aml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 17U4, Mch. 2. at Townsend, Mass. A 
soldier of the war of 1812. lie followed the calling of a miller, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 409 

operating a mill at West Townseiid, where he resided nearly all 
his life. In his advanced years he was a cooper. He was a Bap- 
tist, and a deacon in that church. He m. 1818, Apr. 16, Margaret, 
dau. of Alexander and Jane Craig, b. 1794, June 22. She d. 
1879, Mch. 17; Dea. Manning d. 1878, Jan. 16, both at Town- 
send, where they are buried in the new cemetery at the Center. 
Ch., b. at Townseud : 

214G. Charles Gilchrist, b. 182G, Aug. 7. Resided hi his native town, 
where lie was a miller at the West village. He in. 18i9, May 1, 
Lucy Adabne, dau. of Daniel and Melissa Clark, b. 1827, Feb. 
6, at New Ipswich, N. H. She survived him. Mr. Manning 
d. 1895, Apr. 19, at Townsend; buried in the family lot. Ch. . 
I. Arthur Henry, b. 1856, Dec 17; d. 1857, Oct. 9. II. Lizzie 
Emma, b. 1859, July 2G; m. 1885, June 2, Rev. Beuoni Franklin 
Kellogg, a Baptist minister, in 1897 settled at Pownal, Vt. 
Ch. : 1. Marian Bubie, b. 188(5, May 9. 

2147. Caroline Amaxda, b. 1833, Dec. 17; res. Townsend; m. 1854, 

Apr. 31, Deacon Charles Adolplius Lawton, b. 1831, Oct. 13, 
at Shirley, and d. 1895, June 11, at Fitchburg; buried at Town- 
send. No ch. 

2148. Harriet B.vli>win, b. 1835, May 23; d. 1859, Mch. 9; buried at 

Townsend; m. 1856, Nov., Daniel J. Coburu. Ch. : I. Sarah 
Emma, b. 1858, May 31, at Hopkinton ; ra. 1881, Dec. 28, Sam- 
uel Randall; res. Worcester. Ch. : 1. Charles Irn, b. 1886, 
Feb. 24 ; d. 1886, July 29. 2. Sarah Emma, b. 1889, May 15. 

1062. WILLIAMS MANNING (Wm.,^ Saml.,6 Saml.,^ 
John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1796, Feb. 19, at Townsend, 
Mass. A cooper l)y trade; resided at Townsend and, in N. H., 
at New Ipswich and Rindge. He m. 1823, May 27, Mary, dau. of 
Alexander and Jane Craig, b. 1797, July 6 ; d. 1880, Dec. 6. Mr. 
Manning d. 1877, Apr. 9, at Rindge. All ch. born at Townsend 
except the last, who was b. at New Ipswich. Ch. : 

2149. Jane, b. 1824, Mch. 17; not m. 

2150. Hannah, b. 182G, July25; m. 1855, May 31, Willard Clough. Res. 

Winclieudon, where their ch. were born. Ch. : I. Charles 
Willard, b. 1857, Feb. 27. II. Elmer Albert, b. 18G2, June 26. 

2151. John Scriptuue, b. 1828, Sep. 17. 

2152. Francis Alexander, b. 1830, May 15; was a cotton-carder and 

bobbin-maker at Rindge and Winchendon ; d. uum. 1888, Apr. 
11, at Newtonville, Mass. 

2153. Mary, b. 1832, Nov. 12; res. Rindge; m. 1856, Nov. 6, Charles 

Augustus, son of Frederick A. Wilder. Ch. : William Fred- 
erick, b. 1871, May 12, at Rindge. 



410 THE MAXXTXO FAMILY. 

2154. WiLMAM, ]). 1835, Sep. 21; a machinist; res. Newton; unra. 1897. 

2155. Sarah Euzabktii, b. 1838, Dec. 2; res. Newton; unm. 

2156. Mautiia, b. 1811, Feb. 21; res. Newton; m. 18(i5, May 20, Jesse 

Hoiton Walker. Ch. : Grace Edna, b. 18C1), Oct. 12, at NeMton. 

1064. J0EL8 MANNING (Wm.," SamL,6 Saml.,^ Jolm," 
Sanil.,3 Wm.,2 Win.i) b. 1800, Oct. 4, at Townsend, Mass. A 
cooper by trade, and also owned a farm in Towuscnd, now occupied 
by his son Oreu T., and which is north of the early IManuing 
homestead. He m. 1824, ]Mch. 31, Nancy Pierce Verder, b. 1802, 
Mch. 6, at Townsend ; dan. of George and Nancy Verder. She 
d. 1891, June 27 ; Mr. Manning d. 1880, Sep. 20, both at Town- 
send. Buried near the West village. Ch., b. at Townsend : 

2157. JoKL Addisox, b. 1825, Jan. 5. 

2158. William Gkorge, b. 1828, June 19; d. unm. 1849, Sep. 10. 

2159. Nancy Eliz.ujktu, b. 1833, May 4; d. 1837, June 27. 

21G0. OuEN Tkacy, b. 1840, July 12 ; a cooper and farmer in Townsend • 
He m. 1863, Nov. 1, Martha, dan. of John and Marijaret Camp- 
bell, of Lowell, Avho d. a few years ago. No ch. 

2161. Katik Hastings, b. 1842, Feb. 22; m. 1866, June 20, Augustus 

Williams, son of John and Mary Boodry, of New Ipswich, 
N. H. Ch., b. at Townsend: I. Lena, b. 1872, Mch. 4; d. 
1872, Mch. 18. n. Ida May, b. 1874, June 7. III. Adale 
Isabel, b. 1878, Mch. 1. 

1065. ISAACS MANNING (Wm.,' Saml.,'^ Saml.,-^ John,^ 
Saral.,3 \Vm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1803, Sep. 17, at Townsend, Mass. Re- 
sided in his native town. A cooper. He m. 1825, Dec. 11, 
Roselana Witherell, of Brookline, N. H. Mr. Manning d. 1837, 
July 4. Ch., b. at Townsend : 

2162. Hakkikt Abkt.ul, b. 1826, Sep. 25; left home when young and 

was not heard from afterwards. 

2163. ISAUKL Ckau;, b. 1828, Jan. 14; d. 1892, Mch. 10; resided last in 

Ayer; m. Sherman Stone. Ch. : I. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1844, 
Feb. 27, at Groton. II. Harriet Eleanor, h. 1845, Jnne 29, at 
Townsend. III. Sherman Nelson, b. 1848, July 9, at Harvard; 
d. young. IV. Gilbert Nelson, b. 1867, Oct. 21, at Bennington, 
N. II. ; d. young. 

2164. Maky Janh, b. 1829, Oct. 22; res. Mason, N. H.; m. Amasa 

Elliot, b. 1828, June 21. Ch. : I. Eunice Jefts, b. 1854, May 
11. II. Athos Willie, b. 1856, Apr. 4. III. Lizzie Uelar, b. 
1858, Mch. 31. IV". Clarence .Vrvine, b. 1860, Jnne 18. X. 
VivaUlo Augustine, b. 1863, Jan. 13. 

2165. Ji.-LiA .\NX, birth not recorde<l ; d. 1836. 

2166. Lydlv Maiua, birth not recorded ; d. 1836. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 411 

1066. AAR0N8 MANNING (Wm.," Saml.,6 Saml.,^ Jobn,^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1807, Aug. 16. A farmer. Resided at 
Asliby aud Leouiiuster ; removed to Michigan about 1855, and 
there lived at Medina, Lenawee Co., and, the last four years of 
his life, at Adrian. He m. 1829, Dec. 10, Louisa, dau. of Solo- 
mon and Hannah Fesseudeu, b. 1811, Oct. 29, at Townsend ; d. 
aliout 1870, at Medina. Mr. Manning d. 1892, May 5, at Adrian. 
Ch. : 

2167. Martha, b. 1830, Aug. 31, at Ashby; d. 1834, Jan. 19. 

2168. Elbridge, b. 1832, May 19, at Asliby; d. 1831, Jan. 22. 

2169. HiRAii Elbridge, b. 1834, Mch. 13, at Ashby. 

2170. SuiMXER, b. 1836, Mch. 9, at Leominster. 

2171. LE^^ Lockwood, b. 1838, July 8, at Leominster. 

1069. BENJAMIN* MANNING (Wm.,^ Saml.,6 Saml.,5 
John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1813, Sep. 20, at Townsend, 
Mass. A farmer in his native town. He m. 1834, Nov. 2, Sarah 
Todd Sanders, b. 1812, Feb. 22; dau. of Pearley aud Sarah 
(Todd) Sanders. Resides with her oldest son. Mr. Manning d. 
1863, Apr. 7, at Townsend. Ch., b. at To^vnsend : 

2172. Bo-uiDMA>', b. 1838, Mch. 26. A cooper. Resides at Townsend 

Center. He m. 1860, Sep. 16, Charlotte Eunice Town, of New 
Salem, who d. 1864, July 8, aged 29, and (2d) 1865, Sep. 10, 
Martha Ann, dau. of Loring and Martha Foster, of Peters- 
ham, b. 1847, Sep. 6. Ch. : Martha Eunice, b. 1867, June 28; 
m. Dr. Coolidge; res. Athol. 

2173. Wlllard, b. 1846, Jan. 22; res. Nashua, N. H. ; num. 

2174. George Tarbell, b. 1819, Feb. 13. 

1071. BETHIAH8 MANNING (Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ 
John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1794, Mch. 21, at Andover, Vt. ; 
m. 1820, Mch. 21, Benja Baldwin, b. 1792, June 11, probably in 
Andover; son of Jesse and Olive (Gassett) Baldwin, formerly of 
Townsend, Mass. Mr. Baldwin was a farmer in Andover, aud a 
good citizen. Mrs. Bethiah Baldwin d. 1840, Sep. 10. He m. 
(2d) 1841, May 18, Polly Pettengill, b. 1804, Apr. 11, at Andover 
and they had a son b. 1848, Apr. 27, which d. two days later., 
Mr. Baldwin d. 1877, Feb. 3 ; his widow d. 1888, July 15. Ch. 
of Benja and Bethiah, b. at Andover : 

2175. Louisa W.vlker (Baldwin) b. 1820, Dec. 1; d. 1831, July 7. 
2170. Ferxaxdo Coutf.z (Baldwin) b. 1822, Feb. 1; a farmer at An- 
dover, aud deacon of the Baptist church; d. 1899, Dec. 19, at 



412 THE MANXIXO FAMILY. 

Andover. He m. 1846, Feb. 12, Elizabeth Cook, -who d. 1874, 
Jan. 31 ; and (2d) 1882, Nov. 21, Abbie Mary IJatchelder. One 
child, Alton Fernando, b. 18.'>r», Feb. Ifi ; resided for a time in the 
West; returned, and located at Springfield, Vt. ; is married. 

2177. M.vRi.v M.vxxiXG (Baldwin) b. 1832, Jan. 29; has resided chiefly 

in Andover; num. 

1072. SAMUEL«MANNING(Saml.,7 8aml.,<5Saml.,5Jolm,4 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Win.i) 1). 1796, July 7, at Andover, Vt. He was 
a farmer by occupation, but was well educated, of literary tastes, 
a great reader and a student. He accumulated a library' of some 
size, and, being of an investigating turn of mind, with a disposi- 
tion to inquire into the cause and effect of things, and a habit of 
weighing his own and others' ideas, his course of reading dealt 
not alone with the current events of the day but with subjects 
above the ordinary level. After his marriage he resided for a 
time at Townshend, Vt. ; then for ten years or more at Land- 
grove, but, in 1839, he removed to AYarwick, Mass., and there 
spent the few remaining months of his life. This was his burial 
place. He m. at Weston, Vt., 1824, Dec. 4, Mary Hall Holt, b. 
1800, Dec. 15, at Weston. After his death she went to Holdcn, 
Mass., where she m. (2d) Thomas Bullock, a carpet manufacturer, 
whom she also survived. Later, she removed to Worcester, where 
she d. 1856, Sep. 23, and was buried. Her ancestry was John 
Dale^ Holt and wife Sally (Hail), her parents, of Wilton, N. H , 
and Weston; Joseph^ and Betsey (Dale) of Wilton ; Joseph-* and 
Dolly (Johnson) of Wilton and, previously, Andover, Mass. ; 
Timothy^ and Ilhoda (Chandler) of Andover ; James- and Han- 
nah (Allen) of Andover; and Nicholas' and Elizabeth Holt, the 
first of the family in America, who came from Komsey, Eng., 1G35, 
in the ship James, of London, to Boston, Mass., but removed to 
Newbury and, in 1644, to Andover (Mass.), where he was land 
surveyor and often on town committees. Samuel Manning d. 
1840, Nov. 18, at Warwick. Ch. : 

2178. WiLLLVJi Wallack, b. 182G, Jnly 11, at Townshend. 

2179. Samitki. Louknzo, b. about 1828 at Landgrove; d. two years 

later. 

2180. Mauy Carounk, b. 1832, June 18, at Landgrove; d. 1852, Feb. 

23, at Worcester, Mass. ; ni. William Maudesley, b. abont 1824, 
in England. Ch. : Mary Jane, b. KS.iO, Dec. 29, at Worcester. 

2181. Ki.i/A, b. 1837, at Landgrove; d. 1810, Dec. 8, at Warwick. 

2182. Louisa, twin, b. 1837; d. aged one year. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 413 

1075. JABEZ G0RHAM8 MANNING (SamL," Saml.,6 
Saml.,-^, John,^ Saml.,^ AVm.,- Wm.') b. 1807, June 2, at Audover, 
Vt. He early left that town aud engaged in trade lor a time between 
VI. aud Boston, after which he was a bookkeeper at Ware, Mass., 
but after his marriage, settled on a farm in Warwick, Mass., the 
home of his wife. Late in life he removed to the western part of 
Warwick village and occupied the house afterwards the residence 
of his daughters. He was a man of education, uprightness and 
ability, combined with modesty aud aversion to publicity and dis- 
play ; a good citizen, aud kind husband and father. He m. at 
Ware, 1836, Nov. 1, Elizabeth Ann, dau, of John and Jemima 
(Maynard) Green, b. 1809, Jan. 2, at Wrentham. Nearly all her 
life was passed in Warwick, where she established a marked repu- 
tation for Christian grace and kindness. She d. 1886, Jan. 5 ; 
Mr. Manning d. 1881, Mch. 9, both at AV^arwick. Ch., b. at 
Wai'wick : 

2183. Mary Axx, b. 1838, Feb. 28; not married. She and her sister 

Martha resided at the old home until the latter's death. 

2184. Maria Caxista, h. 1839, Dec. 23. 

2185. Martha Bethiah, b. 1841, Dec. 23; d. unm., 1894, Aug. 11, at 

Warwick. She occasionally wrote poetrj' for various publi- 
cations. 

2186. Hexry Hatch, b. 1844, May 17. 

2187. Emily Abigail, b. 1847, Apr. 1; d. 1876, Feb. 14; m.at Warwick, 

1872, June 27, John Paul Jacobson, a native of Wisconsin. Ch. : 
I. Paul Franklin, b. 1874, May 7. II. Elizabeth May. b. 1875, 
Apr. 10; d. 1876, June 8. 

2188. Ellex Louisa, b. 1850, July 21 ; res. at Medford; m. at Marble- 

head, 1874, Aug. 2, Benton Hayes Ham, b. 1851, Feb. 18, at 
Bangor, Me. Hed. 1885, Aug. 26, at Bridgewater, Mass., where 
they then resided. No ch. 

1077. J0EL8 MANNING (Joel,' Saml.,^ Saml.,^ John," 
Saml ,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1793, Oct. 9, at Andover,Vt. After obtain- 
ing the foundation of his education he entered Union College, Sche 
nectady, N. Y., and graduated in 1818, sharing the first honors with 
such classmates and friends as Bishop Potter, Bishop Doane, and 
Sidney Breeze, Judge of the Supreme Court of Illinois, who al- 
ways spoke of Mr. Manning as " the mathematician of the class." 
After graduation he had ciiarge of the Chester Academy at Ches- 
ter, Vt., for a time, but, the following year, turned his face to- 
ward the expanding West. He passed one winter at Buffalo, and 



414 THE MANNENO FAMIIV. 

then resumed his journcj'. After leaving Lake Erie he was obliged, 
for want of better facilities, to travel on foot through the wilder- 
ness, at times following an old Indian trail, and, as the settlements 
and pioneer cabins were few and widely separated, night often 
overtoolc him miles away from any white man's home ; bnt the In- 
dians proved friendly and hospitable, welcomed him at their camp- 
fires, and, at parting, shared with him their parched corn and 
venison. He eventually arrived at St. Louis, and studied law in 
the office of Judge Carr. Subsequently he went to Illinois, where 
he located and practiced his profession for a number of years at 
Brownsville, the county seat of Jackson Co. (since obliterated by 
a disastrous fire), and the birthplace of his children. When the 
Illinois and ^Michigan Canal was projected, in 1836, he was ap- 
pointed by Gov. Duncan as Secretary of the Board of Commis- 
sioners, and from that time until his death he was interested in, 
and, in an olficial capacity, connected with that enterprise of im- 
provement. He resided in Chicago, 1836-38, and then in Lock- 
port, Will Co.. to which place the canal office had been transferred. 
During the financial panic of 1840-45 all work on public improve- 
ments ceased, and Illinois found its credit impaired to such an ex- 
tent that the circulating medium, the " canal scrip," was worth 
but fifty cents on the dollar. Mv. Manning retained confidence in 
his native State, and, in this crisis, the people of Illinois profited 
largely by his great experience as a careful, painstaking public 
man. He received the depreciated currency for his salary, and 
laid it by in full faith that, in time, it would be redeemed. The 
Legislature finally passed a relief law, allowing all scrip-holders to 
purchase canal lands and lots with the scrips, at par. Some of these 
lots were in Chicago, where Mr. Manning made some purchases 
which finally proved to be very valuable, and thus laid the foun- 
dation for a future competence. As a man he was simple in his 
tastes, modest and unassuming, but an active, influential member 
of society, as far as possible aiding in all educational and benevo- 
lent enterprises, both of church and state, and having the public 
good always in view. He was a member of the ^lelliodist Episcopal 
Church, and a liberal giver to the poor. His influence was marked, 
and he was recognized as one of the leading minds of the North- 
west. The last eight years of his life he resided chiefly with his 
daughter, Mrs. Fish, at Joliet. He m. 1823, Sep. 9, Diza Jenkins, 
b. 1806, Oct. 15; d. 1861, Nov. 27. She was a native of Ten- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 415 

nessee, aucl a dau. of Solomon Jeukins, formerly of North Caro- 
lina, but who finally settled in Illinois. Of his children other than 
Mrs. Manning, Solomon, jnnior, and William returned to the 
South, while Alexander M. remained in Illinois and was Spealcer 
of the House of Representatives of that State ; was elected Lieut. - 
Governor in 1834, and, at the time of his death, 1861, was Judge 
of the Southern District of Illinois. Mrs. Manning's. sister, Eliza- 
beth Jeukins, m. Dr. John Logan, and they were the parents of 
General John A. Logan, the distinguished soldier and U. S. Sen- 
ator. Mr. Manning d. 1869, Jan. 8, at Joliet. Ch., b. in Jackson 
Co.: 

2189. Alexander, b. 1821, Nov. 30; d. 1824, Dec. 28. 

2190. JoHX Jay, b. 1826, Jan. 2; d. suddenly, 1843, Nov. 13, while at 

school at Mt. Morris, 111. 

2191. Vashti, b. 1827, Nov. 23; d. 1829, Sep. 24. 

2192. Mary Virginia, b. 1829, Oct. 19. 

2193. Cornelia Augusta, b. 1831, Sep. 15; ra. 1855, Oct. 18, Edmund 

Miller, b. 1822, Dec. 20, at Huntiugdou, Pa. He was a banker 
at Waterloo, Iowa, where he d. 1874, Mch. 4. No ch. Mrs. 
Miller resides at Joliet, 111. 

2194. Jank Cora, b. 1833, Sep. 28; d. 1856, Aug. 3, iu Chicago; m. 1854, 

Feb. 18, Francis Gordon Saltonstall, b. about 1826, at New 
London, Ct. No ch. 

2195. George Doane, b. 1835, Aug. 17; d. 1S38, Sep. 5. 

1078. JOHN BRADSTREET8 MANNING (Joel,"? Saml.,6 
Saml.,5 John, 4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1799, Feb. 16, at Ando- 
ver, Vt. He resided in his native toAvn until 1838, when he went 
to Illinois. After a short time he and his brother-in-law, J. H. 
Stickney, started in their own conveyance and prospected over the 
prairies of that State, and the then little explored territory of Wis- 
consin, resting for the winter at Waukesha. The following spring 
Mr. Manning attended the territory's first land-sale, at Milwaukee, 
and, later, invested largely in cattle and other live stock. The 
attractions of the old houie, however, were strong for Mrs. IVIan- 
ning, and, in the fall, the family i-eturned to the old " middle- 
town " of Andover. He there engaged as a merchant, and re- 
mained until 1851, when he went to IMount Tabor and was for 
several years in the lumber trade. Later, he purchased a farm 
in Weston, where the rest of his life was passed. He was a man 
of marked characteristics, of intelligence and honesty ; and united 
a strong will with quiet manners and a ready appreciation of the 



41() THE MANNING FAMILY. 

humorous side of life. He represented Andover in the Legislature 
in 1836 and 1837, and v\'as also selectman, constable, deputy sher- 
iff and postmaster. He m. 1825, Oct. 27, Lucy Slickney, of An- 
dover, b. 1801, Jan. 2. 8he m. (2dj John Adams, of Andover, 
whom she also survived, and she d. 1883, Dec. 27. at Weston. 
Her ancestry was Joseph'^ and Anna (Hosmer), her parents, of 
Hoxford, Mass., and Andover; Joseph'' and Anna (Sloss), of Box- 
ford ; Joseph'' and Jane (l^ickard), of Rowley, Mass. ; Benj.^ and 
Mary (Talmer) of Rowley; Amos- and Sarah (Morse), of New- 
bury, Mass., and Lieut. William' and Elizabeth Stickney, who 
came to this country about 1637, and settled at Rowley. William' 
was clerk of the market, juryman and selectman. Mrs. Manning's 
father was a soldier of the Revolution, and her grandfather, of the 
Colonial wars. Mr. iManning d. 1872, July 30, at Weston. Ch., 
b. at Andover: 

219G. John Randall, b. 182fi, Ang. 3. 

2197. Lucy Ann, b. 1828, May 22; d. mim. 18G2, .July. 

2198. DoKCAs Eliza Eglantln'k, b. 1839, Oct. 25; d. unm. at Weston 

1870, July G. 

1079. WILLIAM KENDALLS MANNING (Joel,"' Saml.,6 
Saml.,-Mohn,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1800, Dec. 12, at Andover, 
Vt. On reaching manhood he removed to Ludlow, and, in 1856, 
to Lockport, 111. By trade he was a machinist and carpenter, but, 
in Lockport, owned a manufacturing yard where he constructed 
canal-boats. He invented, about 1849, a water-wheel regulator, 
said to be the best in use at that time, and made improvements in 
the looms used in woolen-mills. He represented Ludlow in the 
Legislature in 1847. He was of a modest, retiring nature, but of 
high intelligence. He m. 1828, Nov. 27, Betsey Carlton, 1). 1803, 
Nov. 12, at Andover, and d. 1846, May 5. He m. (2d) 1847, 
Dec. 26, Mrs. Roxana Patch Morse, b. 1805, Oct. 7, at Mt. Holly, 
Vt. ; widow of Lowell Morse. She was living at Lockport in 
1889. Mr. Manning d. 1874, Aug. 30, at Ludlow, while on a visit. 
Ch., b. at Ludlow : 

2199. Kllkn Maiiia, b. 1838, Mcli. 12; m. 185G, Apr. 10, .Jewett Dana 
Ives, b. 1835, May 11, at Mt. Holly, where he d. 1888, June 2G- 
Shed. 18G9, May 2G, at Mt. Holly; buried in Ludlow. Ch. : 
Myrtle Lcnore, b. 1857, Jan. 1, at .Mt. Holly; res. Ludlow; m. 
1877, Mcli. 1, Charles Forrest Marshall, b. 1844, Nov. 7, at 
Lcmpstcr, N. H. Ch. : 1. Ervin Forrest, b. 1877, Dec. 20, at 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 417 

Mt. Holly; d. 1878, Jan. 6. 2. Olive Cornelia, h. 1881, July 23, 
at Mt. Holly. 3. Elmer Manning, b. 1887, July 29, at Ludlow. 

2200. Wilson William, b. 1840, June 14; d. 1850, Feb. 27. 

2201. Abby Ann, b. 1842, July 3; d. 1845, Dec. 8. 

1082. LEVIS MANNING (Levi,'' Saml.,6 SamL,^ John," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1798, Mch. 4, at Cavendish, Vt. He 
learned the trade of carpenter with his father, and, also, the trades 
of cabinet-maker and wheelwright. In 1824, in company with 
his brother William, he went to Parishville, St. Lawrence Co., 
N. Y., and cleared out of the native forest a farm of 103 acres, 
which he cultivated. He lived there 12 years, and then, forming 
a partnership with his brother Samuel, went to Akron, Ohio, and 
started a Western branch of the map-publishing business carried 
on at South Reading, Vt., by their brother-in-law, Lewis Robinson. 
He retired from this business in 1842, and spent the last 23 years 
of his life on a farm in Coventry township, near Akron, where he 
died. He m. (1st) at Parishville, 1827, May 20, Adelia Maria, 
dau. of Calvin and Cynthia (Reynolds) Averill, b. 1809, May 20, 
at Plattsburg, N. Y., and d. 1841, Jan. 18, at Akron; and (2d) 
1842, Mch. 27, Emeline, dau. of William DeWitt and Abigail 
(Spicer) Potter, b. 1815, Nov. 13, at Seneca, N, Y. She m. (2d) 
1872, Nov. 11, Samuel Alanson Lane (sheriff of Summit Co., 
Ohio, 1856 to 1861, and 1877 to 1881; and Mayor of Akron, 
1881 to 1883), son of Comfort Lane, and himself b. 1815, June 
29, at Suffield, Ct. She was living in 1889 ; a request in 1900 for 
later information brought no reply. Mr. Manning d. 1865, Apr- 
27. The children of his first marriage were born at Parishville, 
and those of the second, at Akron. 

Ch. of Levi and Adelia M. Manning : 

2202. Inf.vnt, premature and stillborn, 1828, Jan. 29. 

2203. Infaj^t, stillborn, 1829, Dec. 17. 

2204. Calvin Averill, b. 1831, Dec. 2; d. 1836, Nov. 6. 

2205. Lewis Robinson, b. 1833, Sep. 17; d. 1840, Apr. 26. 

2206. J.VMES Frederick, b. 1835, July 1 ; d. 1841, Aug. 14. 

2207. Infant, stillborn, 1840, Dec. 

Ch. of Levi and Emeline Manning : 

2208. A Daughter, stillborn, 1843, May 3. 

2209. William Henry, b. 1840, July 10; d. 1862, Apr. 23, from the re- 

sults of an accident. 
27 



418 THE MAXNINf; FAMILY. 

2210. W.VLTKR BlERCK, b. 1851, Oct. 13. 

2211. Albkkt Tayi.oh, b. 1853, Dec. 20. 

1083. W1L1JAM8 MANNING (Levi," Saml.,c Saml.,^ 
John,'' Saml.,-'^ AViii.,2 Wm.i) b. 1800, July 27, at Cavendish, Vt. 
A fanner. lie went about 1824 to Parishville, N. Y., and cleaied 
and cultivated land. This place was his home until 1S4!>, when 
he went to Akron. Ohio, and, somewhat later, bought a farm 9 
miles west of that cit}', in Copley township. In 1854 he went to 
Lorain county and resided at Carlisle until i860, and then re- 
moved to Wellington, in the same count}'. He m. at Parishville, 
1831, Jan. 6, Rachel Caroline, chin, of Isaac and Priscilla (Kin- 
yon) Russell, b. 1811, Dec. 29, at Hinesburgh, Vt. Since the 
marriage of her son VAx'm A. she has resided with him, and was 
living at Brighton, 1900, Feb. William Manning d. 1867, Dec. 
19, at Wellington. All of their ch. were born at Parishville ex- 
cept the last three. Of these, Elvin A. was b. at Akron ; Emeline 
P. at Copley, and AVilliam A. at Carlisle. Ch. : 

2212. A DAroHTKU, b. 1832, Feb. 22; d. in iufaucy. 

2213. Cakoi.ixk Maiua, b. 1833, Mch. 2; d. 1879, Dec. 3, at Akron; ni. 

1850, July 4, John, son of Thomas and Catherine Devert, b. 
1829, Sep. 2, in Lancaster Co., Pa. Ch., b. at Akron: I. 
William Manning, b. 1851, Oct. 9. II. Edwin Otto, b. 1853, 
Feb. 17; d. 1853, Oct. III. Charles Samuel, b. 1855, Oct. 12; 
d. 1883, Sep. 11. IV. Harry J., b. 1859, Nov. 25; d. 1879, 
Dec. 6. V. Frederick Elvin, b. 1862, Oct. 22. 

2214. SAitAir PiMscii.r.A, b. 1834, Mch. 20; res., 1900, Three Rivers, 

Mich.; ra. 1853, Apr. 21, John Wesley Brewer, b. 1831, Apr. 
12, at Copley. Ch., b. at Copley: I. Earl Melvin, b. 1854, 
May 2G; d. 1854, Sep. 4. II. William Adelbert, b. 1855, Aug. 
12; m. at Dailey, Mich., 1882, Dec. 27, Rosetta ObiLstoad. 
Ch. 1. Cecil Ilortensc, b. 1883, Dec. 3. 2. Beatrix Lmiisp, 
b. 1887, June 28. 3. A JSon, b. in the fall of 1888, and perhaps 
otliers.— III. Mary Jennie, b. 1804, Aug. 24; d. 18(i5, Feb. 8. 

2215. Mai;v Er.i/A, b. 183G, May 30; res. Elyria; m. 1855, Jan. 1, 

Wright Loren Pcmber, b. 1833, Sep. 3, at Boston, N. Y. Ch. : 
I. George Merrill, b. 1857, Oct. 17, at Carlisle; d. 1864, May 
in. II. Diiisy, I). 1872, Mch. 14, at Elyria; d. 1872, Aug. 10. 

2216. LrciA llr.i'siitA rii, b. 1837, Dec. 15; m. at Elyria, 1855, Sep., 

Charles Norman Brown. She d. 1859, Aug. 16, at Carlisle, 
and her hu.sband survived her but a few years. Two ch. were 
born to them at Elyria, ])ut both d. in infancy. 

2217. Ja.nk Mki.vixa, b. 1840, May 18; res. Elyria; m. 1864, Oct. 22, 

Slierman Minott Mason, b. 1839, Dec. 30, at Carlisle. Ch., b. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 419 

at Carlisle: I. Aleck AVilliam, b. 1866, July 16. II. Hattie 
Murray, b. 1870, May 23. 

2218. Le\t Ri'SSELL,, b. 1842, Feb. 3. A soldier of the Ilebellioii. He 

enlisted 1861, July 27, in Co. I, 8th regt. Ohio Vol. Infantry, 
and "was instantly killed on the battle-field of Autietain, 1862, 
Sep. 17. 

2219. Martilv Ann, b. 1813, June 3; res. Oberliu; m. 1861, Mch. 4, 

Isaac Egbert Squire, b. 1837, Apr. 17, at Elyria. Six ch. b. at 
Elyria; the last at Oberlin. Ch. : I. 'William Arthur, b. 
1862, Aug. 15; d. 1874, Nov. 19. II. Carrie May, b. 1864, 
Oct. 7; m. 1882, Oct. 11, Clarence D. Herrick, b. 1852, June 5, 
at Carlisle. Ch. : 1. Nellie, b. 1884, June 9. 2. Charles, b. 
1886, Apr. 17; and perhaps others. — III. Charles A., b. 1869, 
Oct. 7. IV. Henry Isaac, b. 1873, Apr. 10. V. Susan Lu- 
ella, b^ 1876, June 20. VI. Merton Elvin, b. 1878, Nov. 2. 
VII. Ruby Stella, b. 1884, Apr. 20. 

2220. Emma Amanda, b. 1845, Feb. 11; res. Elyria; m. 1861, Sep. 10, 

DeWitte Clinton Pember,b. 1842, Apr. 20, at Carlisle; d. 1889, 
Nov. 20. She m. (2d) 1892, Aug. 1, Albert E. Squire. All their 
ch. svere b. at Carlisle except the third, and he at Russia, Ohio. 
Ch. : I. Levi Sheldon, b. 1862, July 8 ; m. Ella Hnrd, of Well- 
ington. II. Sara Ella, b. 1864, Nov. 28; m. Henry Sylvester 
Eckler". III. Edwin A., b. 1867, Dec. 19. IV. Edith May, b. 
1870, Mch. 4. V. Mary Bell, b. 1875, May 22. VI. Arthur 
Henry, b. 1877, Jan. 10. VII. Jennie Melissa, b. 1882, Nov. 
19. 

2221. J.uMES Henry, b. 1847, Aug. 23. 

2222. El^tn Alexis, b. 1849, Sep. 5. 

2223. Emeline Paulina, b. 1851, Apr. 5; d. 1876, Apr. 2, at Penfleld; 

m. 1869, Mch. 20, SanfordDevereaus, b. about 1848, at Penfleld. 
Ch., b. at "Wellington : I. Charles Francis, b. 1870, Oct. 21. II. 
Lewis Alanson, b. 1875, Jan. 10. 

2224. William Arthur, b. 1857, Feb. 9 ; d. 1858, Feb. 6. 

1085. SAMUELS MANNING (Levi,'' Saml.,6 Saml.,^ John," 
Saml./' Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1806, Sep. 16, at Cavendish, Vt. He 
learned the trade of carpenter and followed it at times, but, when 
a young man, removed to Akron, Ohio, where he was many years 
in the engraving and map-publishing business. He did a large 
business, but, ultimately, everything he had was destroyed by fire. 
He then went to Newark, O., and followed his trade as long as 
his health permitted, after which he resided with his youngest 
daughter at Zanesville. He m. Lorenda Adams, b. 1809, Nov. 27, 
at Cavendish ; d. 1891, Dec. 10, at Zanesville. Her ancestry was 
Benjamin^ and Betsey (Crowley), her parents, of Cavendish and 



420 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Akron; Benj.^ and IMary (Stone) of Towusend, Mass., and Cav- 
endish; Capt. Daniel'* and Keziah (Brooks) of Townsend ; Capt. 
DanieP and Elizabeth (Minot) of Lincoln ; Joseph- and Margaret 
(Eames) of Cambridge, and John' and Anne Adams, of Cam- 
bridge. Mr. Manning d. 1877, Apr. 10, at Zanesville. Ch., b. 
at Akron : 

2225. Jane Rosktt, b. 1836, July 10; m. at Eden, 1853, Dec. 29, John 

Landon, son of Jason G. and Charlotte (Lyon) Merrihew, b. 
1834, Mch. 7, at Chesterville; a soldier of the Rebellion, enlist- 
ing 18G1, Sep. 27, at FredericktoAvn. He d. 1879, Sep. 27, at 
Lincoln, Neb. ; she removed thence, 1890, to Los Angeles, Cal. 
her present home. Ch. : I. Helen A., b. 1854, Nov. 14, at Eden; 
unni., 1899. II. Carrie Elizabeth, b. 1858, Oct. 5, at Freder- 
icktoAvn; d. 18G3, Nov. 20. III. Emma Lorenda, b. 1861, Dec. 
12, at F.; d. 1863, Dec. 20. IV. Fred Smith, b. 1867, July 3, 
at F. ; d. 1868, Mch. 4. V. Willie J., b. 1869, Apr. 4, at F. ; 
d. 1869, May 23. VI. Alden Burr, b. 1871, Sep. 21; num., 
1899. 

2226. Mary Lokenda, b. 1838, Dec. 27 ; d. 1839, July 26. 

2227. Helen Louise, b. 1840, Aug. 25 ; d. 1843, June 25. 

2228. Cakoline Cornelia, b. 1843, June 9, res. Zanesville; m. Lyman 

Wiloby Wright, b. 1840, June 13, at Fredericktown. Ch. : I. 
Mary Lorenda, b. 1863, Mch. 24, atFredericktown. II. Charlie 
Martin, b. 1865, Nov. 14, at Crestline. III. Lucy BroAvu, b. 
1868, Mch. 31, at Zanesville. IV. Bessie Jane, b. 1872, July 4, 
atZ. V. Kate Drake, b. 1876, Aug. 10, atZ. VI. Fred Smith, 
b. 1879, Mch. 22, at Z. VII. Alfred Ball, b. 1882, Sep. 25. 

2229. Samuel Adams, b. 1845, Aug. 30. A soldier of the Rebellion in 

the 20th Regt., Ohio Vols., and d. in service, 1862, June 5, at 
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. 

1086. EDMUND TAYLORS MANNING (Levi,' Saml.,<5 
Saml.,5 john,4 SamL,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1809, Mcb. 3, at Caven- 
dish, Vt. He was ordained deacon in the jNIettiodist Episcopal 
Church, 1832, Aug. 12, by Bishop R. R. Roberts, and ordained elder 
1834, Aug. 10, by Bishop P^lijah Ileddiug. He traveled a circuit 
in Maine, N. H. and Vt., as presiding elder. In 1838, July, he 
became a clergyman of the Baptist denomination, at Medina, Ohio, 
and continued in that relation for ten years. He was a talented 
and eloquent ininister of the Gospel, and many churches were es- 
tablished througii his labors. During his ministry in the M. E. 
and Baptist clmrches he filled the pulpits of most of the leading 
cities in Maine, N. H., Vt., Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and occa- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 421 

sionally preached in Iowa. Among his last locations were Craw- 
fordsville, Logausport and Sonth Bend, Ind., and Dixon, 111. 
About 1848 he located at Fulton, 111., and began the practice of 
medicine, in which profession he continued until old age. He re- 
moved in 1849 to Comanche, Iowa, which remained his home until 
1871, when he went to Chicago, the home of his younger sons, 
where he continued to reside uutil his death, preaching occasionally 
to the Christian Advent church. He was buried in Rose Hill cem- 
etery, where a monument was erected to his memory by bis sons. 
He m. (1st) 1834, July 24, Lucia Reed, b. 1810, Feb. 25 ; d. 1845, 
Aug. 2, at Rockville, Ind. He m. (2d) 1846, Apr. 12, Abigail 
Leland, b. 1816, Feb. 29, at Chester, Vt. Her ancestry was Capt. 
Asa'^ and Anna (Norcross) of Chester, and, later, Otto, N. Y., 
her parents; Asa^ and Lois (Marshall) of Hollistou, Mass., and 
Chester; SamueP and Dinah (White) of Holliston; John'* and 
Abigail (Badcock) of Sherburne and Holliston ; Dea. Hopestill^ 
and Abigail (Hill) of Sherburne ; Henry- and Margaret (Bad- 
cock) of Sherburne, and HopestilU Leland, who came, it is said, 
from Yorkshire, Eug., as early as 1624, and lived at Weymouth 
and Medfield, Mass., where he founded the family. Also, Mrs. 
Manning was a niece of Aaron Leland, M.A., first pastor at Ches- 
ter, judge of the County Court of Windsor Co., and six years 
Lieut.-Governor of Vt. Rev. Mr. Manning d. 1882, Jan. 29, in 
Chicago; Mrs. Abigail Manning d. 1899, Feb. 28, at Lowell, Ind., 
the summer home of her son, John L. Manning, Esq. 

Gh. of Rev. Edmund T. and Lucia Manning : 

2230. HoLMAN Drew, b. 1836, Jan. 20 ; d. 1859, Sep. 17, at Hannibal, Mo. 

2231. Geokge, b. 1837, June 3; left home in boyhood; supposed to be 

dead. 

2232. Edmund Taylop., b. 1841, Nov.'20. 

2233. Lucia, b. 1844, Feb. 26; d. 1845, Sep. 14. 

Ch. of Rev. Edmund T. and Abigail Manning : 

2234. John Leland, b. 1847, Apr. 12, at South Bend, Ind. 

2235. Charles Dexter, b. 1848, Sep. 2, at Dixon, 111. 

2236. WiLLLOi Marshall, b. 1856, Nov. 1; d. 1857, Aug. 31. 

2237. Albert Harrison, b. 1859, Aug. 31; d. 1859, Nov. 1. 

1093. JOSEPHS MANNING (Joseph,^ Saml.,6 Saml.,^ 
John,'! Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1816, at Ludlow, Vt., according 



422 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

to family report. He resided at l>ingliamton, N. Y., -where he 
worked at his trade of mason until severely injured by a fall from 
the third-story window of a building, while at work. Afterwards, 
he kept a restaurant. He m. Clarissa Lovilla, dau. of Bildad and 
Cynthia Gleason, b. 1821, Dec. 27. Her grandfather was Benja- 
min, of Mass. or Ct. (He also had ch. Joseph and Lovina.) She 
m. (2d) George Williams, by whom she had 5 children; and (3d) 
Miller Peer. lies. Barnum, Wisconsin. Joseph Manning d. 1849, 
Dec. 10, at Binghamton. Ch,, b. at Biughamton : 

2238. Chaklks, b. 1838, Mch. 1. 

2239. Adelixk, b. 1840, Dec. 9; res. South Sioux City, Iowa; in. at Bee 

Town, Grant Co., Wis., 1861, Jan. 21, John, son of Levi and 
Margarette Wood, who d. 1881, Sep. 19, aged 52; and (2d) 

Maun. Ch. : I. Edward, b. 18G2, June 3, at Wiugville. 

Wis.; m. Annolia Metz; res. Hot Springs, S. D. II. Francis 
Charles, b. 1868, Oct. 12, at Bodago Corners, Cal. ; m. Naomi 
Gale; res. South Sioux City. III. William James, tAvin, b. 1868, 
Oct. 12 ; m. Nellie Hammond. IV. Myrtle Lovilla, b. 1870, Nov. 
15, at B. Corners. V. Claude Joseph, b. 1873, July 12, at 
Merriette, Wis. ; res. South Sioux City; m. Gertrude Babcock. 

2240. Sahah Evalink, b. 1844, Dec. 27; res. Boscobel, Grant Co., Wis. ; 

m. William H. Belcher (the last name his by adoption) b. 1840, 
Aug. 10, at Sherburne, N. Y. ; son of Peter and Rachel Cadett. 
Ch., b. at Binghamton: I. Adah Marcia, b. 1865, Feb. 9; ra. 
James E. I'ostell; 3 ch. II. Frank Laclydc, b. 1806, May 17; 
d. 1891, May 4, at Boscobel. 111. Arthur Manning, b. 1875, 
Dec. 23; d. 1877, Oct. 9. IV. Abbie Etta, b. 1878, Sep. 4; 
m. 1895, Nov. 7, Abraham Posey; res. Glenfleld, N. D. Ch. : 
Lelia Marie, b. 1897, June 6, at Marietta, Wis. 

1094. EDWARDS MANNING (Benj.,' Saml.,6 Saml.,^ 
John, 4 Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1797, Apr. 11, at Andover, Vt. 
When young he went to Virginia and taught school for several 
years, but returned to Vt., and engaged in manufacturing. He 
was selectman at Andover, 1827-8. In 1839 he removed to Wau- 
kesha, Wis., where he lived for 10 years. Later, he resided at Rush- 
ford and Waukau, of the same State. He was for man}' years 
town clerk at Rushford. AVhile in the West he was a farmer. He 
111. at Andover, 1823, Apr. 7, Abigail, dau. of John and Abigail 
(Gorham) McNeill, b. 1799, Apr. 23, at Andover; d. 1886, Dec. 
31, at Nekimi, near Waukau, Winnebago Co., AVis. Her mother 
was a dau. of Benjamin and Abigail Gorham; her brother, Joseph 
McNeill, was living, in 1890, at Castle Rock, Minn., with his dau., 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 423 

Mrs. M. M. Brown. Edward Mauuiug d. 1880, Nov. 7, atNekimi. 
Ch., b. at Ludlow, Vt. : 

2241. Abigail GoRH.ui, b. 1824, Apr. 30; ni. Alouzo Green, but d. with- 

out issue, 1845, Aug. 31, at Waukau. 

2242. Elizabeth Taylor, b. 1829, June 12; m. 1869, Oct. 31, David 

Stillwell; resided at Oshkosli, 1890. 

2243. Ann Thankful, b. 183G, Jan. 7; d. 1841, Oct. 8. 

1095. BETSF.Y8 MANNING (Beuj.,^ Saml.,6Saml.,5 John," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1799, Jane 7, at Andover, Vt. ; m. 1821, 
Aug. 5, Chandler, son of Benj. and Rebecca (Bradford) Taylor, 
b. 1794, Aug. 18, probably at Andover. She d. 1835, Jan. 16, 
at Tioga, N. Y. , and Mr. Taylor m. Emily Dodge, by whom he 
had other ch., one of whom was Mrs. Page Morgan, in 1889 liv- 
ing at East Troy, Pa. Mr. Taylor d. 1857, Nov. 27, at Troy, Pa. 
Ch. of Chandler and Betsey Taylor : 

2244. Edward Chandler (Taylor) b. 1821, Dec. 9, at Andover; res. 

Williamsport, Pa., 1889. 

2245. Eebecca Bradford (Taylor) b. 1823, July 15, at Andover; res. 

Nichols, N. Y., 1889; m. H. P. Matthews. 

2246. Benjajhn Manning (Taylor) b. 1825, Jan. 16, at Weathersfleld, 

Vt. 

2247. Betsey Parthena (Taylor) b. 1827, Jan. 1, at W. 

2248. Foster Lewis (Taylor) b. 1828, Nov. 29, at W. 

2249. Ephraim Ward (Taylor) b. 1830, Oct. 7, at W. 

2250. Eyland Fletcher (Taylor) b. 1832, Dec. 26, at W. 

2251. Henry Newell (Taylor) b. 1834, Dec. 26, at Tioga, N. Y. 

1099. SAMUEL RODMAN^ MANNING (Benj. ,7 Saml.,6 
Saml.,5 John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1810, Oct. 9, at Andover, 
Vt. He lived there and in Ludlow until his marriage, when he 
went "West and located at Waukesha, Wis. He was a surveyor, 
and followed that calling in the then undeveloped State. He m. 
1839, June, Lucinda Abigail, dau. of Calvin and Lucy Chapin, b. 
1816, June 11, at Windsor, Vt. She m. (2d) Edwin Jordan, b. 
1816, Sep. 2, at Bangor, Me., and (3d) Henry I. Jordan. She d. 
1883, May 23, at Orion, Henry Co., 111. [By her second marriage 
she had one child, Mary L., b. 1849, Mch. 22, at Berlin, Wis. ; m. 
Dr. H. H. Long; res. now, or recently, at Orion. Ch. : I. Jud- 
son H. Long, b. 1870, Feb. 15. II. Mabel L. Long, b. 1874, 
Oct. 4.] Mr. Manning d. 1847, October, at Waukau, Winnebago 
Co., Wis. Ch. : 

2252. Rodney Chapin, b. 1842, June 22, at Waukesha. 

2253. John Rodjian, b. 1845, Nov. 10, at Waukesha. 



424 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1100. WILLIAM R0DXEY8 MANNING (Benj.,^ Saml.,'^ 
Saml.,5 Jobu,4 SamL,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1810, Oct. 9, at Audover, 
Vt. He was educated at Ludlow, Brandon and Chester, Vt., and at 
New Hampton, N. H. After leaving school as a student he was 
a teacher for several years. He began the service of the Baptist 
church as a minister at Tioga and Nichols, N. Y., in 1836, as an 
associate of Rev. Philander Taylor ; was ordained at Sniithsboro, 
1837, May 5, and located at Smithville as pastor of tlie Baptist 
church at that place. In 1841, April, he left New York and 
removed to Waukesha (then Prairieville), Wis., and at once 
assumed the pastoral charge of two churches ; one at Prairieville, 
and tiie other at Spring Prairie. At the end of one year he 
removed to the latter place, and confined his labors to that 
church until 1844, when he removed to Wauwautosa, near Mil- 
waukee, and became pastor of the Greenfield church on the Spring 
street (now Grand Avenue) road, live miles from the city. He 
also gathered a church at Wauwautosa and became its pastor. 
During this pastorate he resigned his position as missionary of the 
Baptist Home Missionary Society, on account of the equivocal 
position of that organization on the slavery question. This ren- 
dered his future support quite problematical, and that support 
would have failed entirely but for the efforts which he and his wife 
constantly were making for the maintenance of the family. In 
the fall of 1847 he removed to Waukau, AVis. There he organized 
a church, and another at Berlin. His views now changing on the 
question of communion, he joined the Free Baptists. He served 
three churches of the Free Baptists — at Rolling Prairie, Green 
Bush and Omro Junction. During the winter of 1866-7 he was 
laid very low by a carbuncle which almost took his life. The fol- 
lowing summer was nearly gone when he began to walk again and 
slowly-returning strength gave promise of a new lease of life. 
After that he preached only to give an occasional day's rest to 
another minister. He was several years superintendent of schools 
at Rushford, Winnebago Co., Wis. He m. 1836, Oct. 22, Har- 
riet Campbell Adams, b. 1815, Nov. 18, at Rockingham, Vt. ; 
dan. of Samson B. and Sally (Payne) Adams. In 1886, Oct. 27, 
five days behind time, Rev. Mr. Manning and his wife received 
from relatives and friends in Los Angeles, Cal., at the residence 
of their son Dr. Edward C. Manning, the golden gifts which are 
so rarely attained by a missionary and his wife. Friends in other 
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 425 

home of his elder son at Bloomville, Lincoln Co., Wis., and d. 
there, 1891, June 2. His widow resides there, 1900, Mch. Ch. : 

2254. Samuel Rodman, b. 1838, Apr. 21, at Smithville, N. Y. 

2255. Sarah Fraxces, b. 1840, Nov. 1, at Nichols, N. Y. ; m. 1868, Ang. 

fi, Rev. Thomas T., son of Rev. Otis W". and Lydia A. (Tilliug- 
hast) Potter, formei'ly of Providence, R. I., b. 1837, Oct. 25. 
He d. 1884, Oct. 6 ; she d. subsequently at Fresno, Cal. She 
left her property to a Chinese mission which she herself 
founded. 

2256. Mary Lucdja, b. 1842, Aug. 28, at Spring Prairie, Wis. ; d. in the 

spring of 1847. 

2257. Edward Prestox, b. 1845, July 31, at Wauwautosa; d. in the 

spring of 1850. 

2258. Edward Carus, b. 1850, Oct. 24, at Waukau. 

1109. THE0PHILUS8 MANNING (Theophilus,^ Wm.,6 
Wm.,5 Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1821, Apr. 11, at Billerica, 
Mass. He engaged as a farmer, but, later, removed to Lowell. 
He m. 1846, Aug. 3, Hannah, dan. of Samuel and Sarah (Wyman) 
Shedd, b. 1824, Aug. 20, at Burlington. Mr. Manning d. 1895, 
Dec. 24, at Salem, where his widow resides, 1900. Ch., b. at 
Billerica : 

2259. Waxter Theophllus, b. 1847, Nov. 1; resides Lexington; m. 

1874, Aug. 18, Josephine Augusta, dau. of William A. and Car- 
oline Smith, b. 1856, Dec. 25, at Montville, Me. No ch. 

2260. Haxxah Albixa, b. 1849, Mch. 17; unm.; res. Salem. 

2261. William Patten, b. 1850, Nov. 24 ; d. 1873, Nov. 28, atE. Chelms- 

ford. 

1110. AVILLIAMmANNlNG (Theophilus,^ Wm.,^ Wm.,^ 
Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1823, Oct. 29, at Billerica, Mass. 
He was reared on his father's farm, and worked there, and the 
taking of the farm produce to Lowell, to market, was his occupa- 
tion until he was 21. Following that time he and his older brother 
carried on the old farm for one year, and then hired a farm in 
Chelmsford to be nearer market. When school-boys they used to 
pop corn and make molasses candy for their own use, and some- 
times they sold some in Lowell, but the trade was limited. They 
formed the plan of making this a regular business, but it was hard 
to get a start. AVhen he planned to plant an acre of land to pop- 
corn, he was told that half an acre would yield more than he could 
use. Mr. Manning, the pioneer in this trade, lived to see the time 



426 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

wlien a single Western farmer raised 200 acres of the product, and 
came to him for a market, but, at the start, it was diflicult to get 
a full su[)ply, as the neighboring farmers were afraid to raise it, 
and he was compelled to take seed-corn to them personall}' and 
urge them to plant it for his use. When he and his brother began 
the manufacturing was all done by hand, but they finally devised 
machines for making the cakes and, being patented, they proved 
very valuable. About 18G7, finding that the business.had outgrown 
the facilities of the old place, Mr. Manning purchased an acre of 
laud in Lowell, at the corner of Broadway and School St., and built 
the shop where he has so long carried on the business. Tljere he 
has made all kinds of corn candy, and found sale for it from Maine 
to California. He has also retained his farm for summer use. 
Hem. 1846, Apr. 16, Mary Ann Baldwin, b. 1826, Dec. 4, at 
Billerica. Her ancestry was JoeF and Mary (Fry), her parents; 
Timothy^ and Prudence (Chapman) ; John'' and Elizabeth (Park- 
hurst) ; John^ and Sarah (Hill) ; Thomas- and Sarah (French), 
and John' and Mary (Richardson) Baldwin, all of Billerica, ex- 
cept that Timothy^ was of Wilton, N. H. Ch. : 

22G2. CnAKLOTTK Anx, b. 1847, Feb. 19, at Chelmsford ; m. 1872, Oct. 
9, Erastus Amsdcn Bartlett, who has for a generatiou been 
Mr. Manning's superinteudeut. 

1125. OTIS^ MANNING (Jonathan,- Jonathan,^ Wm.,^ 
Wm.,4 Saml.,^ AVm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1805, Oct. 31, at Littleton, Mass. 
A wheelwright for over half a century. He was an abolitionist, 
and an early advocate of temperance principles ; a Congregation- 
alist, and one of the original members of the Littleton church, of 
which he was deacon, clerk, and Sunday school supt. He was a 
substantial friend of home and foreign missionary societies, up- 
holding them financially and otherwise. He m. 1833, Dec. 10, 
Ann Crosby, dan. of Ezra and Anna (Jaquith) Carter, b. 1807, 
July 17, at Wilmington. She d. 1889, Jan. 27 ; Mr. Manning d. 
1891, Dec. 7, Ijoth at Littleton. Ch., b. at Littleton: 

22C3. Mai;y Euzviunn, b. 1834, Oct. 23; d. mini. 1850, Sep. 19. 

2"2G4. Ann Mahi.v, b. 1837, Sep. 27; res. unni. at Littleton. 

2205. Em.kn ArciTSTA, b. 1841, Nov. 19; ra. 18G5, Sep. 19, Rev. James 

M. Bacon. She d. 1872, Mch. 3, and Mr. Bacon one year 

later. Ch. : Herbert Manning. 
22GG. AiujY Frances, b. 1850, Feb. 5; d. 1851, Sep. 19. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 427 

1135. IVERS BAILEYS MANNING (Soloinon,^ Solomon,'' 
Wm.,5 Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ AVm.') h. 1815, Apr. 5, at Chelms- 
ford, Mass. He resided chiefly at Ashbiirnham, and was a chair- 
maker. He ni. 1843, Apr. 6, Phojbe Jane, dau. of Samuel and 
Phrebe (Holt) Eaton, b. 1824, Oct. 1 ; d. 1897, Oct. 18, at Dan- 
vers. Mr. INIauuiug d. 1884, Aug. 15. Ch. : 

2267. Helen Elizabeth, b. 1844, Feb. 2, at Ashburnham ; ci. 1890, Jan. 

18, at Garduer ; m. 1862, May 20, Merrick "W., son of Dr. Mer- 
rick Wallace, b. 1834, Dec. 18, at Gardner. Cli. : Jennie A., b. 
1876, Apr. 5, at A. 

2268. JosiE AuCxUSTA, b. 1847, May 15; d. 1848, Sep. 28. 

2269. Frank Abbott, b. 1850, Sep. 9; d. unm. 1876, Feb. 22. 

2270. Carollnte Alice, b. 1862, Nov. 2; d. iinm. 1881, Dec. 9. 

1137. ELSON WEBBER*? MANNING (Solomon,^ Solo- 
mon,6 Wm.,5 Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1820, July 8, at 
Ashburnliam, Mass. He resided after about 1850 at Fitchburg, 
wheie he was thenceforth in business as a provision dealer. He 
m. 1842, Nov. 6, Rebecca Whittemore, dau. of l^eter and Susan 
Adams (Russell) Tufts, b. 1822, Mch. 27, at Woburn ; d. 1867, 
June 20. Mr. Manning d. 1877, Feb. 20. Ch. : 

2271. Susan Rebecca, b. 1843, Sep. 25, at Ashburnham; res. Fitchburg, 

1900; m. 1862, July 6, Charles Henry, son of Charles and Erae- 
line A. Smith, b. 1839, June 30, at Westminster. Ch., b. at 
Fitchburg: I. Charles Elson, b. 1863, May 6; m. Eugelia M. 
Bond, who d. 1886, Mch. 19 ; and (2d) Emma Louise Pierce. 
II. Mary Rebecca, b. 1873, Apr. 2 ; d. 1877, Apr. 29. III. Nelhe 
Maud, b. 1880, Nov. 28; d. 1883, Sep. 8. 

2272. S.iRA Amanda, b. 1845, Mch. 21, at Westminster; m. 1865, Sep. 

17, Eugene Horace, son of Horace and Anna Haywood, b. at 
Harvard. Res. Phila., Pa. 

2273. Charles Elson, b. 1846, Dec. 17, at W. ; d. 1851, Oct. 19. 

2274. Edwin Clarence, b. 1848, Oct. 17, at W. ; d. 1848, Oct. 18. 

2275. Clarence Waldo, b. 1851, Feb. 4, at Fitchburg; unm. 1899; res. 

at Lynn. 

2276. Joseph Warren, b. 1853, June 15, at F. ; d. 1854, Sep. 15. 

2277. Harriet Louise, b. 1856, June 4, at F. ; res. 1900, South Norwalk, 

Ct. ; m, 1883, Sep. 27, Samuel Taylor, b. 1858, Jan. 4, at Worces- 
ter. No ch., 1889. 

2278. Caiuue Eliza, b. 1858, May 12, at F. ; unm. 1899; res. Phiia. 

2279. Mary Alice, b. 1860, Nov. 28; d. 1862, Oct. 26. 

2280. Fred Eugene, b. 1865, June 22, at F. 

1139. GEORGE« MANNING (Saml.,^ Solomon,^ Wm.,^ 



428 THE MANNIXG FAMILY. 

Wm.,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Win.') b. 1829. July 28, at Dover, N. H. 
In manhood lie resided for many years at Charlestown, Mass., 
but, about 1880, removed with his family to Rugby, Tenn., where 
he was engaged as a carpenter. Returning to Boston, after two 
years, he worked at his old trade of stationary engineer. While 
on the elevator at 52 Arch st. he was instantly killed by a wheel- 
barrow falling dovfii the well upon him, 1888, Jul}' 3. His home 
was then at Melrose. He m. in 1851, P21iza A., dan. of James I', 
and Mary W. Hovey, of Andover, b. 1834, July 31, and d. 1852, 
Mch. 17; and (2d) 1860, Sep. 9, Mrs. Ann U. (Taylor) Bent, 
dau. of Wm. H. and Elizabeth Taylor, of Eastport,-Me., b. 1834, 
Mch. 31. She m. (2d) George P. P^iUcr. Res. Melrose. 

Ch. of George and Eliza A. Manning : 

2281. George Samuel, b. 1852, Mch. 12; d. 1852, Aug. 19. 

Ch. of George and Ann D. Manning: 

2282. John S.vjiuel, b. 1862, May 18, at CharlestoAvu ; a stoue-cutter 

by trade. Res. Melrose. He m. 1887, Eliza, dau. of Robert 
and Belle F. Boyd, of St. Johns, N. B. No ch., 1899. 

2283. M.VRY Elizabeth, b. 1864, Feb. 26, at C. ; d. 1864, Dec. 15. 

1140. MARK SMITHS MANNING (Saml.,' Solomon,*^ 
Wm.,MVm.,4 Saml.,MVm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1831, May 2, at Brent- 
wood, N. H. He has long carried on business in Boston, Mass., 
as a machinist, his place of business being on Bowker street. 
His residence was Charlestown until recently, and is now Stone- 
ham. He m. 1853, Julj' 3, Elizabeth Crombie, dau. of Joseph 
and Betsey (Woodman) Moody, b. 1822, Aug. 13, at Haverhill, 
Mass. Ch., b. at Charlestown: 

2284. Mai:k Smith, b. 1854, Mch. 21; a machinist; d. num., 1883, July 

23. 

2285. WiLLLVM Sanborx, b. 1856, Mch. 28. 

2286. Edwin Brintnall, b. 1858, June 18. 

1141. JOHN AVILLIAMS'^ MANNING (Saml.,^ Solo- 
mon,GWm.,5 Win.," Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1832, Oct. 6, at 
Andover, Mass. Resides at Stoueham, where he is a magnetic 
physician. He m. 1861, Apr. 4, Jennie P., dau. of George and 
Lucy A. Glidden, b. 1839, Oct. 19, at Alton, N. II.; d. 1895, 
ISIch. 9, at Stonehain. Ch. : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 429 

2287. Jennie Edith, b. 18fi2, May 24, at Rochester, N. H. ; d. 1863, 

July 4. 

2288. Charles Pijoctok, b. 18GG, Mch. 3, at Salem, Mass. ; d. 18G7, 

Feb. 6. 

1142. ERI CARLTON8 MANNING (Saml.,^ Solomon/' 
Wm.,5 Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.^) b. 1834, Aug. 7, at Andover, 
Mass. When young he worked several years as a carpenter iu and 
around Boston, but, in 1861, removed to Indianapolis, Ind., and 
opened a shoe-store. Subsequent to the death of his older son he 
returned to Mass., and settled at Haverhill, where he has a sawing 
and turning establishment. He m. 1859, July 10, Emma Frances, 
dau. of Enoch and Hannah Stevens, of Haverhill, b. 1839, Sep. 
17, at Billerica. Ch. : 

2289. George Winfield, b. 18C5, Oct. 9; d. 1866, June 11. 

2290. Lester Greenleaf, b. 1868, Jan. 4; resides with his parents. 

1156. JACOBS MANNING (Jacob,^ Jacob,^ Jacob,^ 
Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1797, Oct. 31, at Chelmsford, 
Mass. He lived iu youth at Lyndeboro and Francestown, N. H., 
but, about 1823, removed with his family to Cameron, Steuben 
Co., N. Y., making the journey with his own team; but soon 
went to the neighboring town of Greenwood, where he remained 
until his death. He was among the first settlers, and endured 
many hardships and privations. He worked at his trade of shoe- 
maker winters, and on his farm summers, establishing a home for 
his family. He bought and cleared a large tract of land, and built 
mills and manufactured large quantities of pine lumber. To get 
the fruit-trees now standing on the old farm he went on foot 
about forty miles. He was prominent in state, county and town 
affairs, and a leading man in all matters relating to schools and 
the church. Having early experienced religion he united with 
the Presbyterians, was made deacon, and was widely known by 
that designation. He was a Christian aentleman in the full sense 
of the term. By his upright character, steadfast honesty, chari- 
table deeds and readiness to use his good efforts for the better- 
ment of the condition of all whom he knew he gained the profound 
respect of all classes of people, and was universally regarded as a 
good and exemplary man. He m. (1st) Anna, dau. of Andrew 
Fuller, of Lyndeboro, who d. at Greenwood, 1833, Feb. 11, aged 
38; and (2d) Sarah, dau. of Henry and Mary Prentice, b. 1801, 



430 Tin: MANNING FAMILY, 

Feb. 27, at Hnncoc'k, N. II., who tl. 1865, Oct. 11. Dea. Maii- 
niug d. 1800, I\Iay 9, at Greenwood. 

Ch. of Jacob and Anna Manning: 

2l"J1. D.vmki,, b. 1820, Feb. 2-i, at Chelmsford, Mass. 
22'.t2. Jacob Mkukill, b. 1824, Dec. 31, at Greenwood. 

2293. CAiAax Watts, d. 1828, Mch., in infancy. 

2294. SA15AII AxxA, b. 1831, Jan. 27, at Greenwood; d. 1872, May .30; 

m. 1852, Jan. 1, Dr. Richard [I., son of Thomas Sheflield, in 
1889 a physician at GifTord, Iowa, and now at Eldora. Ch. : 
I. Edna Helen, b. 1853, May 1; d. 1854, Mch. 5. II. Eddie 
Maxwell, b. 185(;, Dec. 20, at Jasper, N. Y. III. Pitt Man- 
ning, b. 1864, Jnne 19, at Greenwood. IV. Anna Fuller, b. 
1867, May 25, at G. 

Ch. of Jacob and Sarah Mannimj : 

2295. Ejiily Pkkxtice, b. 1838, Oct. 8, at Greenwood, Avhcre she re- 

sides; m. 1800, Mch. 14, Darius, sou of Joseph and Elizabeth 
Shaw, b. 1832, Feb. 18, at Jerusalem, Yates Co., N. Y. Ch. : 
I. Minor, b., 1800, Dec. 25, at Jasper. II. Agnes May, b. 
1863, Mch. 17, at J. III. Sarah, b. 1806, Dec. 27, at Green- 
wood. IV. Nellie Emily, b. 1875, May 5, at G. 

1157. SOLOMONS MANNING (Jacob,^ Jacob,^ Jacob,^ 
Wm.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1799, May 16, at Chelmsford, 
Mass. After the early death of his father he lived witli his uncle 
Asa, until 21. Soon after, he went to INIedford, INIass., where he 
was for 5 years employed b}' Dudley Hall, having charge of all 
the farming operations and caring for the teams, stock, etc., as 
well as the crops. When 25 he had saved about 81,000, which he 
invested in a farm at Bedford, N. II., walking to that town from 
Medford, a distance of 50 miles, looking over and purchasing the 
farm one day and returning to INIedford the next. In 1825 he set- 
tled on the farm, wliich is still occupied l)y his descendants. This 
farm produced the first hops raised in the town, and perhaps the 
first in N. II., the previous owner having brought the roots from 
"Wilmington, INIass. ; an industry which continued throughout the 
vicinity for 50 years. In 1831. iluring a deep religious interest in 
town, ]Mr. Manning and his wife were among the 91 persons who 
united willi tlie church. He served as selectman in 1846. He was 
of mild temperament and quiet disposition, and, physicall}', very 
strong. He ni.,1823, Mary Fletcher, ^of Tyngsboro, Mass., b. 1800, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 431 

Mch. 22, at Ashby. Her ancestry was Jonas^' and Polly (Wood- 
ward) of Ashby and Tyngsboro, her parents; Janies^ and Rebecca 

(Prescott) of Westford ; Timothy* and Mary ( ) of Westford ; 

Dea. Paul^ and Deliverance (vStevens) of Chelmsford ; Wm.- and 
Lydia (Bates) of Chelmsford, and Robert' Fletcher, who came 
from England, 1630, and settled at Concord, where he was a 
wealtliy and influential citizen. Mr. Manning d. 1862, Nov. 6 ; 
his widow d. 1878, Mch. 12, both at Bedford, where they are 
buried in the Center cemeter}^ Ch. : 

2296. Joseph, b. 1824, Apr. 22, at Tyngsboro. 

2297. Jacob Warrkx, b. 1826, Feb. 20, at Bedford. v' 

2298. Maky, b. 1828, Apr. 27, at Bedford; m. 1849, Oct. 25, Hartw.elt; 

son of Daniel Nichols, of Reading, Mass. Ch., b. at Reading : 
I. Ida Maria, b. 1855, Apr. 18; d. 1857, Dec. 29. II. Adeline 
Lilyan, b. 1858, Oct. 20. III. Sidney Parlvcr, b. 1860, Sep. 2; 
d. 1862, Aug. 27. IV. Louise Frances, b 1864, Jan. 2; m. 
Charles E., son of Charles H. Walton, of Walvefleld. Ch. : 1. 
Blanch Lilyan, b. 1885, Jan. 7. 2. Marion Louise, b. 1887, Mch. 
26.— V. Arthur Edward, b. 1870, Aug. 22. 

2299. Dudley Hall, b. 1829, Oct. 24, at Bedford. 

2300. Solomon, b. 1831, Aug. 29,- at Bedford. 

2301. Lucy Ann, b. 1833, June 3, at Bedford; ni. 1851, Nov. 28, Wm., 

son of Henry Kingman, of Reading. She d. 1855, Apr. 6. No 
ch. 
2.W2. Sakah Jane, b. 1835, June 11 ; d. 1853, Apr. 13. 

2303. HAERnsT Abigail, b. 1837, Dec. 6; d. 1859, Mch. 15. 

1164. SHEREBIAH8 MANNING (Asa,^ Jacob,^ Jacob,^ 
Wm.,4Saml.,3Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1817, Jan. 3, at Lyndeboro, N. H. 
After his marriage he took possession of the old homestead, his 
parents living with him. He was given an undivided half of the 
farm, and his father willed him the remainder. He was selectman 
of Lyndeboro ; represented that town in the Legislature ; was a 
charter member and lieutenant of the Artillery Co., and a-member 
of the Congregational church and Supt. of the Sunday school. He 
m. 1841, June 3, Julia A., dau. of Hezekiah and Annie C. (Batch- 
elder) Duncklee, b. 1815, Oct. 21, at Lyndeboro; d. 1888, Apr. 
22. Mr. Manning d. 1895, Oct. 30, both at New Boston. His 
children reside on the farm. Ch., b. at Lyndeboro : 

2304. Hexuy a., b. 1845, Oct. 31 ; xinm. 

2305. Anna Julia, b, 1857, Aug. 20; unm. 

1165. .JOSEPH^ MANNING (Asa," Jacob,'"" Jacob,^ Wm.,* 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1819, 'July 19, at Lyndeboro, N. H. At 



432 TIIK MANNING FAMILY. 

the age of 18 be began to learn the trade of carriage-making at 
Francestowu, and, before he was 21, went to Greenville, 111., and 
set np in business at his trade. There was enough work for him 
to do, but there were also the privations of a new country and a 
scarcity of money, and these made it up-hill striving in spite of 
his industry. Fever and chills impaired his health, and, in 1844, 
he returned to his native place for a few mouths recuperation. Re- 
turning to Greenfield he rented a farm and remained until 1846, 
jMarch, when he and his family went to Michigan with horses and 
wagon, camping out at night, and staying in a house only one 
night of the three weeks required for the journey. He bought a 
farm of 62 acres in Stockbridge, Ingham Co., where they endured 
the privations of pioneer life in a log-cabin for a time. In 1862 
he rented his farm and, to secure the advantages of good schools, 
removed to Corunna, Avhere he engaged in the carriage business, 
alone, at first, but, after two or three years, with Joseph N. Lemon 
and, later, Chas. P. Williams as partners, making the firm Lemon, 
Manning & Co. In 1869 j\Ir. Manning disposed of his interest, 
and, the following year, bought a carriage stand in Owosso, where 
he continued in business. Although never active in politics he was, 
in the spring of 1878, unanimously elected mayor of Owosso, his 
name being at the head of four different tickets. He and his wife 
were deeply interested in, and gave time, money and influence to 
the cause of temperance. In 1883 they united with the Congrega- 
tional church. lie was a domestic man, and his most trusted coun- 
sellor was the wife who faithfully shared the hardships and priva- 
tions of his younger years and was his helpful companion during 
nearly 45 years of married life. On his death the city government 
passed resolutions certifying to his high character and integrity as 
a citizen and his executive efficiency as mayor. The Royal Tem- 
plars had charge of the funeral arrangements, and, together with 
the ex-mayor and then officiating city officers, were in attendance. 
He m. at Greenville, 1812, Feb. 8, Laura Amanda, dau. of David 
and Laura (Stei)hens) Ormsby, b. 1823, Feb. 1, at Underbill, Vt. 
She d. 181)1, Dec. 30; Mr. Manning d. 1886, Nov. 10, both at 
Owosso. Ch. : 

2306. JosKPir WAmiKN, b. 1842, Dec. 20, at Greenville. 

2307. IIki.kn L.\rnA, b. 1849, Mch. 8, at Stockbridge; graduated from 

the Owosso IW'j^h School as class valedictorian, 1871; taught 
seven terms in district and village schools; entered the uflicc 
of the Owosso Pr«ss and remained two 3'ears, learning the bus- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 433 

iness in general from type-setting to proof-reading, itemizing, 
etc. ; studied stenograptiy and, 1873, went to N. Y. City and 
took a flnisliing course. Slie did two years' work as amanuensis 
in tlie publisliing liouse of Fowler & Wells, and live more years 
of short-hand work in the auditor-general's office, Lansing, 
Mich. She had been a newspaper correspondent, but after 1877, 
her literary work was in the line of religion and temperance, 
in short articles, sketches and stories for religious papers, with 
occasional magazine articles. Impaired health led her to give 
up active life in 1881, after which teaching stenography and 
type-writing and literary work occupied her time. She d. unra. 
1899, Sep. 10, in Boston, Mass. 
2308. Clara Lydia, b. 1852, May 31, at Stockbridge ; res. Owosso; m. 
1874, Oct. 8, John Underhill, son of Ira and Hannah (Hoffman) 
Miller, b. 1849, Jan. 26, at Crawfordsville, Ind. Ch., b. at 
Owosso : I. Hugh Manning, b. 1876, Feb. 22. II. Edna Helen, 
b. 1879, Nov. 29. III. Flossie May, b. 1885, Feb. 15. IV. Mar- 
tha Warren, b. 1887, Sep. 20; d. 1887, Sep. 24. 



1168. JESSES MANNING (Jesse,' Jesse,^ Jacob,^ Wm.,"» 
Saml.,3 '\Yni.,2 Wm.i) b. 1797, Aug. 20, at Billerica, Mass. He 
was a farmer in his native town, and long occupied the old home- 
stead which had been his grandfather's. A much- respected citizen. 
He m. (1st) Mary Belcher Talbot, b. 1802, Aug. 19, at Brookline, 
N. H., and d. 1837, July 22, at Billerica; and (2d) 1838, May 13, 
Eleanor, dau. of David and Eleanor Brown Morgan, b. 1813, Oct. 
8, at Cliarlotte, Vt. She d. 1893, Jan. 7; Mr. Manning d. 1885, 
Oct. 1, both at Billerica. 

Gh. of Jesse and Mary B. Manning: 

2309. Albert Dudley, b. 1820, Dec. 20, at Brookline. 

2310. AuGUSTEs-E, b. 1822, Apr. 24, at Brookline; d. 1825, Sep. 12. 

2311. Martha, b. 1824, May 26, at Billerica; d. 1825, Sep. 18. 

2312. William Henry, b. 1826, Sep. 2, at Billerica. 

2313. Otis Talbot, b. 1828, Apr. 10, at Billerica. 

2314. Augustus Richard, b. 1830, Aug. 18, at Billerica. 

2315. Mary, b. 1832, Feb. 26, at Billerica, where she resides; m. 1853, 

Aug. 17, Joshua Woodman Shores, of New Hampton, N. H.. 
whod. 1878, Feb. 24 ; and she m. (2d) Peter Shores, his brother. 
Ch. : Lydia Ann, b. 1855, July 24, at Lowell; m. 1876, Apr. 20, 
Joseph Dwight Runnells and had ch., Albert Woodman, b. 1878, 
Sep. 19, at Billerica. 

2316. Charles Asa, b. 1836, Dec. 2, at Billerica. 

28 



434 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Ch. oj Jesse and Eleanor Manning: 

2317. Orlaxdo Lowell, b. 1840, Oct. 2, at Billerica. A soldier of the 

Rebellion in Co. G, 47tliRefit. Mass. Volunteers; enlisted 1862, 
Oct. 31. He d. 1807, Dec. 29, at Concord, N. H. No ch. He 
m. 18(;3, Apr. 27, Sarali Lovantia, dan. of Deacon Hazen and 
Sarah Emerson (Corliss) Ruunells, b. 1845, May 15, at Concord. 
She m. (2d) Gear. 

2318. Eleanor, b. 1841, Dec. 13, at Billerica; res., 1900, Mt. Vernon. 

N. H. ; m. Josepli Elbridge Perkins, b. 1835, July 24, at Med- 
ford, Mass. No ch. 

2319. Martha Ann, b. 1846, July 5, at Billerica; res. Somerville; m. 

1871, Dec. 21, Charles Henry Marston, b. 1845, July 20, In 
Boston. Ch. : I. William Henry, b. 1873, Mch. .30, at Maiden. 
II. Eva Gertrude, b. 1874, June 17, in Boston. III. Charles 
Warren, b. 1882, July II, in Boston. 

2320. Caroline Fay, b. 1847, Oct. 16, at Billerica; d. 1873, Apr. 25. 

2321. Laura JAXK.b. 1853, Jan. 12, at Billerica; res. N. Dighton, Mass. : 

m. 1872, Nov. 27, Frank Eugene Randlett, b. 1849, May 24, at 
Meredith. N. H. ; and (2d') 1898, Dec. 14, Francis W. Barney. 
Ch. : Frank Sidney, b. 1873, Nov. 24, at Lowell ; ni. Alice 
Noyes, of Taunton, and had ch., Harold, b. 1898, Jan. 7. 

2322. Edwin, b. 1855, Nov. 24. He resides on the old homestead. He 

m. 1884, June 3, Carrie Helen, dau. of Thomas Freeman and 
Abbie Greeley West, b. 1857, Nov. 11, at Billerica. No ch., 
1899. 

1169. NANCYS MANNING (Jesse,^ Jesse,^ Jacob,^ Wm.,< 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1800, June 26, at Tewksbury, Mass. ; m. 
there, 1820, June 28, Zephaniah Kittredge, b. 1795, Apr. 20, at 
Mont Vernon, N. H. She d. 1868, Mch. 26; he d. 1876, Sep. 
20, both at Mont Vernon, where their ch. were born. Ch. : 

2323. Nancy Jane (Kiltredgc) b. 1821, Aug. 15. 

2324. Eliza Anx (Kittredge) b. 1824, Aug. 31 ; d. 1845, Aug. 81. 

2325. Lucy Maria (Kittredge) b. 1826, Jan. 20. 

2326. P.VMELIA Jakes (Kittredge) b. 1828, Mch. 

2327. Hexkv Jack-son (Kittredge) b. 1830, Mch. 1. 

2328. Geokce WASiiiN(iTox (Kittredge) b. 18:i6, Aug. 20; d. 1869. Nov. 1- 

2329. Sarah Frances (Kittredge) b. 1842, Mch. 8. 

1170. ELIZABETH'' MANNING (Jesse," Jesse," Jacob, ^ 
Wm.,'1 Saml.,=^ Wm.,- Wni.') b. 1810, Apr. 17, perhaps at Sutton, 
N. H. She m. (1st) 1831, at Leicester, Mass., Charles Warden, 
b. 1808, Feb. 24, at Worcester, and d. there 1840, Mch. 28; and 
(2d) 1844, July 30, at Brattleboro, Vt., Harry Grout, of AVarwick, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 435 

Mass., who d. 1878, Dec. 24, aged 86 yrs. and 10 mos. She d. 
1848, Nov. 12, at Warwick. 

Ch. oj CJiarles and Elizabeth (Manning) Warden: 

2330. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1832, Jan. 3, at Worcester; d. 1843, Mch. 16. 

2331. Charles Stillman, b. 1833, Feb. 20, at Worcester; in. at War- 

wick, 1854, Oct. 31, Mary Ann Rich, who d. 18G1, Feb. 7, at 
Athol, and he m. (2d) 1864, July 3, Mary Ann Osgood, of 
Koxbury, b. 1839, Dec. 9; res. Northfleld. Ch. : I. Minnie 
Eveline, b. 1858, Nov. 10, at Athol. II. Lena Josephine, b. 1861, 
Jan. 28, at A. ; m. P'rank Wilder Delva. 

2332. Samuel, b. 1834, Feb. 27, at Athol; res. Boston; Deputy Supt. of 

Faneuil Hall Market; m. 1855, Nov. 28, Harriet Ellen, sister of 
the late Washington A. Bartlett, U. S. N. Ch. : Vincent Es- 
terban Ovedia, b. 1858, Aug. 15, in Boston; d. 1865, Aug. 28' 

2333. Harriet Jaxe, b. 1835, Feb. 17, at Worcester; d. 1848, Feb. 17. 

Ch. of Harry and Elizabeth (Manning) Grout: 

2334. Ellen Maria, b. 1845, Mch. 8, at Warwick; res. Wendell; m. 

1869, Apr. 17, Baxter Holbrook Worden, of Guildford, Vt. 
Ch., b. at Warwick: I. Cora Elizabeth, b. 1870, Nov. 16. II. 
Mabel Nancy, b. 1872, Sep. 1. III. Maria Leonard, b. 1875, 
Oct. 7. IV. Hattie May, b. 1879, Mch. 27. V. Edward Bar- 
ton, b. 1881, Apr. 11. VI. Clifford Henry, b. 1889, June 10. 

2335. Eliza Ann, b. 1847, Aug. 11, at Warwick; m. Henry Francis 

Grout. Ch. : I. Eva Adella, b. 1871, Sep. 23, at Worcester. 
II. Walter Henry, b. 1880, May 21, at Worcester. III. Clara 
Louise, b. 1882, Feb. 24, at No. Brookfield. 

1171. DAVIDS MANNING (Jesse,'' Jesse.e Jacob,^ Wm.," 
Saml.,3 Wm.,'2 Wm.i) b. 1812, Apr. 14, at Sutton, N. H. He 
resided at Paxton, Mass., and Worcester, where he was a boot 
and shoe manufacturer. At the time of the Rebellion, he was a 
member of the Freedom Club, a loyal organization, and one of 
three members who constituted the business committee. He m. 
at Paxton, 1838, May 24, Lucy B., dau. of Jonathan P. and 
Bethiah (Avery) Grosvenor, b. 1810, Mch. 10, at Paxton. She 
d. 1896, Apr. 7 ; Mr. Manniug d. 1890, Apr. 15, both at Worces- 
ter, where they are buried. Ch. : 

2336. Bethia Grosvenor, b. 1840, Aug. 16, at Paxton ; d. 1894, Oct. 29 ; 

in. 1868, Nov. 11, Joseph A. Titus, a lawyer, b. at Leicester; 
son of Vernon and Mary Titus. Ch. , b. at Worcester: I. 
George Augustus, b. 1870, June 4. II. Albert Grosvenor, b. 



436 THE MANXTNG FAIMTLY. 

1872, Sep. 10; ra. Marion Jenkins, the well-kno'wn singer. 
III. Bertha, b. 1878, Jan. 23. 

2337. George Gelman, b. 1842, Oct. 20, at Paxton. 

2338. Theodore, b. 1844, Oct. 18, at Paxton. 

2339. David, b. 1846, Au^. 29, at Paxton. 

2340. Cii.^RLE.s Walter, b. 1848, Aug. 2, at Worcester. 

2341. Joseph Avery, b. 1851, Feb. 19, at Worcester, 

2342. Frederick, b. 1856, July 13; d. 1856, Dec. 30. 

1174. SAMUEL STILLMAX8 MANNING (Jesse,"^ Jesse,^ 
Jacob,5 Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1818, Nov. 22, at Lex- 
ington, Mass. He m. 1844, Sep. 3, Rachel Diamy, clau. of David 
and Charlotte Johnson, b. 1821, Jan. 9, at Montague. She d. 
1886, Aug. 29 ; Mr. Manning d. 1897, Oct. 13, both at Wendell. 
Their first child was born at Wendell ; all others at Orange. Ch. : 

2343. Da%id Augustixe, b. 1845, July 3; d. 1845, Sep. 2. 

2344. George Wallace, b. 1846, June 21. 

2345. William Hewett, b. 1849, Mch. 24 , res. Wendell; m. Emmalsa- 

bell Leonard, b. 1861. Nov. 15, at Northfleld. No ch., 1899. 

2346. Charles Stillman, b. 1852, Jan. 10; d. 1855, Mch. 30. 

2347. Ellen Maria, b. 1854, Dec. 24; res. Erving; m. Alex Baker, b. 

1857, Dec. 20, at Woon.socket, li. I. Ch. : I. Bertie Stilluian, 
b. 1880, Mch. 11, at Warwick. II. Minnie Ellen, b. 1882, Aug. 
18, at Erving. III. Lulu May, b. 1883, Aug. 13, at Erving. IV. 
Wes. Lester Ernest, b. 1885, Apr. 27, at Orange. 

2348. Eliza Jane, b. 1856, Dec. 4; d. 1863, Dec. 5. 

2349. Hattie Bartlett, b. 1858, May 26; d. 1863, Dec. 11. 

1189. EDWARD AUGUSTUS^ MANNING (Thomas,^ 
Thomas," Jacob,-'^ Wm.,-* Saml.,3 Wni.,^ Wni.i) b. 1807, June 12, 
at Andover, Mass. He was reared on a farm in his native town 
and received a good education in the public schools. He belonged 
to the Andover militia, and, 1834, July 7, was commissioned by 
Gov. John Davis " ensign of a company of Light Infantry " in the 
3d Regt., 2d Brigade, and 2d Division of the IMass. militia. He 
was at one time lieutenant or captain. When young he learned 
the trade of plain and ornamental painting, but it did not agree 
with him, and he abandoned it and was for several years in the 
service of the Boston & Maine railroad. In 18o6 he removed to 
Manchester, Del. Co., Iowa, where he resided until his death, en- 
gaging in farming when his health would permit. He was a de- 
voted Christian, and an honest, upright nuin who was esteemed 
by all. He m. 1835, Nov. 25, Hannah L. Merrill, b. 1810, Aug. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 437 

13, at Hanover, N. H. ; dau. of and Hannah (Parker) Merrill. 

She d. 1857, Aug. 2; Mr. Manning d. 1870, Nov. 12, both at 
Manchester. Ch. : 

2350. Edward Bkooks, b. 1835, Oct. 22, at Topsfleld, Mass. ; weut to 
Manchester in 1855; carpenter and farmer; d. unm. 1862, Sept. 

2361. Sarah Louisa, b. 1838, Jan. 6, at Andover; res. 1900, Tacoma, 
Wash. ; m. 1862, Sep. 15, Samuel Millington Smart, b. 1836, 
Mch. 22, at Covington, N. Y. Ch. : William Edward Augustus, 
b. 1864, Sep. 19, at Manchester. Mr. S. M. Smart, d. 1865, 
Jan. 10, at M., and she m. (2d) 1871, Nov. 25, Samuel Wilson. 
Ch., b. at Manchester: I. Forrest Vivian, b. 1872, Aug. 13; d. 
1890, May 7, at M. II. Floyd Everett, b. 1875, Nov. 4. 

2352. Helen Victorlv, b. about 1840; d. 1848, May 15. 

2353. Augustus LaForresteere, b. 1842, Aug. 28, at Andover. 

2354. Catherine Cornelia, b. 1844, Apr. 1, at Andover; d. 1876, Mch. 

31, at Manchester; m. 1863, Dec. 31, David li., son of Wait J. 
and Catherine Lewis, b. 1834, May L4, at Little Falls, N. Y. 
Res. Manchester. Ch., b. there : I. Jay Wait, b. 1868, Oct. 13. 
II. Jesse Glen, b. 1875, Aug. 26. 

2355. Cora Almanza, b. 1852, Jan. 12, at Andover; res. Ravenswood, 

near Chicago; m. 1873, Nov. 10, Lncian Ford Cook, b. 1849, 
Feb. 27, at Watertown, O. ; son of Silas and Katherine. Ch, : 
I. Katie Manning, b. 1874, Aug. 17, at Dunlap, Iowa. II. Clar- 
ence Cecil, b. 1877, Dec. 11, at D. III. Fannie Ford, b. 1880, 
July 18, at D. IV. Frederick Silas, b. 1883, Nov. 5, at Logan, 
Iowa. V. George Lucian, b. 1887, June 13, at Tacoma, Wash. ; 
d. 1887, Sep. 5. VI. Ida Louise, b. 1889, Jan. 20, at T. 

1195. JOHN HART8 MANNING (Thomas,'^ Thomas,^ 
Jacob,5 Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1824, Feb. 8, at Andover, 
Mass. He was fitted for college at Phillips Academy, but, in 
consequence of ill health, did not pursue his studies further ; a 
severe disappointment, as he was anxious to enter the ministry, 
he having early experienced religion and joined the South Church 
at Andover in 1840. To regain his health he worked awhile on 
his father's farm and, later, was a teacher at Nahaut, and in 
Florida, where he passed two winters. He finally entered the 
Andover Theological Seminary in 1862, and, during tlie three 
years he was there, gained the hearty respect of his associates for 
his broad and vigorous understanding, and his modest, solid, 
Christian character. Continued ill health compelled him to decline 
a call to preach at Ashby, after his graduation, and he spent the 
winter of 1865-6 at Chattanooga, Tenn., in the service of the 



438 THE aiANNING FAMILY. 

American Home Missionary >Society, and aided in the establish- 
ment of the coUeofiate institution on Lookout Mountain. Return- 
ing North, he for six months most acceptably supplied the pulpit 
at Amherst, N, H., and afterwards accepted a call from the neigh- 
boring parish of Brooi^line. By his fidelity and earnestness he 
greatly endeared himself to his people and gained the respect of 
neighboring churches, so that when, after eighteen months, his 
pastorate was terminated by death, he was deeply and universally 
lamented. As a clergyman he was distinguished for the conscien- 
tious thoroughness and unswerving truthfulness with which he did 
his work. He was a sound scholar and had great respect for 
scholarship in others ; searched the Scriptures in the original 
tongues ; was acquainted with books and the right use of them ; 
and the logical faculty was in him well developed. His nature 
was genial, yet modest and sensitive, and he had broad views of 
the ministerial office and of the influence it would exei't on all the 
interests of society. He d. 1869, Aug. 19, after a brief illness, 
and was buried in the South Church cemetery, in his native town. 
He m. Lois Ann, dau. of Amos and Myra (Nichols) Batchelder, 
b. 1831, Mch, 11, at No. Reading, Mass., who resides, 1900, with 
her younger son at Marshfield. Ch., b. at Andover : 

235G. Mary Alton, b. 1850, Oct. 31; a graduate of Salem Normal 
School and 11 years a teacher; went to Colorado in 1882, and 
there m. John Frank Keime, a lawyer; res. New Rockford, 
N. 1). Ch. : I. Elsie Noel, b. 188i, Feb. 21, at Longmont, 
Col. II. Alvin Manning, b. 1885, May 23, at L. III. Vera 
Batchelder, b. 1887, Mch. 17, at L. IV. Mildred Martha, b. 
1889, June 22, at New Rockford. V. Wanda Frances, b. 1891, 
Apr. 5, at New R. VI. Leland, b. 1893, June 27, at New R. ; 
d. 1898, June. 

2367. John Hart, b. 1858, Feb. 3. 

2358. Martha, b. 1800, Apr. 23; m. 1892, June 21, Rev. Edward Deleran 

DisbroAv, now settled at W. Hanover. Ch., b. at Hanover: 
I. Elaine Manning, b. 1895, Dec. 5; d. 1896, Jan. II. Maud 
Bartlett, b. 1897, July 23. 

2359. Frkdicric Wilbur, b. 18G2, June 26. 

2360. Carolini: TnAYiCR, b. 1865, Nov. 6; res. Bridgewater ; m. 1889, 

Aug. 20, Edwin Hunt Whitchill. ('h. Gladys Marion, b. 1895, 
June 29, at Woodstock, Vt. 

1209. WILLIAMS MANNING (Wm.,' Wm.,^ Wm.,^ 
iBaac,"* Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. about 1804 in Boston, Mass. A 



DESCENDA2^TS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 439 

mason by trade. He was a Baptist, and used to preach at times. 
A daughter states that he was an ordained minister, though he did 
not follow that profession. He m. in Boston 1826, Jan. 12, Mary 
Smith Richardson. She d. at Somerville, 1882, Mch. 25, aged 81 
years and one month. The record of her death says she was born 
at Quincy ; family report says, born in Boston. Mr. Manning d. 
at Somerville, 1871, Mch. 16, aged 67. Ch. : 

2361. Edward WiLLiAJi, b. 1826, Aug. 20, probably In Boston; later 

history not reported. 
2361a. WiLLLUi Edward, twhi, b. 1826, Aug. 20; d. 1826, Aug. 25. 
23616. William Edward, b. 1827, Sep. 14, probably in Boston; d. 1828, 

Apr. 24r, in Boston. 
2361c. Catherine, b. 1829, Jan. 7, at Cambridge; d. 1832, May 20. 

2362. Lexora, b. 1830, Sep. 10, at Charlestown; res. Maiden; ra. Wil- 

liam Gove, b. about 1820, at Windsor, Me., and d. about 1891, 
at Revere, Mass. No ch. 
2362a. Mary Ann, b. 1832, Aug. 29 ; d. 1834, Nov. 14. 

2363. WiLLLUM, b. 1834, Aug. 9, at Lowell. 

2364. Catherixe, b. 1838, Mch. 9, at Cambridge; res. Maiden; m. Wil- 

liam Blaisdell. Ch. : Mary; m. William Cummings. Res. 
Maplewood. 
2364a. Edwix, b. 1839, Sep. 15, at Cambridge; later history not re- 
ported. 

2365. Ellis, b. 1840, Sep. 15, at Augusta, Me. A soldier of the Rebell- 

ion; d. unm. 18G4, Dec. 15. The Mass. State record of his 
death gives bis age as 23 years, 10 months and 15 days, which 
does not harmonize with the date of his birth as furnished by 
the family. The latter report says he enlisted at Upton, Mass., 
and was in Co. F, 22d Regt. ; and that he died in St. Elizabeth 
Hospital, Washington, D. C. 

2366. Augustus, b. 1845. Feb. 15, at Augusta, Me. Resides at Everett, 

Mass. ; a carpenter and builder. Record requested but not fur- 
nished. He m. at Somerville, 1869, Mch. 29, Annie Pevey, then 
aged 16 ; b. in Boston ; dau. Lyman and Rhoda. Ch. : I. Ed- 
ward, d. in infancy. II. Ida Beulah. III. Russell. IV. 
Charles Herbert. V. Eva Pearl. 

1213. DANIEL^ MANNING (John,' Wm.,6 Wm.,5 Isaac,'* 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1805, Apr. 13, at Weston, Mass. He was 
educated at the old Hacker School, Salem. His trade was that 
of a shoe manufacturer. AVhen a young man he was at one time 
employed by his half-brother, Lewis Allen, at Norfolk, Va. He 
m. 1835, Dec. 27, Hannah, dau. of Simeon and Dorcas (Newhall) 
Galucia, b. 1804, Oct. 29, at Lynn. She d. 1873, Nov. 25 ; Mr. 
Manning d. 1859, Sep. 23, both at Peabody. Ch., b. at Peabody : 



440 THE MANNING FA>nLT. 

2367. Greenwood, b. 183G, Oct. 8; res. li)00, Peabody; ra. 1865, Jan. 

30, Lucy A. Nutter, of Beverly. No ch. 

2368. Lewis Axxen, b. 1838, Aug. 2. 

1214. CAROLINES MANNING (JohnJ Wm.,6 Wm.,^ 
Isaac/ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1807, Jan. 26, at Salem, Mass. ; 
in. Henry, son of Joseph and Annie (Orne) Janes, b. 1803, Jan. 
28, at Salem. He d. 1888, Mch. 12; she d. 1875, June, both at 
Lyun. Ch. : 

2369. Caroline Henrietta (Janes) b. 1830, Aug. 27, at Gilmanton, 

N. H. ; m. Samuel Walker. 

2370. Helen Prischxa (Janes) b. 1835, Apr. 15, at Lynn, Mass. ; d. 

1879, July; m. Jeremiah Abbott. 

2371. Charles Henry (Janes) b. 1837, Oct. 22, at Lynn; a soldier of 

the KebelUon; d. 18G1, July 21, at battle of Bull Run. 

2372. Mary Bennett (Janes) b. 1839, Sep. 3, at Lynn; res. Lynn; ra. 

Thomas II. Andrews. 

2373. Horace Augustus (Janes) b. 1841, Oct. 20, at Lynn; d. 1846, 

Mch. 

2374. Anna Augusta (Janes) b. 1843, Oct. 19, at Lynn ; d. 1863, Nov. 

22. 

2375. Clara Emma (Janes) b. 1848, Jan. 1, at Lynn; m. Horace A. 

Annis. 

1216. JOHNS MANNING (John,' Wm.,6 Wm.,"^ Isaac,-* 
Saml.,3 "\Vm..2 Wm.^) b. 1811, May 4, at Salem, Mass. A mason 
by trade. He m. 1836, Apr. 4, Rebecca Elizabeth, dau. of Ed- 
mund and Hannah (Galucia) Jeffrey, b. 1813, Dec. 13, at Salem. 
She d. 1895, Apr. 4 ; Mr. Manning d. 1870, May 15. both at Pea- 
body. Ch., b. at South Danvers (now Peabody) : 

2376. Elizabeth Helen, b. 1838, June 27; res., 1900, Peabody; m. 1865, 

Mch. 20, David Gould Lake, b. 1831, Aug. 20, at Topsfleld, son 
of David and Lucy (Gould) Lake. Ch., b. at Peabody: I. 
Lucy Helen, b. 1866, Sep. 4; m. Jacob Jewett Hardy. 11. Ma- 
bel, b. 1869, Sep. 10; m. Fred Leigh Fuller. 

2377. John Henry, b. 1840, July 31. 

2378. Charles Richari>son, b. 1843, June 11; res. Peabody; m. 1870, 

Mrs. Margaret (Oliver) Fleet, who d. 1886, Dec. No ch. 

1217. CHARLES8 MANNING (John,'' Wm.,6 Wm.,^ 
Isaac,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1813, June 19, at Salem, Mass. 
He was a pupil in the Old Hacker School, and, later, attended an 
academy in N. II. (at Hopkiuton, according to recollection). When 
a young man he carried on leather manufacturing on Boston st., 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 441 

Salem, and, later, was a leather measurer in Peabody for many 
years. He was a great temperance worker, and was for some 
years chaplain of Henfield Division, Sous of Temperance. He was 
a fine siuger, and in his young days belonged to different singing 
societies. He was always fond of books, especially Shakspeare, 
and, after his eyesight failed, would repeat page after page from 
memory, and could also recite entire chapters of the Bible. He m. 
1848, July 9, Mary Shepard Morrill, b. 1825, Apr. 2.5, at China, 
Me. ; d. 1871, Dec. 30, at Peabody; dan. of Robert and Abigail 
(Clarridge) Morrill ; and (2d) Charlotte, dan. of George E. and 
Cynthia (Clarridge) Bailey, b. 1829, Jan. 27, at Salem, who sur- 
vives him. Mr. Manning d. 1897, Oct. 19, at No. 32 Dearborn 
St., Salem. Ch., b. at South Danvers, now Peabody : 

2379. Francis, b. 1850, May 26; d. 1852, Aug. 29. 

2380. Caroline Maria, b. 1852, Aug. 22; unm. 

2381. MaryAbby, b. 1856, July 16; res. Salem; m. 1880, June 23, George 

Stewart Searle, b. 1853, Nov. 19, at Hill, N. H.; son of James 
Sanborn and Susan Lucinda (Stewart) Searle. Ch., b. at Sa- 
lem : I. Kobert Stewart, b. 1882, Aug. 24. II. Helen May, b. 
1885, Sep. 23. III. Louise Manning, b. 1889, Oct. 9. 

2382. Addie Louisa, b. 1859, Feb. 7; d. 1862, Feb. 28. 

2383. Henry Shepard, b. 1865, Aug. 30. 

1218. ALVAREZ KENT^ MANNING(John,7 Wm.,6 Wm.,5 
Isaac," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1816, Oct. 5, at Salem, Mass. He 
carried on the painting business for years. He belonged to the 
Odd Fellow fraternity. He m. 1857, Mch. 12, Martha, dau. of 
Thomas Thompson and Mary (Ward) Hazen, b. 1822, Sep. 22, 
at Bactouche, N. B., who i-esides, 1900, in Boston, where Mr. 
Manning d. 1887, Dec. 20. Ch., b. at Needham : 

2384. Nathan Hazen, b. 1860, Jan. 14 : res. Chicago, where he is fore- 

man of a carpet work room. A member of the Masonic fi'a- 
ternity, and has been a Master Mason for some years. He m. 
1893, May 1, Fanny Amelia, dau. of Anthony P. and Mary A. 
(Hammond) Carr, b. 18G8, Feb. 2, at Dumfries, N. B. No ch., 
1899. 

2385. Cora Mabel, b. 1862, July 9; unm., 1899. 

2386. Laura Isadoha, h. 1864, Nov. 19; num., 1899. 

1219. HENRY MURRAY^ MANNING (John,'' Wm.,^ 
Wm.,5 Isaac,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1818, Oct. 10, at Salem, 
Mass. A shoemaker. He m. 1845, Feb. 27, Rebecca Ferson 



442 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Ingalls, b. 1832, Nov. 30, at Lyim. Mr. Manning d. 1885, Feb. 
11, at Pcabody. Ch. : 

2387. Chahlks Lkwis, b. 1845, Aug. 6. Information indirectly received 

leads to the belief that he was a soldier of the Uebellion. 

2388. Geougk Hf.xry, b. 1847, Sep. 8; d. 1849, Aug. 24. 

2389. Georgk Hexky, b. 1850, Apr. 10; m. 1878, June 5, Nellie Frances 

Woodbury, then aged 22. One son. Resides, 1900, at Peabody. 
Omissions and possible errors in tliis section are due to his 
failure to answer letters. 

2390. Maky Rebecca, b. 1853, Feb. 22; m. 1875, Oct. 14, George E. 

Ingalls; res. Peabody. Two sons and two daughters. 

1222. EDA\^AR1) PHEBLES MANNING (Isaac,^ Wm.,6 
Wm.,5 Isaac," Saml.,^ Wni.,^ Wm.i) b. 1809, Nov. 2, at Salem, 
Mas8. A baker in Boston at one time. He m. at Weld, Me., 
1839, May 28, Jnliett Eenerwell Ilosmer, b. 1815, May 27, at 
Temple, Me. She d. 1897, Feb. 21, at Norton, Mass.; Mr. 
Manning d. 1872, Oct. 26, at Tanntou. Ch. : 

2391. JuLiETT Ophelia, b. 1840, Mch. 24, in Boston; d. 1843, Nov. 14, 

at Providence, R. I. 

2392. George Edwin, b. 1841, Aug. 8, in Boston. 

2393. RniON Augustus, b. 1846, Sep. 2, at Providence; d. there 1852. 

July 10. 

1223. ISAAC« MANNING (Isaac,'' Wm.,6 Wm.,^ Isaac," 
Sainl.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1812, Feb. 2, at Salem, Mass. About 
1840 he went to Nashua, N. H., vrhore he was a physician, and 
where he resided until within a few months of his death. He 
m. Harriet Jane Chapiu, b. 1821, Dec. 1, at Hillsboro, N. H.; 
d. 1885, Feb. 20, at Milford. Her ancestry was Obadiah" and 
Mary (McCally, or McColley) her parents; Obadiaht^ and Lois 
(Rose) of Grauby, Ct. ; Eliphalet-'"' and Azuba (Pease) ; Nathan- 
iel" and Sarah (Abbe) all of Enfield ; Thomas^ and Sarah 
(Wright) ; Japhet^ and Abaline (Cooley) all of Chicopee, Mass., 
and l)ea. SamueP and Cicely Chapin, \vl:o were of Koxbury, 
Mass., 1638, but removed to Springfield, 1642. Deacon Samuel' 
was a magistrate and a selectman. Dr. Manning d. 1870, Aug. 3, 
at Milford, N. II. Ch., b. at Nashua: 

2394. George Henry, b. 1845, Mch. 21; d. 1848, Oct. 17. 

2395. George Henry, b. 1848, Doc. 17; d. 1850, Aug. 16. 

2396. Em.ma^Maria, b. 1851, Sep. 7; m. 1872, May 15, Walter Scott 

Huntley, and (2d) 1899, Nov. 16, Edward William Walker, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIA3I MANNING. 443 

then of Lexington, Mass. Resides at Millis. No ch. She 
■was long a public reader, and teacher of elocution and physi- 
cal culture in the Nashua schools, the High School of Lowell, 
Mass., and in other schools. 

2397. Mary Ella, b. 1855, June 18; d. 1857, Feb. 8. 

2398. Charles Newell, b. 1858, Apr. 8; d. 1859, Feb. 8. 

1224. GEORGE RICHARDS* MANNING (Isaac J Wm.,^ 
Wm.,5 Isaac,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 VVm.i) b. 1814, Oct. 12, at Charles- 
town, Mass. A baker. He in. 1838, May 30, Abigail, dau. of 
Amos and Abigail (Baker) Hosmer, b. 1812, Nov. 1, at Temple, 
Me. She d. 1882, June 30 ; Mr. Manning d. 1893. Dec. 28, both 
at Pawtucket, R. I. Ch. : 

2399. Abby Caroline, b. 1839, Feb. 3, at Farmington, Me. ; res., 1900, 

Westfield, Mass. ; m. John Willmarth Foster, b. 1840, Mch. 5, 
at Taunton. He is an inventor, and the Foster Machine Co. 
tabes its name from him. Ch. : I. Frances Louisa, b. 1867, 
July 7, at No. Providence, R. I. II. George Willmarth, b. 
1874, Jan. 12, at Central Falls. 

2400. Charlotte Louisa, b. 1841, Jan. 23, in Boston; d. 1880, July 15; 

m. 1870, Jan. 13, Samuel Newman, b. 1843, Jan. 13, at Rehoboth. 
Ch. : Alice Richards, b. 1874, May 25. Mrs. Charlotte New- 
man m. (2d) 1880, June 24, Charles F. Read. 

2401. George Edward, b. 1843, Dec. 15, in Philadelphia, Pa. ; d. 1865, 

Aug. 21. 

2402. Saji AVrs'KLEY, b. 1848, Aug. 14, in Boston. 

2403. Jtjliett Augusta, b. 1853, Mch. 16, at Pawtucket ; res. Osterville, 

Mass. ; m. at Pawtucket, 1876, Nov. 23, Philip Thorndike Chace, 
who d. 1887, Feb. 14; and (2d) E. W. Freeman. Ch. : I. Es- 
ther Abigail, b. 1878, Nov. 23, at Pawtucket. II. Alice Louisa, 
b. 1880, Oct. 5, at Lincoln; d. 1885, Mch. 24. III. Thorndike 
Meiggs, b. 1883, Apr. 25, at Pawtucket. IV. Clayton Manning, 
b. 1885, Sep. 14, at P. 

2404. Henry Lawrenxe, b. 1855, July 29, at Pawtucket; record not 

furnished. 

1229. JONATHAN CALL^ MANNING (Wm. H.," I.saac,6 
Wm.,5 Isaac," Saml.,3 \Y,n.,2 Wm.') b. 1795, Feb. 23, at Charles- 
town, Mass. He was a printer of long experience, having been 
thus engaged in Boston 1823-57, or for 84 years continuously, 
and perhaps longer. He resided for some time in tlie city proper, 
but, after 1835, chiefly in South Boston, where, for several years, 
his home was on Broadway, near C street. He m. 1819, Oct. 24, 
Jane, dau. of Ephraim and Elizabeth (another account says Jane, 



444 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

instead of Elizabeth) Hutchinson, b. in Boston ; d. there 1857, 
Aug. 8, aged 62. Mr. Manning was drowned 1859, Sep. 21, at 
Boston. Ch. : 

2405. William Homes, b. 1820, Nov. 3, at Charlestown. 

2406. Mauy BoRBECK, b. 1822, June 8, at Charlestown ; m. at Boston, 

1841, Aug. 28, John Franklin Taylor, of Belfast, Me. She d. 
in San Francisco, where her famil}' is supposed to be now. 

2407. Joseph Stacy, b. 1824, Jan. 8, at Charlestown. 

2408. Emily I'.., b. 1825, May 1, in Boston; d. there; m. (1st) 

Edmunds, and had a child Emma (who ra. Charles Richardson, 
of Dracut, and has failed to answer letters asking for informa- 
tion). Mrs. Emily m. (2d) 1854, Apr. 16, Andrew S., son of 
Thomas Manly, and had a son Edwin. 

2409. Maria Edes. b. 1827, Feb. 26, in Boston; m. 1848, Jan. 2, James 

Willis, and d. leaving an only child, Maria, who lived to woman- 
hood, but d. uum. 

2410. Et.t.fx Jaxe, b. 1834, Apr. 8, in Boston ; m. Frenzell, a 

German. She d. in Va. ; her ch. res. Fairfax Court House, Va. 

1245. JANETS MANNING (\Vm.," James,^ Wm.,Msaae,< 
Sam!. ,3 Wm..2 Wm.^) b. 1794, Sep. 28, in Maine; m. 1819, May 
20, Joseph, son of David and Miriam (Dunnell) Burbank, b. 1795, 
July 9, at Scarborough. Shed. 1823, Oct. 30, at Effingham, N. H., 
after which he married her sister Susanna, and he d. 1876, June 
24, at Old Orchard, Me. Ch., b. at Effingham : 

2411. Aloxzo (Burbank) b. 1820, Aug. 28; m. Sophia G. Moses. 

2412. David (Burbank) b. 1821. Dec. 17; m. Clara A. Kautler. 

1247. SUSANNA*^ MANNING (Wm.,' James,^ Wm.,^ 
Isaac." Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1799, Jan. 3, at Cornish, Me. ; d. 
1855, Feb. 2, at Paris, Me. ; m. 1824, Oct. 13, Joseph Burbank, 
who had previously married her sister Janet. Ch. : 

2413. EsTWiCK EvAXS (Burbank) b. 1825, July 20, at Etliugham, N. H. ; 

m. Olivia Nichols. 

2414. Susan J.vnkt (Burbank) b. 1827, Feb. 2. at E. ; d. 1899, Oct. 23, 

at Portland, Me. ; m. George Chase Peters, who d. 1899, Dec. 4. 

2415. Per.sis Brown (Burbank) b. 1828, Oct. 23, at Danville, Me.; m. 

David Phinney. 

2416. FiL\NKLiN Mannlsg (Burbank) b. 1830. May 9, at D. ; unm. 

2417. Augustine Hause.'* (Burbank) b. 1832. Mch. 5, at D. ; ni. Henri- 

etta Turner. 

2418. Waukkn (Burbank) b. 1834, Sep. 10, at I).: res. Portland; ui. 

Kuth Strout Long. 



DESCENDANTS OF ^^^LLTAM MAN'XING. 44o 

2419. CiLiRLES Hent?t (Burbank) b. 1837, Jan. 21. at D.: m. Abby 

Lyman Sise. 

2420. George Edwts (Burbank) b. 1839. Mch. 8, at Portland; unm. 

2421. Sophia Chexet (Burbank) b. 1842. Mch. 29. at Windham; m. 

Marshall M. Mosher. 

1249. MARYS MAXXING (Wm.j James,^ Wm.,= Isaac.^ 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1802. Jan. 10, at Limington, Me.; d. 
1855, Sep. 9, at Burlington. Iowa; m. 1827, May 27. Samuel 
Longee Parsons, b. 1800, Dec 8, atParsonfield. Me., and d. 1860, 
Jan. 31, at Burlington ; son of Thomas and Anna (Longee) P.nr- 
sons. Ch., b. at East Parsonfield : 

2422. WiLLiAii Addisox (Parsons) b. 1828, June 8: res. Wakefield, 

Mass. ; ni. at Norway, Me., 1850. .Ian. 16, Annette Eliza Park- 
hurst. 

2423. Fraxkxxs THO>LiS (Parsons) b. 1832, Jane 27: res. Bnrlinsrton : 

m. Emma Thurston Fales, who was b. at Troy, X. Y. Ch. : 

I. Edward Longee. b. 1858. May 9. at Burlington; unm. 1895. 

II. Emma Frances, b. 1859. July 20, at Burlington. III. 
Herbert Andrew, b. 1861. July 27: d. 1872, Mch. 14. IV. 
Arthur Xewell, b. 1863, Jan. 29 ; m. Helen Temple, of Chariton. 
Iowa. V. Frank Manning, b. 1865. Nov. 18: m. Josephine 
Hutchinson. VI. Lewis, b. 1869, Jan. 7; d. 1870, Sep. 14. 
VII. Carrie, b. 1871. Aug. 2; m. M. E. Parenteau. VIII. Ada 
May, b. 1874, Sep. 25; m. George B. Merrill, who d. at Hart- 
ford, Ct. IX. Prentice Warren, b. 1878, Jan. 8. 

2424. Hexry 5IiN->'ES-G (Parsons) b. 1835, June 30; d. 1838. Jan. 14. 

2425. Samtei. Newell (Parsons) b. 1837. Apr. 2; d. 1899. Apr. 27. at 

Ottumwa, la. ; m. Abigail Madden. 

2426. Makgaret Ax^f (Parsons) b. 1840, July 11 : d. 1848. Jan. 5. 

1250. WILLIAM HOLMES^ MAXXIXG (Wm.,' James,' 
TVm..^ Isaac.^ Saml.,3 Wm.;3 TVm.') b. 1803. Dec. 17. at Liming- 
ton, Me. Previous to his marriage he settled at ^lachias. where 
he long resided. It is thought that he kept a hotel there for a time, 
but he soon became a merchant and continued as such. At one 
time he was constable or sheriff. In his later years he was usher 
in court, and until 1876. when he went to Chicago. In that city 
he was connected with his son Charles' grocery store until failing 
health led to his retirement from active life. He m. Ruth Ann. 
dau. of Moses and Margaret (CTreen) Gilbert, b. 1810, June 12; 
d. 1876, Oct. 21, at Machias. Mr. Manning d. 1884. Sep. 6. in 
Chicago. Ch., b. at Machias : 



446 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

2427. Martha Goodhue, b. 1820, June 8; d. 1863, Apr., atEastport; in. 

.John Kendall Norwood, b. 1816, Nov. 28, at Eastport, and d 
1873, Feb. 20, in Boston ; son of Moses and Lucretia Norwood. 
Ch. : I. La-nrence, d. 1848, Ang. 31, aped i) months. II. Mar- 
tha Adelaide, d. 1853, Nov. 5, aged 4 j-ears and 8 months. III. 
Frank; d. aged about 20. IV. Charles; d. young. V. John; 
d. young. 

2428. Amelia Fr.\>-ces, b. 1831, Jan. 7; d. 1831, Aug. 28. 

2429. WiLLi.oi Frankmn, b. 1832, Nov. 4; d. unm. 18r.2, Jan. 1. He 

went to California in the early rush to the gold-fields, by way 
of Ciipe Horn. The vessel was 6 months on the voyage, and, 
provisions giving out, tliose aboard were obliged to eat horse- 
flesh. On his return to the East he was bookkeeper in Boston 
until ill health led him to make a sea voyage on a vessel. He 
was away three years, and was on the return voyage when he 
was killed by the fall of a spar ("in the Bay of Hindostan," 
says one account). 
24.^0. Maria, b. 1834, June 6; d. 1900, Mch. 28, at Gardiner; m. at 
Monmouth, 1857, Oct. 11, Henry Kimball Chadwick, b. 1825, 
Nov. 10, at Gardiner ; son of Alexander Scammel and Hannah 
(Kimball) Chadwick. Ch. : I. Julia Elizabeth, b. 1863, Mch. 4, 
at Searsport. II. Harry Alexander, b. ISGG, June 6, at S. ; 
res. Seattle, Wash.; m. Laura May Castle. Ch. : 1. Leslie 
Castle. 2. Harold Dean. 

2431. Julia Frances, b. 1835, Dec. 22; res. Machias; m. there, 1858, 

May 16, Charles Osborne Furbush, b 1835, Mch. l.at Lebanon, 
son of Richard and Phebe. Ch., b. at Machias : I. Prentice 
Chase, b. 1859, Feb. 18. II. Julia Frances, b. 1860, June 1. 
III. Charles Osborne, b. 1861, Dec. 2. IV. Eddie Chesley, b. 
1863, Feb. 2; d. 1863, Aug. 10. V. Georgie, b. 1864, Apr. 3; 
d. 1864, July 23. VI. Nellie Mabel, b. 1867, Sep. 26. VII. 
Carrie Luella, b. 1869, Feb. 17. VIII. Oliver Nay,, b. 1870. 
Nov. 9. IX. Austin Richard, b. 1872, Sep. 24. X. Andrew 
Chesley. b. 1874, Jan. 15. XI. Lena Cecil, b. \»'S, Aug. 13. 

2432. Geohgianna, b. 1837, Dec. 5; res. Stonelium, Mass.; in. (1st) 

William Allen, son of John and Phebe Eliza (Ward) Elderkiu, 
I). 18.^0, June 27, at Denisvllle, Me. Ch. : William Augustus, 
b. 1866, Apr. 10, at AVindsor, N. S. She m. (2d) at Lowell, 
Mass., Samuel Wentwortli, son of Moses and Nancy (Weut- 
worth) Chamberlin, b. 1832, Dec. 31, at Rochester, N. H. 

2433. (iIlukrt Nai'olkon, b. 1840, Jan. 28. He was for a time a printer 

in Boston, and, later, a soldier of the Rebellion in Co. H, 13th 
Regt. Wis. Vols. He became a sergeant, but, after about a 
year's service, dieil of congestion of the brain, 1862, Aug. 19, at 
Colunil)Us, Ky. The chaplain of his regiment, H. C. Pillow, 
wrote of him: "lie was prompt, earnest and kind-hearted, 
and won the esteem of his ofllcers and the atlections of his 



DESCENDANTS OF \^T[LLIAM MANNING. 447 

comrades, and was a brave soldier who did his duty to his 
country." 

2434. Charles Herbert, b. 1843, July 29. A soldier of the Rebellion in 

Co. C, 6th Regt. Maine Vols. He was a printer, and always 
followed that occupation except that in 1877 and 1878 he was in 
the grocery bu.siness in Chicago. He ra. 1868, Nov. 30, Henri- 
etta Josephine, dan. of George and Theresa Haggert, b. 1843, 
Aug. 5, in New York. No ch. She res. Austin, HI., where 
Mr. Manning d. 1893, Nov. 30. 

2435. Hexkietta, b. 1845, Jan. 23; res. Machias; m. 1866, Sep. 2, Na- 

than G., son of G. W. and Mary Smith, b. 1846, Apr. 19, at 
Northfleld. Ch. : I. Harry Leslie, b. 1868, Mch. 8, at North- 
field. II. Howard Malcolm, b. 1871, Jan. 18, at Machias. 

2436. Ella Waltox, b. 1849, Oct. 3; res. Machiasport; m. (1st) 1870, 

Aug. 7, Edward L., son of A. R. and Lucy McKenzie, b. 1849, 
Aug. 29, at Addison; and (2d) Alfred, son of Ephraim and 
Elizabeth J. Higgins, b. 1837, Sep. 5, at Cooper. There were 
three children by the first marriage, b. at Machias : I. Lucy 
Mabel, b. 1871, May 17; m. Fred W., sonof Edward Austin, Esq., 
of Addison. Ch. : Edvmrd Sidnetj, b. 1892, July 12, at New- 
buryport, Mass.— II. A Son, b. and d. 1873, Aug. 18. III. Helen 
Gertrude, b. 1874, Aug. 13; m. William Pattangall, a lawyer, of 
Pe'mbroke. Ch. : I. Edith Gertrude, h. 1823, July 22. 2. Grace 
Drisko, b. 1896, Apr. 27. 

1252. FRANKLINS MANNING (Wui.,^ James,^ Wm.,5 
Isaac,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1808, Jan. 12, at Limington, Me. 
Early in life he engaged in mercantile pursuits, and was associated 
in the stove and hardware business at Portland with Nathan Wins- 
low, and, later, with his brother-in-law, Geo. H. Cheney, for sev- 
eral years prior to 1838, when he removed to Paris, Me., and thence 
to Syracuse, N. Y., in 1841. He returned to Maine in 1847 and 
settled at Norway, where he took charge of a large mercantile bus- 
iness and iron foundry conducted under the name of Brown & Co. 
He was very active in affairs pertaining to the welfare of the town, 
particularly in educational, temperance and religious works, and, 
in whatever engaged, devoted to it the most untiring energy. On 
the completion of the Atlantic & St. Lawrence railroad to Montreal 
he made a visit to that city, where he contracted typhoid fever, 
from which he died on his return to Norway. The Norway Adver- 
tiser^ in an obituai-y in Jan., 1854, said of him that "he was genial 
and social, and in his intercourse with the world was unexception- 
able. As a friend he was warm in his attachments and confiding 
in his nature ; in his deportment he was dignified, yet modest and 



448 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

unassuming, ami in all his associations was influenced only by high 
and honorable motives." He was an incorporator and trustee of 
the Norway Liberal Institute, and Worthy Patriarch of the Sons 
of Temperance. After his death the family removed to Portland, 
1854, Jan. lb- in. 1883, Apr. 25, Sophia Cheney, b. 1810. July 
21, at Newport, N. II. Her ancestry was Col. William^ and Try- 
phena (Hatch) her parents, of Newport; William^ and Rebecca 

( ) of Alstead and Marlow ; Tristram'' and Margaret (Joyner) 

of Ashburnham, ]\Iass., and Antrim, N. li. ; John'* and Elizabeth 
(I)akin) of Weston and P'ramingham, Mass. ; John^ and Mary 
(Chute) of Newbury and Weston; Peter^ and Hannah (Noyes) of 
Newburj', and John' and Mai'tha Cheney, the last of whom came 
to this country in 1635 and settled at Newbuiy, Mass. Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1853, Sep. 29, at Norway ; his widow d. 1884, May 26, at 
Portland. Both are buried in the old cemetery near the center of 
the village of Norway. There is a monument on the lot. Ch. : 

2437. GeorCtIana SopraA, b. 1834, Feb. 3, at Portland; d. 1864, June 24, 

at Roxt)ur3', Mass ; buried at Portland, Me ; in. 1854, Ftb. 22, 
Lutber P. Tucker, of JS'orwa}'. Ch., b. at Portland: 1. Fred- 
erick Manning, b. 1855, Feb. 3; m. Emma Hatch, of Boston. 
II. Mary Georgie, b. 1858, Sep. 15; d. 1859, Aug. 5. III. 
Charles Freoland, b. 1859, Nov. 22; d. 1862, Apr. 19. 

2438. CiiAKLKS FuANKMN, b. 1835, Aug. 12, at Portland. 

2439. Prentice Cheney, b. 1837, Apr. 11, at Portland. 

2440. Ellen Olivia, b. 1840, Jan. 30, at Paris, Me.; d. 1842, Apr. 3. at 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

2441. WiLLi.or Cheney, b. 1842, Sep. 2!>, at Syracuse. 

2442. Frederick Hall, b. 1844, Sep. 28, at Syracuse; d. 1849, Sep. 2. 

at Norway. 

2443. Fr.vnk, b. 1849, Jan. 17, at Norway; d. 1864. Sep. 14, at Port- 

land. 

1253. HENllYS MANNING (Wm.,' James,^ Wm.,^ Isaac,'* 
Saml.,3 Wm.,2 \Vm.') b. ISK), Mch. 31, at Limington, Me. He 
was a merchant in Portland until the failing health of his first wife 
compelled them to make a change of climate, when he removed to 
West Newlleld, bought a large farm and there resided until his 
death, lie was several years town clerk. He m. (1st) in 1838, 
Miriani, dau. of Hufus and Nancy Burbank, of \V. Newfield, b. 
1815, and d. 1841 ; and (2il) 1844, Jan. 16, Lydia, dau. of Capt. 
George and Lydia Thompson, b. 1817, July 27, at W. Newfield, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 449 

who survived him. Mr. Manning d. 1873, Aug. 25. Ch., b. at 
W. Newfield: 

2-144. Charles Fr.\xklix, b. 1844, Oct. 9; res. Westboro, Mass.; m. 
1872, July 7, Susan E., dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Davis) 
Mitchell, b. 1849, Sep. 1, at W. Newfield. Ch. : Frances Au- 
gusta, b. 1878, May 9, at W. Newfleld. 

244.5. George Hexey, b. 1846, Dec. 2. 

2446. MiRi.oi BuRB.vxK, b. 1851, Mayo; res. W. Newfleld; m. 1893, 

Nov. 4, Asa, son of Asa and Betsey Bean, b. 1849, May 2, at 
Effingham [N. H.?]. No ch. 

2447. Margie Jaxe, b. 1856, Sep. 7; d. 1884, Jan. 28; ni. Lewis M.Fol- 

som, who res. at Lynn, Mass. No ch. 

2448. Lorenzo Dow, b. 1859, Nov. 27; d. 1879, Nov. 20. 

1258. STEPHEN NOYES^ MANNING (Aaron,^ Jaraes,^ 
Wm.,^' Isaac,"* Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1804, Oct. 24, at Sharon, 
Vt. His parents were poor, and be was put out to service at the 
age of 7. At 16 he was bound as an appreutice to a printer at 
Windsor. His school facilities were very limited, but, having 
united with the church in 1821, he was ambitious to secure proper 
education and enter the ministry. The printer agreed to release 
him from the last two years of his term for 8100, and, at the age 
of 19, he went to Boston. In less than one year he had paid this 
snra and saved an additional Si 00. He pressed forward in his 
purpose, entered and graduated at Dartmouth College, and, later, 
at the Audover Theological Seminary, class of 1833, paying his 
way chiefly by printing, teaching and literary labors. In 1833 he 
was ordained as a Presbyterian minister atMethuen, Mass., by the 
Newburyport Presbytery. In the fall of 1833, he went to Ohio, 
and spent 15 years preaching in different places and 8 years in 
teaching. He was a Home Missionary at Watertown, O., for 2 
years ; taught in Kentucky from 1837 to 1843 (in '37-9 at Coving- 
ton), and was a missionary near Cleveland, 1843-51. In 1856 he 
was called to take the agency of several county Bible Societies in 
Illinois, auxiliary to the American Bible Society. His duties were 
laborious, as he preached and lectured three or four times a week 
to raise money to send the Bible to the destitute, and every day 
went from house to house for the same purpose. He traveled in 
his buggy, or on horseback, about 5,000 miles a year, often ex- 
posed to storms and to great danger in fording swollen streams. 
His diligence and success led to his election as a Life Director of 
29 



450 THE MANNING FA:\riLy. 

the Amorican Hible Society. He continued 12 years in this agency, 
retiring in 18G8 because of increasing years and pliysical infirm- 
ities. He had also preached at some time after I80I in Micliigan, 
probably in connection with his service in IHiuf)is. He had always 
been interested in scientific matters, and, while teaching in Ohio, 
made mathematics and astronomy a specialty. About 18G8 he 
invented and patented the "Spheric Delineator" for the use of 
colleges in teaching spherics ; which was highly commended by 
professors. Later, he wrote considerably for the Scientific Amer- 
ican and other periodicals on astronomical, mathematical, educa- 
tional, biblical and geological subjects. In 1874 he published 
" The Fireside Astronomer," a pami)hlet of 60 pages, printed at 
Kankakee, HI. As early as 1871 he settled at Kankakee, where 
the closing years of his life were spent. He was honored and 
loved, and affectionately known as "Father Manning." He d. 
there 1882, Oct. 24. He m. at Hanover, N. H., 1833, Sep. 16, 
Harriet Williams Kellogg, b 1809, June 2, and d. 1838, Nov. 8, 
at Covington, Ky. ; dau. of Dea. Jabez Kellogg. One child only, 
a daughter, b. 1838, Oct. 29; d. the next day. Mr. Manning m. 
(2d) 1839, July 2, Lucy, dan. of Isaac and Lucy (Ilinkley) Pres- 
cott, b. 1810, July 10, probably at Westford, Mass., and d. 1861, 
Apr. 1, at Kankakee; and he m. (3d) 1862, :\Ich. 25, atPoutiac, 
Abigail Richmond Chamberlain, b. 1804, Dec. 18, at Richmond. 
N. Y. ; d. 1890, Aug. 23, at Mattoon, 111. Ch. of Rev. Stephen 
N. and Lucy Manning : 

2440. Haiumkt LrcY; d. 1803, .Tan. 10, at Kankakee, aged 22 years. 

2450. Eunick; d. 1846. Jan. 24, at Morgan, O., aged 2 yrs., 2i nios. 

2451. AsAHEL Nettleton, b. 1847; enlisted as a Union soldier of the 

Rebellion (regiment and State not It-arned) 1863, Dec, aged 16 ; 
served throngh the war, and d. 18C.5, Ang. 17. at Brookhaven, 
Miss., of disease contracted in the army. 

2452. Edward Payson ; d. aged 2 yrs. and 6 mos. 

1259. AAR0X8 MANNING (Aaron,' James,*^ Wm.,^ 
Isaac,'' Saml.,MVm.,2 Wm.') b. 1806, Aug. 17, at .Sharon, Vt. 
He resided in manhood at Troy, N. Y. ; St. Louis, Mo. ; Buffalo, 
N. Y., and Cincinnati, Ohio. As early as 1S34 he was a saddler 
by trade. He m. at Albanj', N. Y., 1830, Dec. 24, Harriet Eliz- 
abeth McCarty, b. 1812, Feb. 16, at Lausingburgh ; d. 1883, Oct. 
19, at Asbury Park, N. J. Mr. Manning d. 1875, Mch. 13, at 
Cincinnati. Ch. : 



DESCEXDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 451 

2453. Frances Imogexe, b. 1833, Apr. 16, at Troy; res. Asbury Park: 

m. (1st) at Buflalo, 1801, Dec. 10, Benjamin Pitt, son of Walter 
and Angeline (McCarty) Gregory, b. abont 1829-30, at Boston, 
and d. 1871, Nov. 29, at Cincinnati. No cli. She m. (2d) 
1879, Oct. 29, Rev. Frederick Frdingbnysen Wilson, b. 1831, 
Aug. 18, at Sonierville, N. J.; son of Wm. and Jane (Bergen) 
Wilson. 

2454. Angeline; d. aged 18 months, at Troy. 

2455. Geoegenia Debokina, b. 1839, Jan. 31, in St. Louis; res. Asbury 

Park; m. (1st) at Buffalo, 1857, Nov. IG, William Henry Smith, 
b. 1832; d. 1879, Nov. 19, at Buffalo; a druggist. Ch. : Jean 
Belle, b. 1862, Sep. 23, at Buflalo; m. 1881, Feb. 6, Bradley 
Sweet of Buffalo. Mrs. Georgenia D. Smith m. (2d) Henry 
Ferry. 

2456. J.ajmes, b. in St. Louis; d. young. 

2457. Harriet Eliz^vbeth, b. in St. Louis; d. young. 

2458. Helen Josephine, b. 1844, May 6, in St. Louis; res. Asbury 

Park; m. (1st) Hon. Warner M. Bateman. Ch. : A Daughter, 
b. 1870, May, at Glendale, 0. ; d. 1870, July 29. She m. (2d) 
William Henry Smith. Ch. : I. Bessie Belle, b. 1876, Jan. 
31, at Oakland, Cal. IL Harriet Louise, b. 1878, Jan. 30, at 
Adrian, Mich. 

2459. Mary Estelle; d. aged 4 weeks, in Buffalo. 

2460. J.iMES; d. aged 14 months, in Buffalo. 

1260. JESSE KINGS MANNING (Aaron,' James,^ 
Wm.,'5Isaac,4 Saml.,3 Wm-r WmJ) b. 1809, Feb. 1, at Tun- 
bridge, Vt. As early as 1831 he located at Ballstou, Saratoga 
Co., N. Y., but, before 1844, removed to Union Village, in the 
town of Greenwich, Washington Co., where he kept a hotel for 
several years. After 1871 he removed to Bergen, where he d. 
1887, June 2. A much respected man. He m. at Ballston, 1833, 
Sep. 14, Jane Ann Marshall, b. 1815, Dec. 15 ; d. 1853, Mch. 10, 
at Troy. Ch., b. at Ballston : 

2461. Anna Elizabeth, b. 1834; d. at Troy, 18— (year not learned), 

Feb. 5, when young; m. William Edward Marston, b. 1829, 
July 16, at Orford, N. H. One child; d. young. 

2462. George Marshall, b. 1838, June 14; ra. at Greenwich, 1871, 

May 11, Frances Ursula, dau. of Samuel and Phebe Skiff, b. 
1849, July 19, at Greenwich. No ch. 

1263. EUNICE KINSMANS MANNING (Aaron,'^ James,^ 
Wm.,5 Isaac,* Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1814, June 9, at Bradford, 
N. H. ; m. at Rochester, N. Y., 1835, Oct. 29, Leander Danforth, 



452 THE MA>rN'rNG FAMILY. 

b. 1807, Jan. 30, at Koyalton, Vt. His ancestry was Robert^ 
and Elizabeth (I)owc), bis parents; Samuel'' and Anna (Trnll) ; 
Benj. ^ and ]Mary (Frost) ; Lieut. Jouatliau' and Klizabeth (Man- 
ning) ; Ensign Jonathan^ and Rebecca (Parker) ; Capt. Jona- 
than- and Elizabeth (Poulter), and Nicholas' and Elizabeth 
(Synimes) Danforth, the last of whom early came from Franiling- 
ham, Eug. Five generations of this family lived at Billerica, 
Mass. Leander Danforth d. 1882. July 8 ; Eunice K., his widow, 
d. 1892, Aug. 5, both at Ogdon, Monroe Co., N. Y. Ch., b. at 
Ogdcn : 

2463. EuDORA Elizaukth (Danforth) b. 1841, June 2(;; unm. 

2464. Florence Arrahel (Danforth) b. 1843, Nov. 10; res. Ogden 

(Adams Basin P. O.) ; rn. at Ogden, 18G8, Feb. 12, George, son 
of William and Catherine (Altoft) Stamp, b. 1828, Apr. 28, in 
Lincolnshire, Eng., and d. 1871, May 29, at Conneaut, Pa. 
Ch. : Clarence George, b. 1860, Jan. 22, at Couneaiit; m. 
1895, Jan. 2, M}'rtie Elizabeth, dau. of Zenas Case and Sarah 
Maria (Irwin) French, b. 1872, Nov. 27, at Adams Ba^in. 
Ch. : Inez Gertrude, b. 1898, Dec. 5, at Adams Basin. 

2465. Rosalie Aurell\. (Danfortii) b. 1847, Oct. G; d. 1880, Oct. 23. 

at Ogdcn. 

12G5. WILLIAMS MANNING (Aaron,^ James,^ Wm.,^ 
Isaac,-* Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1818, June 19, at Hartland, Vt. 
He long resided at Cohoes, N. Y., where he -was prominent in pub- 
lic affairs. His occupation was given as that of a saddler in 1871. 
Shortly after this date he removed to Kansas, and thence to Den- 
ver, Col. He m. at Cohoes, 1838, July 11, iMagdalcii, dau. of 
Daniel and Agues (Osterhout) Whitbeck [or? \Vitbeck],b. 1821, 
Mch. 10, at Berne, Albany Co., N. Y. Mr. Manning d. 1891, Oct. 
23, at Denver. Ch., b. at Cohoes : 

2460. Danihl Franxis, b. 1839, Sep. !) ; a soldier of the Rebellion in the 
91st Regt., N. Y. Vols.; was living at Cohoes, 1894, nnm. 

2467. Eguert Addison, b. 1843, Mch. 3. 

2468. James Frederick, b. 1847, Apr 5. 

2469. AcJXKs Lydia, b. 1849, Sep. 11 ; res. Loveland, Col.; m. at Osboru 

City, Kan., 1874, Dec. 31, Jost-ph Stephen, son of Adoiiiram J. 
and Ann (Colette) Dwinelle, b. 1850, Mch. 31, at Anbnrn, N.Y. 
Ch. : I. Percy Manning, b. 1875, Sep. 28, at Osborn. II. Wal- 
ter Jay, b. 1K77, Feb. 20, at O. III. Lena May, b. 1879, May 22, 
at Liberty, Kan.; d. 1888, Ang. 13. IV. Lonis Ernest, b 1881, 
Sep. 2L>, nt L. V. William Colette, b. 1885, July 15, at L. VI. 
Fred Royal, b. 1889, Dec. 27, at L. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 453 

1273. CHARLES HENRYS MANNING (Richard,^ Thom- 
as,6 Wm.,s Isaac,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1819, Jan. 30, at Sa- 
lem, Mass. He formed a copartnership with George Sergeant, and 
for many years conducted a large furniture business in Salem. 
During the administration of President Pierce he held an impor- 
tant position in the U. S. Custom House in that cit3\ He was 
elected to serve in the Salem Common Council in 18G0. In Odd 
Fellowship he was an active member, and rose to be Nol)le Grand 
of Essex Lodge. In eaily life he became interested in military af- 
fairs, and was elected captain of the 4th Mass. Battery Light Ar- 
tillery. In the Rebellion he tendered his services to Gov. Andrew 
and was commissioned captain 1861, Nov. 27. He was ordered 
with his batteiy to accompany the expedition to New Orleans iii 
the steamer Constitution. At Ship Island, Miss., Capt. Manning 
was in command of P"'oi t Massachusetts. He accompanied the ex- 
pedition to Lake Manchac and also under Admiral Farragut, and 
was among the first with his battery in the landing at New Orleans. 
At the battle of Baton Rouge, 1862, Aug., Capt. Manning received 
honorable mention as '' having fought his battery admirably and 
established his reputation as a commander." He was thrown from 
his liorse upon returning fiom the field of battle, and after a pro- 
tracted sicUness in New Orleans resigned as captain 1862, Oct. 20. 
He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Oliver and Elizabeth Berry, b. 1820, Sep. 
2, at Salem, and now (1900) living. Capt. Manning d. 1-885, May 
18, in Washington, D. C. Ch., b. at Salem: 

2470. Richard Henry, b. 1846, Nov. 23. 

2471. Harriet Elizabeth, b. 1848. Nov. 21; res. WasMngtou, unm. 

2472. Sarah Ella, b. 1851, Feb. 23: d. lt<52, Aug. 24. 

2473. Anxie Ward, b. 1852, Aug. 2; res. Washington, unm. 

2474. Jennie Estelle, b. 1857, Oct. 18; res. Washington, unm. 

2475. Bertha Augusta, b. 1860, June 10; d. 1882, Nov. 8; m. Wm. H. 

Wagner. 

1276. DANIEL AUGUSTUS^ MANNING (Richard,7 
Thomas,6 Wm.,^ Isaac,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1825, Jan. 2, at 
Salem, Mass. He was a cabinet-maker by trade. A soldier of 
the Rebellion. He enlisted in the 4th Mass. Battery, of which 
his older brother was captain ; sailed from Boston, 1861, Nov., in 
the ship Constitution, under Gen. Butler, with sealed orders. The 
expedition landed at Ship Island. He was in the battles of New 
Orleans, Baton Rouge and Carrolton. He was taken sick in Aug. 



454 THE MAXXTXG FAMILY. 

or Sept. of 1.SG2, :uk1 died Oct. 25 after, in St. James Hospital, 
New Orleans, La. lie m. Elizabeth, dau. of Moses and Mary 
(Nowell) Keith, b. 1832, July 2, who resides, 1900, at Salem. 
Ch., I), at Salem : 

247G. JosKPii KKrni, b. 1850, Mcli. 12. 

2477. l)ANiKr. Augustus, b. 1851, Nov. 29; d. unm. 1897, June 13, at 

Salem. 

2478. WiLL.viU), b. 1854, July 18; res., 1900, at Antrim, N. H. ; unm., 

1899. 

2479. Lizzie Flokexce, b. 1859, Apr. 19; res. Salem; m. Capt. Edward 

Ik'Ttram Trumbull. Ch. : I. Mabel Augusta. II. Elizabeth 
Manning. 
2-18(). Sadie Augusta, b. 1861, Feb. 28; res. Providence, R. I.; m. Wm. 

II. Thomas. Ch. : I. Jennie Florence. II. Chester Keith. 

III. Frederick. 

1278. AYILLIAM SMITH^ MANNING (Ricbard,'Tbomas,6 
Wm.,5Isaac,4 Saml.,MVm.,MVm.') b. 1836, Sep. 7, at Salem, 
Mass. He attended school in his native place, and then learned the 
upholsterer's trade and, later, the leather business. He was a soldier 
of the Rebellion ; enlisted in the 1st Battalion jNIass. Heavy Artil- 
lery, served 3 years, was made a corporal, and honorably discharged 
1865, Sep. 12. He afterwards engaged in the leather business in 
Lynn, in company with AVm. Lummus. Later, he sold his interest 
and removed to Kansas in 1872, but returned, after 18 months, to 
Lynn, where he worked at the leather business until about two 
years before his death. He m. 1857, Feb. 15, ]\[ary A., dau. of 
Winthrop and Louisa Brown, b. 1837, June 28, at Ipswich; now 
living at Lynn. Mr. Manning d. there, 1895, Dec. 11. Ch., b. 
at Salem : 

2481. Edwaud WiNTunor, b. 1S59, July 7; d. 1859, Oct. 2. 

2482. Mauy Louisa, b. 1861, Sep. 22; res. Lynn; ra. Hiram R. Hasgett. 

Ch. : I. William Leon, b. 1886, Mch. 2. II. Minnie Eliza, b. 
1887, Sep. 28. III. Marion Francis, b. 1893, May 25. IV. 
Annie Esther, b. 1897, July 31. 

2483. FuEDEiacK William, b. 1866, Sep. 12; res. Lynn; unm., 1899. 

1289. WILLIAM ABIALS MANNING (Abial,' Billy,^ 
Ephraim,''' Ephraim," Saml.,:* Wm.,2 Wm.') 1). 1822, Apr. 17, at 
Shoreham, Vt. He commenced the watchmaker's and jeweler's 
trade in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1847; removed to Rookford, 111., 
where he continued the business until 1879 ; removed to Darling- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 455 

ton, Wis., and thence, in 1887, to Santa Barbara, Cal., where he 
was residing a few years ago. He in. at Rockford, 18;)0, June 
25, Miranda McKinney, b. near St. Thomas, Upper Canada, 1827, 
May 8. Ch. : 

2484. Bertha Mary; m. .Tames A. Parmele, ouce of Rockford, who d. 

in Chicago about 1890, and she removed to Santa Barbara. 

2485. Arthur Bradford; was in Kansas City, Mo., about 1892, when 

lie did not repl}' to requests for bis family record. A later at- 
tempt resulted in the return of the compiler's letter by the 
P. 0. Dt-pt., from which it seems Arthur B. had removed. 

2486. IIattieBell; unra., 18J1. 

1304. JOSEPH ALLEN8 MANNING (Wm.,^ Ephraim,^ 
Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ Sauil.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1850, May 6, at 
Shelburne, Mass. He resided at Slielburne Falls, but later re- 
moved to North Adams, to give his children educational advan- 
tages, though with the intention of returning to the old home. 
Mr. Manning d. 1901, Apr. 13, at North Adams. He m. 1879, 
Mch. 20, Emma Jane, dau. of Isaac and Martha Farley, b. 1849, 
Mcli. 3, at Conway. Ch., b. at Shelburne: 

2487. JoHX Farley, b 1880, Apr. 15; graduated at Shelburne Falls 

Academy in 1897; now (1900) engaged in the grocery trade at 
No. Adams, but intends to continue his education fiiriher. 

2488. Jessie Adaline, b. 1882, Aug. 9 ; attending No. Adams High School, 

class of 1900. 

2489. Emma , T AXE, b. 1884, Dec. 6; attending No. Adams High School. 

1309. MORRIS^ MANNING (Jeremiah,^ Ephraim,^ Eph- 
raim,5 Ephraim,* Saml.,3 Wm.,^ ^Ym.l) b. 1833, Dec. 6, at East 
Charlemont, Mass., where he resides, 1900. Early in life he 
learned the trade of chair-making, but soon went to No. Adams, 
where he was in the store of an uncle. He has also engaged in 
the dry goods and grocery business at Conway and Shelburne 
Falls, and, as a mechanic, in the cutlery works of John Russel, at 
Greenfield, the West End Car Works, in Boston, etc. He and his 
wife united with the Congregational church, and, at Colerain 
(Shattuckville) he was for several years superintendent of a union 
Sunday school. He m. 1855, Aug. 11, Luana, dau. of Isaac and 
Ann M. Johnson, b. 1838, May 6, at Colerain. Ch. : 

2490. Florence Lydia, b. 1857, July 28, at Buckland; m. Hiram E. 

Butler, of Boston. 



456 THE MAXXIXG FAMILY. 

2491. WiLBiTji Horace, b. 1866, June 14, at Shelbnrne; res. E. Charle- 

mont; unm., 1899. 
2402. Eakl Skvkilvxce, b. 1874, Sep. 1.5; d. at birth. 

1.31 1 . WILLIAMS MANNING (Mason J Johu,6 Epbraim,^ 
Epbraiin,'' San)l.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1827, July 15, at Westford, 
X. Y., where he uow resides. He m. 1854, Jan. 22, Sally Ann, 
dau. of Ephraim and Mary (Burnside) Boavdmau, b. 1834, Nov. 
8, at Westford, and d. there 1876, Sep. 16 ; and he m. (2d) 1878, 
Feb. 21, Amanda, dau. of Henry and Catherine (Paluieter) Tip- 
ple, b. 1834. Oct. 26, at MiddleOeld. Ch., b. at Westford : 

2493. Ella Frances, b. 1855, June 27; res. Elk Creek; m. W. I. Magee. 

Ch. : Eva, b. 1878, July 30 (?) ; ra. Stanley Chase, and has ch. : 
Marjory, b. 1899, Sep. 11. 

2494. Bkrtilv M.\y, b. 18G1, June 3; d. 1898, Oct. 4 ; in. Charles Nellis. 

Ch. : Anna, b. 1886, Feb. 22. 

2495. AValter Boardman, b. 1869, Feb. 23; res. Elk Creek; m. 189G, 

Jan. 8, Ida A., dau. of John V. Cook, of Middlefield. No ch., 
1899. 

1312. JOSEPH H.8 MANNING (Mason,^ John,^ Ephraim,^ 
Ephraim,'! Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1829, Aug. 2, at Westford, 
N. Y. He resided in his later life at Cohoes. He preached at 
times, being a minister of the Methodist church in a local relation. 
By trade he was a carpenter. He m. at Milford, 1850, Dec. 29, 
Jane Helen, dau. of Alexander H. and Ann (Westcott) Babcock, 
b. 1832, Dec. 22, at Westford. She d. 1893, Apr. 7; Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1897, May 11, both at Cohoes. Ch. : 

2496. TiiKRON Fillmore, b. 1852, May 15, at Milford; res., 1900, at 

Oneouta. lie m. 1872, Dec. 31, Jennie, dau. of Wm. II. and 
Elizabeth (Youmans) Guruey, b. 1853, May 9, at Maryland, 
N. y. No ch. 

2497. Olin Dana, b. 1859, Feb. 9, at Milford; d. 1860, Apr. 23. 

2498. Willis Hamilton, b. 1861, July 1, at Otsego. 

2499. Lulu Electa, b. 1865, Nov. 9, at Milford; num., 1899. 

2500. Rexa Ann. b. 1869, Nov. 13, at Milford; res. N. Y. City; ni. 

1899, Apr. 5, William Edwards Ackart. 

1318. NORMAN ABIAL^ MANNING (John J.,' John,'' 
Ephraim, •■"' Ephraim,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1831, Dec. 22, at 
Westford, N. Y. He resided in Binghamton, Yonkers and Brook- 
lyn. He ni. 1859, Mch. 14, Pamelia, dau. of Jehiel and Polly 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 457 

(HarringtoD) Spofford, b. 1840, July 6. She d. 1897, Mch. 18, 
at Yonkers ; Mr. Manning d. 1871, Nov. 29, at Brooklyn. Ch. : 

2501. Elmer JuDSON, b. 1860, June G, at Binghamton. 

2502. Caerie Louisa, b. 1864, Aug. 27, at Yonkers, where she resides, 

1900; m. 1801, Jnne 3, W. Palmer East. No ch., 1899. 

2503. Charles Ezra, b. 18G7, May 14, in Brooklyn. 

2504. Frederic Belden, b. 1870, Mch., in Brooklyn; d. 1872. 

1319. EZRA. LEWISS MANNING (.John J. ,7 John,6 Eph- 
raiin,5 Ephraim,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1838, Oct. 27, at West- 
ford, N. Y. A soldier of the Rebellion, in the 114th N. Y. 
Regt. Later, a manufacturer in Yonkers, where he d. 1900, 
Feb. 5. He m. Matilda A. Corey. Ch. : 

2504a. Ella M., b. 187G, Oct. 1. 
25046. Grace B., b. 1883, Oct. 19. 

1338. HENRY PARKERS MANNING (John M.,' Win. 
H.,6 Wm., 5 Ephraim,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,nYm.') b. 1359, Oct. 3, at 
AYoodstock, Ct. He graduated at Conn. Literary Institute, 
Sheffield, in 1879; at Brown Universit}^ A. B., in 1883; Ph. D. 
at Johns Hopkins University, 1891 ; Fellow at Johns Hopkins, 
1890-1. He was appointed Instructor in Mathematics at Brown 
University in 1891, and Assistant Professor of Pure Mathematics 
in 1895, which position he still retains. He has written a book on 
higher mathematics, published in 1900, entitled "Non-E^uclidean 
Geometry." He m. 1893, June 30, Ida May, dau. of Benjamin J. 
and Sarah Amanda (Brown) Forman, b, 1866, Apr. 3, at Terra 
Alta, W. Va. Ch., b. in Providence : 

2505. Henry Whitmarsh, b. 1895, Dec. 6. 

2506. JoHX Milton, b. 1900, Aug. 19. 

1349. WILLIAMS MANNING (Benj.,^ Saml.,6 Eliphalet,^ 
Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1808, July 7, at Tewksbury, 
Mass, A shoemaker in early life, and, later, a farmer. He m. 
1837, Nov. 21, at Burlington, Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and 
Lydia (Clark) Shedd, b. 1816, June 20, at Burlington. Mr. 
Manning d. 1875, May 7. Ch., b. at Burlington : 

2507. William Edwin, b. 1839, May 23. 

2508. Elizabeth Elzina, b. 1841, Apr. 20; res. Woburn : in. 1863, July 

26, Fort, son of Henry H. Staples, of Bedford. Ch. : I. 
Mabel Manning, b. 18G4, July 18, at Biirliugion; d. 1866, Aug. 
20. II. Louise Evelyn, b. 1870, July 3, at Woburn. 



458 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

2509. Clark Monrok, b. 1843, Apr. 18. 

2r)10. EvKi.YN Ei.i/.A, b. 184.7, July 3; res. VVoburn; m. 1878, June 24, 
Elijali Talker .Marion, b. 1841, Dec. 28, at Burlington. Ch. : 
1. Edith Evelyn, b. 1879, Juae 22. II, Guy Elwood, b. 1882, 
Mch. 25. 

2511. Jenny Ckleste, b. 1849, June 14; nnni. 

13G2. NANCY MELVINAS MANNING (Saml.,"? Saml.,6 
Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Win.') b. 1810, June 24, at 
Tewksbury, Mass.; m. 1829, Oct. 18, George Green, b. 1807, 
Dec. 6, at No. Maiden. He d. 18G1, Dec. IG, at Melrose; she d. 
1890, Mch. 2, at No. Audover. Ch., b. at JMelrose. 

2512. Amanda Mixvina (Green) b. 1830, Apr. 28; d. 1830, Aug. l!i. 

2513. Mahy Si'AUhiMNG (Green) b. 1831, May 30; m. John Clark, b. 

1824, Mch. 31, at Stratham, N. H. Ch. : I. John Jefferson, b. 
1854, Mch. 23, at Andover; d. 1854, Aug. 15. II. George War- 
ren, twin, b. 1854, Mch. 23; d. 1854, Aug. 30. III. Mary Al- 
blna, b. 1858, June 25, at No. A.; m. 1878, Dec. 24, Calvin 
Millikeu Sanborn, b. 1855, Sep. 17, at Lynn. Ch. : 1. Fred 
Clark, b. 1879, Aug. 6. 2. Fannie May, b. 1881, Aug. 23. 3. 
Blanche Ardell, b. 1883, Nov. 23; d. 1890, Oct. 7.— IV. Herbert 
Wilson, b. 1866, Nov. 3, at No. A. ; d. 1867, July 16. V. Edith 
Manning, b. 1869, Apr. 10, at No. A. 

2514. Gkougk Wakuen (Green) b. 1833, Aug. 10; m. in N. Y., 1870, 

Feb. 3, Lizzie Judge, of Lowell. Ch., b. Yonkers, N. Y. : 
Frank Herbert, b. 1870, Nov. 14. 

2515. CiiAULES (Green) b. 1838, May 31; d. 1838, Aug. 17. 

2516. William Simonds (Green) b. 1839, July 24; d. 1840, Jan. 2. 

2517. Keuecca Elizahetu (Green) b. 1841, Jan. 11; d. 1841, June 28. 
2618. Rebecca Melvina (Green) b. 1846, July 8; d. 18C5, Aug. 4. 

1364. ELBRIDGE GERRYS MANNING (Saml.," Saml.,'- 
Eliphalet,'^Eliphtilet,'' 8aml.,MYm.,MVni.i) b. 1815, Jan. 2, at 
Tewksbury, Mass. "When a young man he went to Andover, 
learned the trade of machinist, and, afterwards moving to North 
Andover, had entire charge of the carding machine business of the 
Davis & Furber Machine Co., and he also owned and operated a 
jute mill at North Audover. He was one of the most respected 
aud iutiucntial men of the town ; was member of the school board 
for several years, and Avas continually placed on important com- 
mittees by the town. He was also a member of the State Legis- 
lature, and chief engineer of the local lire department. On the 
day of his funeral all business in town was suspended. His name 
is to-day synonymous with honesty aud respectability. He m. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAIM MANNESTG. 459 

1838, Dec. 30, Hfirriet Holt, b. 1817, July 3, at Andover. Her 
ancestry was Thomas H.,*" and Ruth (Beard) her parents; Abiel 
H.,^ and Lydia (Lovejoy) ; Thomas^ and Hannah (Kimball) ; 
Thomas^ and Alice (Peabody) ; Nicholas- and Mary (Russell), 
and Nicholas^ and Elizabeth Holt, all of Andover, where Nich- 
olas^ settled soon after coming, 1635, from Romsey, Eug. Mr. 
Manning d. 1867, July 13, at No. Andover, His widow d. 1896, 
Feb. 10, at Merriraac. Ch., b. at North Andover : 

2519. Fraxcis Hexky, b. 1840, July 21; learned his father's trade; was 

for a time iu the picture frame business for hhuself in Boston, 
but returned to No. Andover and followed his trade there. He 
m. Mary Schumacher, of Baltimore. He d. 1875, Aug. 9, leav- 
ing no ch. 

2520. Elbuidge Geury, b. 1843, Oct. 23; graduated at Phillips Acad- 

emy, Andover, Avith high honors, and was about to enter college 
when the Rebellion broke out, and he enlisted as corporal in the 
19th Eegt. Mass. Vols. He served with credit and distinction 
throughout the war; was promoted to captain, and also held 
important staff positions under Gens. Lander, UUmau and 
Sedgwick. At the close of the war he enlisted as 2d Lieut., 
U. S. Infantry, and again distinguished himself, being promi- 
nent daring the Indian troubles iu the West. He d. 18G9, May 
31, at New Orleans. 

2521. Albert Sylatsster, b. 184(5, Feb. 2. 

2522. Harriet Eliz^ujeth, b. 1S48, Aug. 24; attended Abbott Academy, 

Andover, and has since resided at No. Andover. 

2523. Caroline Pierson, b. 1853, Mch. 4; graduated from the State 

Normal School, Salem : ra. Edward S. Richer, of Merrimac. 
Ch. : Harriet M. 

2524. Fred Newco>ib, b. 1862, Oct. 11. 

1401. ELISHA RANSOMS MANNING (Benj. P.," Isaac,6 
Eliphalet,5 Eliphalet,^ Saml ,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1824, Jan. 20, at 
Lyme, N. H. Resided at Mont Vernon, Boscawen and Keene, 
N. H., and (1892) West Union, Iowa. He m. 1847, Oct. 7, at 
Lowell, Mass., Julia Ann Brown, a native of Lyndeboro, N. H- 
Ch.: 

2525. CuARLES Raxsom, b. 1848, Dec. 2, at Mont Vernon ; d. unm. 1889, 

Dec. 2, at Keene. An architect. 

2526. Julia Marl\.; d. young. 

2527. JtiLiA Axx, b. at Mont Vernon ; res. Keene; m, Charles E. Joslin. 

2528. Warner Ciioate, b. at Mont Vernon; d. at Manchester. 

2529. Emma JosEPHiXE, b. 1855, Dec. 3, at Boscawen; res. Keene; m. 

Fred A. Faulkner. Three ch., b. respectively 18SG, Oct. 29; 
1888, July 21, aud 1889, Nov. 24. 



460 THE .-MAXNixr, family. 

1416. CHARLES WILLIAM^ MANNING (Win. ,7 Isaac,6 
Eliphalet,-"' p:iiphHlet,' Saiul.,'' Wiii.,'-^ Win.'; b. 1850, Nov. 17, at 
Nashua, N. II., where he resides. He ra. 1872, Oct. 29, Floreuce 
J. Porter, b. 1853, Sep., at Whitehall, N. Y. Ch. : 

2530. MoNA May, b. 1873, Oct. 21, at Nashua. 

2531. FoitKsr, b. 1877, Jan. 2, at Nashua. 

1427. HANNAHS MANNING (Ruel G.,' Eliphalet,^ Eliph- 
alel,5 Eliphalet,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1817, Nov. 27, at Bed- 
ford, N. H. ; res. Royaltou, Vt. ; in. 1838, Meh., Reuben, son of 
Reuben and Abigail (Davis) Spaulding, b. 181G, Aug. 30, at 
Royallon. Ch. : 

2532. Natilvn (Spaukliug) b. 1840, .July II, at Royalton; a soldier of 

the Kebellion. He and his bi'other Riclnird -were taken sick 
after the Seven Days' battles, and ^vere removed to the hos- 
pital in Philadelphia, Avhere they died within a few days of 
each other, 18(;2. 

2533. Ai.oxzo (Spanldin.ir) b. 1842, May 17, at R. ; a soldier of the Re- 

bellion from I8G1, May. When before Richmond, previous to 
the surrender, he was standing with two comrades, looking 
for tlie enemy, and the prevailing high wind broke off the limb 
of a tree Avhich, falling, struck him on the head, causing in- 
stant death, 1865, Apr. 1. 

2534. Richard (Spaulding) b. 1844, July 20, at ]{. A soldier; d. in 

hospital, 1802. 

2535. RoMAXZO (Spaulding) b. 1840, Dec. G, at R. 

253G. Soi.oN (Spaulding) b. 1848, Feb. 21, at Bethel, Vt. ; d. 1852. 

2537. Jane (Spaulding) b. 1851, Sep. 10, at Bethel. 

2538. Ika (Spaulding) b. 1855, Apr. 18, at Bethel. 
2531). C'KLiXDA (Spaulding) twin, b. 1855, Apr. 18. 

2540. RuBKHT (Spaulding) b. 1858, Jan. 20, at Royalton. 

2541. Anna (Spaulding) b. 1861, Feb. 14, at Royalton. 

2542. GKORCiK B. McClellan (Spaulding) b. 1863, July 18. 

1437. NATHANIELS MANNING (Joseph," Eliphalet,^ 
Eliplialet,^ Eliphalet,'' Saml.,3 Win.,- Wm.') b. 1821, Feb. 7, at 
Bedford, N. II. A fanner and teamster; res. Sharon, Vt. He 
in. Nancy Eliza, dan. of Aaron and Rebecca Smith, b. 1831, Sep. 
8, at Sharon ; d. there 1891, July 22. Ch., b. at iNIanehester, N.H. : 

2543. OiEKiN Alonzo, b. 1847, Dec. 24. Res. Manchester; engineer in 

Forsyth's Machine Slioi); in. 180;i, Mch. (i, Mattie Ann, ilau. of 
Ira and Haiinali iSIears, b. 1847, Dec. 30, at Reed's Ferry. Ch. : 
I. Jennie Mabel, b. Its70, Apr. 'J, at Reed's Ferry ; m. John W. 
McDole. 11. Nannie Ida, b. 1872, Aug. 11, at Manchester; m. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM :MANNING. 461 

Geo. M. Goochvin. III. Natt Head, b. 1875, May 7. at N. 
Wcare. 
25-14. Clara Adelaide, b. 1849, Sep. 23; m. 1868, Aug. 27, Granville, 
son of Granville and Ilannali (Copps) Parker, b. 1845, Oct. 31, 
at Clielsea, Mass. An iron moulder; trustee and steward of 
the Methodist church at Wakefield. She d. 1878, Jan. 13, at 
Amherst, N. II.; he m. (2d) Florence A, dau. of Henry and 
Mary B. (Eaton) Bnrdett, b. 1855, Apr. 13, at Wakefield. Ch. : 
I. Nettie Ella, b. 18G;), Apr. 13. II. Clara Anna, b. 1871, June 
21. III. Lizzie Alice, b. 1874, May 8. 

2545. Ida Jane, b. 1855, Oct. 31; res. Warner, N. H. ; m. Walter, son 

of Fred and Mary Drowns. Ch. : Nellie Mabel, b. 1890, Sep. 6. 

2546. Nellie Isauel, b. 1857, Jan. 9; res. Hillsborouirh Bridge, N. H. : 

m. Alouzo Stevens. Cli.: Frank; died 1893, Nov. 15, aged 
19 years. 

2547. Hattie Capitola, b. 1858, Apr. 11; res. Manchester; ni. Joseph 

Bingham. 

2548. Fked Joseph, b. 18G0, Mch. 24; m. 1882, Mch. 2, Etta, dau. of 

Henry and Abby Morris, b. 1805, Jan. 26, at Brattleboro, Vt. 
Ch., b. at Manchester : I. Arthur; d. aged 2years. II. Guy, 
b. 1885, Oct. 15. III. Bertha Alice, b. 1887, Feb. 28. 

1441. JOHN PARKP:R8 MANNING (Joseph,^ Eliphulet,^ 
Eliphalet,5 Eliphalet,'* Saml ,3 Wm.,2 Wni.i) b. 1830, Sep. 23, at 
Bedford, N. H. He resides at Manchester. He m. at Amiierst, 
1859, Aug. 12, Margaret Ann, dau. of Samuel Dow, b. 1844, Jan. 
25, at Amherst; d. 1884, July 13, at Manchester. Ch. : 

2549. Henry W^vldo, b. 1861, Nov. 17, at Merrimack. 

2550. Walter E\terett, b. 1867, Dec. 17, at Goflstown; res. Manches- 

ter; m. Cynthia Moore. Noch., 1899. 

2551. Anna Dell, b. 1870, Apr. 6, at G. ; m. Alonzo Foot. Ch. : Lottie 

Bell, b. 1896, Sep. 23, atGolTstown. 

1444. RUEL GOODWIN^ MANNING (Joseph,"^ Eliphalet,^ 
Eliphalet,5 Eliphalet,^ Saml. ,3 Wm.,'-^ Wm.') b. about 1828, atNew 
Boston, N. H. A soldier of tlie Rebellion, and first lieutenant in 
Co. H, lOlh N. H. Regt. A machinist, and chief engineer in the 
Manchester, N. H., fire department. He m. 1867, Nov. 27, Au- 
gusta, dau. of Obed and Sarah Combs, b. 1851, Mch. 28, at Bath. 
Ch.: 

25:>2. Frank, b. 1868, Sep. 12; died. 

2553. George, b. 1873, Dec. 15. 

2554. Blanche, b. 1876, Feb. 5. 



462 TIEE MANNING FAMILY. 

1448. LORENZO PARKP:RP MANNING (Nathaniel^ 
Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,-^ Eliphalet,' Sanil.,^ AVm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1828, 
Feb. 9, at Bedford, N. H. A machinist. He m. at Guildhall, Vt., 
Ann M., daii. of Zed and Rebecca Woods, b. 1833, Sep. 14, at 
Guildhall. Ch. : 

2555. Ida Ella, b. Ib52, Oct. J3. at Guildhall, Avhere she resides; m. 

1871, Oct. 13, George Albert, son of John and Susan (Massure) 
Ilnbbard, b. 1850, Sep. 10, at G. He has represented his town 
in the Legislature. Ch. : I. Zeddie Lorenzo, b. 1873, Jan. 5; 
d. 187;}, Sep. 25. II. Adda Manning, b. 1801, Apr. 13. They 
also have an adopted child, Ethel May Cain, whose name they 
have had changed to Hubbard; b. 1888, May 16. 

1450. NATHANIEL N.« MANNING (Nathaniel," Elipha- 
let,6 Eliphalet,"' Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wni.') b. 1832, July 
2, at Goffstown, N, H. A machinist. He has resided at Man- 
chester, N. H,; Chicopee and Ilolyoke, Mass. ; Laconia, N. H., 
and, since 18G9, has engaged in business at Providence, R. I. His 
present residence is at Riverside. He m. 1852, July 10, Eliza Ann, 
dau. of Abiatha and Sarah (Trusscll) Houghton, b. 1838, Feb. 14, 
at Fairlee, Vt. ; d. 1890, Oct. 14, at Riverside. Ch. : 

2556. I'kank Elmlu, b. 1854, July 1, at Manchester, N. H. 

2557. Anson DeWitt, b. 1857, June 21, at Chicopee, Mass. 

2558. Ernest Irwin, b. 1860, Sep. 28, at Manchester. 

1451. FREDERICK STARK^ MANNING (Nathaniel,- 
j:iiphalet,6 Eliphalet,5 Eliphalet,'' Saml.,:' Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1834, 
Aug. 26, at Goffstown, N. H. He resided for a number of j^ears in 
Manchester, and then went West. He has for some time lived at 
Greeley, Col., with his business, that of steam fitting, in Denver. 
He m. at iManchester, 1861, May 30, Lucretia Jane, dau. of Robert 
W. and Mary B. Robinson, b. 1838, May 30, at Bow, N.H. Ch : 

2559. Vioi.A ArcisTA, b. 1802, June 9, at Manchester; ni. Willard J. 

Poller, b. 1861, Mch. 10, at Chatham, N. Y. Ch. : I. Norman 
v., b. 1885, Oct. 26, at Cheyenne, Wy. II. Lucia Maud, b. 1887, 
July II. at Butte Cy., Montana. III. Florence Arline, b. 1890, 
May 27, at Denver. 

1461. JACOBS MANNING (Jacob,'' Thomas,'^ Thomas, ^ 
Eliphalet," Saml.,3 Wm.,-2 Wm.i) b. 1811, June 29, at Wilmington, 
Mass. He resided in his native place and at Gray, Me. He m. 
1845, July 24, Mehitable, dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Simonton) 



DESCEXDAXTS OF AVILLIAM MAXXING. 463 

Tlia3'er, b. 1812, Jau. 3, at Gray. She d. 1858, Dec. 2; Mr. 
Manning d. 1857, June 6, both at Gray. Ch., b. at Wilmington : 

2560. Mary ELIZ.VBETH, b. 1847, June 11; m. Charles F. Maj'berry, b. 

1845, Mch. 20, a soldier of the Rebellion, lies, at Gray. No 
cli. 

2561. Eliza Jane, b. 1849, Oct. 30; res. W. Gray; m. 1867, Apr. 15, 

Charles Daua Ryder, b. 1841, Apr. 15, at No. Yarmouth, Me. 
Ch : I. Harry Leigh, 1). 1867, Dec. 29, at No. Yarmouih. H. 
Elizabeth Mary, b. 1872, Jan. 29, at Gray. 

2562. Sakah Abbie, b. 1851, Apr. 21; d. 1855, Dec. 1. 

2563. Hexry Edward, b. 1853, Jan. 31 ; d. 1878, Jan. 26, at Ponghkeep- 

sie, N. y., while attending business college. 

1464. P:ZRA carters manning (Jacob," Thomas,^ 
Thomas,'^ Eliphalet,"* Sanil.,^ Wm.,'^ Wm.i) b. 1818, Mch. 3, at 
Wilmington, Mass. Resided at Reading, where he carried on a 
cabinet manufacturing business. Hem. (1st) at Wilmington, 1844, 
Sep. 30, Frances R., dau. of Benj. and Nancy Kendall, b. at Clin- 
ton, Me. [another report says Dover] ; d. 1851, Sep. 19, aged 26 
years, 10 months and 29 days -, and (2d) 1851, Dec. 31, Olive K., 
dau. of Benj and Nancy Kendall, b. at Clinton ; d. 1855, Dec. 9, 
aged 35. Mr. Manning d. 1857, Apr. 9, at Reading, where his 
ch. were born. 

Ch. of Ezra C. and Frances R. Manning : 

2564. Hexry Sherman, b. 1846, Feb. 14; res. Everett; d. there 1897, 

Jan. 12; m. Sarah Biirrows. No ch. 

2565. Ezra Kendall, b. 1848, June 22. 

2566. Louisa FR.1NCES, b. 1851, Apr. 26; d. 1852, Feb. 18. 

Ch. of Ezra C. and Olive K. Manning : 

2567. Daniel W., b. 1853, Jau. 12; d. 1853, May 7. 

2568. Ulmer, b. 1854, May 9. 

1465. CHARLES^ MANNING (Jacob," Thomas,^ Thomas,^ 
Eliphalet.4 Saml.,^ \Ym.,nVm.') b. 1821, Sep. 25, at Wilmington, 
Mass. He located at Reading in 1842, and engaged in the manu- 
facture of furniture. He was deacon of the old South Church of 
Reading, and a licensed preacher in the Congregational Church. 
In 1862 he was a member of the State Legislature. He d. 1892, 
Jan. 5, at Melrose, while spending the holidays there. He m. (1st) 
1848, Oct. 1, Leorana, dau. of Benj. and Nancy Kendall, b. at 



464 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Dover, Me., and d. 1854, July 15, aged 27 years, 10 mouths and 
24 days; and (2d) Caroline Boutelle, b. 1826, Mch. 5, who was 
living 1900, April. Her ancestrj' was Dr. Johu^ and Lucy (Priest) 
of Edgecomb, Me. ; William'' and Rachel (Wood) of Leominster, 
Mass., and Hancock, N. H. ; James'' and Elizabeth (Smith); 
James^ and Judith (Poole) ; James^ and Elizabeth (Frothin-^ham) ; 
James- and Rebecca (Kendall), and James^ and Alice Boutelle, 
who came to America about 1G32. 

Cli. of Charles and Leoraaa Manning : 

2501). Chaklks Clintox, b. 1851, Feb. 5, at Readuig; res. Atlanta, Ga. ; 
m. 1880, Mch. 4, Margaretta Ehuor, dau. of John aud Mar- 
garett (Everly) Swarts, b. 1864, Mch. 23, at Pawtucket, R. I. 
Noch. 

Ch. of Churles and Caroline Manning : 

2570. Cahkii: Lkouaxa, b. 1856, Nov. 20, at Reading; d. 1803, Mch. 1. 

2571. GEOUdi.; Augustixk, d. 1857, Oct. 24, at Reading. He and his 

younger brother, William E., have long been dry goods mer- 
chants, and at one time had stores at South Boston, Melrose 
and Stonehara; at present, are located in Brocl<ton. He ni. 
1881, Sep. 28, Florence Amelia, dau. of William M. aud Dolly 
C. Titus, b. 1857, Dec. 3, in Reading. No ch., 1899. 

2572. William Eiixest, b. 18.")9, Aug. 18, in Reading. Resides at Brock- 

ton. He m. 1893, July 18, Bertha Louisa Riding. Ch. : Gladys 
Ernestine, b. 1897, Jan. 22, at Brockton. 

2573. Emma Eliza, b. 18(J1, Nov. 28, at Reading; res. Medf ord ; ni. 

1886, Nov. 23, Lorenzo Francis, son of John and Elizabeth 
(Ilalliday) Armstrong, b. 1802, Nov. 18, at Machias, Me. Ch. : 
George Ernest, b. 1888, Mch. 2, at Stoneham. 

1468. ALVAN WRIGHTS MANNING (Jona9,7 Thomas,^ 
Thomas,5 Eiiphalet," Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1816, Oct. 2, at 
Med ford, Mass. He was at one time a boot and slioe manufact- 
urer in Wohurn, and was also in the shoe business in Lawrence, 
but, in 1861, went to IMilwaukee, Wis., where he was for some 
years in the retail shoe trade. Since 1873 he has resided in South 
Dakota, where he was an insurance agent at Sioux Falls. He m. 
at Lawrence, Lydia E., dau. of Consider Fuller Knowles and wife 
Mary, b. 1838, Jan. 19, at Harmony, Me. This record is to 1894 ; 
a request in 1900 for later information brought no reply. Indirect 
report says that 3Ir. Manning died about 1899. Ch. : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 485 

2574. Herbert Coolidge, b. 1861, Dec. 5, at Milwaukee. 

2575. Alvan Wright, b. 1864, Jan. 31, at Milwaukee: d. unui., 18'J0. 

Oct. 17. 

2576. Maky Fr-vxce.s, b. 1866, June 1, at M. ; d. 1867, Apr. 19. 

2577. Edwix Osgood, b. 1868, Sep. 2, at Denison, Iowa; num., 1894; 

then resided Sioux Falls. 

1470. URIAHS MANNING (Uriah,'' Thomas,^ Thomas,-'^ 
Eliphalet.4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 \Ym.') b. 1812, Nov. 29, at Woburn. 
Mass. After receiviug an education in the common schools and 
at an academy he learned the trade of a tanner and entered his 
father's shop. Later, he became a partner in the firm of U. Man- 
ning & Son, in the leather business in Boston, and continued in 
trade there until business complications resulting from the war of 
the Rebellion caused him to lose all his property. He had resided 
at Woburn, but left that place in 1870 and was for 8 or 9 years 
supervisor of the State Primary School at Monson. Returning to 
Woburn in 1881 he worked at his trade until stricken with paralysis 
in 1884. He united with tiie First Congregational church of Woburn 
in 1865. He was an honest, hard-working man, and respected by 
all who knew him. He m. 1852, Dec. 8, Hannah Maria, dau. of 
Freeman G. and Hannah Hovey, b. 1833, Mch. 4, at Cambridge. 
She d. 1866, Oct. 6; Mr. Manning d. 1887, Oct. 10, both at 
Woburn. Ch., b. at Woburn : 

2578. Edward Walker, b. 1853, Oct. 30. He resided at Worcester, and 

was a traveling salesman. He felt a strong interest in this 
family histor.v, but was not .spared to see its completion. His 
health failed, and he went to Denver, Col., in consequence, but 
d. in that city 1890, Nov. 12. He m. 1878. Oct. 17, Iraogene 
E., dau of Wm. H. and Anna Barnes, b. at Webster. No ch. 

2579. Gardner Hovey, b. 1856, Aug. 25. 

2580. Charles Foster, b. 1866, Sep. 27. 

1476. JOHNS MANNING (Jonathaa,' Thomas,*"' Thomas,'^ 
Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,"^ Wm.i) b. 1836, Jan. 24, at Tewksbury, 
Mass. Resides (1901) at Federalsburg, Md. A farmer. He m. 
(1st) 1863, Mch. 18, Ellen S. Tilton, b. 1845, INIch. 10, at Danville, 
Vt., and d. there 1866, Sep. 23; m. (2d) 1870, Jan. ll,Georgiaua 
E. Dickmson, b. 1846, June 4, at Deerfield, Mass.. and d. 1877, May 
1, at Cabot, Vt. ; m. (3d) 1882, Mch. 13, Mrs. Rosina J. Willey, b. 
1847, Apr. 29, at Barnet, Vt. One cliild by second marriage : 

2581. Levi Henry, b. 1871, Apr. 9, at Lebanon, N. H. ; num., 1900. 

30 



NINTH GENERATION. 



1477. WARREN FILLMORES MANNING (Eleazer,8 Elea- 
zer,"^ Josiab.e Saml.,5 Saml.," Saml.,3 AVra.,2 Wm.i) b. 1820, Sep. 
30, at Lebanon, Ct. A farmer, and lived and died upon the same 
farm successively owned and occupied by bis father and grand- 
fatlier in Lebanon. He m. 1846, Nov. 26, Ruby Ann, dau. of 
Ebenezer Johnson, b. 1823, Apr. 1, at Lebanon. She d. 1891, 
Mch. 20 ; Mr. Manning d. 1870, Mch. 28, both at Lebanon. Their 
children were born there. Ch. : 

2582 Mahy Eva, b. 1852, Aug. 11 ; res. Lebanon ; m. 1874, Jan. 1, Charles 
Sweet, Jr., b. 1840, Jan. 1, at L. ; son of Dr. Charles and Eliza 
(Throop) Sweet. Ch., the second b. at Hartford, and all others 
at Lebanon : I. Edith Manninsj, b. 1874, Nov. 17. II. Herl)crt 
Warren, b. 1876. Jan. 14. III. Edward Payne, b. 1878, Aug. 
14; d. 1887. Sep. 1. IV. Infant, twin, stillborn 1878, Aug. 14. 
V. Leon Mace, b. 1880, Sep. 28. VI. Henry Runyeon. b. 1882, 
May 2D. VII. Harold Henoni, b. 1884, Sep. 9. Vlil. Ruby 
Eliza, b. 188G, June 8. IX. Wallace Nathaniel, b. 1887, Oct. 24. 
X. Clifton Wor>ley, b. 1889, Aug. 13. XI. Infant, b. 1890. 
Oct. 1; d. 1890, Oct. 9. 

2583. Hahhikt Joiixsox, b. 1854. Juno 2; res. Lebanon; m. 1875, Nov. 

25, Albert G., son of William and Betsey (McCall) Kneeland, 
b. 1852, Apr. 11, at Andover. Ch., b. at Lebanon: I. William 
Albert, b. 1877, Feb. 17. II. Wanen Manning, b. 1879, Aug. 
23. 

2584. Sarah Maria, b. 1858, Aug. 24; d. 1858, Sep. 26. 

1482. FREDERICK ROYAL^ MANNING (Royal,8 Cal- 
vin."? Hezekiah,e Sainl.,^ Saml.,'' Saml.,MVm.,'^ Wm.') b. 1829, 
Apr. 12, at South Coventry, Ct. He was clerk in a village store at 
Rockville, 1849-56, when he removed to Iowa and resided until 
1862, doing a general mercantile business. During his first visit 
home his wife was taken ill and died. He returned to Iowa (Ed- 
dyville), settled up his business affairs and removed to the East. 
After a few months he went to Brooklyn, N. Y., and was associa- 
(4GG) 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 467 

ted with the firm of J. S. Ward & Co., of which he ufterward be- 
came a member. Their business was storage and iuspectioii. Ele 
was for many years a member of the Produce Exchange. He was 
a very hard worlvcr, applied himself too closely to business, and, 
seven years before his death, was the victim of paralysis and com- 
plications caused by that disease. He m. (1st) 1857, Oct. 8, 
Fanny Louisa, dau. of Rev. Joel R. and Julia (Arnold) Arnold, 
b. at Chester, N. H., and d. 1859, Sep. 12, at So. Coventry; and 
(2d) 1868, Oct. 15, Sarah Kirtland, dau. of Edgar and Sarah Sel- 
den (Yale) Atwater, of Wallingfovd, Ct., b. 1845, Sep. 25, at At- 
water, Ohio. She resides, 1900, at Wallingford. Mr. Manning d. 
1898, Mch. 2, at Brooklyn. 

Ch. of Frederick R. and Fanny L. Manning: 

2585. Frederick Arnold, ta. 1859, May 4, at Eddyville. 

Ch. of Frederick B. and Sarah K. Manning: 

2586. Sarah Rose, b. 1869, Nov. 2, at Brooklyn; res. Wallingford; m. 

Frank Wallace. 

2587. Edgar Atwater, b. 1873, Jan. 1, at Brooklyn; res. Montclair, 

N. J. ; m. Elizabeth Courtland Hull. 

2588. Marguerite Y.ALE, b. 1879, Apr. 4, at Brooklyn; num., 1899. 

1490. EDWIN9 MANNING (Calvin,*' Calvin,"? Hezekiah,^ 
Saml.,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1810, Feb. 8, at South 
Coventry, Ct. He received his education in the schools of his 
native State, and at the age of 16 entered the store of his uncle, 
Royal Manning, as salesman; but after a few months went to 
Bethany, Pa., where he held a lilie position with another uncle, 
James Manning. After five years he was taken in as partner with 
a one-third interest. In 1831 he engaged in business at Canton 
Corners, Bradford Co., with J. C. Rose under the firm name of 
Manning & Rose, but in 1836 disposed of his interest and went 
West, going by boat to St. Louis. He purchased real estate in 
Jackson and Saline counties, and, proceeding up tlie Mississippi 
and Des Moines rivers, reached St. Francisville in December, 1836. 
After making more investments he continued to Ft. Madison, where 
he visited tlie wigwam of the Indian chief, Black Hawk, who treated 
him in a friendly manner. In January, 1837, Mr. Manning, with 
three other men, purchased a claim to the land and platted the 



468 THE MANNING FAiMII.Y. 

present town of Keosauqua, Van Bnreu Co., Iowa, where be has 
resided f(jr over half a century. He was a pioneer of the count)' 
and the founder of the town, havinjilong been identified witli their 
growth and improvement. In consequence of the changes of time 
he hiis lived in the territories of Michigan and Wisconsin, an<l the 
territory and State of Iowa, all under one roof. He attended the 
first land-sale at Burliuiiton, purciiasing several small tracts. In 
1839 he i)urchased iu New York the first stock of goods ever con- 
veyed to Keosauqua, shipping the same by sea to the Mississippi, 
and up the river to Churchville, at the mouth of the Des Moines, 
it being seven weeks on the way. He built the first flat-boat, in 
1844, that floated down the Des Moines, and ran the first loaded 
steamer from St. Louis to Des Moines in 1851. In 1842 he was 
the builder of the first brick court house in Iowa, and which has 
long endured in good condition. He was appointed Commissioner 
of the Des IMoincs River Improvements by Gov. Grimes, and held 
the office until its affairs were adjusted, in 1859. In half a century 
he has seen wonderful transformations in a })rimitive vicinity, and 
has been active in all public improvements. In early life he was a 
Whig, and cast his first vote for Pres. William Henry Harrison; 
has from its formation been a stanch supporter of the Republican 
party, but has steadily refused to accept oflice. Upon Pres. Lin- 
coln's call for financial aid to suppress the Rebellion iMr. INIauniug 
invested all he could command, and this example caused the citi- 
zens of his county to contribute not less than §250,000. He still 
resides at Keosauqua, where he is a banker, and where, beginning 
with only a good constitution, temperate and frugal habits, pluck, 
perseverance and integrity, he has acquired an ample competence. 
Stories are told of his generosity, and of his readiness to help 
others with advice, cneouiagement and substantial aid, all quietly 
done ; and it would seem he has not an enemy. He m. (1st) in Lee 
Co., 1842, Mch. 8, Sarah Jane, dau. of William and Sarah (Work- 
mnn) Sumple, b. 1«1G, .Inly 21, at Washington, Pa., andd. 1857, 
June 1, at Keokuk, Iowa ; and (2d) 1859, Nov. 3, Nannie B., dau. 
of Robert and Mary (Nanie) Bryant, b. 1832, Feb. 3, atRockville, 
Ind., who still survives. All the following children were born at 
Keosauqua. 

Ch. of Edwi)i and Sarah J. Mannivfj : 

L'58;). Anna Guklkv, b. 184:?, Nov. 17; res. unin. at Grinuell. 
2500. Mary Wkst, b. 1848, Dec. 25 ; d. 1850, Mch. 2. 



DESCEXDAXTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 469 

2591. Calvts, b. 1851, June 7. 

2592. WiLLi.vJi Sample, b. 1853, Dec. 4 ; unm. 

2593. Edwix Rose, b. 1856, Apr. 1; d. 1861, Aug. 4. 

Ch. of Edwin and Nannie B. Manning : 

2594. Edward Bates, b. 1861, Sep. 27. 

2595. Albert Wright, b. 1863, Sep. 27. 

2596. Kate Whittlesey, b. 1865, Sep. 10; res. Cantril, Van Bureu Co. ; 

ra. Wm. G. Parrott. Ch. : Bryant M. 

2597. Stanley White, b. 1868, Nov. 27. 

2598. Craig I^trs, b. 1872, Dec. 25; res. Keosauqua; unm., 1899. 

1500. GEORGE BURDER9 MANNING (Hezekiah,^ Cal- 
vin,' Hezekiah,6 Saml.,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wni.,2 Wm.') b. 1834, 
Apr. 16, at Coventry, Ct. He is a farmer, residing on the home- 
stead of 450 acres at Economy, AVayne Co., Ind. He m. 1857, 
Aug. 27, Susan Cain, dau. of Harvey and Letitia Lamb, b. 1839, 
8ep. 11, in the last-named town. Ch., b. at Economy: 

2599. Orrillus, b. 1858, Oct. 22; cl. 1861, Jan. 26. 

2600. IXD.VBELL, b. 1860, Sep. 15; d. 1862, Sep. 13. 

2601. Dora, b. 1863, Feb. 8; res. at Economy; m. 1885, Aug. 6, Alonzo 

Cain. Ch., b. near Economy : I. Paul Harvey, b. 1887, Apr. 3. 
II. Marcella M., b. 1897, Jan. 27. 

2602. John Martin, b. 1865, Aug. 11. 

" 2603. Ulysses Grant, b. 1867, Nov. 21; res. Economy; unm., 1899. 

2604. Cora, b. 1870, July 15; res. Economy; m. Oliver H. Scantland. 

Ch. : I. George Frank, b. 1894, Jan. 7. II. Cecil Harvey, b. 
1896, June 19. 

2605. Carrie, b. 1872, Oct. 14; res. Stilesville; m. Joe C. Burgess. 

Ch. : Brenda Blanche, b. 1897, Aug. 28, at Cartersburg. 

2606. Florence, b. 1874, Oct. 4. 

2607. Edgar Irving, b. 1878, Feb. 11. 

2608. Blanche LAi\m, b. 1882, Oct. 29. 

1502. EMELINE ELIZA^ MANNING (Hezekiah,^ Cal- 
vin," Hezekiah,« Saml.,^ Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm., 2 Wm.i) b. 1837, 
Oct. 15, in AVayne Co., Ind., where she now resides, at Economy. 
She m. 1855, July 19, Jesse, son of Osboin and Cyrene Green- 
street, b. 1835, June 16, in AA^ayne Co. Ch. : 

2609. Clarabel (Greenstreet) b. 1856, Mch. 6; d. 1861, Jan. 15. 

2610. Sarah Jane (Greenstreet) b. 1860, Dec. 30; d. 1861, Jan. 30. 

2611. Mary Augusta (Greenstreet) b. 1862, Jan. 26. 

2612. Clarence Manning (Greenstreet) b. 1864, May 3. 

2613. Frank Floyd (Greenstreet) b. 1867, June 9. 



470 THE MAXXIXG FAMILY. 

2fil4. OsHoux Delmont (Greenstrcet) b. 1870, Aug. 20. 

2C15. Num.K (Grocnstreet) b. 1874, Mch. 3. 

261G. Cyhkna Pkaul (Greeiistreet) b. 1876, Aug. 20; d. 1880, Oct. 8. 

1506. DAVID WiLD?:R^' MANNING (James,^ Calvin,"' 
IIezekiab,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Win.' ) b. ]827, July 
11, at Bethany, Pa., where he now resides. He was for 30 years 
a hiinberman, and furnished the Deh\ware and Hudson Canal 
Company with thirty million feet of lumber. lie has been 21 
years school director of Bethany; 18 years town councilman, and 
18 years overseer of the poor. He m. 1861, May 28, Ellen, dau. 
of John and Nellie (Hunegan) Walsh, b. 1845, July 28, in Ire- 
land. Ch. : 

2617. Louise, b. 1865, Mch. 15, at Honesdale; res. Scranton; m. Allau, 

son of Milton and Charlotte (Brink) Lawrence. Ch., b. at 
Scranton: I. Isabelle, b. 1893, May 22. II. Infant, b. I'JOO, 
Jan. ;^0. 

2618. David Edwin, b. 1866, Jan. 31, at Honesdale. 

2619. Charles Hexuy, b. 1871, June 17, at Honesdale; unm., 1899. 

2620. Alice, b. 1878, Apr. 28, at Betliany; unm., 1899. 

2621. Helen, b. at Bethany; year not given ; unm.. 1899. 

1507. Wn^LIAM HENRY9 MANNING (James,^ Calvin,^ 
Hezekiah," Saml.,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2Wm.i) b. 1828, Sep. 10, 
at Bethany, Pa. He m. 1859, Apr. 7, Hannah Van Bibber, dau. of 
John V. and Eliza (Swazey) Slauo;hter, b. 1839, Nov. 11, at 
Farmingtou, Iowa; d. 1888, Nov. 24. Mr. Manning d. 1890, 
Feb. 10, at Keokuk, where he was buried. Ch. : 

2622. Maude Alice, b. 1861, Feb. 25, at Bonaparte, Iowa; res. Chicago. 

1900. 

2623. GiiACE Ethel, b. 1863, Jan. 1, at Des Moines; res. N. Y. City. 

2624. Charity Eliza, b. 1865, Sep. 15, at Farmingtou. 

2625. Blanche Henrietta, b. 1868, Aug. 26. at Fariuington. 

1513. FRANCIS MASON^ MANNING (Mason,^ Luther,' 
Hezekiah,*' Saml.,'^^Saml.,'»Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1822, Aug. 
21, at Groton, Ct. He resides at Mystic, where he was a druggist 
until within a few years. He is President of the Mystic River 
National Bunk, President of the Elm Grove Cemetery Association, 
President of the Mystic Oral School for the Deaf, and a trustee 
of the Mystic and Nouuk Library. He m. 1847, Dec. 8, Ann 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 471 

Elizabeth, dan. of Eleazer and Nancy Smith (Avery) Williams, 
b. 1827, Dec. 17, at Mystic. Ch. : 

2626. JoHX Leeds, b. 1848, Sep. 25, at Mystic. 

1515. GE0RGE9 MANNING (Ralph,^ Nathaniel,^ Heze- 
kiab,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1810, Dec. 19, at 
Windham, Ct. He was i-eared at Middleburgh, N. Y., where he 
settled on a farm which he carried on for about 50 years. He was 
greatly interested in stock, especially fine horses and cattle. He 
was a man of deep convictions and strict integrity ; was social, 
and made and retained many friends, and was held in high esteem 
by a lai'ge circle of acquaintances. In 1887, May, he went to 
Albany and resided until his death with his daughter, Mrs. Mitchell. 
He m. 1836, May 3, Margaret, dau. of Hon. Joseph and Gertrude 
(Feek) Bouck, b. 1811, Oct. 5, at Middleburgh; d. there 1887, 
May 1. She was a niece of Gov. William C. Bouck. Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1899, Nov. 12, at 38 Eagle st., Albany. Ch., b. at Mid- 
dleburgh : 

2627. Margaret Anx, b. 1837, Aug. 27; res. Albany; m. IS.IS, May 4, 

Sidney Smith Mitchell, b. 183(), June 15, at Fnltonham, Scho- 
harie Co. ; son of Samuel and Polly (Smith) Mitchell. Ch., b. 
at Middleburgli : I. Alice Morgan, b. 1859, Feb. 3. II. Ida 
Smith, b. 1862, June 3. III. Isabel, b. 1866, Nov. 16. 

2628. Welthy, b. 1840, Apr. 19; d. 1840, May 20. 

1516. W1LLIAM9 MANNING (Ralph,8 Nathaniel,^ Heze- 
kiah,6 Saml.,"' Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,'-^ Wm.i) b. 1814, Jan. 5, at 
]\liddleburgh, N. Y. He received a good education and taught 
school several terms. In 1810 he removed with his family to Shelby, 
Orleans Co., where he engaged at farming, and, in 18G0, to De 
Kalb Co., 111., and from there to Lyndon, in that State. He enlisted 
as a soldier of the Rebellion in the 75th Illinois Regt., and was 
with the army of the Tennessee until honorably discharged. He m. 
Elizabeth, dau. of Adam P. Vroman, b. 1814, Oct. 14, at Middle- 
burgh ; d. 1890, Nov. 29, at Prophetstown, 111. Mr. Manning d. 
1877, Feb. 25, at Lyndon. Ch. : 

2629. Charles Ralph, b. 1836, Apr. 5, at Middleburgh. 

2630. JoHX Webster, b. 1838, Apr. 15, at Fulton, N. Y. ; resides, 1900, 

Janesville, Wis.; ra. 1864, Dec. 1, Heleu Cushraan Nichols, b. 
1846, Jan. 28, at Guildhall, Vt. ; dan. of John and Betsey (Cush- 
raan) Nichols, and granddau. of Geu. Seth Cushman. No ch. 



472 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

2GM. Ai>AM Vko.man, 1). 1840, Mch. 27, at Fulton. 

2032. Gi:«)i!<ii; Gkant, b. 1842, Doc. 28, at Sht-lby. 

2G33. William, b. 1847, July 24; d. 1848, Feb. 21. 

2634. Wealthy Axx, b. 1851, Aug. a, at Shelby; res. Prophetstown, 
111. ; 111. 1872, May 22, Luther B., son of AVilliani R. and Harriet 
(Martin) McKcnzie, b. 1843, Feb. 23, at Prophetstown. Ch. : 
I. -Mabel Klizabeth, b. 1873, Apr. 8, at Lyndon. II. Helen Mau- 
iiiiis;, b. 1870, Sep. 14, at Prophet stoAvn. III. Richmond Luther, 
b. 1878, Aug. 8, at P. IV. Harry Forbes, b. 18s8, Sep. 18, 
at P. 

263."!. Maky Eliz.uieth, b. 1853, May 13, at Shelby; m. atTopeka, Kan- 
sas, 1882, May 21, Preston C. Dockstader, b. IS.il, Sep. 22, at 
Newport, N. Y. She d. 1884, Dec. 1, at Coolidge, Kan. ; he res. 
Colorado Springs, Col. Ch. : Earle, b. 1884, Nov. 24, at Cool- 
idge; d. 1885, Feb. 28. 

1519. IIEZEKIAH LATHROP^ MANNING (Ralpb,^ Na- 
thaniel,'' Hezekiab,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Wm-r Wm.') b. 1827, 
Sep. 7, at Muklleburgh, N. Y. He always lived on the farm 
upon which he was born, and which, by gift from his father, be- 
came his at the time of his marriage. He was thorough and prac- 
tical, and had the reputation of having the best farm and growing 
the best crops in the valley. He w-as an early riser and hard 
worker. In politics a republican, he had no aspiration for oflice, 
but once yielded to the urgent wishes of his friends and allowed 
his name to go before the people as the nominee of his party 
for county superintendent of the poor. He did not put forth any 
effort for himself, yet he came within 44 votes of carrying the 
county, which was ordinarily fully 1800 democratic. He was a man 
of deep convictions ; strong in his likes and dislikes, strictly hon- 
est and u|)right, and highly respected. No one would do more for 
a friend than he. Me m. 1852, Oct. 19, Maria, dau. of Nicholas 
and Alida Beekman, b. 1833, Dec. 4, at Sharon; res., 1900, at 
Middleburgh. Mr. Manning d. there 1889, Mch. 19. Ch., b. at 
Middleburgh : 

2636. Ai.iDA, b. 1S5;5, July 31; res. Middleburgh ; in. 1874, June IG, Wel- 
lington E., son of David and Z. Augusta (Tibbits) Bassler. 
b. 1848, Aug. 19, at Ilunterslaud, Schoharie Co. No ch. 

26.37. Arsrix R., b. ISCl, Dec. 18; d. IS(3G, Aug. 26. 

1535. NATHAN I ELo MANNING (Hezekiah,^ Nathaniel,' 
Hezekiah," Sainl.,-' Saml.,'* Saml.,^' Win.,- Win.') b. 1819, Aug. 
20, at Middleburgh, N. Y. He was a fanner, and always lived in 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 473 

his native town. He m. 1842, Sep. 7, Cornelia, dan. of Peter Q. 
and Catherine Borst, b. 1824, Mch. 28, at Middleburgh, and d. 
there 1855, Oct. 6; and (2d) 1856, Dec. 3, Mary Aruininta, dau. 
of Rinaldo D. and Araminta (Tibbets) Chase, b. 1835, Nov. 7, 
wlio yet survives. Mr. Manning d. 1899, Nov. 1, at Middleburgh. 
All his ch. were born in that place. 

Ch. of Nathaniel and Cornelia Manning : 

2638. Mary CAXHARESTi, b. 1845, Mch. 17; res. Middleburgh, 1900; m. 

18G5, Sep. 7, Jerome B.,son of George 15. and Rachel (Briggs) 
Badgley, b. 1835, Apr. 11, at DuaHesbnrgh. Ch. : I. Claude 
Manning, b. 18G6, .June 10, at Schoharie; m. Clara Dunlap, b. 
1870, Jan. 30, at Macon, Ga. II. George Bradford, b. 1874, 
Nov. 10, atM. ; d. 1875, Feb. 10. 

2639. Samuel, b. 1850, Nov. 18; d. 1850, Nov. 24. 

Ch. of Nathaniel and Mary A. Manning : 

2640. Cornelia, b. 1858, June 20; res. Baltimore, Md. ; m. 1885, Mch. 

26, Edward Michael, sou of Samuel and Caroline Buracker, b. 
1853, Sep. 18, at Lur;ij% Page Co., Va. Ch., b. at Baltimore: 
I. Edward Manning, b. 1888, Dec. 21. II. Flora Kathleen, b. 
1890, Dec. 17. III. Ruth Almond, b. 1893, Mch. 3. IV. Walter 
llorton, b. 1896, Nov. 3. 

2641. Eleaxor, b. 18G0, Sep. 7; res. Middleburgh; m. 1882, Feb. 22, 

Daniel Dodge, son of Graiidison Norton and Catherine (Dodge) 
Frisbie, b. 1859, Nov. 30, at Middleburgh. Ch., b. at M. : I. 
Grandison Norton, b. 1883, Maj^ 27. II. Cornelia Manning, 
b. 1885, Jan. 26. III. Daniel Manning, b. 1894, Dec. 19. 

2642. Charles, b. 1863, Jan. 20; d. 1863, Feb. 12. 
2(i43. Horatio Seymour, b. 1864, May 15. 

2644. Hezekiah, b. 1870, June 28 ; d. 1872, Mch. 16. 

2645. Nathaniel, b. 1875, Mch. 13; res. Middleburgh; unm., 1899. 

2646. Blanch, b. 1876, Apr. 9; d. 1879, Nov. 25. 

1536. HENRY LOUIS^ MANNING (Henry,^ Nathaniel,' 
Hezekiah,6 Saml.,^ Sanil.,4 Saml.,:^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1824, Sep. 
22, at Wiudhain, Ct. Resides atBinghamton, N. Y. He m. 1849, 
lyich. 14, Nancy Maria Lawyer Vroomau, b. 1833, Apr. 10, at 
Schoharie, N. Y. Her father was Jacob Lawyer Vrooman; her 
mother's maiden name, Lydia "Wiley. The Vrooman family early 
came from Holland and settled along the Mohawk river and 
Schoharie Creek. Ch. : 

2647. Charles Edgai:, b. 1850, Mch. 5, at Middleburgh; d. 1862, 

Feb. 27 



474 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

2618. Ada Byhox, b. 1851, Oct. 22, at M. ; il. 18r,3, Feb. 12. 

2G19. AiniiLK Louis, b. l8o-l, Jan. 1), at M.; d. 18oi, Jan. 2G. 

2G50. Ada Louise, b. 1857, Nov. 18. at Unadilla; d. 18G2, Feb. 17. 

2G51. Lucia Wklls, b. 1859, Dec. 15, at U. ; d. 18G0, Dec. 8. 

1542. JULIA SOPIIIA'J MANNING (nemy,8 Natlianicl,'' 
Hezekiah,c Saiiil.,"' Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,-2 Win.') b. 1837, Apr. 
18, at Schoharie, N. Y. Resides at Rochester. She ni. 18.'»6, 
Sep. 3, George Zeilley, sou of Henry J. and Elizabeth Spraker 
(Zeilley) Dockstader, b. 1830, June 30, at Johnstown. Ch. : 

2652. Geokgk Manning (Dockstader) b. 1870, Nov. 25, at Cohoes. 
26)3. Julia Sophia CDock.stader) b. 1873, Nov. 6, atC. ; d. 1874, Feb. 9. 
2(;54. Henry (Dockstader) b. 1875, Jan. 27, at C. ; d. 1875, Apr. 7. 
2655. Julia Manning (Dockstader) b. 1878, Aug. 2, at Fouda; d. 1879, 
Aug. 2. 

1544. CAROLINP: MATILDAS MANNING (.Saml.,*^ Na- 
thaniel,' IIezekiah,« SamL,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,:* Win.,^ AVm.') b. 1826, 
May 2, at Sherburne, N. Y. Resided at Rocliester. Sheiu. 1855, 
May 30, Don Alouzo ^Yatson, b. 1S07, June 17, at Palmer, Mass., 
who d. at Rochester, 1892, Jan. 1. Mr. Watson received the edu- 
cational advantages that his town and time afforded, and, while 
yet a j'outh, Avent to Boston and mastered the machinist's trade, 
which he followed for a time in Skaneateles and Newark, N. Y. 
In 1832 he went to Iloneove Falls, where he met the Hon. Hiram 
Sibley, whose warm friendship he retained until the latter's death. 
The two jointly purchased the Tinker machine sho[) and did a large 
and successful business for eight years, when, on Mr. Sibley's elec- 
tion as county sherid" in 1840, the lirni was dissolved and the shop 
sold. Mr. Watson soon removed to Rochester and engaged in dis- 
counting commercial paper for several years, in which he became 
more extensively engaged than all the local banks combined. Im- 
mediately after his marriage to Miss Manning he went to Europe, 
and, during his absence, Mr. Sibley in:iugurated the movement 
which led to the formation of the Western Union Telegraph Com- 
pany. Upon his return Mr. AVatson was induced by his lifelong 
friend to become a heavy stockholder in that corporation. At the 
same time he invested largely in railroad stock of the Vanderl)ilt 
system, and probably became the heaviest holder of the Central- 
Hudson securities outside of New York City. His motto was to 
buy with good judgment and never sell, and these investments were 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 475 

the fonudatiou of bis great wealth. He was a personal friend of 
Commodore Vauderbilt, aud co-operated with the latter's sons and 
grandsons. He was a trustee of tiie Reynolds library, but never 
held other office, invariably refusing positions of trust, tliongh fre- 
quently urged to accept them. In religion he was an Episcopalian. 
He was of retiring disposition and shrank from public life, yet he 
manifested keen interest in the city's prosperity. Charitable, be- 
nevolent, and unostentatious, he liberally supported all worthy 
objects and regularly contributed to the maintenance of various 
local institutions ; his endowment of the Chair of Political Econ- 
omy in the University of Rochester being but a single instance of 
this. Since the foregoing was written Mrs. Watson has also passed 
away. She d. at Rochester, 1900, Dec. 19. At various times in 
the last ten years the compiler of the present volume has received 
from those who were entire strangers to Mrs. Watson newspaper 
articles describing her benevolent work, for which she was widelj^ 
known. She gave of her means freely, and with what seems to 
the compiler to have been striking judgment. The Industrial 
School, and the Homeopathic Hospital of Rochester are examples 
of her benefactions. What she did for the Hospital, as reported 
by the Board of Managers, will illustrate this. In 1893 she gave 
$5,000 toward the purchase of its property ; the following year 
she assumed all the expense of the Watson Pavilion, in which the 
wards were situated ; in 1895 she built the Watson Surgical Pavil- 
ion, and the Hollister Ward, consisting of eleven private rooms ; 
in 1897 she built the second surgical pavilion, and other gifts fol- 
lowed until her benefactions to the hospital aggregated about 
$100,000. For eleven years she was Vice-President of the Board 
of Supervisors, and chairman of the supply and auditing commit- 
tees. She was a member of the Episcopal church, to which she 
was a generous contributor. She combined with intellect and 
scholarly tastes, and good executive ability, a modesty of bearing 
and gentleness of nature which made friends of all and left many 
to lament the close of her noble life. Ch. : 

2656. Marcia ISABELLE (Watson) b. 1858, May 8 ; res. Uocbester ; in. 

Granger A. Hollister; no cb., 1899. 

2657. James Sibley (Watson) b. 1860, Mcli. 11; res. Rochester; m.and 

has a son James Sibley, Jr., b. 18'.)4, Aug. 10. 

2658. Eliz.\bkth Ciiapjian (Watson) b. 18G4. Apr. 16; unm., 1899. 

1546. SAMUEL9 MANNING (Saml.,^ Nathaniel,^ Heze- 



476 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

kiah,6 Sanil.,-'^ Suml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1831, Apr. 13, at 
Smyrna, N. Y. He graduated from Oberliii College in 1857, and 
from Oberlin Tbeologicnl Seminary in 1864. As a clergyman he 
has filled pastorates at West Karmiiigton, Canfield, and Thompson, 
Ohio ; at jNIercer, Pa. ; and at Bristol Centre, Riishville, AVestmore- 
land, and Hridgewater, N. Y., and otliciated at the latter place un- 
til recently. At present he resides at Auburn, N. Y. He m. 1866, 
Nov. 22. Jennie M., dau. of Allen A. and Susan (Wolcott) Goff, 
b. 1840, Oct. 25, at W. Farmington. Ch. : 

2659. SusiK Belle, b. 1870, Oct. 31, at Thompson, 0.; umu., 1899. 
2(iG0. A Sox; lived but a few hours. 
2(J61. A Son; lived but a few hours. 

1561a. NATHANIEL JAMES^ MANNING (Nathaniel,^ 
Nathaniel." nezekiah,« Saml.,^ S:iml.,'» Saml.,3 Wm.,'-^ Wm.i) b. 
1837, Feb. 14. at Liberty, 111. A soldier of the Rebellion. He 
was enrolled for his first service 1861, Apr. 29, for three years, in 
the 25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He Aveut to the front as ser- 
geant ; was promoted second lieutenant 1862, Jan. 9, first lieuten- 
ant Mch. 12, following, and captain 1863, Mch. 20. It is believed 
he was in about twenty battles. At Gettysburg he was severely 
wounded July 1, and lay on the battlefield until the 3d. Gen. Early 
took his swoid. He was appointed and received his commission as 
major of the 191st Ohio, 1865, Mch. 6, the field officers of this reg- 
iment being appointed from ollicers of veteran regiments whose 
service had been satisfactory. The 191st was made the nucleus of 
a Brigade, being united with the 192d, 193d and 196th. It was 
known as the " ()hio Brigade." At the end of the war he was mus- 
tered out with his regiment at Columbus, 1865, Sep. 3. It is to be 
regretted that his name, and those of his brothers who also saw ser- 
vice, cannot be included in the table of soldiers of the Rebellion 
given on i)age 36 ; but the locating of this branch of the family 
was the latest genealogical discovery of the present work, and the 
first third of this volume was in print before the records of these 
brothers were received. This fact explains their non-appearance 
ill the table. Major Manning was a lawyer by profession, and 
practiced at Barnesville, Ohio. He m. there, 1865, Dec. 5, Anna 
Virginia Iio\v:ird. She res. at Barnesville. Major Manning d. 
there 1874, Mch. 12. Ch., b. at Barnesville: 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 477 

2661a. Natiiaxiel IIowaiu), b. 1866, Sep. 16; res. Barncsville; unm., 

I'JOl. 
26616. Chkster Stanley, b. 1871, Nov. IS; d. 1873, Apr. 8. 
2661c. Katheuixe Elizahetii, b. 1S73, Jan. 21; d. 1S7;>, Apr. 4. 

I'dGUL JOHN smiths MANNING (Natlianiel,^ Nathan- 
iel,' Hezekiah,'! Saml.,5 Sainl.,'* Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wini) b. 1843, 
Feb. 22, at, Liberty, 111. As a boy he attended public schools at 
irregular intervals, working on a farm during farming seasons. In 
October, 181)1, he, witli his family, left Missouri and went to Ohio 
(his father, before his death, having made himself obnoxious to 
the secession element by reason of his S3'mpathy for the Union 
cause). He enlisted 1862, Aug. 15, in Co. A, 116th Ohio Volun- 
teers, and was directly made orderly sergeant. In November he 
was made second lieutenant, in Feb., 1863, first lieutenant, and in 
Sep., 1863, captain. In .June, 1863, while on picket duty, lie was 
taken prisoner in a skirmish in which three men of the company 
Avere killed and five wounded. This was near Winchester, Va., and 
the enem}^ was the advance of Lee's army, then on its way to 
Pennsylvania, immediately preceding the battle of Gettysburg. As 
a prisoner of war he was sent to Libby Prison, Richmond, and re- 
mained until May, 1864 ; then transfei'red to Macon, Ga. There 
they remained about three months, when tliey were sent to Savan- 
nah for one month, then to Charleston, S. C, for two months, where 
they were placed under the fire of batteries of the Federal Army, 
stationed on islands in Charleston harbor. Thence they were sent 
to Columbia, S. C, and near the end of Feb., 1865, were paroled 
at Wilmington, N. C, and sent to parole camp at Annapolis, Md. 
He was exchanged and joined his regiment near Richmond, 1865, 
May 10, and sent to Cincinnati, 0., and mustered out of service 
June 23. He afterwards studied law and was admitted to the bar, 
but never practiced. He was appointed a clerk in the Government 
Treasury Department 1869, Sep., and is now one of its employees. 
He resides in Washington. Hem. 1879, Sep. 30, Mary Lytle Pow- 
ers, b. 1848, Nov. 15, at Eastport, Me. ; d. 1883, Mch. 24, in 
Washington. Ch. : 

266ld. Helen Powers, b. 1881, Sep. 1.5. 

2661c. EiHTH Richardson, b. 188.3, Feb. 10; d. 1883, Mch. 24. 

1561e. ISAAC SMITIP MANNING (Nathaniel,^ Nathan- 
iel,^ Hezekiah,'^ Saml.,"' Saml.," Saml.,^ Wra.,^ Wm.i) b. 1846, 



478 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Feb. 20, lit Woodsfield, Oliio. The greater pari of his early life 
\va8 passed on a farm in St. Charles county, Mo. He was edu- 
cated in tlie public schools of Missouri and Ohio, together with 
t\v(^ years at Vennillion Institute, in Richland Co., 0. In July, 
1863, he went with the militia to Marietta, 0., to aid in the cap- 
ture of John IMorgan. While there he joined the volunteer ser- 
vice by uniting himself with Co. G, 4th West Virginia Cavalry, 
and after some delay was mustered in at Parkersburg, West Va. 
This regiment's principal service was in guarding the B. & O. 
railroad from Parkersburg to Cumberland, Md. The regiment 
was mustered out at Wheeling, Mch., 1861. The subject of this 
sketch subsequently studied medicine, and graduated from ]\Iiami 
Medical College, Cinciimati, in the spring of 1871. His pi-esent 
(1901) residence is Manchester, Clay Co., Ky., where he has 
practiced medicine for the past twenty-five j^ears. He has twice 
been elected County Superintendent of Schools of his home county. 
He has also been elected President of South Eastern Medical Soci- 
ety, and is President of the County Board of Health and medical 
referee for his county. He m. 1871, Feb. 2, Sallie Ann Taylor 
White, b. 1852, May 23; dau. of Alexander T. and Ellen J. 
(Adams) White. Ch. : 

2661/. Alexaxdek White, b. 1871, Nov. 5, in Ky. : d. 1S72, Ausr. 2.^. 

at OttaAva, Kan. 
2661;/. Iluc.n Kicuakd Lane, b. 1873, July 17, at Ottawa; studied 

medicine and practices in Louisville, Ky. 
2661/?. Chakles Nathaxiel, b. 187.'), May 10, in Ky. : res. Lexington, 

Ky. ; m. AUie Ilnnter. 
2661/. Ai.TA May, 1). 1876, Dec. 20, in Clay Co., Ky. ; d. 1877, Jan. 4. 
2661.;. Lawrenxe Wakren, b. 1877, Dec. 13, in Clay Co. ; address. 

Manila, Pliilippines. 
2661/.:. Ethki, Lyf.e. 1). 187!), Aug. 17. in Clay Co. ; a graduate of Holli- 

day.sbin-gh, Pa., female Seminary. 
2661/. Alexander Taylor WmxE, b. 1886, Jan. 18, in Clay Co. 
266 1?«. George Madison, b. 1888, Oct. 23, in (May Co. 

1561/. TH():\IAS WAY9 MANNING (Nathaniel,^ Nathan- 
iel,' Hezekiah,'"' Saml.,"' Saml.,' Sand.,:' Wm.,-^ Wm.') b. 1848, 
Dec. 24, at Woodsfield, Ohio. A soldier of the Rebellion. He 
enlisted at Charington, O., 1864, Sep. 24, for one year, and was 
nnistcrcd into the 180th Ohio Volunteers at C'amp Chase and as- 
siizned to Gen. Thomas' command. Having been sent to Nash- 
ville, Tenn., he, with his comrades, was on duty along the 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 479 

Nashville & Chattauooga railroad until Hood's retreat, after 
which they started for some point in ^lississippi, going as far as 
Duck river. About Feb. 1st they went by steamer to Morehead, 
N. C, whence they marched to Wilmington. From there the 
company was detailed to erect telegraph lines to Goldsborough, 
where they joined Gen. Sherman. They marched to Raleigh, 
where Mr. Manning was on safeguard duty for three weeks ; and, 
after Johnson's surrender, to Greensboro, whence they were 
transported on cars to Charlotte. About July 5 they were sent 
to City Point, and took boat for Baltimore, from which place they 
went to Columbus, O., where they were mustered out July 12. 
Mr. Manning resides at Holden, INIo. He m. 1872, Aug. 25, Vir- 
ginia Todd, b. 1850, Mch. 31, in Johnson Co., Mo. Ch., b. at 
Holden : 

2G61n. EuDOKA, b. 1874, Jan. 29. 
26610. Thomas, b. 1879, Jan. 22. 
26G\p. Maud E., b. 1883, Aug. 6. 
2GG]q. Victoria, b. 1885, June 23. 
26()lr. Ethel, b. 1887, Nov. 21. 

1564. DAVID ALFRED^ MANNING (Ephraim,^ Elias,' 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1820, Dec. 25, 
at Daj', N. Y. He resided there until 1863, when he removed to 
Augusta, Mich., and lived until 1882, when, having sold his farm, 
he went to Orange township, Kalkaska Co., where he purcliased 
and began to clear a tract of wild land. The following April, while 
chopping alone, he was injured by a falling tree, which caused his 
death in three weeks. He m. 1845, Oct. 2, Andora, dan. of John 
and Dolly (Perry) Ash, b. 1824, Sep. 10, at Day. She res. with 
her dau. ]\[rs. Wing, Mr. Manning d. 1883, Apr. 23, at Kal- 
kaska. Ch. : 

2602. George W.. b. 1846, Nov. 1, at Day; d. 1S()2, Mch. 6. 

2663. Emma Ann, b 1818, Mch. 10, at Day; res. Augu.sta; ni. Stephen 

H, Grofl", who d. about 1887. No ch. 

2664. Irexe, b. 1849, June 18, at Day; res. Hickory Corners, Barry 

Co., Mich. ; m. 1873, June 18, Newton, sou of Langford A. 
and Diadania (Ilydc) Whig, b. 1840, Aug. 3, at Eagle, Wyo. 
Co., N. Y. Ch. : Fred, b. 1886, May 3, at Barry, Mich. 

2665. Chahles. b. 1851, Dec. 5, at Day; d. 1854. Rep. 1. 

2666. Mary Maria, b. 1853, Mch. 10, at Day; res. Augusta; m. Sam- 

uel McKeown, Jr. No ch. 



4S0 THE MANNIN(i l-AMILV. 

2(107. Ilr.i.KN LoDUA, b. iy.'>5, Nov. 25, at Day; res. Oaklanrl, Cal.: m. 
IJiMij. F. Wliipple, who (I. about 18'.i3. No ch. 

2668. Chaulks 1). L., b. 186 1, Nov. 14, at Day; d. 1862, Mch. 17. 

2669. Dykk Jkssk, b. 1804, Aug. 9, at Aiign.sta. 

2670. Mi-.r.vix M., b. 1809, Nov. MO, at Aiiijiista; res. Augusta; m. 

Sarah Greer. Ch. : Myrtle Marie. 

lo69. WILLIAMS MANNING (Ephraim,^ Elias,"' Saml.,^ 
Saml.,"' Saml.,'« Saml.,MVm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1835, Dec. IG, at Day, 
N. Y. Resides at New Haven Center, Gratiot Co., Mich. lie 
ni. 1869, Nov. 14, Amelia, dan. of Philip and Melia Hoffman, b. 
1841, Oft. 20, in Norton townsiiip. Summit Co., Ohio. Cii., b. 
in New Haven township : 

2071. A DAUcan-ER, b. 1871, Dec. 14; d. 1871, Dec. 14. 

2072. CuAm.r.s Philip, b. 1873, Mch. 8. 

2073. Daniel IIiham, b. 1875, Mch. 3. 

2074. Frank Elias, b. 1876, Dec. 1. 
2675. George Eugene, b. 1879, Jau. 23. 
2070. Cynthia Amelia, b. 1882, Sep. 11. 

1570. JAMES BURR» MANNING (Saml.,8 Elias,' Saml..^ 
Saml.,"' Saml.,'» Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1831, Nov. 10, at Edin- 
burgh, N. Y. He learned the trade of millwright, which business 
he followed until the health of his father failed and required his 
care, when he gave up the occupation and began the manufacture 
of wood-working machinery, in connection with the farm, which 
business he has since followed. Resides, 1900, at Hatchellerville, 
N. Y. He m. 1853, Feb. 8, Mary Emily, dau. of Jonathan and 
Hopeful Anderson, b. 1836, Oct. 20, at Edinburgh; d. 1879, July 
1 2. Ch., 1). at Edinburgh : 

2677. IIakkiet Beatrice, b. 1854, Sep. 10; d. 1801, Juue 0. 
2078. James Elbert, b. 1858, Nov. 5; d. 1861, Sep. 26. 

1575. JAMES-' MANNING (Eli, « Elias," Saml.,'' Sainl.,^ 
Sainl.,'' Saml.,nVm.,nym.') b. 1832, Mch. 6, at Broadalbin, N. Y. 
A farmer. He was a soldier of the Rebellion, enlisting 1863, Aug., 
and was sergeant in Co. 1>, 2d Veteran Cavalry, New York Vols. 
He d. in service, 1864, May 5, at New Orleans, La. He m. 1855, 
Dec. 20, Anna Maria, dau. of Andrew and Julia Stevenson, b. 
1837, Nov. 8, at Glens Falls. She resides, 1900, at Broadalbin. 
She m. (2d) 18(;9, Mch. 16, Justus Brown. (By this marriage 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 481 

there were two children, Effa,born 1872, July 10, and Bertha born 
1875, Aug. 7.) Ch. of James and Anna M. Manning: 

2679. EuGKNE EaunTT, b. 1857, Apr. 2, at Broadalbiii. 

2680. Mary Eleaxou, b. 1858, Oct. 6, at Glenville; res Mmisonville; 

m. 1877, Dec. 25, Edward Goodamote. Ch. : Arthur, b. 1887, 
Nov. 30. 

2681. Ada, b. 1860, Mch. 7; d. 1860, Mch. 8. 

2682. Geokge Elias, b. 1861, July 2, at Glenville. 

2683. Julia S.,b. 18G4, Jan. 31, at Glenville; res. Broadalbiu; ni. 1883, 

Sep. 26, Henry Dye. Ch. : I. Pearl, b. 1885, May 6. II. 
Florence, b. 1888, June 16. 

1579. MAJOR CLAUDIUS9 MANNING (David,^ Elias,' 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1822, May 24, 
at New Albion, N. Y. He entered the ministry and, in 1851, was 
ordained pastor of the Baptist church at Adams, Jefferson Co., 
where his earnest, faithful and affectionate labors were crowned 
with marked success. Subsequently, he accepted the call of the 
First Baptist Cliurch of Eluiira, where he died in active service. 
The Chemung River Baptist Association said of him, obituarily : 
" He at once took a high and influential position both in Elmira 
and among his brethren of this Association. He was a man of 
more than ordinary mental power, of marked piety, and entirely 
devoted to the labors of his profession, presenting an example 
which commends itself to every minister. Death found him with 
his armor on ; though feeble, he stood in his pulpit only three 
weeks before his death, and preached with all his native zeal." 
He m. Sarah Angelina, dau. of Daniel and Alisa B. Butts, b. 1828, 
May 6, at Pompey, who survived him. Rev. Mr. Manning d. 
1861, May 2, at Elmira. Ch., b. at Adams : 

2684. Foster Lee, b. 1852, Jan. 28. 

2685. Edward Everett, b. 1859, July 12. 

1581. WILLIAM ALFRED9 MANNING (David,« Ellas,' 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,-* Saml.,3 Wm., 2 Wm.') b. 1825, Nov. 17, 
at Sandy Creek, N. Y. Resided at Carthage, w^here he was deacon 
of the First Baptist church. He m. (1st) Lydia E. Matthews, b. 
1828, Feb. 1, and d. 1873, Feb. 17; and (2d) Susan Amanda, 
dau. of John S. and Climena Edwards, b. 1838, Feb. 6, at Black 
Lake, St. L. Co., N. Y., who survived him and res. Carthage. Mr. 
Manning d. 1879, Nov. 14, at Carthage. Ch. : 
31 



482 THE MANMNG I'AMILY. 

2686. Sarah C, d. 1852. Sep. 2!), ajred 1 year and 2 mos. 
2(;87. rnAiu.F.s William, b. 1853, Sop. 2!). 

2688. Cakolixi: Aigusta, b. 1875, Mcli. 19 (by the second marriage); 

d. 1884, June 1. 

1584. JAMES L.9 MANNING (David,« Elias,^ Saml.," 
Saml.,5 Sanil.,4 Saml.,3 Win.,2 Wm.') b. 1836. Feb. 28, at Ant- 
werp, N. Y. A soldier of the Rebellion. lie was in the GthMieh. 
Cavalry for one year and a half ; was the conimissioiied 2d Lient. 
and served the balance of the time In the 2d Mich. Infantry. For 
years he has been a hotel-keeper in Michigan, and is now located 
at Grand Haven. He ni. 1859, Nov. 24, Amanda ^I., dan. of 
Aaron B. and Pluma Pratt, b. 1841, Apr. 30, at Lyons, i\Iich. 
Ch. : 

2689. CoKOSELiA p., b. 1864, Oct. 6, at Fort Brewerton, N. Y. 
2G90. Charlkxa, b. 1869, Jan. 15, at Muir, Tonio Co., Mich. 

1585. FRANCIS L.9 MANNING (David,^ Elias," Saml.,6 
Saml.,5 Saml.,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,^ WmJ) b. 1842, Sep. 12. at Sandy 
Creek, N. Y. A relative states that he was a soldier of the Re- 
bellion, enlisting from Syracuse, and, though his own report does 
not mention this, it is here inserted as probably correct. Resides 
at Lyons, Mich. He m. 1802, Sep. 16, Bella, dau. of Iliiam and 
Dency Wright, b. 1813, May 16, at Brewerton, N. Y. Ch.: 

2691. Ida, b. 1867, Ang. 2, at Muir, Mich. 

2692. Mak, b. 1872, Feb. 21, at Syracuse, N. Y. 

2693. Eva, b. 1873, Oct. 11, at Grand Rapids, Mich. 

1587. JAMF:S9 MANNING(.Iames,8 Elias,' Saml.,6 Saml.,^ 
Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1840, Aug. 20, at Syracuse, N.Y. 
Resides Syracuse. He m. 1860, June 14, Jennie, dau. of Ciiarles 
and Lucinda Bailey, b. 1847, May 19, at Fabius. Ch. : 

2694. Grack, b. 1868, July 7, at Syracuse. 

2695. Marion Louisk, 1). 1870, Sep. 10, at Syracuse. 

1600. CHARLES EDGARS MANNING (lAIelzer,^ Elias,"' 
Saml.,'; Saml.,'^ Saml.,'i Saml.,^ Wm.,'^ Wm.') b. 1838, Oct. 1), at 
Edinburgh, N. Y. His occupation has been chiefly in connection 
with wood-working niaciiinery. He resided in Edinburgh and the 
adjoining towns about 40 years ; then 16 years in Waterbury, Ct., 
and the last six years in New Haven. He ni. 1859, Oct. 4, at 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 483 

Edinburgh, Nettie, dau. of Heury and Sarah Miller, b. 1838, Apr. 
7, at Matteawan, N. Y. Ch. : 

2GdG. Sakah, b. 1863, Jan. 2; in. 1881, Dec. 9, Charles, son of William 
and Mary Booth. Tie d. 1888, May 6, at Waterbury. No ch. 

1604. REUBEN ELIAS^ MANNING (Wm. E.,« Elias," 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1840, Mch. 31, 
at Penfield, N. Y. He was reared at Salem, Mich. He attended 
the local schools a few months each year, and worked on the farm 
the balance of the time until he was 17 years old. From that time 
until 22 he attended the High School at Ypsilanti, and the State 
Normal School at the same place. In the meanwhile he taught 
three winter terms in country districts, and worked on the farm 
during summer vacations. In 1862, July, he enlisted as a soldier 
in Co. B, 20th Michigan Infantry. May 12, 1864, he was taken 
prisoner at Spottsylvania Court House. With his comrades he 
was taken to Andersonville, where they remained until the middle 
of Sept., when they were removed to Florence, S. C. After being 
paroled they were put on board a transport in Charleston harbor, 
Dec. 6. They were kept as paroled prisoners at Columbus, Ohio, 
until exchanged. A day was set for them to rejoin their regi- 
ments, but on that day came news of Gen. Lee's surrender, so 
their return was deferred for a couple of days. He rejoined his 
regiment at a point near Petersburg. He received a second and 
first lieutenant's commission after his return, but never mustered 
on them. He came out of the army as a sergeant, being mustered 
out in time to reach home in June. He bought a farm near his 
father's ; taught school the first winter ; and remained on the fai'm 
until the spring of 1869, being for most of four years inspector of 
schools. The Salem church licensed him to preach, and he entered 
Kalamazoo College in 1869, graduating in the class of '72. He 
then entered the Baptist Theological Seminary at Chicago, and 
graduated in the class of '74, in February. Previous to gradua- 
tion he was ordained at Beaver Dam, Wis., and accepted the pas- 
torate, removing to that place. Wayland University, his denom- 
inational school of the State, being located there, he became deeply 
interested in its work. He was one of the trustees, treasurer, and, 
later, associate principal. He remained there until 1880, August, 
when he became pastor of the Soulli Baptist Church, Milwaukee. 
In 1885 he was elected president of the Baj^tist State Convention, 



484 THE MAXXrS'G FAMILY. 

which position he held when he went to the 12th st. Church, of 
Detnjit, ]Mich. For several years he had a desire to take a new 
interest. The first Sunday in Dec, 18b7, he preached in a hall, 
and Feb. 10th, following, a church was recognized with 47 mem- 
bers. Church buildings were erected, and, in 1891, the member- 
ship was 1 16, He remained pastor here (the North Church) until 
1895, Feb., since which time he has been Superintendent of the 
Baptist City Mission Society of Chicago, his present home. lie 
m. 1862, July 27, Sarah, dau. of Aslier and Orpha Cook, b. 1841, 
Oct. 16, at Salem. No ch. 

1606. LEWIS liURR9 MANNING (Wm,E.,8Elias,7Saml.,6 
Saml.,^ Saml./ Saml.,^ Wm,,^ Wm.i) b, 1850, Feb. 7, at Salem, 
Mich. He m. at Allegan, 1877, May 8, Julia Ellen, dau. of Dar- 
win D. and Emily Drew, b. 1853, July 10, at Otsego, Mr. IMan- 
ning d. 1896, Sep. 23, at Salem. In 1900 his widow and child 
reside at San Francisco, Cal. Ch., b. at Salem : 

2G97. Lkkta Diu:w, b. 1878, Dec. If!; unm., 1899. 

1619. MARY ANNS MANNING (Charles G.,^ David,7 
David,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,-» Saml., 3 \Vm.,2 Wm.') b. 1816, Jan. 25, 
at Lisle, N. Y. ; res. Port Allegany, Pa. ; m. 1836, Oct. 26, Solo- 
mon Hughes, son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Batcheldor) Barrett, b. 
1809, Aug. 23, at Bethlehem, N. H., and d. 1890, Nov. 14, at 
Port Allegany. Ch. : 

2f.98. Cn.vKLKS NATnAxn:!, (Barrett) b. 1838, May 4, at Olean, N. Y. 

2699. Georof ('uATi-iKLD (Barrett) b. 1840, Au?. 29, at Olean. 

2700. Clarkxce Giles (Barrett) b. 1843, Jan. 19, at P.>rt Allegany. 

2701. HicmiKKTJAY (Barrett) b. 184'5, June 12, at P. A.; d. 1885, Apr. 

2702. WiLMA ViOLETTK (Barrett) b. 1854, Dec. 5, at Port A. 

2703. Nellie Alabama (Barrett) b. 1858, June 30, at Port A. ; res. there ; 

m. J. Willis Kershner. 

1621. CHARLES STODDARDniANNlNG (Charles G. ,8 
David," David," Saml. ,5 Saml.,4 Saml. ,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1821, 
Feb. 20, at Lisle, N. Y. He resided at Port Allegany, Pa., from 
his ninth to his sixteenth year, and then went to Olean, N. Y., 
where he learned a trade with his brother-in-law, Mr. Barrett. In 
1845 he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, whore lie remained until 1848, 
when he removed to ^Virt Co., "West Va., where he ever afterward 
resided. He served as Judge of the County Court for several 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 485 

years, and was also justice of the peace for some years. He m. 
at Olean, 1843, Sep. 2.5, Cornelia H., dau. of Russell and Huldah 
Pemberton, b. 1821, July 3, at Olean. Judge Manning resided 
at Elizabeth, West Va., about 181)7. Ch. : 

2704. SALhY Axx, b. 1848, Mch. 5, at Ciuciniiati ; d. 1848, Apr. 8. 

2705. Maky Jane, b. 1849, Feb. 24, at Granville, West Va. ; res. TJed 

Hill, Wood Co. ; m. 1868, Jan. 8, Dr. Daniel James, a graduate 
of the Richmond Medical Institute, and a war surgeon under 
Gen. Lee. Ch. : I. Helen M., b. 1868, Dec. 13; d. 1805, July 
19. II. Charles E., b. 1871, Aug 29. 

2706. Eliza, b. 1852, July 22, at G. ; d. 1852, Aug. 16. 

2707. Huldah Emma, b. 1S.")2, July 22, at G. ; d. 1874, Oct. 8, two weeks 

after her marriage to Frank Cunningham. 

2708. Lucy May, b. 1859, Feb. 28, at Newark, W. Va.; res. Elizabeth, 

.1897, but no reply has been received to recent letters. She m. 
1880, Jan. 13, W. E. Hall, an attorney-at-law. He d. 1887, Dec. 
18, while serving his second term as prosecuting attorney of 
the county. 

1623. DAVID RIPLEY9 MANNING (.John J.,8 David,' 
David,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,^ 8aml.,^ Win. ,2 Wm.i) b. 1818, Feb. 18, 
in the City of New York. He resided in Brooklyn. He m. 1850, 
July 2, Amelia L., dau. of John and Anna Van Duyn, b. 182.5, 
Jan. 29, in Brooklyn. Mr. Manning d. in that city 1877, July 22. 
Ch., b. in Brooklyn : 

2709. Eliza Amelia, b. 1851, Mch. 4; d. 1852, July 7. 

2710. Eliza Amella,, b. 1853, Jan. 21 ; d. 1853, Mch. 30. 

2711. Anxa Sophia, b. 1855, Feb. 27; d. 1855, July 19. 

1627. GEORGE JACKSON^ MANNING (David R.,8 
David," Duvid,« Saml.,;^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,"-^ Wm.^) b. 1829, 
Mch. 8, at Lisle, N. Y. He resided in his native place. He m. 
(1st) 1856, Oct. 1, Sarah Jane, dau. of Jesse Smith, who d. 1864, 
Jan. 9 ; and (2d) Mrs. Mary Ann (Perry) Mason, widow of 
Lovaine Tillson Mason, of N. Y. City, and dau. of George and 
Hannah Ann (Jenks) Perry, b. 1841, Jan. 17, atNanticoke. She 
resides at Union. Mr. Manning d. 1880, Jan. 11, at Manning- 
ville (town of Lisle). All his ch. were born there. 

Ch. of George J. and Sarah J. Manning : 

2712. Carkie Lewis, b. 1857, Dec. 26; d. 1861, Oct. 25. 

2713. Jessie Fremont, b. 1859, May 11; res. Marathon; m. 1875, Nov. 

25, Edward T., sou of Edward A. and Mary A. Kinney. Ch. : 



48(> Tin: manmnc family. 

I. George Ripley, b. 187G, Sep. 1.".; d. 1^81, Apr. 17. II. Ethel, 
b. 1882, Dec. 28. 

Ch. of Georcfe J. and Mary A. Manning: 

2714. Gkokgk Ripi.ky, b. 18GG, Apr. 21; d. 1860, Sep. 8. 

2715. ViHGiNiA Bellk, b. 18C7, July 14; re.s. Whitney's Point; m. 1887, 

Mch. 9, Henry Lot, son of Sylvenns and Adeline (Simons) Card, 
b. 18<;3, Jan. 17, at Tracy Crock. Ch. : I. Lynn Sylvenu.s, b. 
1888, Jan. 31, at Marathon. II. Coriuue Mildred, b. 1893, Mcb. 
18, at Whitney's Point. 
271C. Gkorge LaMoxt, b. 1869, Aug. 24. 

2717. Rena, b. 1874, May 6; d. 1874, May 9. 

1629. ANDREW SHAW^ MANNING (Davkl R.,8 DavidJ 
David,6 Saml.,-^ SamL," Saml.,3 AYm.,2 Win.') b. 1834, Dec. 17, 
at Lisle, N. Y. He resides at Auburn, where he is engaged in 
commercial pursuits. He m. at Yorkshire, 1873, Jan. 2, Arastine 
Edwards. Ch. : 

2718. Annk Elizaukth, b. 1875, May 22, at Berkshire; unni., 1899. 

2719. John Ripley, b. 1877, May 5, at Lisle; unm., 1899. 

2720. Dayid Burr, b. 1878, Oct. 13, at Lisle. 

2721. George Radcliffe, b. 1888, June 16, at Auburn. 

1639. ROBERT TURNER" iMANNlNG(John A. ,8 Ripley,^ 
David,6 Saml.,^ Saml.,-* Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1828, June 27, 
at Newark Valley, N. Y. Resides at Saugerties. He ^vas formerly 
a jeweler at Binghamton. He m. Mary Jane, dau. oC Frederick 
F. and Martha J. Badger, b. 1839, Apr. 5, at New Milford, Pa. ; 
d. 1893, Apr. 11, at Binghamton. Ch. : 

2722. Chaki.es Badger, date of birth not learned; record requested but 

not received. 

2723. Mary Arlinic, b. in 1875; d. aged G months. 

1640. GEORGE WASHINGTON" MANNING (John A. ,8 
Ripley,"' David, « Saml.,^ Saml.,' Saml.,^ Wm.,"-^ Wm.') b. 1831, 
Mch. 20, at Newark Valley, N. Y. Resides, 1900, at Savoua, 
Steuben Co. He m. 1851, July 2, Lydia Melissa, dau. of Elias 
and Lydia Gage (Heath) Webster, b. 1830, Mch. 20, at Choconut, 
Fa. Ch. : 

2724. IIic.NRV lIovT, h. 1852, Mch. 22, at Newark \' alley ; d. 1651, June 1. 

2725. George Elias, b. 1855, Jan. 31, at Binghamton. 

2726. Lydia Belinda, b. 1859, Mch. 9, at liinghamton ; res. Savona; m. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 487 

1878, Nov. 27, John Calvin, son of Moses M. and JaneBulkley, 
b. 1855, Nov. 8, at Bath. Ch. : I. Melissa Jane, b. 1879, Oct. 
27, at Bath. II, Grace Ella, b. 1883, Apr. 8, at Campbell. III. 
Leroj' Calvin, b. 1884^, Dec. 25, at Campbell. IV. Mary Eliza- 
beth, b. 1886, Dec. 15, at Cameron. V. Eva, b. 1892, Sep 25, 
at Urbaua. VI. Nancy Maud, b. 1896, Dec. 20, VII. Chauncy 
M., b. 1898, June 9. 

2727. Alonzo Websteh, b. 1862, Mch. 2, at Binghamton. 

2728. Mary Ella, b. 1870, Sep. 6, at Binghamton; res. Savona; m. 1889, 

Sep. 14, Cornelius V., son of Dwightand Tirzah (Collier) Du- 
seiibeiy, b. 1867, Feb. 22, at Thurston. Ch. : I. I'ercy Harris, b. 
1891, Feb. 21, at Thurston. II. Addie Mildred, b. 1«92, Oct. 4, 
at T. III. Cora Belle, b. 1894, May 29, at T. IV. Ethel M., 
b. 1899, July 16. 

2729. WiLLL^JNi Sutton, b. 1873, Mch. 24, at Savona; res. Savona; m. 

Etta Dennis. Ch. : Clara M., b. 1809, Apr. 26. 

2730. Edwin Leroy, b. 1876, Dec. 23, at Savona; res. Savona; m.Lib- 

bie Sutlifl*. Ch. : Clarence II., b. 1900, Mch. 4. 

1643. FRANCIS MILT0N9 MANNING(John A. ,8 Ripley,"^ 
Davicl,o Saml.,5 Saml.,'' Saml.,^ Wm,,2 Wm.i) b. 1840, Jau, 18, at 
Newark Valley, N. Y. Resides, 1900, at Locli. He m, 1861, Jan. 
7, Mary, dau. of James and Mary Perry, b. 1846, Sep. 10, al Far- 
mei', Seneca Co. Ch., b. at Newark Valley : 

2781. Elmer Ellsworth, b. 1863, Oct. 20. 

2732. Claude Terry, b. 1866, Aug. 18; res. N. Y, City; num., 1899. 

1659. HORACES MANNING (Jaeob,^ Dan,^ Joseph,^ 
Jobn,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 AVm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1803, Apr. 11, in Vermont, 
probably at I'oultney. His parents soon located in New York, and 
be was long a resident of Belvidere (Amity townsbi|)), Allegany 
Co. He m., 1823, Roxa, dau. of David and Ruth Elliott, b. 1807, 
Oct, 27, probably in Allegany Co,, and d. 1848, Dec. 3, at Belvi- 
dere ; and he m, (2d) Betsey Kelley, of that county. Mr. Manning 
d, 1882, Nov. 3, at Mouston, Wis. 

Ch. of Horace and Roxa Manning : 

2733. Edward, b. 1824, May 7, at Friendship. 

2734. Adell\, b, 1828, Mch. 7, at Belvidere; d, 1846, Oct. 2; m. at 

Friendship, S. Harris, son of Thomas and Rebecca Worden, b. 
1818, Aug. 20, at Colerain, Ct. [so the report; possil)ly error 
for Mass,]. He was a soldier of the Rebellion ; killed or died 
1864, Sep. 15, at Mariette, Ga, One child, Roxa, b. 1846, Sep, 



488 THK MAXNIXO FAMILY. 

18, in Allegany Co. ; m. D. H. Sherman; res. Mount Tabor, 
Wi.s. 

273.-.. ALMii.'A.b. 1831, at IJelvidere ; d. 1892, Sep. 18, at Wonewoc, Wis. 

Hccord not furnished by descendants. She m. (1st) Amasa 

Featlicrs.and (2d) Charles Marsh. Ch. by first marriage : I. 

Albert. II. Maryette; ra. While; res. Wouewoc. III. 

Lenora; m. Wheeler; res. WoneMoc. 

273G. Charles Herbert, b. 1835, Jan. 27, at Belvidere. 

2737. Louisa, b. 1837, June 14, at IJ. ; res. Muckvvango, Wis.; record 

not furnished ; ni. Winslow. 

2738. Ruth, b. 1838, Sep. 20, atB.; res. Elroy, Wis.; m. 1854, Nov. 2, 

Gaines, son of Koss and Lois Phillips, b. Oakland Co., Mich. 
Ch. : I. Mabel Lois, b. 1856, Nov. 19, in Monroe Co., Wis. II. 
Frances Alma, b. 1858, Dec. 12. in Monroe Co. III. Sam E., 
b. 1861, Apr. 22, in Monroe Co. IV. Charles Edward, b. 1867, 
Jan. 20, in Juneau Co., Wis. V. Luis R., b. 1873, Dec. 31, in 
Juneau Co. ; d. 1874, July 19. VI. Ethel L., b. 1875, Oct. 15, in 
Juneau Co. VII. Karl, twin, b. 1875, Oct. 15; d. 1876, Apr. 18. 

2739. Harriet, b. 1846, at Belvidere; d. 1851. 

Ch. of Horace and Betsey Manning : 

2740. A Sox; d. aged one year. 

2741. Amelia Axx; d. aged 12 years. 

2742. Samuel. See below. 

2743. Frank. These brothers were in Lacrosse, Wis., when last heard 

from, but a letter addressed to them, jointly, there, has been 
returned by the P. O. Dept., indorsed " Not found." 

1061. J AMES9 MANNING (Jacob,^ Dau,' Joseph,^ John,-'^ 
Saml.,'' Sanil.,^ "Win. ,2 Wni.i) b. about 1807, at Angelica, N. Y. 
He (1. 1851, Sep., at Mouelova, Lucas Co., Ohio. He m. Alniira 
Darby, who d. 1885, at Mattoou, 111. Ch. : 

2744. Leming Case, b. 1829, Dec. 22, in N. Y. State. 

2745. CiiAULE.s II., b. at Berlin, Erie Co., 0.; d. a few years ago at 

Spirey, Kingman Co., Kan. His family record was requested 
three times before his deatli and once afterwards, but not fur- 
nished. He m. Anna Whilehoru ; 5 ch., of whom L. C. resides 
at Spirey. 

2746. Emeline; d. young. 

2747. liowix, b. at S wanton, O. ; d. young. 

2748. Samuel, b. at Swanton; d. young. 

2749. Mary, b. at Swanton; d. young. 

2750. Jane, b. at Swanton; d. young. 

1GG8. BRADLY SHERMAN^ MANNING (Jacob,^ Dan,- 
Joseph," Johu,-^ Sauil.,' Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1828, Apr. 25, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 489 

at Angelica, N. Y. Resided at Ai, Fulton Co., Ohio, where he 
d. 1899, Sep. 15. He m. (1st) 1851, Dec. 25, Clara Simpson, b. 
1827, Dec. 16, and d. 1864, May 18; and (2d) Louisa Thayer, 
b. 1843, Feb. 26, at Noble, Ind. Ch. : 

275L Edward Deforest, b. 1851, Oct. 5, by first marriage. Record 
requested but not furnished. Res. Chicago ; lu. Mattie Peck. 

2752. Ralph Eugene, b. 1872, Mch. 6, by second marriage. He is in 

business at Ai; m. Lulle Simons. No ch., 1899. 

1685. HARVP:Y PETER9 MANNING (Squire,^ Dan,^ 
Joseph, 6 John,5 Sanil.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1807, Aug. 5, 
in Vermont, probably at Rutland. He resided for many years at 
Port Allegany, Pa, He m. Betsey Morris Grimes, b. 1817, Apr. 6, 
in N. H. ; d. 1893, June 1 ; dau. of Samuel S. and Abigail (Robe- 
son) Grimes. Mr. Manning d. 1866, Mch. 26, at Burtville, Pa. ; 
buried at Port Allegany. All ch. were born at the latter place. 
Ch. : 

2753. Charles Franklin, b. 1834, July 6. 

2754. Mary Jane, b. 1836, Oct. 13; res., 1900, Wilder, Jackson Co., 

Minn. ; m. 1854, June 1, James Franklin, son of Nelson and 
Ruth Case, b. 1830, Dec. 25, in Broome Co., N. Y. Ch. : I. 
' George Frank, b. 1855, Mch. 2, at Port Allegany ; d. 1855, Oct. 1. 
II. Alice Betsey, b. 1856, Feb. 8, at Port A. III. Cassius 
Harvey, b. 1857, Dec. 14, at Mindoro, Wis. IV. Mary Ellen, 
b. 1859, May 14, at M. ; d. 1879, Nov. 30. V. George Franklin, 
b. 1861, Sep. 14, at M. 

2755. George Washington, b. 1838, Feb. 3. 

2756. Morris Harvey, b. 1841, Jan. 21. 

2757. Eliza Desdemona, b. 18-t2, May 28; d. 1877, July 16; in. 1859, 

Oct. 15, Mijamin G. Burt, b. 1828, Mch. 17, at Elmira, N. Y. ; 
d. 1884, about May 1. Ch. : I. Harvey Israel, b. 1860, Aug. 3, 
at Roulette, Pa.; d. 1864, Dec. 15. II. Charles Frank, b. 1864, 
.Jan. 9, at R. ; d. 1864, Aug. 26. III. Nora Ella, b. 1865, May 3, 
at Buitville, Pa. ; m. Howard Vanguilder ; res. Port Allegany. 
IV. Alta May, b. 1868, Feb. 9, at B. ; m. Thomas Moran; res. 
Olean, N. Y. V. Roba Adell, b. 1869, July 4, at B. ; d. 1879, 
May. VI. Kiite Ina, b. 1872, Aug. 17, at B. VII. Maud, b. 
1874, June 10, at B. 

2758. Dallas Miflin, b. 1844, May 21. 

2759. Melvina Ellen, b. 1S47; res. Burtville, Pa.; m. 1863, Jan. 11, 

Burt B., son of Philander and Sarah Reade, b. 1838, Sep. 11, at 
Burtville. Ch., 1j. there : I. Charles Henry, b. 1865, Apr. 16. 
II. Leila Leonue, b. 1871, Apr. 14. JII. Mont Pierre, b. 1873, 
Oct. 19. 

2760. Samuel Elliott, b. 1848, Jan. 22; d. 1866, July 17. 

2761. Alice Erbulah, b. 1849, July 7; d. 1850, Apr. 19. 



490 Tin: maxxixo family. 

1686. JONATHAN BAKKU'J MANNING (Squire,^ Dan," 
Joseph,'' Johii,^ Saml.,-* .Sainl.,^ Wm.,^ Win.') h. about 1808, in 
Penn. He resided there for a time, and then removed to Carroll 
Co., 111., and d. at IMt. Carroll, 1856, Oct. 20. He m. in Pa., 
Mary E. Spears, who d. 1863, B'eb. 16, at Mt. Carroll. Ch. : 

2762. Albkut Oifisox, b. 1835, Mch. 18, in Pa. He left home in May, 

1860, and went to Pike's Peak: was lieard from in the fall of 
that year, after which no fnrthcr word ever came from him. 

2763. Geouge Lewis, b. 1845, Feb. 16, at Mt. Carroll. 

1692. FANNY CLARA'J MANNING (Squire,^ Dau,' Jos- 
eph,6 John,^ Saml.,-* Saml.,3 Wm.,2 AYm.i) b. 1820, Apr. 29, at 
Smetbport, Pa. ; d. 1869, Mch. 16, at Portville, N. Y. ; m. Eben- 
ezer Larabee, b. 1816, June 17, at Masonville, N. Y. Ch. : 

2764. Henriett.v Elizabeth (Larabee) b. 1840, atEldred, Pa. ; d. 1859, 

Sep. 16. 

2765. Mary Janette (Larabee) b. 1842, Jan. 27, at Eldred. 

2766. Nelson Bruce (Larabee) b. 1844, Jan. 11, at Portville; d. 1880, 

Aug. 

2767. Ellen Eliza (Larabee) b. 1846, Dec. 18, at P.; m. R. M. Sher- 

wood; res. West Bay City, Midi. 

2768. LucindaJane (Larai)ee) b. 1852, at P.; d. 1852. 

2769. Sarah Augusta (Larabee) b. 1857, at P. ; d. 1857. 

2770. Charlotte (Larabee) b. 1860, Oct. 29, at Portville. 

1693. PERRY'J MANNING (Squire,^ Dan,"? Josoph,^ 
John, 5 Saml.,4 8aral.,^ AVm.,2 Wm.') b. 1«22, Aug. 9, at Smeth- 
port, Pa. He resided at Port Allegany. He met with an acci- 
dent, 1891, Aug. 15, when the kick of a horse broke one of his 
legs. The bone did not unite, and he went lo the Buffalo hospi- 
tal, 1895, Jan. 19, and had the leg amputated. He recovered 
from the operation, returned home Mch. 1, and died of pneumonia 
three days later. He m. 1847, Oct. 14, Margaret, dau. of George 
and Eve Weimer, b. 1826, Oct. 8, at Strasburg, France. Mr. 
Manning d. 1895, Mch. 4, at Port Allegany. All ch. born there. 
Ch.: 

2771. Annis Eliza, b. 1850, Apr. 24; res. Port Allegany; ni. 1872, May 

18, Byron, son of Jacob and Anna (Kynders) Both, b. 1843, 
Jan. 9, at Amsterdam, Holland. Ch. : Wallace, 1). 1875, Apr. 
9, at Port A. 

2772. Don Fricdkijick, b. 1852, Feb. 1; res. Uonlette, Pa.; m. 1879, 

Fob. 5, Lenora Estella, dan of John M. and Barbara (Weid- 
rich) Lyman, b. 1859, Apr. 8, at Uoulette. Ch. : Iva Barbara, 
b. 1881, July 3, at R. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANTSTING. 491 

2773. ]\Iakk Elliot, b. 18.57, Dec. 3. 

2774. Letite May, b. 1861, Mch. 16; imm., 1899. 

2775. Willie MaPvTix, b. 186:5, Aug. 8. 

2776. Chakles Pekky, b. 1865, Jan. 19; res. Port Allegany; unm.,1899. 

2777. Mi^^xiE Dora, b. 1867, Mcb. 16; m. Samuel S. Frye. No ch., 

1899. 

1G94. JANE9 MANNING (Squire,^ DanJ Joseph,^ John,^ 
Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1824, IMay 23, at Smetbport, 
Pa. ; res. Formoso, Jewell Co , Kan. ; m. 1840, Dec. 20, Wil- 
liam, sou of Thomas and Lydia (Lyman) Bellows, b. 1818, Oct. 
10, in N. Y. State. Ch. : 

2778. Ellen Eliza (Bellows) b. 1841, Sep. 4, at Port Allegany. 

2779. WiLLLOi DiGHTOX (Bellows) b. 1843, May 25, at Turtle Ft., Pa. 

2780. Thomas (Bellows) b. 1844, Aug. 18, at Turtle Pt. 

2781. Orpha Amanda (Bellows) b. 1846, Aug. 3, at Port A. 

2782. Orsa VILLI Elmixa (Bellows) b. 1848, Oct. 12, at Port A. 

2783. Ada Adora (Bellows) b. 1850, Mch. 23, at Port A. 

2784. Elliott Orison (Bellows) b. 1853, Apr. 8, at Port A. 

2785. Marshall Neigh (Bellows) b. 1854, Oct. 21, at Port A. 

2786. Lydia J.\ne (Bellows) b. 1860, Feb. 10, at Smethport. 

1696. SQUIRE DANIEL9 MANNING (Squire,^ Dan,^ 
Joseph,^ John,5Saml.,-» Saml.,3 Wm.,MVm.i) jj. i826. May 30, 
at Smethport, Pa. With the exception of one year in New York 
and three years in Ohio he lived in McKean county (Pa.) until 
1853, Dec, when he went to Carroll Co., 111. There he rented 
land for several years; then bought a farm of 190 acres near 
Milledgeville, which he now owns, aud on which his youngest 
son now lives, he having built a house in Milltdgeville and retired 
from active labor. In 1900, on the fiftieth auuiversar}' of their 
wedding, he aud his wife were visited by all their children except 
the two daughters who live in Iowa. He m. 1850, Jan. 6, Lucy 
Malvina, dan. of Daniel and Juliana Wright, b. 1830, Mch. 29, at 
Norwich, N. Y. Ch. : 

2787. Clinton Henry, b. 1850, Oct. 23, at Port Allegany. 

2788. Emma Francelia, b. 1851, Nov. 18, at Port A.; res. Irwiu, 

Shelby Co., Iowa; m. 1870, Feb. 6, J. Scott, son of George 
and Margaret Eitemiller, b. 1851, Aug. 8, at McConnellsburg, 
Pa. Ch. : I. Clara Alice, b. 1871, Apr. 11, at Lanark, 111. 
II. Gertrude May, b. 1873, Mch. 5, at Grundy Center, Iowa; 
d. 1873, Oct. 1. III. Bertha Ann, b. 1874, July 25, at G. C. ; 
d. 1876, June 20. IV. Grace Adele, b. 1877, Aug. 9, at Lan- 



492 THE MAWIXG FAMILY. 

ark; d. 1878, Aiig. 1. V. Lloyd Elmo, b. 1881, Nov. 26, at 
Clyde, 111. VI. Byron Iluber, b. I,s83, June 10, at Clyde. 
VII. Logan Ayines, b. 1884, Oct. 7, at Coleta, 111. VIII. 
Eite Edsell, b. 1800, Mch. 4, at Irwin, Iowa. 

2789. JusTiNA Amce, b. 1853, Feb. 6, at Port A. ; res. Traer, Tama Co., 

Iowa; m 1874, Nov. 24, William Hlza, son of William J. and 
KIizabi.'th Winters, b. 1850, Jan. 19, at Milledgeville, 111. Ch. : 

I. Frank Elz:i, b. 1875, Ang. 18, at MilledgevIUe. II. A 
Daughter, b. about 1894. 

2790. Albert Dkvvitt, b. 185.J, Aug. 31, in Carroll Co., III.; res. Mil- 

ledgevillc; m. 1886, Mch. 24, Mary Joanna, dau. of Christian 
and Augusta Daugel, b. 1857, Sep. 1, in CarruU Co. No ch., 
1899. 

2791. OiJHLsoN Alonzo, b. 1856, Sep. 11, in Carroll Co.; res. Milledge- 

ville; ra. 1884, Dec. 16, Katie Ella, dau. of John and Mary 
Hyan, b. 1865, Feb. 15, in Whiteside Co. Ch. : Emma Vio- 
ktte, b. 1885, Aug. 17, in Carroll Co. 

2792. Edwix Ausun, b. 1858, Feb. 3, in Carroll Co. ; res. Milledgeville; 

m. 1887, Jan. 12, Jennie Paulina, dau. of Wil.son M. and Jane 
Rebecca Sears, b. 1870, Jan. 10, at Fredonia, Licking Co., 
Ohio. Ch., b. in Carroll Co. : I. Lucy May, b. 1889, Oct. 11. 

II. Sadie Orville, b. 1892, May 13. 

2793. ViOLETTA Eliza, b. 1859, Oct. 18, in Carroll Co. ; res. Milledge- 

ville; ra. 1884, Feb. 5, Christian, son of Paul and Elizabeth 
Ackerman, b. 1854, Aug. 27, in Somerset Co., Pa. Ch. : Lucy 
Elizabeth, b. 1890. June 10, in Clark Co., Dak. 

2794. Ellen Amaxua, )). 1861, Feb. 3, in Carroll Co. ; res. Beman, 

Grundy Co., Iowa; m. 1879, Sep. 9, Warren B., son of Samuel 
B. and Sarah Ann Crouch, b. 1855, Jan. 7, in Carroll Co. Ch. : 
I. Ethel, b. 1880, Aug. 30, in Carroll Co. II. Samuel B.. 
b. 1883, Oct. 14, in Grundy Co. 

1697. DESDEMONA^ MANNING (Squire,^ Dau,"? Jo- 
sepli,<5 Johu,^ Sainl.,'* Sanil.,:' Wni.,- Win.') b. 1827, July 11, tit 
Sinetbpoit, Pa. ; re.s. rortville, N. Y. ; in. 1847, Aug. o, William, 
son of John and Maiy Livingstone, b. 1824, June 1, at Bronte, 
Canada. Ch., b. ut Poitville : 

2795. Helen (Livingstone) b. 1848, Apr. 29; d. 1848, May 4. 

2796. Wii.M,\M Kr.Liorr (Livingstone) I). 1849. June 1 ; d. 1864, Feb. 1. 

2797. Wallace Lekov (Livingstone) b. 1852, Aug. 19; d. i860, Oct. 30. 

2798. IIenky Ec.uekt (Living.stone) b. 1854, Nov. 26; d. 1864, Feb. 12. 

2799. ViOLETTA ViOTOin.x (Livingstone) 1). 1858, July 17; d. 1864, 

Feb. 22. 

2800. CuAia.ES Wnxis (Livingstone) b. 1863, Jan. 30; d. 1864, Sep. 8. 

2801. Hattie Maxmng (Livingstone) b. 1865, Aug. 25. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 493 

1702. VALLORIOUS DAN^ MANNING (Martiii,M)an,7 
Joseph,^ John,-'^ Saml.,'* Saml.,^ Wm.,'^ Wm.i) b. 181'), Apr. 14, 
at Poultney, Vt. He resided many years at Kendallville. "Win- 
neshiek Co., Iowa, where he was one of the first settlers, having 
preempted his farm in 1855 and thereafter occupied it. He m. 
1841, Nov. 9, Abigail Mary, dau. of James and Susan (Burns) 
l^alsh, b. 1821, Sep. 2. She d. 1897, Mch. 17, at Fremont, 
Iowa. Mr. Manning d. in the same State, 1894, Jan. IG, at 
Cresco. Ch. : 

2802. Mary, b. 1842, Dec. 28, at Poultuey ; res., 1900, at Crc'^co ; m. 

(1st) at Preston, Minu., George Peter Beck, b. 1843, July 23, 
at Bridgeport, Ct. , and d. 1880, June, at Canton, Dak. Ch. : 
I. Ina Mary, b. 1870, Dec. 8, at Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek 
Co., Iowa; ni. C. A. Kaiisom,of All)ert Lea, Minn. II. Jennie 
Soplirouia, b. 1873, July 20, at Cresco; m. J. C. Porter, of 
Cresco. Mrs. Mary Beck ni. (2d) Alfred B. Woodward, b. 
1824, Jan. 26, at Britigewater, Vt., who d. 1894, Oct. 18. Ch. : 
I. Alfred Tennyson, b. 1882, June 19, at Cresco. II. Harry 
Bruce, b. 1885, June 27, at Cresco. 

2803. SusAX, b. 1814, Dec. 13, at Poultney; res. Kendallville, la.; m. 

1865, Oct. 31, Albert Denis Bean, b. 1829, Feb. 17, at Letter 
B, Oxford Co., Me. Ch. : I. Alice Florence, b. 1866, Aug. 31, 
at Plymouth Rock, la. ; d. 1886, June 28. II. Infant Daugh- 
ters, b. and d, 1867, July 25. III. Albert CUflbrd, b. 1874, 
Feb. 3, at Frankford, Kan.; res. Albtrt Lea, Minn.; special 
agent of the Consolidated Fire and Marine Ins. Co. 

2804. Edward Clarence, b. 1851, Dec. 12; res. Cresco; mnii. 

2805. Ejlai A Florence, twin, b. 1851, Dec. 12; d. 1878, Dec. 27. 

1703. MARTINS MANNING (Martin,8 Dan,^ Joseph," 
John, 5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.>) b. 1818, July 20, at Poult- 
ney, Vt. Resides, 1900, at Ripton. Hem. 1846, Apr., Prudence 
Gouey, b. 1821, June 30. Ch., b. at Poultney : 

2806. Jereotah Cole, b. 1847, Apr. 10. 

2807. Sn.AS Henry, b'. 1851, June 5. 

2808. Betsey Loulsa, b. 18:>5, July 7; d. 1886, Jan. 31. 

2809. Lorane Eliza, b. 1862, Aug. 12; res. Handolpli ; ni. there, 1884, 

July 10, John, son of Squire and Sarah (Iloisington) Boweu, 
b. 1855, Aug. 3, at Bethel. Ch. : 1. Sarah Emma, b. 1886, 
Apr. 29, at Bethel. II. Clinton Wilbert, b. 1888, May 26, at B. 
III. Lizzie Birdie, b. 1896, Sep. 7, at Braintree. IV. Squire 
Martin, b. 1899, July 20, at Rochester. 

2810. Wilbert Peters, b. 1866, June 25; m. Flora Damon, of Ripton. 

Noch., 1899. 



494 Tin: manning family. 

1705. LANDON'!^ MANNING (M:utiu,» Dan,- Joseph, ^ 
.lolm,"^ Saml.." Saml.,-^ Wm.,-^ ^ym.l ) b. 1825, Aug. 8, at Poultney, 
Vl. He resided chiefly in his native State. He m. (1st) 1846, 
Sep. 5, at Granville, N. Y., Hiildah Hills, b. 182.'). Aug. 11, at 
Pawlet, Vt., and d. 18.'->6, June 25; and (2d) 1858, Aug. 8, at 
Hampton, N. Y., Mrs. Sarah Jane Spaulding, who resides at W. 
lirifl^ewuter, Vt. Slie was born in Louisiana, and was a dau. of 
John Tillinan Jackson. He went from Scotland to La., where he 
married. Mr. Manning d. 1899, Jan. 18, at Pittsford, Vt. 

Ch. of Landon and Hnldah Manninri : 

2811. Alvah David, b. 1847, Aii,:;. l'.>, at Poultney; d. 1864, Fel). 26. 

2812. Nathan Lkroy, b. 1841), Mch. 15, at Granville. 

2813. Fkeuson King. b. 1850, June 0, at Hampton. 

2814. Mekcy Axx, b. 1854, July 15, at Poultney; d. young. 

Ch. of Landon and Sarah J. Manning: 

2815. Skymour Ottwell, b. 1859, July 9, at Castleton, Vt. 

2816. Andrew Jackson, b. 1860, Oct. 18, at Castleton; d. 1864, Mch. 10. 

2817. Lizzie Francelia, b. 1861, Dec. 24, at Cliittendon; d. 1893, Jan. 

26, at Shrewsbury; in. 1889, Nov. 23, Henry Senecal. No ch. 

2818. Henri Landon, b. 1m64, May 25, at Chitiendon. 

2819. Rose Drcxdrig, b. 1866, Oct. 9, at Castleton ; d. 1892, Sep. 2, at 

Clarendon ; m. 1882, Sep. 10, Stephen Holt. Ch. : Fred Arnold, 
b. 1889, Apr. 11, at Bethel. 

2820. VolneyKoss, b. 1868, Dec. 9, at Castleton; d. 1877, Feb. 28. 

2821. Roy Grant, b. 1870, Oct. 22, at Castleton; res. HridgcAvater. 

Record requested but not received. He m. 1890, Nov. 26, 
Mabel Osies. A later and less direct account says he in. Jessie 
Bryant, of Rutland; perhaps a second marriage. Ch. said to 
be : Aaron Pioy. 

2822. Birdie Imogene, b. 1872, Dec. 6, at Pittsford; d. 1896, Sop. 14, 

atBraintree; m 1887, May 13. Frank A. Pixley. Ch : I. Kate 
F., b. 1890, Jan. 7, at Granville. II. Mary. III. Sarah. IV. 
Robert. V. Lizzie. The last four are from iudiroct report. 

1717. KLISHA ASHLEY9 MANNING (Alfred,^ Joel,"? 
Joseph,6.J(,hn,''-Saml.,4Saml.,3 Wm.,'^ \Ym.') b. 1815, Oct. 1, near 
;\It. Vernon, Ohio. He resided in his lateryears at Lanark, 111. He 
111. 18;^8, Mch. 22, Sarah, dau. of Levi and Olive Pond, b. 1815, 
Mch. 7, at .Schroou, .\. Y. She d. 181»!l, Oct. 25, in Wysox town- 
ship, near IMilledgevillc, 111., at the home of her daughter. Mr. 
Manning d. 1895, May 25, at Lanark. Ch. : 



DESCENDANTS OF ^AILLIAM MAN\r\G. 495 

2823. Albert Wiiahtox. b. 1839, Feb. 20, in Delaware Co., O. 

2824. EMir.Y Adelia, b. 1842, Feb. 16, in Del. Co.; d. 189G, May 26, at 

Tacoma, Wash.; m. at Mt. Carroll, 111., 1861, Nov. 6, Alvaro, 
son of David S. and Sallie (Greeley) SliumAvay, b. 1838, Apr. 
11, in Kislnvaiikee tp., Winnebago Co., 111. He d. 1892, Nov. 
15. Ch., b. at Lanark: I. Mary Clair, b. 1862, Dec. 9; d. 1869, 
Mcii. 30. II. Minnie, b. 1864, Nov. 10; d. 1866, June 24. III. 

Jennie, b. 1867, Jan. 6; res. Chicago; m. Doolittle. IV. 

Rose, b. 1871, Nov. 14. V. Hattie, b. 1S72, Dec. 14; d. 1883, 
June 21. 

2825. Oli\'e Aukelia, b. 1846, June 30, in Knox Co., O. ; res. near Mil- 

ledgeville. 111. ; m. Frank, son of Thomas and Ann (Charleston) 
Hollewell, b. 1840, Mob. 1, at Weston, Canada AVest. Ch. : I. 
Elmer Lincoln, b. 1867, May 3, in Wysox tp.. 111. II. Denver 
Shuttleworth, b. 1871, Feb. 27, in Fairhaveu tp., Carroll Co., 
111. 

2826. Lucy E.,b. 1849, Oct. 12, in Whiteside Co., III. ; d. 1850, Aug. 20. 

1718. ICHABOD MARSHALL^ MANNING (Alfred,^ 
Joel,' Joseph,6 John,^ Saml.,'' Saral.,^ Wm.,2 Win.') b. 1818, 
Jan. 5, in Kuox Co., Ohio. A house paiuter aud, later, a fanner. 
He long resided on a farm near Lanark, Carroll Co., 111. He held 
the offices of township supervisor, assessor and collector, aud town 
councilman. He m. at Mt. Carroll, 1845, Nov. 9, Rebecca Ann, 
dan. of John and Nancy Harmon, b. 1825, June 5, at Sharpsburg, 
Md., who survived him. Mr. Manning d. 1899, June 9, near La- 
nark. Ch. : 

2827. AxN AuRELiA, b. 1846, Aug. 18, in Whiteside Co., 111.: d. unm. 

1886, Sep. 23. 

2828. John Wiixi.ui, b. 1856, Mch. 16, in Carroll Co.; res. on the farm 

four miles east of Lanark Avith his mother and sister; unm., 
1899. 

2829. Cora Irene, b. 1862, Apr. 19, in Carroll Co. ; unm., 1899. 

2830. MiFFORD Preston, b. 1866, Apr. 14, in Carroll Co. ; d. 1870, Sep. 

22. 

1719. DARIUS STRONG^ MANNING (Alfred,« Joel,' Jo- 
seph,6 John,5 Saml.,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,'^ AVm.i) b. 1820, July 27, in 
Mori-is Co., Ohio. A farmer in Arkansas and Texas. He served 
in the militia on the frontier, in Wise Co., Tex., at one lime dur- 
ing the Civil War. He m. 1844, July 14, Susan, dan. of William 
and Sarah Fore, b. 1829, May 20, near Dresden, Tenii. ; d. 1871. 
He m. (2d) Emily Ronton. He d. 1880, Mch. 20, near Princeville, 
Peoria Co., 111. Ch. : 



496 Tin: MANNING FAMILY. 

2831. Sarah Vesta, b. 1845, May G, in Independence Co., Ark. ; d. 1892, 

Nov. 14; ni. 1801, Mch. 7, James H., son of Jesse W. Parrish, 
b. 1830, Feb. 0, in Weakley Co., Tcnn. He res. now, or re- 
cently, at Dawn, Deaf Smith Co., Tex. Ch. : I. Victoria Can- 
zady, b. 18(52, Mch. 2, in Wi>e Co., Tex. II. Leander I)., b. 
1868, May 13, in Denton Co., Tex. III. William Jc^se. b. 1869, 
Dec. l.">, in Denton Co. IV. Leonora Ann, b. 1871, Sep. 2, in 
Callahan Co.,, Tex. V. James Alnios, b. 1870, May 23, in Cole- 
man Co., Tex. VI. Emma, b. 1878, Mch. 13, in Callahan Co. 
VII. Alonzo Ezra, b. 1881, May 1(1, inCallahanCo. VIII. Sarah 
Elta, b. 1883, Apr. 22, in Dickens Co., Tex. IX. Carrie, b. 1885, 
Sep. 22, in Dickens Co. 

2832. Eliza Ellen, b. 1847, Feb. 2, in Ind. Co.; d. 1885, Jan. 22; m. 

Thomas Davis. Ch. : I. James T., b. 18R4, Apr. 20. II. Mary 
A., b. 1808, Feb. 24. III. Truman S., b. 1870, .Ian. 5. IV. Mar- 
tha L., b. 1872, Apr. 30. V. William C, b. 1875, Mch. 9. VI. 
Lucy C, b. 1877, Feb. 27. 

2833. Aliuki) Wh.ey, b. 1848, Sep. 27, in Ind. Co., near Batesville. 

2834. WiLLLVM Walkek, b. 1850, June 9, in Upshur Co., Tex.; unm., 

1900; res. Baird, Tex. 

2835. Mai!Qi-i,s Lafayette, b. 1852, July 23, in Upshur Co. 
283G. FuAXcis Wiiahtox, b. 1854, Nov. 30, in Upshur Co. 

2837. ArRELLV, b. 1856, Nov. 26, in Upshur Co. ; m. (1st) 1875, July 4, 

William IJenjamin, son of John and :\Iary Ann Adair, b. 1846, 
July 4, in Jackson Co., Ga. ; and (2d) Henry B. Alexander, b. 
1833, Dec. 21, in Simpson Co., Jliss. Res. Guion, Taylor Co., 
Tex. W. B. Adair Avas a deputy .sheriff, and, while thus acting, 
several prisoners broke out of jail. He had retaken some of 
them, but, on the return, received wounds at their hsinds from 
which he d. 1886, Nov. 1. Ch. : I. Ebby NcAvton, b. 1879, Aug. 
29, in Hunt Co., Tex. II. Eula, b. 1881, Oct. 19, in Ilnnt Co. 

III. Klaine Marshall, b. 1883, Aug. 18, in Benuel Parish, La. 

IV. William Benjamin, b. 1887, May 0, in Hunt Co. 

2838. AuELLV, b. 1859, Mch. 5, in Wise Co., Tex.; d. 1889, July 13; ni. 

Roof Parrish. Ch. : I. Franci-s Hettic. II. Susan Wyott. III. 
Charles Alfred. IV. Delmer. V. Bonnie. VI. Fledie. 

2839. LrcY E., b. 1801, INIay 10, in Wise Co.; res. Lone Oak: m. 1881. 

Mch. 14, Thomas J. Fry, b. 1800, Feb. 1. Ch. : I. Clara, b. 

1882, , Ian. 20. II. William C, b. 1886, Jan. 20. III. Wilburn 

S., b. 1H88, Jan. 1. IV. Francis Franklin, b. 1890, Sep. 15. 
2810. RoHEitT FoiJE, b. 1803, Apr. 3, in AVise Co.; d. 1863, May 19. 
2841. Emma, b. 1867, Apr. 30, in Kaughman Co., Tex.; d. before 1892; 

m. James White. No ch. 

1721. TRUMAN OSHOKNE'J MAxXNING (Alfred,^ JoelJ 
Joseph," John,-' Saml.,' Sanil.,^ Wni.,2 Wm.') b. 1826, Oct. 3, at 
Fredericktown, Ohio. Resides at Battle Creek, Iowa. He m. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 497 

1853, Oct. 20, at Fulton, 111., Adaliue E., dau. of Seth Sylvester, 
b. 1835, June 3, in Lewis Co., N. Y. Ch. : 

2842. Seth Sylvester, b. 1854, Sep. 11, at Biookville, III. 

2843. Anxah Aurelia, b. 1857, Apr. 20, at Brookville ; res. Battle Creek ; 

m. Wm. H. James. Ch. : I. MertonOrsborn, b. 1881, June 16, 
at Clarence, Cedar Co., la. II. Eugene Frank, b. 1893, Sep. 
18, at Battle Creek. 

2844. MiLO Alfred, b. 1860, Oct. 16, at Milledgeville, III. 

1722. NELSON WHART0N9 MANNING (Alfred,^ Joel,' 
Joseph, 6 Johu,5 Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1830, Jan. 6, at 
Fredericktown, Ohio. Resided Elkhorn Grove, 111., 1891, and, in 
1900, at Lanark. He m. 1863, July 3, Malvina Jane, dau. of 
George and Peggy Shafer, b. 1844, Jan. 12, in Park Co., 111. ; d. 
1889, July 17, in Rock Creek township, Carroll Co. Ch., b. in 
Carroll Co. : 

2845. William Salem, b. 1864, Apr. 28. 

2846. Martha Adell^^, b. 1866, July 30; res. Ashton, Osceola Co.. la. ; 

m. Oscar E. Gouker. Ch., a son and a daughter. 
'2847. Ira Preston, b. 1868, June 16; d. 1869, Sep. 12. 

2848. George Nelsox, b. 1870, Apr. 12. 

2849. Marshal OsBORXE, b. 1873, Aug. 3; res. Elkhorn Grove. He m. 

Jennie Schreiuer. No ch., 1899. 

2850. Infaxt Sox, stillborn 1875, Aug. 23. 

2851. Nellie Adeline, b. 1880, Oct. 4; res. Lanark; unm., 1899. 

2852. LuELLA, b. 1883, Jan 28; d. 1883, Feb. 14. 

1763. LUCIUS OLIVER EVERET9 MANNING (Oliver 
E.,8 Joseph,' Joseph,6 Jobn,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 
1811, Dec. 28, at East Windsor, Ct. In early life be engaged in 
the shoe trade at Berlin, N. Y., and at North and South Adams, 
Mass., and, in 1836, began organizing an emigration company to 
go to Illinois ; arrived at Chicago 1837, May, and was not a little 
surprised — mud, water, Indians, frogs, snakes, two public houses, 
a few stores, the old fort — that was about all, except land specu- 
lators. Thence he went to Barrington Precinct, Cook Co., and, 
in 1847, removed to Algoma, Winnebago Co., Wis., where he en- 
gaged in farming and dairying. Later, he purchased a drug-store, 
and was thus occupied for 30 years, but gave it up on account of 
ill health; removed to Big Flats, Adams Co., in 1873, where he 
was a farmer for 13 years. In 1886 he located at Shiocton. He 
m. (1st) 1836, Sep., Jerusha, dau. of John and Achsie Bucklin, 
32 



498 THE MAXXTNG FAMILY. 

b. at So. Adams, Mass., and d. 1855, Mcli. 6, at Omro, Wis. ; 
and (2d) 1855, Aug. 3, Silva Ann, dan. of Ansel Alanson and 
Rhoda G. Cross, b. 1834, Dec. 23, at Summer Hill, Cayuga Co., 
N. Y. Mr. Manning d. 1899, Dec. 9, at Shiocton. Cb. : 

2853. Isaac B., b. 1840, Jan. 23, at Barrinffton ; d. 1840, Apr. 23. 

2854. Mfxis.sa A., b. 1842, June 20, at B. ; d. 1845. Aug. 2. 

2855. EivraA E., b. 1846, Dec. 19, at B. ; d. 184(i, Aug. 26 [so reported; 

one of the dates is wrong]. 
2866. Francks Ann, b. 1850, July 29, at Algonia; m. 1880, Oct. 25, 
William David, son of .\lf red Fletcher and Seliiia (Ives) Boyn- 
ton, b. 1858, Aug. 30, at Hatley, Lower Canada, a nurseryman 
at Shiocton. Ch., b. at S. : I. Gracie May, b. 1881, Oct. 10. 
II. Gertrude Alice, b. 1887, Dec. 20. 

1764. ELDRIDGE BENTLPn'^ MANNING (Oliver E.,« 
Joseph,^ Joseph,6 John,^ Sanil.,'* Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1816, 
May 25, at Westfield, Mass. He lived later at Berlin, N. Y. In 
1838 be went West; resided at Elgin, 111., until 1840; tben re- 
turned to N. Y., and was, later, in Mass., Conn, and R. I. ; and 
from 1844 to 1855 in Troy, N. Y. ; in Chicago from the latter date 
to 1870, when be removed to Kenosha, Wis., though he did busi- 
ness in Chicago uutil 1875. From this date be engaged as a 
farmer at Kenosha until after 1892. His present home (1900) 
is in Austin, 111. He m. in New Lebanon, N. Y., 1836, Nov. 6, 
Sarah A. Williams, b. 1821, Feb. 26, at Stephcntown, N. Y. ; dau. 
of Rensselaer and Amy (Brown) Williams. [The latter was b. 
in Newport, R. I. ; IMr. Williams was b. in Conn.] Mr. Manning's 
children were : 

2857. Sahah Antoinktte, b. 1838, Apr. 4, at Berlin; res. Austin, III.; 

m. George V.Christian, b. 1838, June 4. Ch. : I. E. B., b. 
1867, June 23, in Chicago. II. George Byron, b. 1869, June 1, 
in C. III. Walter Edward, b. 1870, Nov. 26, at Kenosha. IV. 
Charles Henry, b. 1872, May G, at K. V. Emma Marcla, b. 
1873, Sep. 28, at K. VI. Minnie Bell. b. 1S77, July 22, at K. 
VII. Hattic Maud, b. 1878, Dec. 6, at K. 

2858. William Hknry, b. 1840, Jan. 7, at Elgin; d. 1843, Mch. 26, at 

Berlin. 

1767. JOSEPH PALMER'' MANNING (Oliver E.,8 
Joseph,'' Josepii,6 Johu,'^ Saml.,' vSaml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1823, 
Mch. 6, at Berlin, N. Y. He resided 14 years at Elgin, 111. ; went 
in 1856 to Omaha, Neb., where he has since lived. He has been 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLI AIVI MANNING. 499 

a builder aud contractor. He m. at Elgin, 1858, July 6, Ruth 
Ross, dau. of Benjamin aud Joanna Willey, b. 1835, Nov. 7, at 
Grafton, Vt. ; d. 1880, Apr. 8, at Omaha. Ch., b. at Omaha: 

2859. Marclv Joanna, b. 1860, Sep. 30; res. Gainesville, Ga. ; m. 1886, 

Nov. 2, Robert Wainwriglit, sou of Col. James L. ami Ellen 
Hale Child, b. at Augusta, Me. Ch. : Herbert Wainwright, b. 
1887, Sep. 23, at Bulwer, P. Q., Can. ; deceased. 

2860. Rosa ADELAroE, b. 1867, Oct. 15; res. Shiocton, Wis. ; m. 1886, 

Nov. 10, John Warren, son of Isaac Franklin PoUey, b. 1849, 
Sep. 22, in Boston, Mass. Ch. : I. A Son, b. 1887, Nov. 15, at 
Omaha; d. 1887, Nov. 27. II. William Henry, b. 1889, Mch. 
3, at 0. ; d. 1890, July 13. III. Harry Elmer, b. 1891, May 15. 
at O. IV. Louis Palmer, b. 1893, Oct., at Shiocton. 

2861. Daisy May, b. 1870, May 1 ; res. Omaha; m. 1893, July 12, Lafay- 

ette, son of Joseph Wesley and Mary Jane (Tiberghien) Young, 
b. 1865, Jan. 28, in Donothan Co., Kan. Ch., b. at Omaha: I. 
Bernice Victoria, b. 1894, Oct. 14 ; d. 1894, Oct. 15. II. Helen, 
b. 1896, May 30. IIL Armontine, b. 1898, Sep. 10. 

1768. HIRAM NORRIS^ MANNING (Oliver E.,« Joseph,^ 
Joseph,^ John,5 Saml.,4Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1825, Jan. 22, 
at Berlin, N. Y. He resided in his later years in Wisconsin, and 
last of all at Oshkosh. He m. at Kenosha, Wis., 1862, May 6, 
Frances Adelaide, dau. of Alexander B. and Sarah (Reynolds) 
Williams, b. 1841, Oct. 21, at Berlin. Mr. Manning d. 1897, 
Mch. 28, at Oshkosh. Ch. : 

2862. FRANitLiN Hashlton, b. 1863, May 18, at Algoma, Wis. ; res. 

Oshkosh; m. 1886, May 29, Ellen Elizabeth, dau. of Moses and 
Lucy Jane Ballard, b. 1864, Mch. 2, at Waukau. No ch., 1899. 

2863. Freddie Alexantjer, b. 1866, Mch. 25, at A. ; d. 1874, Oct. 10. 

2864. May Dell, b. 1870, June 4, atKekoskee; unm., 1899. 

2866. Lizzie Augusta, b. 1875, Feb. 5, at Oshkosh; m. Charles Ayer. 

1772. JOHN HENRY9 MANNING (John,^ John,7 John,^ 
Johu,5 Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1819, Feb. l,at Lebanon, 
Ct. His early life was spent on the home farm, and he taught 
school a number of terms in winter seasons. He studied medicine 
with Dr. David Holmes in Lebanon, and, in the fall of 1840, at- 
tended a course of lectures at the Berkshire Medical College, 
Pittsfield, Mass. The winter following he taught the district 
school in what was called the "west part" of Pittsfield, and, iu 
the winter of 1841-2, taught in the Central district, Scotland So- 
ciety, Windham, Ct. After the close of his school he attended a 



500 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

course of medical lectures at Woodstock, Vt., and, in the fall of 
the same year, a similar course at Pittsfield, receiving his diploma. 
He soon commenced practice with Dr. Holmes at Lebanon, and 
afterwards liought the doctor's business and residence. The 
residence he sold 1844, Dec, and removed to Ellington, Ct., 
wliere he was a practicing pliysician until the spring of 1856; 
when he, in company with John C. Parker, his wife's brother, 
purchased the stock in trade of a drug-store in Pittsfield and car- 
ried on the business. In 18G2, in answer to a call for volunteer 
surgeons, he, with other physicians of Pittsfield, went to the 
Union army in Virginia, where he contracted a disease in service 
from which he never recovered. He m. 1844, May 2, Mary So- 
phia, dau. of Linus and Sophia (Churchill) Parker, b. 1824, Sep. 
30, at Pittsfield. She received her education in the Pittsfield 
schools, and at AVestfield Academy. Upon the death of her hus- 
band she assumed the care of the drug-store and continued the 
business until her death in 1886. She, as well as her friends, took 
great pride in her successful business career. The State Pharma- 
ceutical Association recognized her ability as a pharmacist, and 
the obstacles she had to overcome to become competent in the 
business. Although she was not a member, the State Associa- 
tion, at their meeting in Boston soon after her death, passed the 
following resolutions, which they entered upon their records, and 
of which an engrossed copy was sent to the family : " Whereas, 
it has pleased Almighty God, by one of his dark and inscrutable 
Providences, to remove from our midst, during the past year, an 
honored member of our profession, one eminent for her moral and 
social qualities and for her professional acumen, and therefore 
highly respected in tlie communit)' where she lived, one who will 
ever be remembered by all our members and their lady friends 
who attended the meeting of the Association last year — Mrs. 
Mary S. Manning of Pittsfield, therefore ; Resolved, that we ten- 
der to the members of the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy 
in this time of trouble and grief ; Resolved, that this Association 
recognizes in the death of Mrs. Manning the loss of a valued and 
honored Piiarmacist, and desires to place on its records an expres- 
sion of its appreciation of her high character and her earnest 
work for the advancement of the best interests of Pharmacy ; 
Resolved, that while her death prevents the action tliat would un- 
doubtedly have been taken at this meeting had she been living, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 501 

viz. : — the placing of her name on the list of our honorary mem- 
bers, this Association will ever cherish her memory and consider 
that though her name cannot be formally placed on our honorary 
roll, we shall alwaj's consider that it has a place there and that 
the honor was deservedly conferred ; Resolved, that these resolu- 
tions be spread upon our records, and that the Secretary be in- 
structed to have a copy of them engrossed and sent to the family. 
Joseph W. Colcord, Sec'y." Mrs. Manning d. 1886, Jan. 25 ; 
Dr. Maiming d. 1863, Nov. 12, both at Pittsfield, where they are 
buried. Ch. : 

2866. John Hexey, b. 1846, July 23, at Ellington. 

2867. Maky Ellen, b. 1848, July 30, at Ellington; unm. 
28G8. Emily King, b. 1856, Sep. 9, at Pittsfield; unm. 

2869. Jennie AuGtrsTA, b. 1858, Apr. 18, at Pittsfield; unm. 

1774. BENJAMIN SEABURY^ MANNING (John,8 John,^ 
John,6John,5Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2\Vm.i) b. 1821, July 24, at 
Lebanon, Ct. He learned the trade of a tanner and worked at 
it for many years at different places. He built a house on his 
portion of his father's farm, near the Lebanon railroad station, 
and was a farmer the last years of his life, and where his widow 
now lives. He was also station agent. He m. 1852, Feb. 10, 
Asenath Abell Robinson, b. 1830, Feb. 10, at Franklin. She m. 
(2d) 1881, Jan. 18, William Hazard Tucker. Her ancestry was 
Arad^ and Lura (Abell) , her parents ; Peter"^ and Polly (Taylor) , 
all of Franklin ; Peter-'* and Abigail (Palmer) , of Windham ; Peter^ 
and Ruth (Fuller), of Windham; Lieut. Peter^ and Experience 
(Manton), of Chilmark, on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and Nor- 
wich and Windham, Ct. ; Isaac'^ and Mary (Fauuce), of Plymouth 
and Barnstable, Mass., where he was selectman, juryman and 
deputy to the General Court ; and Rev. John^ and Bridget (White) 
Robinson, of Norwich, Eug., and Leydeu, Holland. Rev. John^ 
and his parishioners were driven to Leyden by religious persecu- 
tion in consequence of their puritan principles. A part of his 
flock came to America in 1620, in the Mayflower, and his inten- 
tion to follow was prevented only by his death. Mr. Robinson 
was, therefore, the Old World pastor of the first settlers of Ply- 
mouth Colony. Mr. Manning d. 1871, July 6, at Lebanon, 
where he was buried. Ch. : 

2870. Alfred Nelson, b. 1853, Aug. 17, at Windham. 

2871. IIekbekt Lavins, b. 1856, Nov. 22, at Franklin. 



502 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

2872. Edith Frances, b. 1859, Aiij;. 27, at Lebanon; m. 1883, Aug. 19, 

Thomas Henry, son of John and Drucilla (Holberton) "Ward, 
b. 1859, July 14; a farmer in Lebanon. Ch. : I. Harry Hol- 
berton, b. 188+, Jan. 21, at Franklin. II. Albert Artemas, b. 
1885, Nov. 25, at Lebanon. III. Milly Huntington, b. 1888, 
July 26, at L. IV. Helen Louise, b. 1890, Nov. 24, at L. V. 
John Philip, b. 1893, June 8, at L. VI. Arthur Paul, b. 1897, 
Jan. 12, at L. 

2873. Maky Abby, b. 1862, Nov. 16, at Lebanon; unm. 

2874. Louise Brown, b. 1865, Feb. 5, at Lebanon ; m. 1884, Dec. 10, 

Edgar Johnson, son of Ezeliiel Johnson and Mary Cogsvrell 
(Brown) Tucker, b. 1859, Sep. 9, at Lebanon, where he is a 
farmer. Ch. : I. Edgar Leroy, b. 1885, Mch. 3, at Lebanon. 
II. Edith Louise, b. 1894, May 6, at L. 

1775. SAMUEL9 MANNING (John,« JolmJ John,^ Johu,^ 
Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1822, Nov. 14, at Lebanon, Ct. 
He was a school-teacher for many years, and a farmer at Lebanon 
and Scotland. He was in the ice business at Buffalo, N. Y., for 
two years about 1858, and was employed at the quarries at Bolton, 
Ct., about five years. He built, on his share of his father's farm, 
the house near the Lebanon railroad station where Mr. Yerrington 
now lives. In 1879 he removed to Seward, Neb., where he has 
since resided- For many years, both at Lebanon and Seward, he 
has been a carrier of the U. S. mail on a " star route." He m. 
at Ellington, Ct., 1850, Nov. 14, Augusta, dau. of Capt. Clark 
and Sarah (Bartlett) Foster, of Ellington, b. 1822, Nov. 22. Ch. : 

2875. Edward Foster, b. 1853, May 18, at Scotland. 

2876. Ellen Augusta, b. 1856, Jan. 19, at Lebanon; unm. 

2877. Lucy Waterman, b. 1858, July 7, at Buflalo; ros. Seward; ni. 

1885, Dec. 10, John M., son of Milton and Anna (Mitchel) Lang- 
don, b. 1853, at Janesville, Wis. He went to Seward in 1882. 
Ch. : Grace, b. 1889, July 14, at Seward. 

1776. JABEZPERKINS9 MANNING (John,8John,Uohn,6 
John,5Sanil.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1824, Sep. 29, at Leb- 
anon, Ct. His education was ended at Bacon Academy, Colches- 
ter. He engaged as a farmer at the homestead built by his father 
until 1888, when he removed to the Colchester road about two miles 
west of the First Church. He was representative from Lebanon 
to the General Assembly in 187(5. In 1851 he became a member 
of the First Congregational Church of Lebanon, and was chosen 
deacon in May, 1889. "When the New London county agricul- 
tural society was organized he became one of its most active mem- 




(No. 1778.) 

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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 503 

bers, and was its president for the years 1875 and 1876. He m. 
at Lebanon 1848, Apr. 16, Mary Taylor, dau. of Arad and Lura 
(Abell) Robinson, a sister of his brother Benjamin's wife. She 
was b. 1828, Mch. 7, at Franklin; d. 1881, Meh. 7, at Lebanon. 
He m. (2d) 1883, Sep. 11, Mrs. Lydia C. Peckham, widow of 
Henry Peckham, and dau. of Carey and Emily (Thompson) 
Latham, b. 1840, June 16, in the last-named town. Mr. Manning 
d. ItiOl, Feb. 17, at Lebanon. Ch., b. at Lebanon : 

2878. NathaisTel, b. 1849, May 31. 

2879. John, b. 1854, Jan. 19. 

2880. Julia Eliz^ujeth, b. 1856, Aug. 18; res. Lebanon; m. 1874, Mch. 

18, Joseph Nelson, son of Cyrus Gallup and Eunice (Stark) 
Geer, b. 1847, Dec. 4, at Lebanon. Ch. : I. Charles Manning, 
b. 1875, Nov. 19 ; m. 1898, June 23, Ola CaroUne, dau. of Clif- 
ton and Huldah Maria (Preston) Peck, b. 1880, Sep. 22, at 
Canterbury. Ch. : Leroy Nelson, b. 1899, June 27, at Frank- 
lin. II. Eunice Elsie, b. 1880, Jan. 23. III. Elmer Nelson, b. 
b. 1889, June 11. IV. Clarence Gallup, b. 1893, Apr. 11. 

1777. WILLIAM9 MANNING (John,^ John,' John,^ John,^ 
Sam!.," 8aml.,3 AVm.,2 VVm.i) .b. 1826, Oct. 29, at Lebanon, Ct. 
He served three years apprenticeship at the harness and trunk- 
maker's trade in Ellington, beginning in 1845, and was for many 
years a harness-maker. Later, for several years, he traveled with 
a team selling proprietary medicines, chiefly "Magic Oil" for 
William Renne, of Pittsfield, Mass., in which section he long re- 
sided. He m. at Pittsfield, 1856, June 2, Julia Catherine, dau. of 
Samuel and Olive (Benton) Wright, b. 1828, Sep. 30, at Lenox, 
Mass. She d. there 1863, Oct. 30; Mr. Manning d. 1893, Mch. 
26, at New Lenox. Both are buried in Pittsfield. Ch. : 

2881. WrLLiAM Augustus, b. 1857, May 22, at Pittsfield. 

2882. Fredekic Louis, b. 1860, Aug. 28, at Lenox; d. 1863, Sep. 29. 

2883. OLrvE Lois, b. 1861, July 26, at Lenox; m. in N. Y. City 1890, 

June 7, George Sebastian, son of James and Mary (Connell) 
Coleman, b. 1861, Apr. 12, atlledditch, England. Ch. : I. Harold 
Manning, b. 1891, Nov. 12, in Brooklyn, N. Y. II. Gerald 
Wright, b. 1898, July 17, at Pittsfield. 

2884. Charles Edward, b. 1863, Apr. 23, at Pittsfield; d. 1865, Mch. 

26, at Lebanon. 

1778. EDWARD9 MANNING (John,8 John,' John,6John,5 
Saml.,4 Saml.,=^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1831, Feb. 20, at Lebanon, Ct. 
He studied at the Ellington, Ct., High School, 1845, '46, '47 ; 



504 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

learned the baker's trade at Rockville, in that State, and worked 
at it there, and at Norwich, Ct., and Pittsfield, Mass., until 1856, 
when he went into partnership with his brother. Dr. J. H. Manning, 
in the drug business at Pittsfield, which continued four years. In 
1861 he built a house on his portion of his father's farm at Leb- 
anon, and resided there the rest of his life engaged in farming. 
lie took an active interest in churt-h affairs, and was a member of 
the society comniittee for many years. He collected a large amount 
of material from the original records for a history of the First 
Church in Lebanon, and for a Manning genealogy, but his death 
at the age of 61, after an illness of more than four years, during 
which he was unable to write, or even walk without help, prevented 
the completion of the work for publication. His widow lives at the 
home they built in Lebanon, with her eldest son. He m. at Frank- 
lin, 1855, Mch. 6, Lucy Elizabeth, dau. of Arad and Lura (Abell) 
Robinson, b. 1832, Aug. 31, at Franklin ; a sister of the wives of 
his brothers Jabez P. and Benjamin S. Manning. In the sketch 
of the latter's life the full Robinson ancestry may be found. Mr. 
Manning d. 1892, Mch. 27, at Lebanon, where he was buried. Ch. : 

2885. Edwaed Melville, b. 1858, Oct. 3, at Pittsfield; unm., 1899. Ke- 

sides on the paternal homestead. 

2886. George Eber, b. 1861, Dec. 3, at Lebanon. 

2887. WiLLLVM Edwards, b. 1866, Oct. 1, at Lebanon. 

2888. AR.VD Robinson, b. 1869, Feb. 21, at Lebanon. 

1780. J0HN9 MANNING (Heury,^ John,' John,6 John,^ 
Saml.,'« Saml.,3 AVm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1824, Mch. 7, at Youngstown, 
Ohio. He was educated in the public and private schools of 
Youngstown and vicinity, prepared for college at Hudson, Ohio, 
and graduated A. B. at Western Reserve College, Hudson, in 1847. 
He graduated M. D. at Cleveland Medical College in 1850, and the 
same year received the degree of M. A. from Western Reserve 
College. He practiced for a while in Youngstown, and also en- 
gaged in various business enterprises. He was twice elected member 
of the town council, and once mayor of Youngstown. He is now re- 
tired. He m. atSodus Point, N. Y., 1858, May 4, Ann Sopiiia, dau. 
of William R. and Maria (Fitzliugh) Edwards, and granddaughter 
of Col. Pergrine Fitzhugh, an officer of the Revolutionary war and 
aide-de-camp to Gen. Washington. She was b. 1829, Nov. 14, at 
Sodus Point. Ch., b. at Youngstown: 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 505 

2889. Hexky, b. 1859, Feb. 11; d. 1863, May 4. 

2890. Maria Fitzhugh, b. 18G0, Feb. 23; num., 1900. 

2891. Helen Edwards, b. 1862, Feb. 1; uum., 1900. 

2892. StJSAX, b. 1864, Jan. 28; unra., 1900. 

2893. AxME Isabella, b. 1866, Jan. 6; m. 1889, Dec. 12, Clarence Irv- 

ing McXair, b. 1859, Oct. ; son of David and Susan (Hatmaker) 
McNair, of Dansville, N. Y. Ch. : I. Helen Manning, b. 1890, 
Sep. 28, at Minneapolis, Minn. II. Clarence Irving, b. 1892, 
May 30, at Little Falls, Minn. III. Anne Fitzliugli, b. 1893, 
Aug. 19, at Little Falls; d. 1894, Sep. 29. IV. Isabelle Julia, b. 
1895, Oct. 17. 

2894. John Henry, b. 1868, Jan. 15; d. 1871, Oct. 24. 

2895. WiLLLiM Edwards, b. 1870, Mch. 14; unm., 1900. He is manager 

of the order department of the Republic Iron and Steel Com- 
pany, Youngstown. 

2896. Mary, b. 1874, Sep. 25 ; d. 1874, Oct. 3. 

1781. CAROLINE L0RD9 MANNING (Henry,^ John," 
John,6 John,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1825, Dec. 15, at 
Youugstown, Ohio. She resided iu her native place, and was active 
in philanthropic, benevolent and church work, and iu giving her time 
and aid whenever she knew of suffering and want. She ui. at Youngs- 
town, 1848, Apr, 3, Richard Gustavus, son of Daniel and Sabra 
Kirby Garlick, who d. 1854, Dec. 7. Mrs. Garlick d. 1892, Sep. 
13, at Youngstown. Ch. : 

2897. Henry Manning (Garlick) b. 1848, Dec. 28. He is cashier of the 

Second National Bank of Youngstown. He m. 1871, Apr. 5, 
Sarah, dau. of James and Arabella (Stambaugh) Ford,b. 1852, 
Mch. Ch. : I. Richard, b. 1872, Nov. 2 ; m. 1901, Apr. 25, Mary 
Holmes, dau. of Thomas H. Wells. II. Julia, b. 1874, Mch. 31. 

2898. Mary Adeline (Garlick) b. 1850, Oct. 24; d. 1896, July 9; m. 

(1st) 1872, Dec. 10, Sidney, son of Warner and Salome Bnrrell 
Strong, b. 1839, June 12, at Strongsville, O., a lawyer. He d. 
1885, June 29, at Asheville, N. C, and she m. (2d) 1894, Mcli. 1, 
Rev. Daniel H. Evans, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyter- 
ian Church, Youngstown. Ch. : 1. John, b. 1873, Oct. 27; d. 
1881, June 11. II. Caroline Manning, b. 1875, Apr.i26. 

2899. Anson liiRBY (Garlick') b. 1852, Oct. 31; a civil engineer ; d.unm. 

1883, June 15, at Groveland. 

2900. Alice Edwards (Garlick) b. 1854, Aug. 7; d. 1873, July 15. 

1782. LUCRETIA KIRTLAND^ MANNING (Henry,^ 
John,' John,6 Johu,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wni.i) b. 1827, 
Oct. 5, at Youngstown, Ohio; ni. there 1849, Sep. 6, Timothy 
Dwight, son of Samuel and Sally Baldwiu, b. 1827, Mch. 3, at 



506 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Atwater, Ohio. Resided :it Youngstown, where IMrs. Baldwin d. 
1897, Nov. 5. Ch. : 

2901. Makv Adklixu (Baldwin) b. 1850, Apr. 23, prematurely; d. .\pr. 

24. 

2902. William IIkxuy (Baldwin) b. 1851, July 16; graduated, 1871, at 

Western Ke.serve College as clas.s valedictorian ; studied law 
but did not practice; engaged in banking and, later, in iron 
and steel manufacturing. He m. 1893, Apr. 26, Isabel Cort. 

2903. Ellkn Al.vtiik.v (Baldwin) b. 1853, May 15 ; d. 1858, May 12. 

2904. Mary IIklen (Baldwin) b. 1855, May 3. 

2905. CiiAKLKs Edwards (Baldwin) b. 1858, May 12; d. the same day.' 

2906. EDW.VRD (Baldwin) b. 1859, Sep. 19; d. 1861, Mch. 1. 

2907. LiLLiK Manning (Baldwin) b. 1860, July 31. 

2908. Frank Lk.muel (Baldwin) b. 1863, June 29; graduated 1887 at 

Adelbert College (formerly Western Reserve) ; a lawyer, and 
has practiced at Leadville, Col., and Youngstown. He m. 1890, 
Sep. 17, Bessy, dau. of George and Jane Graham, who d. 1894, 
Mch. 28. Ch. : Imogeue, b. 1893, Sep. 18, at Leadville. 

2909. Henry M. (Baldwin) b. 1865, Jan. 28. 

2910. Emily Lucretla. (Baldwin) b. 1867, May 24; m. 1893, Apr. 19, 

Louis Albert Osborne, of Cleveland. Ch. : 1. William Bald- 
win, b. 1894, Mch. 4. II. Lucretia Manning, b. 189."), Dec. 21. 

1783. HEXRY9 MANNING (Heniy,^ Joiin," Johu,^ John,^ 
Sainl.,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,- AVm.') b. 1829, Sep. 15, at Youugstowu, 
Ohio. He resided in his native place, with the exception of a few 
years spent in managing a coal bank at l^rospect, Pa. After he 
finished this work he returned to Y'oungstown and was connected 
with the store of Arms & Murray until 1859, when he began a 
connection with the Eagle furnace, in which he subsequently pur- 
chased an interest, and of which he became manager. He con- 
tinued in this position and business employment for 20 years, until 
failing health compelled his retirement in 1879. In 1862, by 
purchasing the interest of his brother, Dr. John Manning, he be- 
came associated with W. W. McKeown and others, in the drug- 
store of Manning, McKeown it Co. He was a member of St. 
John's Church, and for many years, until his death, senior warden. 
He was respected and honored in life, and mourned and revered 
in death. His quiet, unobtrusive, honest, industrious life bound 
to him by the tie of affection many who will not fail to remember 
his many nolde qualities of mind and heart. He m. at Y'oungs- 
towu, 1«54, May 24, Sophia Arms, of Youngstown, b. 1832, Aug. 4, 
at Sodus, N. Y. ; dau. of Israel and Sally (Axtell) Arms. Mr. 



DESCENDANTS Oi" WILLIAM MANNING. 507 

Mauniug d. 1881, Dec. 24. He was buried in Mahoning cemetery. 
Ch. : 

2911. Maria LuCRETiA, b. 1856, May 13; res. Youngstown, where she 

m. 1891, JMch. 25, George Edward Huggins, b. 1800, Oct. 23, at 
Wolverhampton, Eiig. Ch. : I. Caroline Aunie, b. 1892, Sep. 
13. II. Henry Manning, b. 1894, Sep. 15. 

2912. AxxiE Edwards, b. 1858, Apr. 20; d. 1879, July 23. 

2913. Hexry, b. 1861, Nov. 4; d. unm. 1891, Oct. 27, at Los Angeles, 

Cal. 

1787. RUFUS PERKINS9 MANNING (Henry,^ John,"' 
John,6 Johti,5 Saml.,'» Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1836, Dec. 31, at 
Youngstown, Ohio. A soldier of the Rebellion. He enlisted in 
the 19th Ohio Infantry, April, 1861, for three mouths and served 
four mouths. He uext enlisted in the 86th Ohio Infantry, and 
was appointed regimental quartermaster by Gov. David Tod in 
the summer of 1863. It was a six months regiment, and he served 
eight months. He resides at Youngstown, where he is a distribu- 
tor and magazine agent. He m. at Corfu, N. Y., 1860, May 1, 
Clara Olive Griffith, b. 1842, Dec. 10, at Youngstown. (Her 
father, Samuel Carlton Kennedy Griffith was b. 1802, June 26, 
at Rutland, Vt. ; her mother, whose maiden name was Ruby Skin- 
ner, was b. 1804, Mch. 30, at Lyme, N. H.) Ch., b. at Youngs- 
town : 

2914. WiLLiAJi Edwards, b. 1861, Jan. 18; d. 1862, Aug. 31. 

2915. Mary BdsGhasi, b. 1863, Jan. 6. 

2916. Rltus Periqxs, b. 18G4, Dec. 21. He lost his life at Cleveland, 

1899, June, by accident on the Erie railroad, where he was em- 
ployed. Hem. 1891, Dec. 30, Maggie M. Galvin, of Leavitts- 
burg. Ch. : Henry, b. 1894, Nov. 2; d. 1895, Jan. 25, of pneu- 
monia. 

2917. Caroline Eugenia, b. 1866, Dec. 23. 

2918. Clara, b. 1869 May 25. 

2919. Myron Carlton, b. 1871, Apr. 23; d. 1891, Feb. 9. 

2920. KcBY Violet, b. 1873, May 30; d. 1877, July 5. 

2921. JuLLv Edwards, b. 1875, May 1 ; m. 1899, June 23, Warren L. 

Swager, of Warren, Trumbull Co. 

2922. Oliats Strong, b. 1877, Apr. 14. 

2923. Alice Florence, b. 1882, Aug. 24. 

1795. FRANCES ANTOINETTE^ MANNING (John,^ 
Andrew,"' John,^ John,^ Saml.," Saml.,MVm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1811, 
Nov. 25, at Troy, N. Y. ; m. 1830, June 24, Francis J. Dunham, 



508 THE MANXING FA:MILY. 

of Catskill, son of Capt. Jacob and Fannie (Morgan) Dunham, b. 
1807, atCatsldll. Cli. : 

2924. Sophia Elizabkth (Dunham) b. isai, Aug. 18. 

2925. William Eaton (Diiuham) b. 1833, Dec. 3; ni. Auna E. Benson. 

2926. Emelink IIaudkxijukgh (Dunham) b. 183(5, Mch. 12. She m. 

(Ist) Lewis Shcffer, of Livingstone. Ch. : 1. Lizzie Lasher, 
b. 1855, June 8. 11. Sarah Linderbeck, b. 1857, Sep. 15. IIL 
Hattie Lee, 1). 18G0, Feb. 13. She m. (2d) William E. Hutton, 
of Red Hook. Ch. : I. William Beekman, b. 1867, Sep. 27. 
IL Grace Manning, b. 1869, Oct. 6. III. Francis Bronson, b. 
1872, Sep. 29. 

2927. Francis Jacob (Dunham) b. 1839, July 27; m. Elizabeth McFar- 

land. 

2928. Elizabeth Jane (Dunham) b. 1842, Sep. 7 ; m. Rev. F. K. Van 

Tassel. 

2929. David Bp.onson (Dunham) b. 1845, Feb. 22; a soldier, Co. I, 

44th regt. N. Y. Vols. ; was in 19 battles ; wounded at Spottsj'I- 
vania, taken prisoner, and died of his wounds, 1864, July 22, 
at Richmond. 

1798. JOHN ANDREWS MANNING (John,^ Andrew," 
John,6 John,-^' 8aml.,'» Saml.,3 Wm.,2 VVm.i) b. 1822, May 7, at 
Catskill, N. Y. He m. 184o, July 1, Maria, dan. of Alexander 
and Hannah Snyder, b. 1825, Dec. 11, at Geneva. She d. 1899, 
Aug. 1 ; Mr. Manning d. 187.0, Oct. 16, both at Newark, N. J. 
Ch., b. at Maiden, N. Y. : 

2930. David Martin, b. 1840, Apr. 12; res. in Brooklyn; d.l896, Jan. 4. 

His record w:is requested before his death, but not received. 
He was married; name of Avife not reported. No ch. 

2931. John Hudson, b. 1849, Mch. 12; res. Newark; d. 1899, Sep. 28. 

He m. 1889, Aug. 14, Bertha, dan. of Karl and Dora Graeber, 
b. 1862, Dec. 5, at Newark. No ch. 

2932. Frances Anna, b. 1851, Jan. 18; res. Newark; m. 1870, Nov. 22, 

Martin P., son of John and Elizabeth Baldwin, b. 1848, Jan. 19, 
at Newark. Ch., b. at Newark : I. Frederick Manning, b. 1873, 
May 19. II. Lizzie Augusta, b. 1878, Mch. 6. 

2933. William, b. 1854, Nov. 1 ; d. 1879, Oct. 19. 

2934. Lizzie J , b. IS.'.C, .July 24; res. Brooklyn; m. 1883, Nov. 7, Jehu 

R., sou of Roberi and Enu-liiit' Coe, b. 1847, Nov. 9, at St. An- 
drews. Ch.: Arthur Manning, b. 1886, Fel). 12, in Brooklyn; 
d. 1886, July 17. 

1799. MARTIN UKNRY^ MANNING (John.« Andrew,' 
Johu,6 John,-' Saml.,-* Saml.,3 Wm.,'^ Win.i) b. 1827, June 18, at 
Catskill, N. Y. He in. 1859, Apr. 21, Eliza Jane,dau. of Samuel 



DESCE^^)ANTS OF AVILLTAM MANNING. 509 

and Ann M. Scarvell, b. 1841, Mcb. 17, at Bath, N. Y. She res., 
1900, at Rugg, Mich. Mr. Manning d. 1893, Dec. 8, at his home 
in Leetsville, Mich. Ch. : 

2935. FuAXCES Ann, b. 1860, Oct. 17, at Warreu, Bradford Co., Pa. ; m. 

1878, Jan. 31, Waldron R. Noteware, b. at Apalachin, N. Y., 
1852, Feb. 23; a merchant": at Kettle Falls, Wash. Ch. : Max 
Manning, b. 1884, Dec. 7, at Kalkaska, Mich. 

2936. Sarah Komanda, b. 1864, Feb. 2D, at Rome, Pa. ; d. 1898, Sep. 8; 

m. Frank Curtis. No ch. 

2937. H.iTTiE Maria, b. 1870, Feb. 18, at Warren: m. 1893, H. C. Dick- 

son. Ch. : Charles Manning. 

1809. WILLIAM MACKF.Y9 MANNING (George,8 An- 
drew," John,6 Johu,5 Saml.,4Saml.,3 Wm.,2 AYm.i) b. 1817, Oct. 
21, at "Warren, Bradford Co., Pa. This place was his after resi- 
dence. He m. 1838, Nov. 4, his cousin Sarah Romanda Manning 
(see 1794). She was b. 1807, Oct. 14. She d. 1890, Feb. 7 ; Mr. 
Manning d. 1889, Nov. 23, both at Warren. Ch. : 

2938. George Henry, b. 1844, June 14, at Warren. 

1810. JOHN CAS E9 MANNING (George,8Andrew,7 John.i^ 
John,5 Sanil.,4 Saml,,^ Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1825, Sep. 29, at Warren, 
Bradford Co., Pa. He resided in his final years at Aurora. He 
m. 1853, May 19, Ruth Maria, dau. of Daniel Hendrick and Har- 
riet (Dewing) Coburn, b. 1833, June 30, at Warren. Mr. Manning 
d. 1893, Nov. 18, at Aurora. Ch., b. at Warren : 

2939. Alexander Dewing, b. 1856, Jan. 1. 

2940. Charlotte Elizabeth, b. 1859. Mch. 11; in. 1898, Oct. 12, Schuy- 

ler Slauson. Ch. : Clara, b. 1900, Jan. 24, in N. Y. City. 

2941. Harrkt Coburn, b. 1861, Apr. 1."); d. 1876, Jan. 23. 

2942. Cl.^ra Maria, b. 1863, Feb. 28; m. Edward A. Payson, b. 1859. 

Sep. 2, at Pike, Pa. Ch. : I. Manning Edward, b. 1888, Sep 
10, at Wilkesbarre. II. Hartwell Moore, b. 1893, Aug. 29. at 
Hazelton. 

2943. George Gukdon, b. 1864, June 8; res. Aurora; m. Mary Russell. 

Ch. : Dorothy, b. 1898, Apr. 23, at Aurora. 

1811. CHARLES FAYETT9 MANNING (Gurdon,^ An- 
drew,7 John,6 John,5 Saml.,4 San)l.,nYm.,2 Wm.') b. 1818, Feb. 
25, at Windham, C't. He was a blacksmith by trade, and was for 
25 years foreman of the shop of the New York & New Haven 
railroad at Hartford. He m. 1842, May 10, Lydia Ann, dau. of 



510 THE MAXN'IXG FAMILY. 

Gurdon and I-'\anny (Frink) Ilebard, b. 1820, Aug. 30, of Wind- 
ham. She is now living (1900), Mr. Manning d. 1876, Nov. 1. 
Ch. : 

L'944. Sakaii Jank, b. 1843, May 21, at Hadclam ; res. So. Coventry; m. 
1876, Mch. 7, Marcus E. Aspinwall. Ch., b. at So. Iladley, 
Mass : I. Jesse Leroy, b. 1877, Mch. 2. 11. Ernest, b. 1878, 
Mch. 12. III. (Charles Sherman, b. 1880. June 24. 

2945. Charles Gukuon, b. 1845, June 5, at Hartford; d. 184!», Sep. 10. 

2946. Dkua, b. 1847, Sep. 10. at Hartford; d. 1849, Aug. 29. 
L'947. AVii.uam, b. 1849, June 5, at Scotland; d. 1849, June 5. 
2948. Edward Buodhkad, b. 1850, Sep. 30, at Scotland. 
2919. Richard, b. 1853, Feb. 13, at Hartford. 

2950. Chestkr Hkbard, b. 1854, Sep. 29, at Scotland. 

2951. Mary, b. 1S5G, Apr. 12, at Hartford; d. 185G, Sep. 15. 

2952. Charlks Hkxry, b. 1857, July 2, at Hartford; d. 1863, Oct. 1. 

2953. SiLENA Steven.s, b. 1859, Sep. 21, at Hartford; res. St. Louis, 

Mo. ; 111. 1880, Jan. 1, Howard W., son of Xathan and Sophia 
(Calhoun) Geer, of Hartford. Ch. : I. Hattie Esther, b. 1881, 
Sep. 10, at East Hartford, Ct. II. Ethel Silena, b. 1885, May 
29, at Manchester, Ct. ; d. 1886, May 2. 

2954. Arthur, b. 1801, Oct. 13. at Manchester. 

1814. (iEORGE ANDREWS MANNING (Gurdon,^ An- 
drew,' Jobn,6 John, 5 SaniL," 8aml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1834, Sep. 
14, at Windham, Ct. He was a farmer in his native town. He 
m. 1864, Apr. 7, Hannora E. Capwell, b. 1844, July 14, at Scot- 
land Society, Windham. Mr. Manning d. 1894, May 25, at Hills- 
town. Ch., b. at Scotland : 

2955. Ai:rixia Lena, b. 1865, Mch. 7; res. Mausfleld; m. 1890, Feb. 15, 

Charles T. Nichols, b. 1869, July 2, at the latter place. Ch., b. 
at Mansfield : Laura E., b. 1891, Jan. 1 ; and others. 

2956. Ciiahles Gurdon, b. 1866, June 23; unm., 1899. 

1816. GURDON GALITZEN'J MANNING ( Ralph,*^ An- 
drew," John,'- John,"' Saml.,1 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1825, Dec. 
30, at Ik'rkshire, N. V. He resided a considerable time at 
Waverly, and whon in advanced years went to the State of Wash- 
ington. Rmiior says^^lhat when at Wavorly he was a justice. 
Furtlu'i- liiographical facts have not been learned, though suc- 
cessively HMiuesteil of himself and each of his three children. 
He m. Sarah M., (bui. ol Raymond Adams, b. 1<S24, Oct. 29, per- 
haps at Cambridge, N. Y. She (1. 1889, Nov. 28; Mr. Manning 
d. 1893, .hily 8, both at Ruyalhip, Wa.sii. Ch. : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 511 

2957. Lucius Raymond, b. 1856, July 15, at Owego; is cashier of a 

banlv in Tacoraa, Wash. Record requested but not furnished. 
He m. Lucie Bass. Ch. : Lucius, b. about 1894, Aug. 18. 

2958. Chaijles Edward, b. 1859, Mch. 6, at Owego. A graduate of the 

Annapolis Naval Academj', and, afterwards, an officer in the 
engineer corps of the U. S. Navy; after which he followed his 
profession for a time in N. Y. City. 

2959. Jennie Sophia, b. 1861, Sep. 12, at Waverly ; res. Puyallup; m. 

1883, Aug. 23, James Percy, son of James Hervy and Almira 
Edith (Baily) Nevins, b. 1859, Mch. 1, at Towanda, Pa. Ch. : 
I. Anna Louise, b. 1884, June 11, at Waverly. II. Florence 
Manning, b. 1887, Feb. 15, at W. III. James Giirdon, b. 1892, 
July 26, at Puyallup. 

1821. KLIAKIM J0NES9 MANNING (Lathiop,^ Andrew J 
John,6 John,-^ Saml.,'' Sainl.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1834, June 10, at 
Williugton, Ct. He is a contractor, residing at Willimantic. He 
m. Almira Maria, dau. of Cyril and Almiia (Horton) Whituker, 
b. 1834, Aug. 20, at Eastford. Ch. : 

2960. Jane Almira, b. 1857, Jan. 12, at Willington; d. 1858, Aug. 'S. 

2961. Henry Eliakim, b. 1858, Feb. 21, at Eastford; d. 1887, Dec. 2: 

m. Ella Jane Culver. No ch. 

2962. Ida May, b. 1859, July 25, at Stafl'ord; m. James Dougherty. 

2963. Mabel Frances, b. 1864, Mch. 9, at Willington; d. 18G4, Nov. 12. 

2964. Adella Coipbell, b. 1869, Mch. 13, at Mansfield; m. Oliver 

Henry Fuller, b. 1863, May 28, at Union, Me. 

1830. ARTHUR BARNABAS^ MANNING (Charles S.,^ 
Barnabas,'' John,^ John ,5 Saml.," Saml.,3 Win.,^ Wm.i) b. 1854, 
Mch. 19, at Berkshire, N. Y. He operates his father's farm in 
that town. Hem. 1881, Dec. 28, Martha P^lizabeth, dau. of John 
and Mary Ann Ball, b. 1857, May 28, at Berkshire; d. about 
1897. Ch., b. at Berkshire: 

2965. Jessie DuBois, b. 1882, Nov. 2. 

2966. John Ball, b. 1884, Nov. 28. 

1844. WILLIAM DIAIP MANNING(A8a,^ Diah,' Sarah, « 
John,'' Saml.," Saml.,3 Win. ,2 Wm.') b. 1818, Oct. 18, at Norwich, 
Ct. He has resided in his native town. He has not replied to 
letters requesting a sketch of his business life and other record 
details. He has been a printer of long experience. The Norwich 
Morning Bulletin was established in 1 858 by himself and three 
others under the firm name of Manning, Perry & Co., Mr. Man- 



512 TRE MAXNIXG FAMILY. 

ning being supeiiutenfleut of printing. He wiis.it is understood, 
connected with the above paper for a generation. He m. (1st) 
Ellen Smith, of Philadelphia, w-ho d. 1851, Aug. 30, aged 30 ; and 
(2d) 1853, May 9, Nancy M. Ladd, of Norwich. 

C/i. of William D. and Ellen Manning: 

2967. Lkmuel Asa, b. 1845, Nov. 26, at Norwich. A soldiir of the 

Rebellion. He enlisted 1862, Julj' 29 ; discharged as corporal 
1865, June 27. Was in Co. C, 18th regt. Conn. Vol. Infantry. 
He Avas Ciiptiircd with his regiment covering Milroy's retrt-at 
at Summit Point, W. Va., 1863, Jnne 15; confined in Libby 
Prison and Belle Isle; paroled latter part of July, 1863. He 
was "wounded in the leg (slight) at New Market, W. Va , 1861, 
May 5, and in the head (severe) at Piedmont, W. Va., 1S64, 
June 5. Resides at Norwich. He m. 1871, Nov. 2t), JIary Eliz- 
abeth, dau. of Leonard T. and Eliza (Barnes) Maples, b. 1847, 
Sep. 25, at Norwich. No ch. 

Ch. oj William D. and Nancy M. Manning : 

2968. Frederic Butler, b. 1856, June 19, at Norwich. 

1845. EDWARD AUGUSTUS^ MANNING (A8a,8 Diah?, 
Saml.,6 john,5 Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm-O b. 1820, Aug. 6, at 
Norwich, Ct. After several years experience in factory life be was 
apprenticed early in his fifteenth year to the printing business in 
the Norwich Courier office, serving as such until his majority, and 
for six years as foreman. Fie then went to "NVilbraham Seminary, 
where he remained about one full year, spending the last year as 
teacher in the English department as substitute for Prof. Good- 
now, and at the close of the year was admitted to membership in 
the N. E. Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, receiv- 
ing his first pastoial charge at the "Asbury Chapel," Springfield, 
Mass., in 1843. His following pastorates were So. Hadley Falls, 
'44 ; Chesterfield, '45-6 ; Charlemont, '47-8 ; Enfield, '49 ; So. Wal- 
pole, '50-1 ; Dorchester, '52 ; Charlestown, '53, all in Massachu- 
setts ; a severe railroad accident disabling him for the greater 
part of the latter and the two following years. He was next pas- 
tor in Lynn (Boston st.), '56-7; Waltham, '58-9, '60; Salem, 
'61 ; Bo.stun (Bennington st.), '62-3 ; Boston (Centenary Cliurch), 
64-6 ; Chicopee, '07-9 ; Lynn (South st.), '70- 1 ; H^^de I'ark, '72 ; 
assistant editor of Zion's Herald, Boston, '73-5 ; pastor at 'A'hit- 
insville, '76-7 ; Lynn (Maple st.) '78-80; Wakefield, '81-2 ; Ash- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 513 

field, '83-4 — after which time he was on the superannuated list, 
serving as "supply" for the churches as occasion offered. For 31 
years he served the Conference as secretary (from which post he 
retired owing to the necessity of taking his wife to Florida for 
her health) , having never been absent or late at any one of the 
250 or more sessions of the Conference from the time of his first 
election. He was delegate to the General Conference of the 
Church, held at Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1872, of which he was one of 
the secretaries. For over 30 years he was engaged in correspond- 
ing for news and religious papers, and, in the employ of the 
Associated Press, for years reported the Chautauqua and his own 
Conference acts at their annual assemblages. The Boston Jour- 
nal was his regular source of communication with the political 
and religious world for a generation and a half, and he also wrote 
quite extensively for the Boston Daily Evening Traveller^ and a 
variety of local papers. During his third Lynn pastorate he 
edited the History of Douglas, and at South Boston that of the 
N. E. Methodist Convention, held in Tremont Temple in '66, of 
which he was secretary. He resided in his final years at Read- 
ing, Mass., where he d. 1901, Feb. 5. He was buried at Nor- 
wich, Ct. He m. (1st) Edna Alice, dau. of Denison and Polly 
(Smith) Geer, b. 1813, July 29, at Montgomery, Pa., and d. 
1891, Aug. 20, in Boston; and (2d) 1892, Sep. 7, Mrs. Sarah J. 
Grant, b. 1826, Jan. 6, at Groton, N. H., dau. of Aaron and Bet- 
sey Ball, who were of Sharon, Vt., during their last years. Ch. : 

2969. Albert Edward, b. 1845, Mch. 17, at So. Hadley Falls. A 

soldier of the Rebellion la the 23d Regt. Mass. Volunteers. 
He was engaged in the battle of Roanoke Island, but while 
on dress parade, subsequently, was struck during a severe 
wind-storm at Port Royal by a sharp crystal of sand which 
sent him to the hospital for months. He was discharged 
for promotion at Gov. Andrew's special request, and was 
made 2d lieutenant in the New Orleans Dept. On the Red 
River expedition he nearly lost his life through dysenteric 
attack, and on the reorganization of the Corps du Afrique 
Dept., he was granted an honorable discharge from service. 
He d. 1885, Apr. 29, in Boston. He m. Angelia Matilda 
Glidden. Ch. : Grace; d. aged about 3 years. 

2970. Ellen Marlv, b. 1847, June, at Chesterfield; d. 1852, Mch. 6. 

2971. Jullv Mesterva, b. 1849, Nov.-, at Enfield; d. 1852, Mch. 12. 

2972. WILLU.M Francis, b. 1854, Nov. 7, at Walpole; d. 1893, Aug. 20. 

33 



514 THE MANNTXG FAMILY. 

at Rending. He m. about 1877, Margaret Loftus, of Cleveland, 
O., who d. in 1890, at Fort Payne, Ala. No ch. 

2973. IIai:hy Gkkh, b. 1859, Nov. 20, at Waltham. 

1846. CHARLES MUKPIIYS MANNING (Asa,8 Diah,^ 
Saml.,6 John,-''' Saml.,'' .Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 1). 1824, June 28, 
at Norwich, Ct. Resides at New Ilaveu. This record is up to 
1890. A request in 1900 for later information brought no reply. 
He m. 1846, Oct. 16, Charlotte Francis, dau. of Perry G. and 
Sarah Ann Wheeler, b. 1823, Dec. 13, and d. 1878, Oct. 18, at 
New Haven. Ch., place of birth not reported : 

2974. Chables Edwaijd, b. 1847, July 14; d. 1851, Aug. 28. 

2975. Frank NEvns\s, b. 1849, Jan. 3; d. 1883, Dec. 15 (unm.?). 
297fi. Mary Cynthia, b. 1851, Mch. 28; d. 1856, Aug. 27. 

2977. Sarah Evelyn, b. 1853, Sep. 10. 

2978. Abby Kate, b. 1855, Dec. 31 ; d. 1860, June 26. 

2979. Charles Edward, b. 1858, May 8. 

2980. Mary Kate, b. 1861, Oct. 3; m. 1888, Nov. 8, Harry T. Clarke; 

res., 1890, Hawthorne, Fla. 

2981. CrnvRLOTTE Butler, b. 1864, Mch. 21. 

1848. ROCKWELL^ MANNING (Josiah,« Frederick,^ 
Josi!\h,6 John,5 Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Win.,2 Wm.i) b. 1811, Sep. 14, 
at Marcellus, N. Y. In 1830 he removed to Varick, Seneca Co., 
and commenced on a farm, and in 1839 to AYaterloo, and for sev- 
eral years kept the hotel known as " The Rising Sun." In 1849 
he removed to Du Page Co., III., where he continued to reside. 
He was a merchant for several years, and had a large farm near 
Warrenville. He was justice of the peace and a prominent man 
in his county. He m. 1834, Nov. 20, Sarah, dau. of Capt. Seth 

and (Squires) Warner, b. 1814, Oct. 29, at Camillus, N. Y. 

She d. 1890, Aug. 4; Mr. Manning d. 1879, Sep. 25, both at 
Warrenville. Ch. : 

2982. Theodore Mar.shall. b. 1836, Feb. 19, at Camillus. 

2983. William JosiAH, b. 1838, Apr. 15, at Varick. 

2984. H.U{RiET Eugenia, b. 1841, Sep. 11, at Waterloo; res. Hopkinton, 

la.; m. 1861, Mch. .SO, Samuel Austin Jewell, of Warrenville, 
b. 1833, Feb. 14, at Granville, Dark Co., O., son of Dr. Daniel 
B. and Harriet E. (West) Jewell. Ch., b. at Warrenville: I. 
Eugene DeForest, b. 1862, Jan. 4. II. Lillie Blanche, b. 1874, 
Sop. 12. 

2985. JITI.IA Augusta, b. 1843, Oct 17, at Waterloo; m. Henry Spader. 

2986. Augustus Kknnard, b. 1848, Nov. 30, at Waterloo. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 515 

1852. LEW1S9 MANNING (Josiah,^ Frederick,'^ Josiah,^ 
John,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1821, Nov. 16, at Mar- 
cellus, N. Y. He was a general salesman. He m. Harriet, dau. 
of Albinus and Azuabeth (Roberts) Pardee, b. 1820, Jan. 20, at 
Eagle, Allegany Co., N. Y. She resides, 1901, at Rockford, III. 
Mr. Manning d. 1877, Dec. 13, at Wethersfield, Henry Co., 111. 
Ch. : 

2987. Frederick Lewis, b. 1845, Dec. 14, at Waterloo, N. Y. 

2988. Frances Aurelia, b. 1846, Oct. 26, at Waterloo; res. 1901, at 

Kewanee, 111. ; in. at St. Maries, III., John Qiiincy, son of Will- 
iam N. and Nancy (Earl) Wilson, b. 1837, Mch. 23, at Warren, 
0. Ch. : I. Frederick James, b. 1865, May 18, at St. Maries; 
d. 1866. II. William Lewis, b. 1867, Feb. 23, at Blandinsville, 
111. IIL Mary Ola, b. 1869, Apr. 5, at B. IV. Ed Earl, b. 1871, 
Apr. 6, at B. V. Hattie Nancy, b. 1875, May 28, atB. ; d. 1875. 
VI. Susan Ausuba, b. 1878, May 2, atB.; d. 1888. VII. Frank 
Rockwell, b. 1882, Sep. 23, at B. VIII. Sophia Ann, b. 1885, 
Oct. 8, at B. 

2989. Susan Wycoff, b. 1849, Jan. 22, at Waterloo; d. unm. 1874, Aug. 

9, at Aurora, 111. 

2990. Emma Josephine, b. 1851, Oct. 28, at Honeoye Falls, N. Y. ; res. 

Rockford, 111.; m. 1871, Dec. 5, Daniel A. Wedge. Ch., b. at 
Aurora, 111. : I. Claude C, b. 1874, Feb. 20. II. Mabel W.,b. 
1883, Aug. 13. 

2991. Julia Elizabeth, b. 1853, Oct. 28, at Honeoye Falls; d. 1855, 

May 7. 

2992. Joseph SanxH, b. 1855, Apr. 7, at Warrenville, 111.; d. 1855, May 

25. 

2993. Rockwell Kennard, b. 1857, Mch. 10, at Warrenville ; res. Ke- 

wanee; m. at Wethersfield 1882, Dec. 25, Jennie Sloan. Ch. : 
Susan M., b. 1883, Sep. 9. 

2994. Edward Richard, b. 1861, Mch. 19, at Batavia, 111. 

2995. Albinus Pardee, b. 1864, Oct. 27, at Hills Grove, III. 

1854. HOMER PELC0N9 MANNING(Josiah,8Frederick,7 
Josiali,6 john,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1827, Mch. 26, 
at Marcellus, N. Y. He m. at Waterloo, 1849, Apr. 1 1 , Catherine, 
dau. of Peter and Martha (Eckerson) Vanhouten, b. 1826, Jan. 
15, in N. Y. City, and living in 1900. Mr. Manning d. 1875, 
Oct. 16, in Nemaha Co., Neb. Ch. : 

2996. Warren Eckerson, b. 1851, Dec. 3, In DuPage Co., 111. 

2997. Charles Dewey, b. 1858, Nov. 28; d. 1874, Oct. 9. 

2998. Allen Homer, b. 1861, Mch. 16, at Peru, Nemaha Co. 

2999. NFJ.LIE Augusta, b. 1867, Aug. 19, in Nemaha Co. ; res. Crab 



516 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Orchard, Johnson Co., Neb. ; m. at the latter place, 1888, Nov. 
U, Oliver F., son of Oliver and Harriet Hunt, b. lSfi3, Jan. 17, 
in Ct. Ch., b. in Johnson Co. : I. Roxana Gertrude, b. 1890, 
Jan. 13. II. Oliver Leon, b. 18L»2, Feb. 19. III. Carlotta 
Augusta, b. 1895, Nov. 19. 

1856. JONATHAN CHESTER^ ^MANNING (Lewis,^ 
Frederick^ Josiah,^ John,-^ Sanil.,'' Sanil.,^ Wm.,~ Wm.i) b. 1812, 
Nov. 26, at Wiudbam, Ct. He was associated with his father as 
a hotel-iv-eeper and stage route proprietor at Uwego, N. Y., and, 
removing to Seneca Co., in the latter State, subsequently owued a 
farm which he retained until his death. He m. 1835, June 23, 
Jerusha,dau. of Isaac L. and Hannah (Stevens) Bartlett, b. 1816, 
May 24, at Salisbury, Mass., who resides (1900) with her eldest 
son. Mr. Manning d. 1863, Aug. 15, at Waterloo, N. Y. Ch., 
b. at Owego : 

3000. Frederick Lewis, b. 1836, Nov. 20. 

3001. Lucy Fr.vjsCES, twin, b. 1836, Nov. 20; res. at Waterloo; m. 

1854, Dec. 26, Richard Pell, son of Daniel and Maria Kendig, 

b. 1829, Oct. 11, at Waterloo, and d. 1890, Mch. 19. Ch., b. 

at Waterloo: I. John Landon, b. 1856, Nov. 22. II. Paul 

Brennenian, b. 1859, June 20. III. Philip Morgan, b. 1860, 
Dec. 30. IV. Leah Maria, b. 1868, June 29. 

3002. Edward Chester, b. 1838, Oct. 31. 

3003. J.V5IES Robert, b. 1842, Apr. 30; res. La Fayette, Imi. Record 

not furnished. He m. Sarah Knox and had one child. He m. 
a second time and had three children. The child of the first 
marriage was Charles Knox. b. 1864, Apr. 23, at Waterloo; 
res. Worcester, Mass. ; m. 1S86, Apr. 29, Louise, dau. of Allen 
and Ellen Whitehead, b. 1865, June 9, at Raritau, N. J. No 
ch., 1900. 

3004. Alfred Freem.vx, b. 1843, Aug. 21. 

1861. PENUEL CHENEY^ MANNING (Rockwell,^ Fred- 
erick,^ Josiah,6 John,5 Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.>) b. 1814, 
Jan. 22, at Windham, Ct. He was a hatter by trade, and also 
an engineer; and he followed the latter calling. He resided for 
a time in N. Y. State and, later, at Adrian, Mich. He enlisted 
at the latter place for the war of the Rebellion, being a member 
of the 1st Mich. Engineers and ^Mechanics. He continued to serve 
until his death, which was caused by chronic diarrhea, 1863, July 
1, at Louisville, Ky. He m. at Hillsdale, Mich., 1844, Feb. 2, 
Sarah Stewart Doty, b. 1830, Oct. 7, at Warsaw, N. Y., and d. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIA3I MANNING. 517 

1889, July 19, at Tacoma, Wash. ; dau. of John and Lydia 
(Stewart) Doty. Ch. : 

3005. Eliza Baker, b. 1847, Jan. 29, at Hillsdale; d. 1870, Oct. 16, at 

Carthage, O. 

3006. Sakah Augusta, b. 1850, Dec. 30, at Varick, N. Y. ; res. Charles- 

ton, Wash. ; m. (1st) 1872, Jan. 15, Fingal Smith Hinds, cashier 
of the Stockton, Cal., Bank, and (2d) at Portland, Ore., 1885, 
Jan. 29, Thomas Asbury Bringham, president, treasurer and 
secretary of the Meridian Brick Works, Tacoma. Ch. : I. 
Nellie Manning, b. 1872, Oct. 15, at Stockton; m. at Seattle, 
Wash., 1890, Oct. 16, Everett R. Morgan, teller in the Belling- 
ham Bay National Bank, of Sehome, Wash. 

3007. M.ARY Lydlv, b. 1852, Sep. 7, at Canandaigua, N. Y. ; recently 

res. Oakland, Cal. ; m. (1st) at Stockton, 1872, Mch., William 
Arthur Brace, who was engaged in the clothing business at 
Vallejo ; and (2d) at Oakland, to Walter R. Lambert, a lawyer. 
One child by the first marriage: Herbert Manning, b. 1875, 
Apr. 21, at Vallejo. 

1876. EDWARD KIRK9 MANNING (Mansur,^ Rockwell,"? 
Josiah,6 John,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1831, Sep. 29, at 
Canterbury, Ct. He was once shipwrecked, and was one of a 
very few out of 1200 passengers who swam ashore. He settled 
at Canton, Wayne Co., Mich., and now (1900) resides in that 
State, at Plymouth. He m. 1859, Feb. 6, Mary Susannah, dau. 
of James and Eveline Safford, b. 1832, Feb. 12, at Canton, and 
d. 1898, Mch. 12. Ch., b. at Canton: 

3008. Edward Albert, b. 1859, Dec. 28. 

3009. John Joseph, b. 1863, Sep. 9; d. 1866, July 21. 
.SOIO. SusA>r Helen, b. 1875, Oct. 21 ; d. 1890, Apr. 17. 

1877. JOHN Y0UNG9 MANNING (Mausur,^ Rockwell,' 
Jo8iah,6 john,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1835, May 31, 
at Canterbury, Ct. He left his native place when 17 years old and 
did not return for 12 years. He spent one year of this time as 
far north as Caribou, British Columbia, and another on Vancouver 
Island; nearly two at Salem, Ore., and small portions of time at 
nearly every place of any size in the territories. He finally set- 
tled in Michigan, residing at Canton, where he was a member 
of the firm of Safford & Manning, and a highly esteemed citizen. 
He m. at Norwich, Ct., 1867, Apr. 4, Lydia Jane Willcox, b. 1845, 
July 20, at Yantic (Norwich) . Her father was Thomas Tilling- 



518 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

hast Willcox ; her mother's maiden name was Laura Armstrong. 
Mr. Manning d. 1875, Jan. 17, at Canton, from an accident caused 
by the breaking of machinery. His widow res. in Detroit. Ch., 
b. at Canton : 

3011. Halk Young, b. 1868, Jau. 12; d. unm. 1893, Feb. 10. 

3012. JoiLN Willis, b. 1873, Oct. 12; unm., 1899. 

1881. TIMOTHY IRA9 MANNING (Wm. II.,8 Stephen,^ 
Phiueas,6 John,^ Saml.," 8aml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1820, Nov. 11, 
at Elbridge, N. Y. He has resided in his native State, his home 
being now, or recently, at Gouverneur. He m. 1848, Oct. 15, 
Nancy Maria, dau. of Uavid and Mary Pickard, b. 1829, Mch. 20, 
in Herkimer Co., N. Y., and d. 1897, Feb., at Gouverneur. Ch. : 

3013. Nettie J., b. 1849, Aug. 2, at Antwerp; res. Ogdensburgh, 1900; 

m. 1868, Sep. 1, George W., son of William and Editha Clark, 
b. 1849, Jan. 3. Ch. : Lena Maria, b. 1870, Mch. 22, at Ant- 
werp. 

3014. William Daatd, b. 1852, Feb. 6, at Leroy. 

3015. Ellex Alvira, b. 1855, Sep. 25, at Antwerp; m. 1871, Dec. 31, 

John II., son of James and Janette Ormiston, b. in 1849, at Ant- 
werp. Res. Ogdensburgh. Cli. : I. Netle Alvira, b. 1873, Mch. 
20, at AntAverp. II. Leon Robert, b. 1875, May 19, at Gouver- 
neur. 

3016. Edwin Lewis, b. 1858, July 23, at Antwerp. 

3017. Addie Cordelia, b. 1862, Jan. 20, at Rossie; unm., 1899; res. Og- 

densburgh. 

3018. Cora Ann, b. 1865, June 16, at Antwerp ; unm., 1899 ; res. Ogdens- 

burgh. 

3019. Spencer Leon, b. 1868, May 6, at Theresa. 

3020. Orvillk Dixoss, b. 1870, Dec. 12, at Antwerp. 

3021. Mary Kliz.vbeth, b. 1873, Aug. 11, at Antwerp; res. Gouverneur; 

m. Theodore Bassett. Ch., b. at G. : I. Leon Arthur, b. 1891, 
June 28. II. Mary E., b. 1893, Aug. 10. III. John Emerson, 
b. 1895, Aug. 2. 

1886. LEVI HENRY9 MANNING (Wm. H.,^ Stepheu,^ 
Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1830, Sep. 22, 
at Elbridge, N. Y. This record is to 1894. A request in 1900 
for the changes of the intervening six years brought no reply. In 
1894 he resided at Bradley, Allegan Co., IMich. He m. 1855, Dec. 
29, Hannah, dau. of lienjamin and Elizabeth (Hammond) Soper, 
b. 1829, Nov. 30, in Canada; d. 1892, May 11. Ch., b. at Rossie, 
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. : 



DESCENDANTS OF ^\7LLIAM MANNING. 519 

3022. Ruth Axx, b. 1858, Dec. 31; d. 1850, Jan. 12. 

3023. Ida J.vxe, b. 18G0, Jan. 9; d. 1876, May 14. 

3024. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1862, May 12; res., 1894, Shelbyville, Mich. ; 

m. 1889, Nov. 15, John Edward, son of William and Lucy (Cu- 
rens) Pinegar, b. 18G4, Oct. 5, at Marshall, Calhoun Co., Mich. 

3025. William Benjamin, b. 18G4, July 11. 

3026. Is.\BELLE KoxsENA, b. 1867, Feb. 9; res. Bradley, 1894; a letter to 

her, 1900, returned indorsed "unclaimed;" m. 1893, Apr. 10, 
Hiram, son of Culbert Embry, b. 1859, Mch. 26, in Indiana. 
Ch., b. at Bradley: Glen, b. 1894, Mch. 3. 

3027. Ar.ujelle Roena, twin, b. 1867, Feb. 9; res. Fenuville; m. 1885, 

Aug. 18, George Fink, son of David Fink and Sarah Arminta 
Ayres, b. 1851, Jan. 7, in Geauga Co., O. Ch., b. at Watson, 
Allegan Co., Mich. : I. David Fink, b. 1886, June 5. II. Ho- 
mer Manning, b. 1888, Sep. 27. 

3028. Alfred Henry, b. 1809, Nov. 4; unm., 1893. 

3029. Sylata Eleanor, b. 1872, Jan. 12; unm., 1893. 

1897. ALBERTUS9 MANNING(John,8 Phineas/ Phmeas,^ 
John,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1819, Feb. 1, at Florida, 
Mass. He m. (1st) Joanna, dau. of Silas Partridge, who d. 1858, 
July 5; and (2d) 1859, Jan. 24, Mrs. Caroline E. Bushnell, dau. 
of Sumner and Hannah Thatcher, b. 1834, Jan. 2, at Florida. Mr. 
Manning d. 1866, Oct. 27, at Florida. His widow subsequently 
married Jesse H. Kemp and resides at Zoar. Ch. of Albertus and 
Caroline E. Manning, b. at Florida : 

3030. Hentjy Albertus, b. 1860, July 17. 

3031. George Her\t:y, b. 1863, Jan. 13. 

3032. Eddie Jay, b. 1865, Oct. 17. 

1903. AUGUSTUS ALDEN9 MANNING (George W.,8 
Phineas,"^ Phineas,^ John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,~ Wm.i) b. 1838, 
Feb. 2, at Goshen, Mass. He resides in his native town, where 
he owns a large farm, and is also a stone mason. He was the eld- 
est of five brothers who served as soldiers of the Rebellion. He 
was a member of Co. C, 10th Mass. Infantry, and was sergeant 
in the company. He enlisted 1861, April, and was in all the bat- 
tles of the Army of the Potomac up to 1864, June 21, when his 
command was discharged at Petersburg by reason of expiration 
of term of service. He was wounded at Fair Oaks. He m. 1866, 
Mch. 6, Laura A., dau. of Luke and Leafy Stedman, b. 1842, Aug. 
19, at Leyden. Ch., b. at Goshen : 



520 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3033. Elva Lauka, b. 18G7, Apr. 3; res. Washington, D. C. ; m. 1891, 

Sep. 3, Herbert Wriyht, b. 1863, June 26, at Westhampton, 
Mass. Ch. : I. Lewis Augustus, b. 1892, June 30, at Wash- 
ington. II. Berkeley Austin, b. 1893, Nov. 30, at Goshen. III. 
Hazel Stedman, b. 1896, Feb. 25, at Washington; d. 1896, July 
15. IV. Ada Manning, b. 1898, June 25, at W. V. Martin, b. 
1900. Mch. 31, at W, VI. Edith, twin, b. 1900, Mch. 31, 

3034. Jennik ELiZAiiiiTii, b. 1870, Feb. 1; res. Nortliampton, Mass. ; m. 

1895, Dec. 25, George Porter West, b. 1860, Feb. 3, at Wilbra- 
hain. No ch., 1899. 

3035. Carkie Asenath, b. 1872, June 25; m. 1892, Aug. 21, John Do- 

herty, b. 1871, Sep. 22, in Boston. Ch. : Helen Viola, b. 1894, 
Mch. 19. 

3036. Arthur Augustus, b. 1875, Nov. 11; res. Goshen; unra., 1899. 

3037. Viola Frances, b. 1878, Jan. 19; unm., 1899. 

3038. Ada Bell, b. 1880, Feb. 26; unm., 1899. 

1906. JOEL DEXTER9 MANNING (George W.,8 Phin- 
eas,7 Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ ^Ym^) b. 1844, 
Feb. 22, at Goslien, Mass. Resides at Northampton. He was a 
soldier of the Rebellion, enlisting, first, 1861, Oct. lo, in Co. C, 
31st Mass. Infantry, and was discharged nine months later by 
reason of disability; re-enlisted 1864, Sep. 2, and served ten 
mouths in Co. A, 1st Mass. Heavy Artillery. He m. 1866, Mch. 6, 
Anna Lavon, dan. of Augustus W, and Ellen Eliza (Brown) 
Graves, b. 1849, July 26, at Northampton. Ch., b. at North- 
ampton : 

3039. Ellen Asexath, b. 1867, July 17; d. 1867, Oct. 8. 

3040. Herbert Irvixg, b. 1868, Dec. U; d. 1896, May 17. Hem. 1890, 

July 3, Addie May, dau. of Henry M. and Laura (Bennet) 
Wilson, b. 1868, Dec. 19, in Vt. Ch.: Laura May, b. 1891, 
Apr. 7. 

1907. WILLIAM ELLIS^ MANNING (George W.,8 
Phineas," Phineas,^ John,'^ Sainl.,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1846, 
Mch. 3, at Goshen, IVIass. A soldier of the Rebellion in Co. I, 
20tli Mass. Infantry. He was twice wounded ; first, at the battle 
of the "Wilderness, in the arm; second, at Mine Run, Va., when 
his left leg was shattered and was amputated thiee inches below 
the knee. It never healed permanently, and finally caused his 
death, 1871, May 25. He ni. at Easthampton, 1868, July 11, 
Caroline H. Kcplinger, b. 1848, Jan. 28, in N. Y. City, who re- 
sides at Balsam Lake, Wis. Ch. : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 521 

3041. Augusta E., b. 1869, Apr. 8, at Florence, Mass. 

3042. Gertrude E., b. 1870, Nov. 7, at Bay State, Mass. ; m. at Balsam 

Lake, 1894, July 10, David F. Hagler, of Minneapolis, Minn. 
Ch. : Ellis F., b. 1895, May 28, at Balsam Lake. 

1908. WILLIAM ZIBA^ MANNING (Ziba,^ Wm.,^ Phin- 
eas,6 John,5 Saml.,4 SamL,3 Wm.;^ Wm.i) b. 1811, Aug. 3, at 
Whitehall, N. Y. He received license to preach the Gospel in 
the Methodist Episcopal church in 1839, in Erie county, N. Y. ; 
and was ordained elder in 1842. Writing in 1891, he stated that 
he had not been pastor of any church, but held a local relation, 
and in that line his labors had been as incessant as most preachers*. 
His (then) present church relation was with the United Brethren 
in Christ, and he was a member of the Arkansas Valley Annual 
Conference. Despite his advanced years Elder Manning was then 
working in the church according to his strength, residing at Haven, 
Reno Co., Kan. He m. at Whitehall, 1834, Dec. 17, Charlotte, 
dau. of John and Mary (Brown) Creller, b. 1819, Jan., at White- 
hall. She d. 1900, Feb. 13; Rev. Mr. Manning d. 1897, Sep. 3, 
both at Haven. Ch. : 

3043. John Wesley, b. 1836, May 11, at Concord, Erie Co., N. Y. 

3044. WiLLi.\5i ZiBA, b. 1838, May 10, at Boston, Erie Co. 

3045. Albert Augustus, b. 1840, Oct. 25, at Ft. Ann, N. Y. 

3046. Mary Esther, b. 1842, Dec. 3, in Washington Co., N. Y. ; res. 

Dayton, O., 1891, and Fitzgerald, Irwin Co., Ga., 1900; m. at 
Huntington, Tnd., 1862, Aug. 23, James, son of John and Mar- 
garet (Aldridge) Ratcliffe, b. 1838, Mch. 12, at Little Falls, 
N.J. Ch., b. near Markle, Wells Co., Ind. : I. Elsie, b. 1866, 
Dec. 16. II. Nellie Florence, b. 1867, Dec. 16. III. Cora Bell, 
b. 1869, Dec. 13. IV. Rufus Guy, b. 1871, Sep. 27. V. Milli- 
cent, b. 1873, Dec. 14. VI. Laura Gertrude, b. 1875, Aug. 28. 
VII. Byron Raflel, b. 1877, June 10. VIII. Hattie Viola, b. 
1879, Aug. 10. IX. Lettie Alice, b. 1880, Dec. 16. X. Wil- 
liam Sherman, b. 1885, June 25. 

3047. Henriette, b. 1845, Mch. 5, in Washington Co. ; res. Hunting- 

ton, Ind.; m. 1877, Aug. 12, Jacob C. Lew, b. 1840, Mch. 29, 
in Germany. Ch. : I. Bertie Edmund, b. 1878, May 26, at 
Zanesville, Ind. II. Inez Maze, b. 1879, Oct. 2, at Z. III. 
William Garfield, b. 1881, Mch. 2, at Z. IV. Mona Cree, b. 1882, 
Mch. 29, at Z. V. Ethel Gladis, b. 1883, Apr. 29, at Z. VI. 
Dorma Izavene, b. 1887, Aug. 14, at Markle. 

3048. George Rufus, b. 1847, June 29, in Washington Co. 

3049. Byron Orlando, b. 1849, June 5, in Washington Co. Leaving 

his home in Indiana, in 1869, he taught school a spring term 



522 THE MAXNFNG FAMILY. 

and then, becoming a Christian, entered Hedding College, 
111. ; graduated in his third year, and then for three years 
was a circuit preacher in the Metliodist Episcopal Church, 
■when his death took place, 1875, Oct. 5. No ch. A year be- 
fore he married Maggie Swaney, Avho has since ni. (2d) 0. J. 
Andrews and res. Kingsdown, Ford Co., Kan. 

3050. Clakenxk Duaxe, b. 1851, May U. lies. Jet, Wood Co., Okla. 

Ty. Record requested but not furnished. He ni. Ida Parker. 
Ch. : I. Perry. II. Nathan. HI. Louis. IV. Roy. V. 
Flora. 

3051. Jamks Riley, b. 1854, Feb. 14, in Washington Co. 

3052. Maktiia Matilda, b. 1856, July 28, in Washington Co.; res. 

Percell, Indian Ty. ; m. (Ist) J. A. Brown and (2d) Andrew 
Insley. Three ch. by the first marriage: I. Emory Curtis, 
b. 1875, Nov. 6, in Indiana. II. Daisy BirdcU, b. 1878, Apr. 
22, in Ind. III. Zella May, b. 1882, Sep. 26, in Kan. 

3053. Anthony Steward, b. 1858, Nov. 28, In Washington Co. 

3054. Mel\tn Eugene, b. 1862, Mch. 28, in Huntington Co., Ind. 

1909. JOHN STP:WART9 MANNING (Ziba,^ AVm.J 
Phineas,6 John,^ SamL," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1813, Apr. 3, 
at Whitehall, N. Y. He taught school in western Pennsylvania 
at an early age. In 1841 he professed religion, soon after which 
he began to study for the ministry in Farmington, Ohio. Later, 
he studied in Geauga Seminary, at Chester, and, in 1843, was or- 
dained and began preaching. He was for two years in the State 
of Pa. ; then three and one-half years in Canada ; then again in 
Pa. for 20 years. In 18G6 he was employed by the Free Will 
Baptist Home Mission Society to labor in the South amoug the 
freedmen, and spent the greater part of 20 years in that field. 
He made it the great work of his life, and under his labors, direct- 
ly or indirectly, there were organized four Yearly Meetings, six- 
teen Quarterly Meetings, and one hundred and sixty-two churches 
with 5,000 members. As years pressed upon him he once gave 
up his arduous and responsible position, but was called back to it 
as one peculiarly fitted to the work. In 1893 he went to Cairo, 
111., for the purpose of founding a Collegiate Institute, the charter 
for which he had already secured ; and became ill and died there 
1893, June 2rt. He was buried at Hillsdale, iMich., at which 
latter place he had had his family home for about 24 years. As 
an evangelist and revival laborer he was successful, and, as such, 
was earnest, sympathetic and, as his obituary states, ''every- 
body's friend, but a friend to no man's faults," though his kindly 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 523 

nature made him much beloved ; in his work for the freedmen he 
was active, earnest and devoted, and, in emergencies, shared the 
humble fare and privations of the poor among whom he labored. 
His home life was remarkably peaceful, and his kindness there 
unvaried. He m. 1844, May 24, Maryett, dau. of Samuel and 
Emeline (Parker) Hammond, b. 1822, Jan. 24, at Perrysburg, 
N. Y., and d. 1899, Oct. 11, at Hillsdale. Ch. : 

3055. Delia Antoinette, b. 1845, May 4, at Aylmer, Canada; res. Hills- 

dale; m. (1st) Alexander Powers Seley, b. 1842, Aug. 3, at 
Greenwood, Pa., and d. 1872, Aug. 28, at Geneva, in that State ; 
and (2d) William Finley Stevenson, b. 1817, Jan. 11, at Salem ^ 
Pa. Ch., b. at Geneva: I. John Francesco, b. 1867, Nov. 5; 
in 1900 principal of the musical department in Willamette Uni- 
versity, Salem, Ore. II. Lena Maryette, b. 18G9, Apr. 22; m. 
Rev. Mr. Lawrence, of Cleveland, 0. 

3056. E\t:line Demaris, b. 1847, Mch. 21, at Aylmer; d. 1852, Oct. 31. 

3057. Edith Josephine, b. 1849, Feb. 9, at Greenwood, Pa.; d. 1891, 

Aug. 20, at Hillsdale; m. Andrew J. Henry, now of Oakland, 
Cal. Ch. : Raymond Manning. 

3058. Mary Eveline, b. 1851, Oct. 31, at Greenwood; d. 1861, May 23. 

3059. Florence Roxanna, b. 1854, Jan. 14, at Greenwood; d. unm. 

1877, June 16. 

3060. Cassius Romaine, b. 1856, Feb. 5, at Greenwood. 

3061. Elinor Elizabeth, b. 1858, Oct. 7, at Greenwood; res. Denver, 

Col. ; m. 1879, Oct. 15, Daniel Prescott, b. 1852, May 31, at Al- 
bany, 111. Ch. : I. Harrie Del Edith, b. 1881, July 31, at Detroit, 
Mich. ; d. 1881, Sep. 25. II. Lela Carlotta, b. 1882, Dec. 3, at 
D. 111. Bessie Adelaide, b. 1884, Nov. 9, at D. IV. Edith 
Donna Leoiiainie, b. 1886, Aug. 22, at Kearney, Neb. V. Kath- 
erine Isolette, b. 1892, June 20, at Denver, Col. 

3062. Mary Carlotta, b. 1862, May 16, at Adomsall, Pa.; d. 1882, Sep. 

11 ; m. Charles Rice. No ch. 

1913. KDWIN CARLISLE9 MANNING (Charles,« Wm.,^ 
Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Win.>) b. 1822, Jan. 17, 
in Washington Co., N. Y. A soldier of the Rebellion in the 207th 
Penn. Regt. of Volunteers. Resided, 1894, at Cowanesque, Tioga 
Co., Pa., and, 1900, at Middlebury in that State. He m. Rachel 
R. Mills, who d. 1884, Feb. 12. Ch. : 

3063. George Washington, b. 1844, Feb. 14, at Dryden, N. Y. 

3064. Sarah Eliza, b. 1846, Apr. 13, at Little Marsh, Pa. ; res. Potter 

Brook, Pa. ; m. 1875, May 15, John, son of Charles and Lucy 
Ordiway, b. 1814, June 12, at Troupsburgh, N. Y. ; and (2d) 
recently, George W. Potter. Ch. by first marriage : Neva Viola 
b. 1876, Mch. 24, at Niles Valley, Pa. 



524 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

30G5. Mauy Viola, b. 1853, Oct. 13, at Havana, N. Y. ; res. Cowanesque ; 
m. 1870, July, Otis E., son of Jesse and Lncy Ann (Bowen) 
Locke, b. 1850, Dec. 8, at Knoxville, Pa. Ch. : L George Blr- 
gus, b. 1871, May 12, at Brookfleld. II. Jesse Carlisle, b. 1882, 
Oct. 30, at Cowanesque. 

3066. Cii.\RLES Edwin, b. 1855, June 13, at Havana; res. Knoxville; m. 

at Lindley, N. Y., 1887, Dec. 24, Effie Estella, dau. of Wm. D. 
and Eunice A. (Manning) Kelly, b. 1864, June 7, at Port Cres- 
cent, Mich. (See 1910 ) One child, only, who d. young. 

3067. William Adelbeut, b. 1861, June 7, in Tioga Co., Pa. ; res. Mid- 

dlelniry Center; m. Zunilda, dau. of Charles and Susan Sweet, 
of Niles Valley. Noch., I8'J9. 

1915. WILLIARP jNIANNING (Charles,^ Wm.,' Phineas,^ 
John,5 Sanil.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1827, Oct. 10, at Benson, 
Vt. His boyhood was passed in his native town, and at Dryden, 
N. Y., and Chatham, Pa. He attended public school in winter 
and worked on the farm in summer until the age of 18 years; 
taught school two winter terms ; then attended Union Academy 
one year, teaching classics to pay his way in part. He married and 
taught the Union School at Whitesville, N.Y., with his wife as pre- 
ceptress one year. In 1850, August, he joined the East Genesee 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was pastor of 
Wellsborough Circuit for two years, that being the time limit in 
the pastorate. The circuit was 40 miles long, with ten regular ap- 
pointments, or places of preaching. The other appointments were 
in school-iiouses and dwelling-houses, and, in summer, in barns and 
groves. He rode the Circuit mostly on horseback, with portmanteau 
behind the saddle. His salary, or, rather, his quarterage and table 
expenses, was paid almost wholly in grain, meat and '• store or- 
ders " for groceries and other goods. He was pastor at Mansfield, 
I'a., 1852-4 ; at Wellsville, N. Y., 1854-5 ; and at Lawreuceville, 
Pa., 1855-7. From 1854 to 1857 he was also agent trustee and 
treasurer of Mansfield Classical Seminary (now the Stale Normal 
School) at Mansfield, Pa. His succeeding pastorates were at Pen- 
field, N. Y., 1857-9 ; Rochester, 1859-61 ; Trumansburgh, 18G1-3 ; 
Bath, 1863-5, the time limit then being extended to three years; 
Lyons, 18G5-8; Waterloo, 1868-71 ; Newark, 1871-3; Baldwius- 
ville, 1873-5. From 1876 to 1888 he was chaplain in the New 
York State Industrial School at Rochester. In 1875 his wife was 
stricken with paralysis during an attack of typhoid fever, which 
made it necessary to give her quiet and relieve her from the re- 
sponsibilities of a pastor's wife. She partially recovered under 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 525 

careful treatment and survived until 1893. Being unable to con- 
tinue in the relation of a pastor he engaged in the agenc}" of a life 
insurance company, which business he has since followed. He now 
represents the American Temperance Life Ins. Association as spe- 
cial agent. After a long residence in Rochester he has recently re- 
moved to New York City. He m. at Knoxville, Pa., 1849, June 2, 
Caroline, dan. of Harry and Hiley Teall, b. 1828, Mch. 27, at 
Almond, Allegany Co., N. Y. ; d. 1893, Nov. 20, at Rochester. 
Ch. : 

3068. Emma Theo, b. 1850, Nov. 2, at Delmar, Pa.; unra., 1899. She 

early developed a decided talent in both vocal and instrumental 
music. In 1868 she received her diploma as a graduate from 
the Lyons Musical Institute, at Lyons, N. Y. In 1872 she went 
to Germany and spent a year at Goerlitz and Leipzig pursuing 
the study and practice of organ music and musical theory. On 
her return she had charge of the musical department of Dans- 
viile Seminary for five years, and, later, for two years was 
principal of the same department in Simpson College, Iowa. 
For nine years she presided at the organ in Asbury M. E. 
church in Rochester, and is still engaged (1900) in her life 
work. She is the author of a text-book on musical theory, and 
the composer of many popular anthems and, especially, of 
songs for children. Res. at Rochester. 

3069. Eva Louisa, b. 1852, Aug. 16, at Delmar; res. Rochester; m. 1875, 

June 23, Charles Arthur, son of William V. and Mary Eliza- 
beth (Thorp) Surdam, b. 1850, Jan. 14, in Oswego Co., N. Y. 
Ch. : I. Arthur Eugene, b. 1876, Mch. 20, at Baldwinsville. II. 
Mary Theo, b. 1878, Jan. 20, at B. III. Eva May, b. 1884, Dec. 6. 
at Newark. IV. Helen Louisa, b. 1890, July 29, at Rochester, 

3070. Charles Eugene, b. 1854, July 24, at Mansfield, Pa. 

3071. Carrie May, b. 1861, May 9, at Rochester; res. N. Y. City;^ m. 

1889, Sep. 26, William French Firman, b. 1862, June. 15, at 

Parma, and d. 1891, Jan. 24, at Jamestown; son of and 

Lucy (French) Firman. No ch. 

1917. HENRY CLAYTON^ MANNING (Charles,^ Wm.," 
Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.,'» Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.^) b. 1833, Apr. 10, 
at Benson, Vt. He is a farmer at Niles Valley, Pa. He was a 
soldier of the Rebellion in Co. H, 207th Regt. Penn. Vol. Infantry, 
and is now a member of the G. A. R. He m. 1856, Sep. 21, Cath- 
erine, dan. of .John P. and Aphia Tracy, b. 1833, Nov. 17, at 
Chatham, Pa. Ch. : 

3072. Ellkn Keziau, b. 1858, .Tune 4, at Chatham; res. Watkins, N. Y. ; 

m. W. H. Aldrich. Record not furnished. 



526 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3073. Ellis SiNCLAiit, b. 18G1, Apr. 22, at Chatham; res. Little Mnrsh, 

Tiojja Co. ; m. 1885, June 5, Maryette, dau. of Jeremiah and 
Sophia Vosbiir.uh. No ch., 18!)!). 

3074. Ellkky Ellsworth, b. 18G4, May IG, at Chatham ; res. Niles Val- 

ley; num., 1899. 

3075. Elmer Fuank, b. 1866, Apr. 7, at Kiioxville; res. Niles Valley; 

iinm., 1899. 

3076. Elwix Fued, b. 18G8, May 4, at Chatham; res. Niles Valley; m. 

Mrs. Helen B. Smith. No ch., 1899. 

3077. Effik J.v>rE, b. 1872, June 29, at Chatham ; d. 1873, Oct. 7. 

1919. JOHN WESLEY^ MANNING (Joel,8 Wm.,^ Phin- 
eas,6 John,5 Saml..'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1830, Apr. 7, at 
Benson, Vt. A soldier of the Rebellion in the 169th Ohio Regt. 
He resided last in Nebraska, at Harbine (1894) and later at 
Diller. His death resulted from disabilities contracted in the 
army. He was bed- fast for 10 months, and during the last four 
weeks suffered intensely and was perfectly helpless. He m. 1862, 
May, Esther Jane, dau. of Wm. and Susan (Brubaker) Scott, b. 
1840, Sep. 17, at Fremont, O. She res. at Diller, where Mr. 
Manning d. 1899, Sep. 25. Ch. : 

3078. jESsrE Fremont, b. 1863, Mch. 18, at Greensburg, O.; res. Har- 

bine; m. 1880, Oct. 7, Levi J., son of John and Martha Hiatt, 
b. 18.55, Apr. 18, at Sidney, la. Ch. : I. Floyd Hugh, h. 1881, 
Aug. 23, at Blue Springs, Neb. II. Lawrence Scott, b. 1883, 
Sep. 14, at Odell. III. Leon Carl, b. 1886, Oct. 2, at Odell. IV. 
Carrie May, b. 1891, Jan. 13, at Odell. 

3079. SusAX Ella, b. 1865, Dec. 16, at Waldron, Mich. ; unm.. 1899. 

3080. WiLLLVM WiLLLs, b. 1867, May 19, at Waldron. 

1920. Wn.BUR FISK9 MANNING (Joel,^ Wm.,'' Phin- 
eas,6 Johu,^ Saml.,-» Saml.,MVm.,MVm.i) j,. 1334^ Xov. 16, at 
Benson, Vt. A soldier of the Hcbclliou in the 8th and, later, in the 
169th Ohio Regt. He resides (1900) at Waldrou, Mich. Hem. in 
Sandusky Co., O., 1862, Mch. 3, Lovina M., dau. of Solomon and 
Maryurette Rowley, b. 1844, Apr. 29, in Kendall Co., 111. Ch. : 

3081. Emma, b. 1864, .Apr. 7, in Scott township, Sandusky Co., O. ; 

res. Prattvilie, MiclL ; m. 1884, Dec. 25, Lorenzo Ulyses, son 
of Ulyses and Fidelia Pixley, b. 1862, Dec. 25, in Wright tp., 
Hillsdale Co., Mich. Ch. : Myrna Muriel, b. 1891, Sep. 3, at 
Prattvilie. 

3082. Eugene, b. 1866, June 14, in Wright tp., Mich. ; res. East Gor- 

don, Charlevoix Co. ; num., 1899. 

3083. Hmimi, b. 1868, Nov. 16, in Wright tp. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 527 

3084. BuitTON, b. 1870, Sep. 15, in Wright tp. ; res. Waldron; iinm., 

1899. 

3085. Francis Marion, b. 1872, Apr. 24, iu Wright tp. ; res. Waldron; 

unm., 1899. 

1922. WILLIAM BARKERS MANNING (Ephraira,8John,'' 
John,6 joha,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1808, May, at New- 
market, N. H. He was a blacksmith, aud resided in his native 
State, at Nottingham, Newmarket and Noithwood. He m. 1827, 
Sep. 2, Sally Rogers, dau. of Amos and Sally R. Chamberlain, b. 
1801, Nov. 9, at Lebanon, Me. She d. 1843, Nov. 6 ; Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1851, Sep. 18, both at Nottingham. Ch. : 

3086. Ellen Frances, b. 1828, July 31, at Newmarket; d. unui. 1863, 

June 1. 

3087. William Henry, b. 1830, Mch. 16, at Nottingham. 

3088. Sarah Rogers, b. 1832, May 31, at Nottingham ; res. there, 1900; 

m. at Farmington, Me., 1854, Nov. 2, John Dame, b. 1820, Nov. 
27. at Nottingham, where their cli. were also born. Ch. : I. 
Seth Elmer, b. 1862, Sep. 9. II. Amos Bert, b. 1865, Aug. 2. 

3089. Amos Ch.vmberlain, b. 1835, Mch. 12, at Northwood. He was a 

machinist, and engaged in the sewing machine business at Bos- 
ton, Mass., where he m., 1857, Aug. 2, Adaline F., dau. of Sam- 
uel Covell. He d. 1871, Jan. 6. No ch. 

3090. Jajies Jewit, b. 1837, Oct. 7, at Nottingham ; d. 1837, Oct. 

3091. George Sjdth, b. 1839, Feb. 25, at Nottingham. 

3092. Harriet Smith, b. 1841, June 10, at Nottingham; unm., 1899. 

3093. EiMiLY, b. 1843, Nov. 2, at Nottingham; d. same month. 

1927. SAMUEL SYLVESTERS MANNING (Ephraim,^ 
John,7 John,6.John,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1828, Mch. 
23, at Newmarket, N. H. He has been a stone mason and farmer 
in his native town, where he now (1900) resides. He m. Sarah 
Maria, dau. of John and Lydia Runlet (Brackett) Ayers, b. 1823, 
Jan. 3, at Greenland, N. H., and d. 1891, July 26. Ch., b. at 
Newmarket : 

3094. Wainwright March, b. 1852, Nov. 15; d. unm. 1896, Jan. 8. 

3095. Fred Toskin, b. 1854, Sep. 8; d. 1873, June 14. 

3096. Lydia Brackett, b. 1857, Jan. 1; res. Newmarl<et; m. 1880, 

June 8, George Albert, son of Josiah and Martha (Haley) Hil- 
ton, b. 1847, Jan. 5, at N. ; d. 1893, July 15. Ch., b. at N. : 1. 
Richard Sylvester, b. 1881, Mch. 12. II. Fred Josiah, b. 1885, 
Apr. 13. III. Edward Manning, b. 1892, Apr. 14. 

1929. LSRAEL BAILEY9 MANNING (Ephraim,^ John,^ 
John,6 John,5 John," Saml.,3 w^.s Wm.i) b. 1832, Dec. 18, at 



528 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Newmarket, N. II. Since his 22d year he has lived in Wolf borough. 
He began the trade of shoemaking at the age of 14 and worked 
thereat 12 years; then as compositor, job printer, and pressman 
in the Granite State Neios office three years, and has been in mer- 
cantile business since 1860. He owns a farm of 50 acres near 
the village, and devotes a part of his time to farming. He has 
served as town treasurer and supervisor, and represented Wolf- 
borough in the legislature in 1875, '89 and '90. He served four 
years on the board of water commissioners, after which he declined 
re-election ; and is treasurer of the Wolfborough Construction 
Co. He iielped build the largest slioe-factory in his town, at a 
cost of $30,000, and on its destruction by fire in 1887, at a loss of 
$20,000, was one of nine persons who caused to be rebuilt and 
completed in four months from the date of the fire a factory sim- 
ilar in design and cost to the former. He m. Annah C, dau. of 
John and Hannah Newell, b. 1838, May 3, at Wolfborough. No 
ch. 

1930. JOSEPH KILLEY9 MANNING (Ephraim,^ John,' 
John,*^ John,5 John,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,'^ Wm.i) b. 1835, Aug. 5, at 
Newmarket, N. H. He was a boot and shoe dealer in Portsmouth 
in 1890; now resides at Salisbury, Mass. He m. 1865, Dec, 
Aphia A., dau. of John and Lucy A. Nelson, b. 1847, Dec, at 
Eliot, Me. Ch. : 

30!)7. Charles Nelson, b. 1870, Sep. 24, at Natick, Mass. ; res. Salis- 
bury ; m. 1897, Apr. 21, Mary A. Sperry, of Magnolia. 

3098. Fu.vxK Vandkrbilt, b. 1873, Dec. 9, at Princeton, N. J.; unm., 
1899. 

1941. CIIARLES9 MANNING (Sylvester ,8 John,- John,^ 
John,5 John,-* Saml.,3 Wm.,- Wni.i) b. 1814, Feb. 7, at Thomas- 
ton, Me. During the gold excitement of 1849 he went to California 
in a brig, the voyage by way of Cape Horn taking 170 days. He 
was in California for three and one-half years, a part of the time 
in the gold mines, where he secured $105 in one day, his largest 
single day's yiel<l. He also burned lime there for six months. 
His return was by the Nicaragua route, and was made in 27 days 
from Cal. to Rockland, Me. Subsequently, he long resided at 
Bar Harbor. His trade was that of a cooper, but he burned lime 
extensively. He m. 1854, Mch. 18, Rebecca, dau. of William and 
Hepsibath Wasgatt, b. 1831, Jan. 20, at Mount Desert; resides, 



DESCEXDAXTS OF WILLIAM MANNTXG. 529 

1900, at Bar Harbor. Mr. Manning d. there 1891, Apr. 24. Ch., 
b. at Bar Harbor : 

3099. Mart Ella, b. 1855, Apr. 9; res. Ellsworth; m. Robert M., son 

of Hugh and Liicy Campbell. He is manager of the Campbell 
Publishing Co. Ch. : I. Hugh, b. 1884, July 28. II. Mabel 
Libby, b. 18S7, Aug. 16, at Ellsworth; d. 1891, Apr. 16. III. 
Charles Manning, b. 1892, Feb. 24, at E. IV. Thomas Victor, 
b. 1894, Sep. 17, at E. ; d. 1896, Jan. 21. 

3100. Albert Florexce, b. 1865, May 9; res. Bar Harbor; m. there, 

Sadie, dau. of Paibn and Mary A. (Hamilton) Moore, of Ells- 
' worth. Ch. : Albert Leroy, b. 1887, Aug. 17 ; d. 1887, Aug. 24. 

1944. SYL\T:STER9 manning (Sylvester,^ John,'? John,6 
John,5 Jobn,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1819, Feb. 25, at Thomas- 
ton, Me. He resides in Rockland (formerly a part of Thomaston) . 
He m. 1844, June, Louise E., dau. of John D. and Margaret 
(Simouton) Fisk, b. 1823, Mch. 8, at Cleveland, O., andd. 1887, 
Feb. 27, at Rockland. Ch. : 

3101. Wn.LTAM A., b. 1846, Jan. 12, at Thomaston. 

3102. Edward M., b. 1847, Aug. 14, at Thomaston. 

3103. George Sylvester, b. 18G0, June 5, at Rockland, where he re- 

sides. He m. 1882, June 17, Nellie, dau. of William and Emily 
Lurvey, b. 1866, Feb. 19, at R. Ch., b. atR. : Harry Edward, 
b. 1889, Jaii. 23; d. 1889, Aug. 4. 

1948. J0HN9 MANNING (Sylvester,^ John,' John,6 John,5 
John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1827, June 7, at Thomaston, Me. 
He was a mariner, and was drowned by the upsetting of a boat in 
letting go an anchor in Rockland harbor, 1862, Apr. 5. He m. 
1853, Sep. 8, Lavinia H., dau. of William and Basheba (Hamor) 
Wasgatt, b. 1833, Jan. 26, at Eden (Mt. Desert). She m. (2d) 
Capt. Allen Merrill, of Camden. Ch., b. at Rockland: 

3104. AL^rERRETTA Penolia, b. 1854, June 11; res. at Calais; m. 1877, 

Nov. 19, Charles Rendol Whidden, b. 1848, Oct. 5, at Calais. 
His father bore the same name ; his mother's maiden name was 
Mila Frances Smith. Ch., b. at Calais: I. Berla Frances, b. 
1878, Oct. 3. II. Christine Manning, b. 1882, May 5. III. 
Carleton Clinch, b. 1886, Feb. 11 ; d. 1886, Feb. 13. IV. Charles 
Reudol, b. 1887, June 2; d. 1888, Aug. 10. V. Frances Smith, 
twin, b. 1887, June 2; d. 1888, Aug. 2. 

3105. Allen Merrill, b. 1856, Feb. 26. 

1952. EPHRAIM S.9 MANNING (Phineas,^ John,"? John,6 
John,5 John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1807, Feb. 21, at Camden, 
34 



530 THE MAXxrs-G famh^t. 

Me. Resided chiefly at Lincolnville and Searsmont. Fie ni. 1834, 
Apr., Aunie Lawrence, dau. of Dodipher and Mary Richards, b. 
1815, Sep. 30, at Hope. She d. 1885, Sep. 5, at Lincolnville; 
Mr. Manning d. 1865, Oct. 30, at Belmont. Ch. : ■ 

3106. Mary Olivk, b. 1835, May 9, at Lincolnville; d. 1869, Apr. 10, at 

Searsmont; m. Palatiah, son of Natlianiel and Nancy Fernald, 
b. 1829, Oct. 26, at L., a soldier of the Rebellion and killed I8G4, 
June 2, at the battle of Cold Harbor, Va. Ch. : I. Minnie 
Abbie Simmons, b. 1854, Apr. 13, at Lincolnville. II. Sumner 
Creed, b. 1856, Nov. 7, at L. III. Lewis Edgar, b. 1858, Sep. 
16, at Searsmont. IV. Charles Nelson Palatiah, b. 1862, June 4, 
at S. 

3107. Eliza Ann, b. 1836, July 22, at L. ; d. 1836, Dec. 

3108. Caroline Elitiiea, b. 1837, Sep. 19, at Searsmont; res. there; 

m. 1858, Dec. 31, Thomas Jefferson, son of Thomas and Char- 
lotte Richards, b. 1831, Sep. 26, at Searsmont, where their ch. 
were also born. Ch. : I. Ephraira Manning, b. 1859, Oct. 19. 
II. Annie Nettie, b. 1862, May 25. III. Cora Eva, b. 1864, Oct. 
11. IV. Albion Waltz, b. 1868, May 6. V. Ferdinand .>-kin- 
ner, b. 1869, Dec. 8. VI. James Burton, b. 1872, May 3. VII. 
Jennie May, b. 1875, Mch. 11. VIII. Charles Dodipher, b. 
1878, July 15. 

3109. EsTiiKR, b. 1839, Dec. 12, at Hope; d. 1839, Dec. 

3110. Ephk.um Marius, b. 1840, Dec. 2, at Hope. A soldier of the Re- 

bellion in the 8th Maine Regt. He m. Rovvena Thompson, and 
had a son b. 1865, Oct. 9, who died 1866, Apr. Mr. Manning 
d. 1866, Mch. 26. His widow afterwards m. Sylvanus Richards, 
of Lincolnville. 

3111. Phixt<:as Dodipher, b. 1844, June 30, at Lincolnville. A soldier 

of the Rebellion in Co. C, 1st Battalion Infantry, Maine Vols. 
He d. unm. 1866, Jan. 18. 

3112. Jennie E., b. 1848, Nov. 22, at Searsmont; m. John Pratt Man- 

ninir [see 3115]. 

3113. Jamks Knight, b. 1850, Sep. 6, at Searsmont; res. Swanville; m. 

Nellie S., dau. of Isaac and Eliza Seekens, b. 1852, Feb. 5, at 

Swanville. Ch. : Eva Josephine, b. 1875, Dec. 2, at Searsmont. 

3113a. Susan Sheldon, b. 1855, May 22, at Searsmont; d. 1865, Nov. 15. 

1954. J0HN9 MANNING (Phineas,^ Jolin,'' John,^ John,5 
John,'* Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. about 1811, perhaps at Lincoln- 
ville, Me. Persistent inquiry has failed to secure the necessary 
facts and dates for his record. His son was unable to give the 
dates, and asked for time to secure them. As no report came, 
the compiler again wrote him, but the son had then removed, nor 
has it been found possible to locate him again. John Manning 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 531 

m. Emily Richards. He died at a date and place not learned, 
after which his widow m. (2d) his cousin John Manning [see 
1961]. She d. at Dover, Me. The sou of the John of this sec- 
tion, and, as far as has been learned, the only child, was : 

3114. IsuAEL Dow, b. 1854, Nov. 13, at Lincolnville; res. about 1893 at 

Dexter (Silver's Mills), but since removed. He m. 1876, Oct. 7, 
Hattie Edna, dan. of Charles and Lncy Harwood, b. 1861, June 
15, at Lincolnville. Ch. : Margaret Ellen, b. 1878, Jan. 2, at 
Rockport. 

1959. DAVID R.9 MANNING (Phineas,^ John,^ John,^ 
John,5 John,4 Saml.,:* Wm.,2 VYm.i) b. 1824, June 29, at Lincoln- 
ville, Me. He m. Mrs. Eliza (Sylvester) Manning, widow of his 
brother Phineas. He d. 1869, July 25. Ch. : 

3115. John Pratt, b. 1853, Aug. 17, at Lincolnville; m. 1877, Jan. 1, 

Jennie E. Manning [see 3112]. Their P. O. address is Belfast. 
Noch., 1892. 

1961. J0HN9 MANNING (John,^ John,^ John.e John,^ 
John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1813, Oct. 23, at Camden, Me. 
He m, (1st) Deborah, dau. of William and Martha (Jameson) 
Brewster, b. 1815, Sep. 21, probably at Camden, and d. 1859, 
Nov. 4. Her further ancestry was Zadock^ and Lucy (Knight) 
her grandparents ; Joseph^"" and Jedidah (White) ; Nathaniel and 
Mary (Dwelley) ; Wm.^ and Lydia (Partridge) ; Love^ and Sarah 
(Collier}, all of Duxbury, Mass. ; and William^ and Mary Brew- 
ster, of Plymouth. The last-named William was the famous May- 
flower passenger, and Elder of the Plymouth church at the start. 
Mr. Manning m. (2d)Emily, widow of his cousin John Manning 
[1954], and he d. 1876, July 20, at Camden. Ch., b. at Camden : 

3116. Melissa Margaret, b. 1837, Apr. 14; res. 1900, South Tilley, Vic- 

toria Co., N. B; m. William, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Britt, 
b. 1828, July 4, in Hants Co., N. S. Ch. : I. Margery Elizabeth, 
b. 1852, Mch. 21, at Camden. II. John Manning, b. 1853, Nov. 
22, at Rockland, Me. III. Deborah Caroline, b. 1857, May 5, 
at C. IV. William Thomas, b. 1860, July 6, at R. ; d. 1868, 
Jan. 11. V. Philip Jeremiah, b. 1872, July 12, at R. VI. Me- 
lissa Maud, b. 1876, Oct 7, at R. 

3117. Jeremiah Tolman, b. 1838, Mch. 4. 

3118. Elmira, b. 1843, Apr.; res. Portland. Record requested but not 

furnished; m. M. M. Gardner. 

3119. Julianx; d. aged about three years. 

3120. Susan Ann, b. 1849, June 15; res. Rockland; m. (1st) 1869, Feb. 



/)32 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

14, Walter E., son of Joseph Millay, b. 1847, ]\Icli. G, at War- 
ren (?), and d. 1871, Mch. 24 ; and (2d) 1880, May 2, Alfred L., 
son of Alfred L. and Mary E. (Kockliff) Carlton, b. 1857, Nov. 5, 
at Sioux City, la. Ch., b. at Camden: I. Evie Lena, b. 1869, 
Sep. 20. II. Melis-sa Ellen, b. 1871, Aug. 21; d. 1872, Aug. 21. 

3121. Ai.ukrt; d. aged about three years. 

1986. CHARLES EYERARD9 MANNING (Peter,^ PeterJ 
.Tobn.6 John,5 Jobn,'« 8aml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1821, Aug. 30, at 
Merrimack, N. II. lie was a veterinary surgeon and practiced 
many years. He m. (1st) 1846, Apr. 23, Melvina. clau. of Gus- 
tavus and Julia ("Wilson) Ilosmer, b. 1826, Oct. 23, at Bedford, 
Mass., and d. 1854, Apr. 3, in Boston; and (2d) Eliza Abigail 
Hemenway, a native of Framingham. Mr. Manning d. 1887, 
Mch. 11, at Windham Depot, N. H. Ch. : 

3122. Elizabeth Imogexe, b. 1849, Mch. 11, at Bedford; d. 1875, Sep. 

13, in Boston; m. 1869, July 1, Samuel Lewellyn, son of Samuel 
and Sarah Blood, b. 1846, Feb. 20, at Dracut; a soldier of the 
Rebellion. Ch. : I. Charles Rowell, b. 1872, Apr. 18, in Chi- 
cago. II. George Hosmer, b. 1874, at Chelmsford, Mass. 

3123. JvJAA Mklvina, b. 1851, Apr. 20, at Lunenburg, Mass. ; res. Dun- 

barton, N. H. ; m. Frank W., son of William W. and Alvira 
(Shattuck) Bean. Ch. : I. Edith Elvira, b. 1873, Apr. 21, at 
Chelmsford. II. Estella Melvina, b. 1874, Nov. 1, at C ; d. 
1875, Feb. 9. III. Gustavus Hosmer, b. 1876, Mch. 5, at Wind- 
ham. IV. Jennie Bicker, b. 1879, Mch. 13, atW. V. Melvina 
Elizabeth, b. 1881, Mch. 23, at W. VI. Julia Frances, b. 1883, 
Nov. 9, at W. VII. Isabel Elnn-r, b. 1886, Nov. 28, at W. ; d. 
1887, Jan. 9. VIII. William Homer, b. 1888, Feb. 8. 

1987. WALTER KIMBALL^ MANNING (Peter,^ Peter,' 
John,6 John, 5 John,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1825, Jan. 12, at 
Merrimack, N. H. In his earlier years he was engaged in the hotel 
business in Boston, Mass., and, on leaving there, kept tlie Colony 
House, in Lowell. In 1857 he removed to Chicago and, forming 
a connection with H. B. Smith, was for 23 years associated with 
wood-working machinery, after which he manufactured and sold 
hot-air furnaces. His two younger sons succeeded to the business. 
He was also a successful inventor in his line. He m. (1st) Fran- 
ces Rhoda, dau. of Samuel and Rhoda Fullcrton, b. 1829, Mch., 
at Epping, N. H., and d. 1863, Dec. 11, in Chicago; and (2d) 
Mrs. Lucy Bunnell. Mr. Manning d. 1888, Feb. 3, in Chicago. 
Ch., b. at Lowell : 




(No. 1991.) 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 533 

3124. Walter Jajies Clinton, b. 1849, Dec. 10. 

3125. Otis Hexuy, b. 1851, Mch. 30; record requested but not fur- 

iiished; d. 1893, Aug. 19, in Chicago; m. Mary Baker. Ch. : 
Edward. 

3126. Edwakd KrMB.\LL, b. 1856; d. 1864, Jan. 6. 

3127. WiLLi.vii Frederick, b. 1857, July 20; continues the business in 

Chicago ; unm. , 1899. 

1991. JEROME FENEL0N9 MANNING (Peter,^ Peter/ 
John,6 John,5 Jolm,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1838, Dec. 18, at 
Merrimack, N. H. He was educated iu the Lowell, Mass., schools ; 
at Lawrence Academy, Groton ; at Phillips Academy, Exeter, N.H., 
and at Dartmouth College. He then began the study of law with 
the firm of Morse & Stevens, at Lowell, and completed his studies 
at Syracuse, N. Y., in the office of Sedgwick, Andrews & Ken- 
nedy. Returning to Massachusetts, he was admitted to the bar in 
Boston, in 1863, and has since been in almost constant practice of 
his profession in the State courts, and in the United States Courts 
at AYashingtou. He devoted much time to the " Alabama " war 
claims, appearing for the merchants and ship-owuers against the 
marine insurance companies in the celebrated and long-continued 
contests before Congress and the judiciary committees of the Sen- 
ate and the House. In the prosecution of these claims, where he 
recovered judgments for upwards of 1500 clients, he had offices in 
Boston, New York and Washington, and was the first lawyer to 
open more than one office iu different States. He has been coun- 
sel iu important cases in the Court of Claims and the Supreme 
Court of the United States, and in matters pending before com- 
mittees of Congress. He was a member of the New England 
Freedman's Aid Society, and aided in organizing several branch- 
societies in New England and northern New York, and addressed 
120 meetings in Mass., Vt. and N. Y. The immediate result was 
the raising of upwards of S80,000 to send New England teachers 
to the Southern States, and the establishment of free schools. Pre- 
ferring to be exempt from the restraints of office-holding he has 
neither sought nor run for office, but, feeling a deep interest iu the 
politics of the country, he has taken part in each presidential cam- 
paign, beginning with that of 1864, when President Lincoln was 
I'e-elected, and under the auspices of the republican State com- 
mittees, has addressed over 800 political meetings in some dozen 
different States. He is now in practice of his profession at Lowell. 



534 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

He m. 1869, Jan. 1, Ingeborg Christina, dau. of Andreas and 
Christina Erlund, b. at Bergen, Norway. Ch., b. at Worcester: 

3128. Alice Elizabeth, b. 1869, Dec. 22; unra., 1899. 

3129. Florence Arcadia, b. 1874, May 17; unm., 1899. 

2007. CEPHAS9 MANNING (Cephas,^ Peter,^ John,^ 
John,5 John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1823, May 25, at Town- 
send, Mass. His occupation was the building of locomotives, and 
the care of railroad machinery. He left home in 1845 and went 
to Boston, wiiere he was several years engaged with the Hinckley 
Locomotive Works, after which he went to Lawrence and designed 
engines for one year. In 1850 he went West with a lot of en- 
gines, and was for a time on the Fort Wayne & Chicago railway, 
running on the road. From there he went to Michigan City, Jnd., 
in 1852 ; removed to Milwaukee in 1857 and remained until 1864. 
He was next located at Chillicothe, Ohio, and was master mechanic 
of the Marietta & Cincinnati railroad until 1867, from which place 
he went to Albany, N. Y., and was in the service of the N. Y. 
Central & Hudson R. R. in the same capacity until his retirement 
on account of ill health. In 1872 he returned to Boston, and had 
the care of the engine at the Boston Water Works for a few years, 
when his health led to his retirement from all but light work. He 
was the patentee of the "Manning Rotary Stave Cutting Machine," 
and perhaps further an inventor. He m. 1845, Oct. 26, Elizabeth 
A. Lyon, b. 1830, Jan. 13, at West Roxbury. Mr. Manning re- 
sided in his last years at Waltham, where he d. 1899, Dec. 29. 
Ch.: 

3130. Frances Lorette, b. 1850, June 12, at Lawrence; res. Boston; 

m. 1875, Mch. 25, George CMlds. Record requested but not 
furnished. 

2010. DARIUS9 MANNING (Cephas,^ Peter,'' John,^ 
John,5 John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) ^^ i828, Sep. 7, at Groton, 
Mass. He was a machinist in Boston in 1848, and, later, was 
master mechanic of the Milwaukee & Chicago division of the Chi- 
cago & Northwestern railroad, in whose employ he was from 1855 
to the time of his death. Hem. 1858, Dec. 6, Catherine Eliza- 
beth Stiger, b. 1838, Feb. 1, at Williamsport, Pa. She was a 
dau. of Abraham and Rosoua Stiger ; the former born at Wurtem- 
burg, and the latter at Stuttgart, Germany. Mr. Manning d. 
1887, Oct. 3, at Milw^aukee. Ch., b. at Milwaukee: 



DESCENDA^^TS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 535 

3131. Laura Ellen, b. 1859, Oct. 15; res. Milwaukee; m. 1883, Oct. 18, 

John McEhvain, s^on of Dr. Edward aud Mary (McElwain) 
Meacham, b. 1858, Ma}'^ 17, at Olean. Ch.,b. at Milwaukee : I. 
Marguerite Manning, b. 1888, May 3. II. Katherine Elizabeth, 
b. 1890, Mch. 24. 

3132. Alice Rose, b. 1863, July 19; res. Milwaukee; d. about 1895; m. 

1887, Dec. 6, Henry Allen, son of Col. William C. and-tf'lora 
Eliza (Blakeslee) Turner, b. 1864, Oct. 17, at Newburg, O. 

2011, IRAD9 MANNING (Cephas,^ Peter,^ John,^ Jolin,^ 
John,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1830, Oct. 9, at Groton, Mass. 
He was by trade a machinist, and, as such, appears in the Boston 
Directory for 1849, '50, '51, '53 and '54. He early went to work 
there in the Globe Locomotive Works, where he was a department 
foreman. Removing to the West he was in the service of the New 
Albany & Salem R.R., working in the shop of the road and as a 
locomotive engineer. He followed the latter business until the 
sewing machine came into general use, and then turned his atten- 
tion to the building of sewing machines. Just before the Civil 
War broke out he was foreman or supt. of a manufacturing plant 
(sewing machines or fire-arms) at Richmond, Va. At this time 
the men under him in the shop would engage in military drill after 
working hours, preparing themselves for the Confederate service, 
and they several times invited him to join them. He always 
refused, but they became so persistent that he decided to leave 
Richmond. He stole out of his hotel one night, leaving all his 
possessions in his room except the clothes he wore, and escaped 
to the North. He located in Philadelphia, where he remained un- 
til his death. There he engaged at sewing-machine manufacture 
and repairing. About 1867-8 he invented what was called the Ira 
Manning Shoe Machine. (He called his name Ira, though his 
real name was Irad.) This machine would perform the work of 
any first-class sewing-machine, and, in addition, from the coarsest 
to the finest stitching, a certain kind of work on shoes that no 
other machine was capable of doing. It is believed that his final 
years were devoted to getting up inventions. The failure of his 
widow to answer letters has compelled the family history to gather 
this sketch from other sources. He m. at Boston, 1850, Nov. 25, 
Ann Augusta White, b. in Boston, and then aged 17 ; hence b. 
1832 or 1833 ; dau. of Wm. White. Mr. Manning d. 1897, Mch. 
23, in Philadelphia. Ch. : 



536 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3133. Charles Irad, b. 1856, Sep. 18, in Boston; d. there 1857, Aug. 11. 

3134. Anna C. ; m. John H. Pennell. 

3135. William C. 

3136. Irad C. 

2012. CAROLINE ELIZABETHS MANNING (Cephas,^ 
Peter,'' John,6 John,^ John,^ SamL,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1832, Aug. 
31, at Groton, Mass. She m. at Boston, 1853, Jan. 5, Alvah, sou 
of John M. Philbrook, b. 1830, Apr. 24, at Ossipee, N. H. A 
soldier of the Rebellion, and died on the battle-field, 1864, Nov. 
30, when in command of his regiment, the 24th Wisconsin Vols. 
The "History of Wisconsin in the War" says : Major Alvah 
Philbrook was instantly killed at Franklin, Teun., soon after the 
grand charge which turned the tide of battle in our favor. He 
was beloved and esteemed by all, officers and men, and served 
faithfully and bravely. His name was entered upon Gen. Rose- 
crans' "Roll of Honor," for gallant services in the field. Ch. : 

3137. Carrie Alice, b. 1854, Mch. 18, in Boston. At the annual re- 

union of Maj. Philbrook's regiment at Milwaukee, 1880, she 
was chosen as the "Daughter of the Regiment," in honor of 
her father, like whom she was noted for her lovable qualities 
of heart and courageous spirit. She d. 1890, May 19, at Min- 
neapolis. The veterans of the 24th took part in the funeral 
services. She m., later than 1880, Joseph McCabe, superin- 
tendent of the St. Paul division of the Northern Pacific rail- 
way. Ch. : Olive Clinton, b. 1888, June 17, in Minneapolis. 

2013. CHARLES PETERS MANNING (Cephas,^ Peter,' 
John,6 John,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1834, Aug. 25, at 
Littleton, Mass. In early life he traveled South and West, and 
then, after a few years residence at Chillicothe, O., returned East 
and, in 18G9, went to Boston. He always worked at his trade, that 
of a machinist, and chiefly in the service of the Old Colony rail- 
road. From a boy he was inclined to study deeply into all things 
pertaining to natural history. He made a valuable collection of 
geological specimens and fossils, which he presented to a local 
school in 1880. He m. at Albany, N. Y., 1866, Sep. 3, Sarah 
Jane, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Stuart) Newitt, b. 1841, Nov. 
20, at Albany. (Mr. Newitt was b. at Northampton, Eng., and 
his wife at Glasgow, Scotland; they were m. at Albany, N. Y., 
and lived and died there, having ten children, of whom they 
reared but two, Mrs. Manning and her sister, Mrs. Isaac Mayer, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 537 

of Albany.) Mrs. Manning resides (1900) at Roslindale, Mass., 
where Mr. Manning d. 1894, May 4. Ch. : 

3138. WiLLLiM Howard, b. 1871, Mch. 16, at Boston; res. Maiden; is 

married. 

3139. Olive Hildreth, b. 1874, Feb. IG, at Camden, N. J.; m. 1900, 

Oct. 15, Charles Elmer Mayer, of Albany. 

3140. MiXNETTA MoLESTEAUX, b. 1878, May 23, at Milton, Mass. ; unm., 

1899. 

2016. WILLIAM CYRUS9 MANNING (Cephas,^ Peter,7 
John,6 John,5 Joiin,^ Saml.,3 Win. ,2 Wm.') b. 1845, Feb. 23, at 
Townseud, Mass. An engineer, and resides at Rochester, N. Y. 
He m. Frances Gove, dau. of John Sumner and Ursular Ann 
Wright, b. 1845, Aug. 12, at Nashua, N. H. Ch. : 

3141. Fr.\]!^ces Ursular, b. 1866, Feb. 12, at Nashua; d. 1883, Aug. 20. 

3142. Emma Huldah, b. 1868, Mch. 26, at Albany, N. Y. 

3143. WiLLLtM Luke, b. 1871, Jan. 6, at Kochester; m. Blanche 

Berman. 

3144. Bertilv Elsie, b. 1872, Nov. 6, at Rochester; d. 1887, Aug. 19. 

3145. Delia, b. 1874, May 22, at Rochester. 

3146. Gracie Hope, b. 1876, May 14, at Rochester. 

3147. Maud Henrietta, b. 1878, May 7, at Rochester. 

3148. Cephas, b. 1880, Jan. 12, at Rochester. 

3149. Edna Jentjie, b. 1882, Mch. 4, at Rochester. 

3150. IvA Eliza, b. 1883, Sep. 26, at Rochester. 

2040. JOSEPH HENRY9 MANNING (John,8 Joseph,^ 
John,6 John,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1832, Mch. 31, at 
Winchester, N. H., where he resided. He m. at Keene, 1867, 
Mary Jane, dau. of Martin Thompson, b. 1839, Mch. 22, at West 
Swanzey ; d. 1896, Sep. 20. Mr. Manning d. 1898, Jan. 3. Ch. : 

3151. Clara Jane, b. 1871, Nov. 29, at Winchester, where she now re- 

sides; m. 1892, Dec. 25, John L. Bennett, of Marlow. No 
ch., 1900. 

2044. HENRY DWIGHT^ MANNING (Luke,8 Joseph,' 
John,6 John,5 John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1833, Oct. 4, at 
Templeton, Mass. He m. Augusta Maria, dau. of Joel and Lucy 
Baker, b. 1837, Mch. 2, at Gardner. She recently resided at 
Princeton, 111., and later in Boston, Mass. Mr. Manning d. 
1869, Apr. 29, at Arlington, 111. Ch. : 

3152. Lucy May, b. 1866, July 18, at East Templeton ; d. 1884, Apr. 24. 

3153. DwiGHT Turner, b. 1867, Nov. 29, at Arlington; d. 1869, June 2. 



538 THE IVIANXING FAMILY. 

2046. LLOYD WILLIS^ MANNING (Luke,^ Joseph,' 
John,6 John,5 John," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1837, Mch. 12, at 
Templeton, ]\Lass. He enlisted as a soldier of the Rebellion, 
1863, Dec. 31, at Springfield, where he had previously been at 
work in the U. S. armory. He was a member of the 3d Mass. 
Heavy Artillery, Co. I, Capt. John Pickering. This company 
was detailed to lay pontoon bridges, and followed this work all 
through their term of service. They laid the bridge for the troops 
to cross the river and take Richmond. Mr. Manning was honor- 
ably discharged from service 1865, Sep. 26, at Gallop's Island, 
Boston Harbor. Afterwards, he resided at Orange. He m. at 
Athol, 1864, Jan. 4, Lydia F. S., dau. of Timothy and Thamma- 
son Phillips, b. 1840, Nov. 27, at Warwick. She resides at 
Orange, where Mr. Manning d. 1883, Dec. 14. Ch., b. at 
Orange : 

3154. Mary Fraxcise, b. 1868, Mch. 29; d. 1868, Aug. 6. 

3155. Carrie Thammason, b. 1873, Jan. 24. 

2050. LORENZO ASA^' MANNING (Luke,8Joseph,7John,6 
John,5 Johu,4 SamL,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1846, May 17, at Temple- 
ton, Mass. He resides in his native town. He m. 1880, Sep. 14, 
Carrie Poena, dau. of William G. and Mary J. Kiluer, of Tem- 
pleton, Ch. : 

3156. Bexjlah, b. 1887, Sep. 5. 

3157. RoENA, b. 1889, July 6. 



7 



2052. HERBERT WATSON^ MANNING (Luke,8Joseph, 
John,6 John,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1851, Dec. 4, at 
Templeton, Mass. Resides at Cam.den, N. J. He m. 1878, June 
28, Demia, dau. of Cornelius and Eliza Bennett, b. 1846, Sep. 26, 
at Cape May Court House, N. J. Ch., b. at Camden : 

3158. Herbert, b. 1883, Sep. 28. 

2053. LEWIS SABIN9 MANNING (Luke,? Joseph,7John,6 
John,s John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1853, May 2, at Templeton, 
Mass. Resides in Philadelphia, Pa. He m. 1873, Mch. 4, Emma 
Rusina, dau, of Thomas and Rusina White, b, 1850, Apr, 26, at 
Barre, Mass, Ch., b, at Vineland, N. J. : 

3159. Herbert Asa, b. 1875, Nov. 3 ; d. 1895, May 12. 

3160. Mabel, b. 1S77, June 2 ; d. 1883, July 10. 



DESCEKDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 539 

2054. JOSEPH ESTABR00K9 MANNING (Abel,^ Joseph,"' 
John,6 John,'5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1831, June 3, at 
Woburn, Mass. He was a merchant in F'itchburg. He m. 1855, 
Jan. 11, Hannah Amanda, dau. of John and Amanda Estabvook, 
b. 1833, Aug. 1, at Holden. She d. 1879, July 3, at Fitchburg; 
Mr. Manning d. 1891, Jan. 26, at Orange, N. J. Ch., b. at 
Fitchburg : 

3161. Mary Lizzie, b. 1856, Jan. 23 ; res. Orange ; m. 1885, Sep. 5, John 

Oxeubridge Healcl, Esq., a la^Yyer in New York, b. 1850, Oct. 
18, at Lndlow, Vt. His father was Daniel Addison Heald, for- 
merly a lawyer, and late President of the Home Insurance Co., 
N. Y. (b. 1818. May 4, at Chester, Vt. ; d. 1900, Dec. 28, at 
Orange), and his mother was Sarah Elizabeth Washburn (b. 
1820, Oct. 13, at Cavendish, Vt. ; d. 1894, Apr. 24, at Orange). 
Ch. of John O. and Mary L. Heald : I. Ruth Washburn, b. 1886, 
Aug. 11, at East Orange. II. Daniel Addison, b. 1889, May 16, 
at Orange. III. Elizabeth Estabrook, b. 1894, Oct. 13, at Or- 
ange. 

3162. George Lincoln, b. 1865, Apr. 13. Resides at Orange; a profes- 

sor in Stevens Institute. He m. 1893, June 19, Alice Washburn 
Heald, b. 1861, Dec. 2, at Orange, sister of the above John 0. 
Heald. No ch., 1899. 

2056. LLOYD GARRISON^ MANNING (Artenias,^ Jos- 
eph,7 John, 6 John,^ John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1838, Jan. 22, 
at Templeton, Mass. He served through the Rebellion in the Union 
army, and took part in many battles, escaping without a wound. 
Resides at Worcester, where he is in business. He m. Mary Ann 
Fay, b. 1847, Aug. 11, at Brighton. Ch. : 

3163. Mary Henrietta, b. 1870, July 16, at Worcester. 

3164. George Washington, b. 1872, July 4, at Worcester. 

3165. J.vMES Henry, b. 1873, Oct. 18, at Worcester. 

3166. Annie, b. 1878, Nov. 22, at Worcester. 

3167. Sarah Gertrude, b. 1885, Mch. 21. 

2060. BENJAMIN REED9 MANNING (Artemas,8Joseph,7 
John,6 John,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1844, Jan. 26, at 
Templeton, Mass. He was a Union soldier of the Rebellion, but 
was honorably discharged after serving eleven months, on account 
of sickness. He draws a pension. A carriage painter, and re- 
sides in his native town. He m. 1882, Jan. 26, Caroline Amelia, 
dau. of Elijah and Fanny A. Edson, b. at Milton, Mass. Ch., b. 
at Templeton : 



540 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3168. Mabel Frances, b. 1883, May 1 ; d. 1883, July 3. 

3169. Stella May, b. 1886, Feb. 14; d. 1895, Dec. 11. 

3170. Ruth Ella, b. 1888, Dec. 27. 

2064. HANNIBAL LEE9 MANNING (Artemas,^ Joseph,^ 
John,6 John,5 Johu,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1849, Feb. 19, at 
Phillipston, Mass. Resides at Templeton. He m. at Nashua, 
N. H., 1871, Jan. 12, Mary Emma Pilbro. Ch. : 

3171. Alice Gertrude, b. 1872, May 28, at Templeton; m. there 1893 

Oct. 18, William J., son of James and Lizzie (Holden) Red- 
mond, b. about 1871, at Bellows Falls, Vt. Ch. : I. Marguerite. 
II. George; deceased. III. William Dewey. 

3172. Charles H. A., b. 1875, Sep. 20, at Lowell, 

3173. WiLLLv^M Tapp.oj, b. 1877, Aug. 21, at Greenfield. 

3174. Bertha Merrill, b. 1879, Nov. 19, at Templeton. 

3175. Edwin Newton, b. 1887, June 25, at T. ; d. 1891, May 29, of diph- 

theria. 

3176. Albert Eugene, b. 1889, July 26, at T. ; d. 1891, May 27, of diph- 

theria. 

3177. Seth Newton, b. 1893, Feb. 16, at Templeton. 

2067. WILLIAM SHEPPARD^ MANNING (Saml.,8 
Saml.,7Saml.,6 Wm.,5Johu,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1834, Jan. 
12, at Baltimore, Md. He was educated at St. Mary's College, 
Baltimore, as a civil engineer, and served as such on the Baltimore 
& Ohio railroad from 1850 to 1856. He was for a time assistant 
city surveyor of Baltimore, and, also, was superintendent of the 
Avalon Iron and Nail works, near that city. He removed to New 
York City in 1859 ; entered the service of the Mutual Life Insur- 
ance Co., on the staff of the actuary; and was secretary of the 
Hartford Life and Annuity Co. For many years he has resided 
at Albany, where he is connected with the Albany Chemical Co. 
He is a writer on economics, etc. He m. (1st) 1858, Jan. 12, Maria 
Emelia, dan. of Jesse and Cornelia I. (Ratien) Fahnestock, b. 1833, 
Sep. 4, at Baltimore, and d. 1858, Nov. 20 ; and (2d) 1869, June 
10, Florence Mary, dan. of John and Eliza (VVyatt) Mayer, b. 
1846, June 25, in England. 

Ch. of William S. and Maria E. ^fanning : 

3178. Marl\ Emelia Fahnestock, b. 1858, Nov. 20, at Baltimore; m. 

Frank F. Ellicott, of Baltimore. Ch. : 1. Ruth, b. about 1893. 
II. Frank, b. about 1897. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 541 

Ch. of William S. and Florence 31 . Manning: 

3179. Samuel, b. 1870, Aug. 30, at Englewood, N. J. ; graduated at Cor- 

nell University, 1894, as electrical and mechanical engineer, and 
is now engineer for the State Architect. He m. 1899, Dec. 5, 
Mary Kellogg Seymour, of Syracuse. 

3180. William SiiEPPAKD, b. 1872, Jan. 9, at Englewood; graduated at 

Cornell, 1895, as electrical and mechanical engineer, and is now 
assistant engineer of the Solvay Process Works, at Syracuse. 

3181. Eliza Rosalie, b. 1874, July 24, at Newburgh, N. Y. ; unm., 1899. 

3182. Florence Mary, b. 1876, June 16, at Newburgh; unm., 1899. 

2072. MARY ELIZABETIP MANNING (Wm.,8 Saml. J 
Saral.,6 Wm.,5 John,4Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1838, Dec. 13, at 
Niles, Mich. ; m. at Sault Ste. Marie, 1856, Nov. 17, Charles 
Chauncey Child, b. 1822, Aug. l,at Higganum, Ct. She cl. 1891, 
Jan. 15, at their home in Higganum ; Mr. Child d. a few weeks 
later. Ch. : 

3183. William Howard (Child) b. 1857, Sep. 25, at Sault Ste. Marie; 

d. 1873, June 2. 

3184. Edgar Cortez (Child) b. 1859, Aug. 28, at Avalon, Md.; d. 1860, 

Mch. 15. 

3185. CiLiUNCEY Manning (Child) b. 1863, Oct. 9, at Dearborn, Mich. ; 

d. 1864, Aug. 17. 

3186. Charles Manning (Child) b. 1869, Feb. 2, at Ypsilanti, Mich. 

He graduated at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Ct., and 
then attended the University of Leipzig, Germany, for nearly 
two years, where he took the Ph.D. degree in the department 
of Biology. He was then for nearly a year at the Marine 
Biological Station, at Naples, Italy, and is now assistant to 
Prof. C. 0. Whitman in the biological department of Chicago 
University. 

2073. CHARLES WILLIAMS MANNING (Wm.,8 Saml.," 
Saml.,6 Wm.,5 John,^ Saml. ,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1841, Sep. 23, at 
Dearborn, Mich. In 1859 he entered a printing office at Niles and 
learned the trade of compositor. Shortly after the beginning of 
the Rebellion he enlisted in the 4th Michigan Cavalry, but was re- 
jected because of a slight deafness in one ear. He persisted in 
his determination to enlist, and was finally mustered into the 1st 
Mich. Light Artillery, with which command he served to near the 
end of the war, when he was honorably discharged on account of 
disability. He then settled at Pontiac, Mich., and learned the 
trade of carpenter and joiner. He resided, later, at Niles, Ypsil- 



542 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

auti and Detroit, where he was in the employ of the Michigan Car 
Co. He d. 1884, Dec. 21, his death being directly traceable to 
exposure in the army. He was a pensioner. He m. in 1866, 
Olive A. Churchill, of Bloomfield, 111. No ch. She has since m. 
John O'Brien, and lives in or near Pontiac. 

2075. JOSEPH HOWARDS MANNING (Wm.,8 Saml.,' 
Saml.,6 Wm.,5 John,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1848, Mch. 20, at 
Fort Brady, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., where his father was post- 
surgeon. He received a good common-school education, which he 
improved by omnivorous reading and study, but his father's finan- 
cial reverses prevented his obtaining a much-desired college edu- 
cation. In 1864 he learned telegraphy, and, the same year, secured 
a position with the Michigan Central railroad. He was with that 
company until 1866, when he became manager of the "Western 
Union Telegraph Co. at Ypsilanti, which position he still retains 
(1900). He was a member of the Ypsilanti Light Guard from its 
organization in 1872 until his resignation in 1886, at which time 
he was its captain. He was also a member of every Rifle Team 
sent by the State of Michigan to engage in the competitions at 
Creedmoor, and took part in every victory won by the State teams, 
including the " Hilton Trophy " and " Inter-State " matches. He 
was at one time known as one of the most expert solvers of puz- 
zles, ciphers, problems, etc., in the country. He has occasionally 
written for publication, and, at times, has translated from the 
German into English verse. Unm., 1899. 

2077. CHARLES HENRY^ MANNING (Joseph C.,8 
Saml.,^ Saml.,« Wm.,'^ John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1844, June 
9, at Baltimore, Md. He was educated in that city, at the Cam- 
bridge, Mass., High School and in the Lawrence Scientific Scliool, 
class of 1862, but was obliged to give up at the breaking out of 
the war of the Rebellion and did not graduate. He then served 
one year's apprenticeship as machinist with Charles Reeder, of 
Baltimore, and, in 1863, February, was appointed Third Assistant 
Engineer in the United States regular navy. From that date to 
1865 he served on special duty, and on U. S. S. " Adelaide," 
North Atlantic Squadron, and was present during a part of the 
bombardment of Charleston, S. C. In March, 1865, he joined the 
U. S. S. ''Dacotah" at Boston and went to the South Pacific 



DESCEISTDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 543 

station, returning in Sep., 1868. In the two years next following 
he was on the " Seminole," North Atlantic Squadron, and in Sep., 
1870, was ordered to the Naval Academy, Annapolis, as instructor 
in steam engineering. He was detached from that position in the 
summer of 1875 and ordered to the U. S. S. "Swatara," North 
Atlantic Squadron, but was ordered back to duty at the Naval 
Academy two years later. In Sep., 1880, he was ordered to the 
U. S. S. " Despatch," on special service, chiefly as President's 
yacht. In addition to this duty he served as a member of the first 
Advisor\' Board for rebuilding the navy. In Aug., 1882, he was 
granted a year's leave of absence, having been on continuous 
duty for twelve years, and, in June, 1884, was placed on the re- 
tired list on account of partial loss of hearing " in line of duty." 
He had been promoted to the grade of Second Asst. Engineer in 
1866, and to that of Passed Asst. Engineer in 1872, and was re- 
tired in that grade, though he served as Chief Engineer of the 
"Despatch." When the " Jeanuette " rescue party was being 
formed to go to the Polar regions in search of Lieut. Greely and 
the other survivors of that vessel he was one of those chosen by 
Chief Engineer George W. Melville, but the Secretary, knowing 
he was otherwise fully occupied, declined to send him. After be- 
ing detached from the "Despatch " on leave of absence he settled 
at Manchester, N. H., as engineer of the Amoskeag Manufactur- 
ing Co., the largest cotton mills in the world. Remaining there, 
he was afterwards appointed general superintendent of the whole 
business, an industry employing 8,000 operatives ; and still holds 
the position. In the recent war with Spain he was ordered back 
to active duty as chief Engineer of the U. S. Naval Station at 
Key West, and remained until the end of the war, when he re- 
sumed his occupation at Manchester. He m. 1871 , Jan. 17, Fanny, 
dau. of Charles Leonard and Harriott (Plummer) Bartlett, b. 
1849, May 29, at Haverhill, Mass. ; a sister of the late Maj-Gen. 
William F. Bartlett, the distinguished officer of the Rebellion, 
Ch.: 

3187. Robert LrvTERMORE, b. 1872, Jan. 19, at Annapolis. He gradu- 

ated at Harvard University, 1895, and is noAv practicing law in 
Manchester. 

3188. Charles Bartlett, b. 1873, Aug. 4, at Annapolis. He was edu- 

cated in engineering at Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard 
University, and is now located in New York. During the war 
with Spain he went with his father to Key West, as clerli. 



544 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3189. JohnKafer, b. 1883, July 5, at Manchester; d. 1884, Jan. 10. 

3190. Harold Joseph, b. 1885, June 7, at Manchester. 

3191. Francis Bartlett, b. 1892, Feb. 10, at Manchester. 

2079. JOSEPH COGSWELLS MANNING (Joseph C.,8 
SamLJ Saml.,6 Wm.,^ John,^ SamL,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1847, July 
26, at Baltimore, Md. He was connected with the banking busi- 
ness in his native city. He m. 1874, Jan. 6, Laura Rebecca, dau. 
of Thomas A. and Sarah R. Darley, of Baltimore. Mr. Manning 
d. 1889, Feb. 6, at Ruxton, Baltimore Co. Ch. : 

3192. Mary Darley, b. 1875, Feb. 3. 

3193. Edith Livermore, b. 1879, Apr. 11; d. 1891, July 25. 

3194. Harriet Cleveland, b. 1881, June 11. 

3195. Dorothy Cogswell, b. 1884, May 7. 

3196. Frances Bartlett, b. 1885, Doc. 5. 

3197. Joseph Cogswell, b. 1887, Nov. 17. 

3198. Clara Fish, b. 1889, June 10; d. 1890, May 5. 

2082. CLEVELAND PRATT9 MANNING (Joseph C.,8 
Saml.,^ Saml.,6 Wm.,^ John," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1854, May 
28, at Baltimore, Md. He resides in his native city. He was occu- 
pied there as bookkeeper for two business firms from his eighteenth 
or nineteenth year until 1879, when he accepted the position of pri- 
vate secretary and confidential clerk to Charles J. Bonaparte, Esq., 
of Baltimore, which position he still holds. He m. 1888, June 5, 
Arabella, dau. of James Andrew and Arabella Russell, b. 1856, 
Dec. 10, at Woolwich, Kent, Eng. Ch. : 

3199. A Son, stillborn 1889, Apr. 3. 

3200. J.vMES Russell, b. 1890, Aug. 23. 

3201. Amy Russell, b. 1893, Jan. 14. 

2083. LEONARD JARVIS^ MANNING (Joseph C.,« 
Saml.,"^ Saml.,6 Wm.,^ John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1856, May 
11, at Baltimore, Md. He resided in that city until fifteen years 
old, and then spent one year attending the High School at Cam- 
bridge, Mass. He entered Harvard College in June, 1872, and 
graduated in June, 1876. He became sub-master of the Medford, 
Mass., High School in Apr., 1877, and is still filling that position. 
He m. 1877, Sep. 27, Mrs. Angeline True (Clarke) Cleveland, 
dau. of Benjamin and Almira Hall Clarke, and widow of William 
Charles Cleveland, late Professor of Engineering in Cornell Uni- 
versity. No ch., 1899. 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 545 

2087. CHARLES THRUST0N9 MANNING (Charles P.,-^ 
Saml.,7 Saml.,6 Wm.,^ John,^ Sainl.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1853, Sep. 
21, at Cumberland, Md. At the age of sixteen and without any 
technical training, he started out on an engineer corps, on the Bal- 
timore & Ohio railroad. With few exceptions he has continued 
in that service to the present time, as a civil engineer. He resides 
at Hazlewood, Pa. He m. at Pittsburg, 1889, June 20, Marion, 
dau. of John Desmond and Marion (McDowell) Scully, b. 1859, 
Nov. 20, at Pittsburg. Their children, three sous, were born at 
Pittsburg : 

3202. Marion Scully, b. 1891, May 28. 

3203. Charles Scully, b. 1892, Dec. 5. 

3204. John D. Scully, b. 1896, May 30. 

2088. WILLIAM THRUSTON^ MANNING (Charles P.,8 
Saml.,7 Saml.,6 Wm.,^ John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1856, Feb. 
10, at Alexandria, Va. The following sketch is from the Balti- 
more American, 1895. Mr. Manning received his early education 
at Glenwood Institute, Howard Co., Md. In 1873, at the age of 
seventeen, he left school and entered upon his career as an engi- 
neer as rodman in the service of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, 
hisworlv being upon the Chicago extension of the road until 1875. 
In the latter year he was appointed Resident Engineer on the Gun- 
powder Tunnel of the Baltimore Water Works, having charge of 
two miles of the great tunnel ; and during the next eight years up 
to 1883 was Resident Engineer on the Somerset & Cambria rail- 
road, Ohio and Baltimore Short Line, and Wlieeling Division, B. & 
O. R. R. From 1883 to 1886 he was Assistant Master of Road 
of the Pittsburg Division ; in 1886 was promoted to the position of 
Superintendent of the Ohio Division, and in 1887 to the position of 
Engineer of Maintenance of Way of the Pittsburg Division, the title 
being created with this position, at which time he designed and 
built the terminal system at that point, which position he held un- 
til appointed in 1890 Chief Engineer of the Staten Island Rapid 
Transit railroad, and while there designed and constructed a por- 
tion of what at an early day will become the great tide-water ter- 
minal of the B. & O. From 1890 to 1892 he served as Chief En- 
gineer of the Akron & Chicago Junction railroad, and in the latter 
year was appointed Assi^itant Chief P^ngineer of the B. & O. R. R., 
and in 1893 Acting Chief Engineer of the road. In August, 1892, 

35 



546 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

he was called to take charge of the construction of the Baltimore 
Belt Line Tunnel, which was the crowning point in his career, and, 
says the American^ stamps him as one of the engineering geniuses 
of the age. At the time he took charge the tunnel had been under 
way for two years, and grave doubts existed as to its successful 
completion, owing to it showing serious signs of weakness, and it 
demanded immediate action. The methods adopted by Mr. Man- 
ning saved the tunnel from total failure and pushed it to success- 
ful completion, gaining for him a reputation as an engineer second 
to none in the country. The Belt Line Tunnel is the longest soft 
ground tunnel in the world, and its construction one of the grand- 
est pieces of tunnel work in this or any other country. On Feb. 
1, 1894, Mr. Manning was appointed Chief Engineer of the B. & 
O. R. R. At the present time [1895] he is also Chief Elngineer 
Baltimore Belt Line ; Chief Engineer Pittsburg & Western R. R. ; 
Chief Engineer Staten Island R. R., and Consulting Engineer 
Pittsburg Junction R. R. Since the publication of this record in 
the American he has retired (March, 1899) from the active service 
as Chief Engineer of the B & 0., continuing in the service as Con- 
sulting Engineer. He did this to enable him to devote his time to 
the many individual enterprises in which he is interested ; notably 
his patents for Improved Rail and Combination Hopper Bottom 
Car; and, also, large contracting interests. He now holds the 
position of President of the Potomac Construction Company and 
the Manning Improved Rail Company. He resides in Baltimore. 
He m. 1897, Nov. 3, Isabel Bloomfield, dan. of Dr. Addinell and 
Rachel Macomb (Wetherell) Hewson, b. 1861, Sep. 26, in Phila- 
delphia, Pa. Ch. : 

3205. Is.\BEL Hewson, b. 1898, Aug. 5, in Baltimore. 

2095. JOSEPHS MANNING (Saml. B.,8 Wm.,"? Joseph,^ 
Wm.,5John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1825, July 1, at Worcester, 
Mass. He was by trade a carpenter and builder, and possessed 
great mechanical skill. In his later years he was proprietor of a 
large steam sawing, planing and box-mill at Marlboro, in which 
nearly all his business life was passed. His temperament was 
cheerful and patient, calm and reliable ; he was averse to sham and 
pretence, and had a quiet humor which was delightful to his friends. 
At the time of his decease a Marlboro paper said of him : "In the 
death of Joseph Manning the community loses a most estimable 



DESCEXDAXTS OF WILLIAM MAXXEXG. 547 

citizen, the Unitarian society one of its most steadfast pillars, and 
a great many people, both old and young, one of the truest-hearted, 
kindest and most sympathetic friends they ever had. His tireless 
energy and enterprise kept him constantly employed, but he was 
never too busy to stop and do a kind act for a friend or neighbor ; 
and every neighbor was a friend, and all mankind his neiglibors." 
He m. at Marlboro, 1851, Jan. 1, Frances Emma, dan. of Eben- 
ezer and Adeline (Bigelow) Witt, b. 1830, July 2, at Marlboro. 
Her further ancestry was Elbenezer^ and Sarah (Goodnow), her 
grandparents ; Josiah' and Elizabeth (Eames) ; SaraueP and Eliz- 
abeth (Breed), all of Marlboro; John- and Elizabeth (Baker), of 
Lynn ; and John^ Witt, who was of Lynn, 1640. Mr. Manning d. 
1884, Dec. 27, at Marlboro. Ch. : 

3206. Edward Laforest, b. 1852, Mch. 16, at Harvard, Mass. 

3207. Stella, b. 1856, Sep. 4, at Marlboro. She graduated at the Bos- 

ton University Medical School, 1880, Mch. 3, and has since been 
in active practice as a physician. Resides at Lynn, Avhere she 
m. 1885, Dec. 31, Theodore Palmer Perkins, b. there 1859, 
Aug. 2. Ch., b. at Lynn : I. Joseph Maiming, b. 1889, Nov. 8. 
II. Ellen, b. 1895, Jnne 21. 

3208. Mary Eliz.vbeth, b. 1859, May 31 ; d. 1859, Aug. 31. 

2099. WILLIAM WAYLAND9 MANNING (Wm.,8 Wm.,"? 
Joseph,^ Wm.,5 John,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1828, Sep. 16, in 
Boston, Mass., on Barton Place. He was a graduate of the Bos- 
ton School. He was in business with one or two Boston houses, 
and then became a partner in the old banking house of Br3'ant, 
Allen & Co. Just after signing his papers with this compau}'^ he 
was offered a position with Baring Brothers, bankers, which he 
could not accept. His health breaking down he secured an appoint- 
ment from President Buchanan as consul to the Society Islands, 
with headquarters at Papeiti, Tahiti. While here he was engaged 
in several business interests with Capt. Brewer, of Jamaica Plain, 
in exporting cotton, calicoes, etc., to the Islands. At the end of 
his period of service he went to San Francisco, Cal. He became 
interested in mining ventures, residing at different times in May- 
ville, Redwood City and, finally, in Nevada, while his family re- 
mained at Oakland, Cal. In Nevada he received an appointment 
as Judge, and had many exciting adventures and several narrow 
escapes from serious injury or loss of life. Besides the risks sur- 
rounding a miner during those times he, as a Union man, was in 



548 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

danger from those whose sympathies were with the Coufedei'ate 
cause. During this period he became acquainted with Brigham 
Young, and occupied a box with him in the theater while on one 
of his visits to Salt Lake City. In 1869 the family returned to 
Jamaica Plain, Mass., and, after a short time, resided on Allen- 
dale street, at which time he was connected with the wool house 
of Hilton, Weston & Co. in a confidential capacity, this being in 
1874. While with them he was asked by Samuel R. Paysou, pres- 
ident of the Manchester Mills, and various directors, to help dis- 
entangle the company from a critical financial condition. His 
ability as a financier enabled him to do this and place the concern 
on a sound business basis. Later, he accepted a confidential po- 
sition with the J. C. Ayer Co., in Lowell, his family residing at 
Middlesex village,aud subsequently he moved to Cambridge. After 
this he severed his connection with the J. C. Ayer Co. and removed 
to Marquette, Mich., to become the agent of the estate of Dr. J. 
C. Ayer, which position he still holds. He m. at Papeiti, Tahiti, 
1857, May 1 , Abbie Ripley Hobbs, she having joined him there, 
some months after his arrival, on a sailing vessel, the trip requir- 
ing three months. Her ancestry was Hon. Prentiss^ and Harriet 
Joy (Lincoln), her parents, of Boston and Newton ; Nathan'^ and 
Lydia (Child) ; Nathan^ and Elizabeth (Fisk), all of Weston; Jo- 
siah^ and Esther (Davenport), of Lexington; and Josiah^ and 
Tabitha Hobbs, who came from England, 1671, in the Arabella 
and resided at Boston and Lexington. Ch. of William W. and 
Abbie R. Manning : 

3209. Prentiss Hobbs, b. 1857, Dec. 26, at Tahiti. 

3210. Infant, b. 1857, Dec. 2G ; d. at birth. 

3211. WiLLiAJi Hobbs, b. 1860, June 6, at Oakland. 

3212. Abby Howe, b. 1861, Oct. 4, at Oakland; res. Brookline, Mass.; 

m. at Marquette, 1885, Jan. 30, Robert Sedgwick, son of Wil- 
liam and Katherine Maria (Sedgwick) Minot, b. 1856, Aug. 10, 
at W. Hoxbury, Mass. Ch. : I. Robert Sedgwick, b. 1886, 
May 24, at Jamaica Plain. II. Wayland Manning, b. 1889, Oct. 
23, at Cambridge. III. Henry Davis, b. 1890, Dec. 15, at Ja- 
maica Plain. IV". Ruth, b. 1892, Feb. 14, at Jamaica Plain; d. 
1892, Apr. 28. 

3213. Susan May Avis, b. 1863, Oct. 14, at Oakland ; res. Duluth, Minn. ; 

m. John Uno Sebenius, a civil and mining engineer. Ch. : 
"William Hobbs Manning. 

3214. Infant, b. 1867, Nov. 1, at Jamaica Plain; d. Nov. 8. 

3215. Wayland, b. 1869, July 21, at Jamaica Plain. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 549 

3216. Robert Adams, b. 1870, Dec. 25, at Jamaica Plain. He is a grad- 

uate of St. IMark's School and Williams College, from which 
he entered Harvard Law School. He resides at Marquette : 
num., 1899. 

3217. Erxest Lincoln, twin, b. 1870, Dec. 25, at Jamaica Plain. He is 

a graduate of St. Mark's School, Southboro, and of Harvard 
in the class of 1893. At Harvard he was a member of the 
Institute of 1770, and editor of the Harvard Lampoon, and 
treasurer of the University Eleven. After graduating he re- 
sided at Marquette, Mich., and was connected with the J. C. 
Ayer estate and in charge of the tax department. While there 
he was a member of the vestry of the Cathedral Episcopal 
Church, Diocese of Marquette, and treasurer, and was its del- 
egate to the general convention of Episcopal churches. From 
Marquette he went to Oxnard, Cal., to learn the beet sugar 
business with the Oxnards, after which he removed to New 
York City. 

2100. MELVILLE MALC0M9 MANNING (Wm.,8 Wm.,' 
Joseph, 6 Wm.,5 Johii,^ Sarnl.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1830, Feb. 18, ia 
Boston, Mass. He was educated in the schools of Chelsea and 
Boston. He was always in the crockery and china-ware busi- 
ness, first in the employ of Samuel B. Pierce, in Boston, and 
then in St. Louis, Mo., in the employ of C. G. Wells, with whom 
he later entered into partnership under the firm name of Wells & 
Manning, china and queen's-ware, at 501 North Fourth street. He 
subsequently bought out Mr. Wells and carried on the retail bus- 
iness, to which he afterwards added a wholesale department with 
William Sanford, under the firm name of Manning & Co. He 
was in business for 20 years in St. Louis. In 1878 he returned to 
Boston, and was with the firm of Jones, McDuffee & Stratton until 
his death. He was an earnest church worker, a dean in the Bap- 
tist church in St. Louis, and a member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Jamaica Plain, Mass., church for many years. He was a 
man distinguished for his fidelity. He m. at Jamaica Plain, 1868, 
Mch. 26, Delia, dau. of Thomas and Margaret (McKown) McClure, 
of Bristol, Me., b. 1840, July 25. Mr. Manning d. suddenly, 
1900, Jan. 1, of heart disease, on the train between Boston and 
his home at WoUaston, where he had resided for twelve years. Ch. : 

3218. Charles Gordon, b. 1869, Dec. 21, in St. Louis; d. 1885, July 13. 

3219. Edward McClure, b. 1872, Feb. 13, in St. Louis. He Avas edu- 

cated in the Jamaica Plain public schools; is now the Chicago 
representative of the Walter Baker Chocolate Co. 



550 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3220. Welliam Wayland, b. 1874, May 2, iu St. Louis. He was edu- 

cated in the Jamaica Plain public schools ; is now in the whole- 
sale tea and coffee business in Boston. 

3221. John Brown, b. 1879, June 3, at Jamaica Plain. He was educated 

in the Adams Academy, at Quincy, and is now in Harvard Uni- 
versity in the class of 1903. 

2104. JOHN BR0WN9 MANNING- (Wm.,8 Wm.,^ Joseph^, 
Wm.,5 John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1839, May 4, in Boston, 
Mass. He resides at East Orange, N. J., and is a merchant in 
New York City, of the firm of Sawyer, Manning & Co. He m. 
1882, Apr. 27, Frances Adelaide, dau. of John Brooks and 8arah 
(Goddard) Witherbee, b. 1857, Jan. 18, at Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
Ch., b. at East Orange : 

3222. Hakriet LomsE, b. 1883, Sep. 18. 

3223. Ethelwyn, b. 1885, Nov. 23. 

3224. Kate Avis, b. 1887, Oct. 28. 

3225. Mary Witherbee, b. 1891, Sep. 10. 

2108. GEORGE OTIS^ MANNING (Charles,8 Wm.,' 
Joseph,^ Wm.,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1843, Aug. 8, at 
Jamaica Plain, Mass. He was connected with the Scientific De- 
partment of Harvai'd University, preparing to be a civil engineer, 
when the war of the Rebellion broke out. He entered the array 
as a volunteer private in the 1st Mass. Battery, August, 1862. 
After a few months service with the Army of the Potomac he was 
commissioned lieutenant by Gov. John A. Andrew, for faithful- 
ness and bravery, and served until Sept., 1863, when he resigned 
his commission and was honorably discharged. He was engaged 
in the following battles : Second Bull Run, Crampton's Gap, 
Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. In 1867 he formed 
a connection with John S. Reese, in Baltimore, Md., as agents 
for the Pacific Guano Company's fertilizers, and remained in that 
business until recently. He has been Vice President of the Na- 
tional Bank of Commerce, Baltimore, for many years ; trustee 
of the Columbian University, Washington, since 1878, and was 
several years trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Semi- 
nary. He m. 1868, Nov. 12, Lucretia Clark Alnutt, of Balti- 
more. Ch. : 

322G. Grace, b. 1870, Jan. 24, in Baltimore; d. 1870, Aug. 1. 

3227. John Clark, b. 1872, July 17, at Govanstown, Md.; unm., 1899. 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 551 

3228. Mautha Clark, twin, b. 1872, July 17; unra., 1899. 

3229. George Otis, b. 1875, Sep. 16, at Govanstown; uam., 1899. 

3230. Gordon, b. 1879, Oct. 21, at Govanstown. 

2137. LEWIS WILLIAMS9 MANNING (Asa,8 John,^ 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Win. ,2 Wui.i) b. 1840, Jan. 15, at 
Ashby, Mass. He was for over three years a soldier of the Re- 
bellion, and left the army as a sergeant. He enlisted 1861, May 5, 
under Capt. Burgen in an independent company at Cambridge- 
port, the members electing their own oilicers. Massachusetts at 
that time had more troops than were wanted, so they could not 
get into a regiment of that State, and, as G-eu. Daniel E. Sickles 
was forming a brigade at Station Island, N. Y., they obtained 
leave from the Massachusetts governor to go to New York and 
join that brigade. Mr. Manning's company was D, 5th Regt., 
Excelsior Brigade. Later, he and his comrades were assigned to 
the 74th Regt., N. Y. Volunteers. They were all through the 
"Peninsular Campaign" under Gen. McClellan, with Gen. Hooker 
as Division commander; fought the first battle of any account at 
Williamsburg, Va., and then took part at Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, 
Tories House, and throughout the Seven Days' Fight, ending 
with the struggle at Malvern Hill. They were subsequently under 
every commander of the Army of the Potomac, up to and includ- 
ing Gen. Grant, and were mustered out of service on the battle- 
field in front of Petersburg, Va., 1864, June 20. They had served 
upwards of three years, and, having been always at the front, the 
company, which went out with full numbers, returned with only 
16 men. At the battle of the Wilderness, Mr. Manning was 
wounded in the right arm. After the war he removed to the 
West, and has long resided at St. Louis, Mo., where he is in busi- 
ness as a builder. He m. Louisa Lesett, dau. of Harris and 
Nancy (Humphrey) Ayer, b. 1842, Jan. 7. Ch. : 

3231. Charles Snow, b. 1867, June 29, at Nashville, Teun. ; d. 1868, 

Apr. 11. 

3232. Ellinor, b. 1869, Feb. 24, at St. Louis; d. the same day. 
32;!3. Alice Maud, b. 1870, Oct. 4, at St. Louis; d. 1871, Feb. 4. 

3234. Frank Lewis, b. 1872, Feb. 28, at St. Louis; d. 1872, June 28. 

3235. Flora Louise, b. 1873, Oct. 22, at St. Louis; m. 1898, Dec. 9, 

Fred E. Woodruff, M.D. Ch. : Mary Louise, b. 1901, Apr. 29. 

3236. Grace Edith, b. 1»77, Aug. 7, at St. Louis. 

3237. Lewis Williams, b. 1878, Nov. 12, at St. Louis. 



552 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

2140. HENRY MARCUS9 MANNING (Asa,8Jobn,7 Saml.,6 
Saml.,5 John,'* Saml.,3 Win. ,2 Wm.i) b. 1849, Aug. 17, at Ashby, 
Mass. He lias resided in that State at Cambridge, and. in St. 
Louis, Mo., and in Mobile, Ala., for the year 1899, when he was 
about to go to Philadelphia, Pa. He m. Avis Folger, dau. of 
Heiiry Moi ris and Martha Pinkham, b. at Cambridge. Ch. : 

3238. Carlos Galileo, b. 1871, July 28; d. 1873, Oct. 20. 

3239. Elizabeth Fraxces, b. 1875, Apr. 3; m. 1899, Aug. 23, Charles 

Western Mclutosh, of Soraerville, Mass. Ch. : Lawrence Den- 
net. 

2151. JOHN SCRIPTURES MANNING (Wm.,8 Wm.,' 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1828, Sep. 17, at 
Townsend, Mass. A soldier of the Rebellion in the 25th Regt. 
Michigan Volunteers, and d. in service 1864, Apr. 1, atKuoxville, 
Tenn. He was a cotton-spinner until he went West, about 1856, 
when he located on a farm. He m. 1850, Feb. 27, Mary Maria 

Hopkins. She m. (2d) Chapman; res. Eversonville, Mo., in 

1888. Mr. Manning had but one child : 

3240. Helen Deett, b. 1858, Jan. 27, at Colon, Mich. ; res. Sherwood. 

1888; m. Morris Miles, b. 1851, Aug. 10. Ch. : Everett Madi- 
son, b. 1876, Nov. 6, at Leonidas. 

2157. JOEL ADDIS0N9 MANNING(Joel,8 Wm.," Saml.,6 
Saml.,^ John,^Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1825, Jan. 5, at Townsend, 
Mass. Early in life he removed westward and resided in Missouri 
and Iowa. A farmer. He m. 1853, July 11, Maria Clarissa, dau. 
of Jacob and Mary P. Blodgett, b. 1831, June 26, at New Ipswich, 
N. H. She m. (2d) Barnes. She d. 1901, Apr. 13, at Lin- 
coln, Neb. Mr. Manning d. 1873, Aug. 13, at Marion, Iowa. Ch. : 

3241. QuiNCY Prescott, b. 1854, July 22, in St. Louis, Mo. 

3242. Howard Osgood, b. 1861, Dec. 3, at Wayne, Iowa. 

3243. George Addisox, b. 1865, July 18, at Wa3'ne. 

2169. HIRAM ELBRIDGE9 MANNING (Aaron,^ Wm.,' 
Saml.,6Saml.,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1834, Mch. 13, at 
Ashby, Mass. He removed West about 1855 and resides, 1900, 
at Medina, Mich. He is a cooper. He m. in 1862 Ellen E. Baker, 
who d. in 1888 at Jackson, Mich. Ch. : 

3244. George Wllliaji, b. 1864, Aug. 21, at Hudson, Mich. 

3245. Charles Henry, b. 1868, Oct. 21, at Medina. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 553 

3240. Clarence Wellby, b. 1870, Sep. 2G, at Medina. 

3247. Martha Ellen, b. 1876, Oct 9, at Medina. 

3248. Fred, b. 1880, Oct. 9, at Medina. 

2170. SUMNER9 MANNING (Aaron,^ Wm.,"? Saml.,^ 
Saml.,5 jobn,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wni.i) b. 1836, Mcli. 9, at Leo- 
minster, Mass. He was a shoemaker at Medina, Mich., where he 
died about 1894. He m. Mary Jane Burr, a native of Ohio. Ch. : 

3249. William Elbridge, b. 1868, July 9, at Medina. 
32r,0. Asa E., b. 1870, Mch. 24, at Medina. 

3251. John B., b. 1878, Apr. 12, at Medina. 

3252. Clidy, b. 1881, May 13, at Medina. 

2171. LEVI L0CKW00D9 MANNING (Aaron,^ AVm.,"? 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 john,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1838, July 8, at 
Leominster, Mass. Resides at Fowlerville, Mich. He is a masou 
and cooper by trade, and has also followed farming. He m. Dim- 
marius Cory, b. in 1844 at Toledo, O. Ch., b. at Medina, Mich. : 

3253. John Henry, b. 1863, Jan. 22. Now, or recently, of Fowlerville. 

He m. 1887, Nov. 2, Laura Elizabeth, dau. of George and Laura 
Preston, b. 1865, Jan. 23, at Handy, Livingstone Co., Mich. In 
1888 Mr. Manning reported the birth of his first child : J. W., 
b. 1888, Aug. 7 — " just the letters," he added. A request in 1900 
for late changes in his family brought no ansAver. 

3254. Mary Ellen, b. 1865, May 16; res. Fowlerville, 1900; m. 1881, 

Mch. 19, Anson Berry, b. 1S59, July 17, at Handy, Mich. Ch., 
b. at Handy: I. Lydia Lncinda, b. 1882, Apr. 3. II. Eugene, 
b. 1884, Oct. 28. III. Clyde Alfred, b. 18i)0, Jan. 20. IV. Alta 
Kuth, b. 1892, July 15. V. Leah Mae, b. 1896, Nov. 16. 

3255. WiLLLVM Walter, b. 1868, Mch. 26; res. Fowlerville; m. Augusta 

Fisher. No ch., 1899. 

3256. Charles W.ales, b. 1873, May 16; res. Fowlerville; unm., 1899. 

3257. Marion Meda, b. 1884, Feb. 7; unm., 1899. 

2174. GEORGE TARBELL^ MANNING (Benjamin.^ 
Wm.,'?Saml.,6Saml.,5John,4Saml.,-nVm.,'2Wm.')b. 1849,Feb. 13, 
at Townseud, Mass. He early went West and settled at Cannon 
Falls, Minn., but removed to Millbank, South Dakota, his present 
home, where he is a farmer. He m. at Cannon Falls, 18(i8, Dec. 1, 
Bridget Denning, b. in Ireland in 1850 and d. 1880, June 7, and 
(2d) 1886, Feb. 24, Mrs. Nora Mallett, dau. of Constantine and 
Louisa Sax, b. in Jefferson Co., N. Y. 



554 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Ch. of George T. and Bridget Manning : 

3258. Sarah E., b. 1870, Sep. 9, at Cannon Falls; rl. 1871, Mch. 16. 

3259. Inez S., b. 1872, Apr. 23, at Cannon Falls; cl. 1873, Apr. 2. 

3260. George Benjamin, b. 1873, Dec. 23, at Cannon Falls; res. James- 

town, N. D. ; ra. there, 1899, July 3, Bertha May Carter, b. 
1878, Oct. 14, at Flint, Mich. 

3261. Charles Henry, b. 1876, Feb. 8, at Cannon Falls ; res. Millbank; 

unra., 1899. 

Ch. of George T. and Nora Manning : 

3262. Oscar Ramond, b. 1889, Apr. 21, at Millbank. 

2178. WILLIAM WALLACES MANNING (Saml.,8 Saml.,7 
SamL,6 Saml.,5 John,^ 8aml.,3 -\Yni.,2 Wm.i) b. 1826, July 11, at 
Townshend, Vt. He was early taken by bis parents to Landgrove, 
in that State, and then to Warwick, Mass. The illness and, shortly 
after, the death of his father threw him upon his own resources at 
the age of thirteen, when he went to Weston, Vt. There he made 
his way by his individual efforts, gaining an education as best he 
could and completing it at Burr (now Burr and Burton) Semiuai-y, 
at Manchester. When a young man he removed with his family 
to Boston, Mass., and engaged in mercantile business, but ill health 
forced him to abandon it after some years, and, after a journey 
through the West, he returned to Weston, where he resided until 
1862 on a farm. Previous to going to Boston he had taught school 
for several years, and this calling he resumed and followed in the 
winter seasons during the above period. During a part of the war 
of the Rebellion he was in the service of the Government as in- 
spector of supplies, with his location at Boston. Shortly after the 
end of the war he went again (1866) to Weston where, with the 
exception of about two years' additional experience with mercan- 
tile business in Boston, he has since resided. He has three times 
represented Weston in the State Legislature, in 1882, 1888 and 
1890; and was eleven years selectman (1879-90, inclusive, with 
the exception of 1887), and each year, except 1879, as the head of 
the Board. He has been for many years justice of the peace, and, 
on occasions, has acted as attorney for plaintiff or defendant in 
cases before other justices. For about ten years he has been town 
treasurer, which office he yet holds, and was at one time chairman 
of the board of school directors. For ten or more years he has 
been treasurer of the Weston cheese factory company. He has 





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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 555 

been the duly-appointed guardian of several children, and, at va- 
rious times, associated with the settlement of the estates of fellow 
citizens. He is a member of the Methodist Church, He m. at 
Weston (1st) Nancy Maria Richardson, b. 1827, Apr. 24, at Wes- 
ton, and d. there 1873, Sep. 2 ; and (2d) Mrs. Eliza Jane Kimball, 
dan. of Ehiathau and Margaret (Griswold) Mattocks, b. 1831, 
Feb. 6, at Wallingford, Vt. Mr. Mattocks (b. in 1800 at Queens- 
bury, N. Y. ; d. 1857, May 3, at Wallingford) was cousin to John 
Mattocks, governor of Vt., 1843-4. The ancestry of Nancy M. 
Richardson was Capt. Artemas" and Rachel (Davis), her parents, 
of Weston and, later, Somerville, Mass. ; Josiah*^ and Sarah (Pow- 
ers) of Weston and, previously. Temple, N. H. ; Lieut. Jonathan^ 
and Lucy (Clark) of Dracut, Mass. ; Capt. Josiah^ and Lydia 
( ) of Dracut; Lieut. Josiali^ and Mercy (Parish) of Chelms- 
ford; Capt. Josiah- and Remembrance (Underwood) of Chelms- 
ford ; and P^zekieU and Susanna Richardson. EzekieP came to 
this country about 1630 and settled at Charlestown, Mass., where 
he was constable, 1633 ; member of the first board of selectmen, 
1635, and three years after ; two years representative to the Gen- 
eral Court; and became one of the founders of Woburn, 1642, 
where he was selectman. Ch. of Wm. W. and Nancy M, Manning : 

32C3. Francelia Maria, b. 1848, July 11, at Weston; m. 1871, Feb. 11, 
Benjamin Franklin, son of Clark Shattuck, b. 1845, Nov. 28, 
at \V"eston. Ileside Somerville, Mass. Ch. : Elva Inez, b. 
1882, Feb. 5. 

3264. WiLLi.AM Henry, b. 1852, Dec. 19, in Boston, at what was then 
No. 41 South Cedar St. (now Winchester St.). After reaching 
years of practical activity he resided in Boston until 1882, when 
he removed to New Yorli City, whicli place has since been his 
home, although he temporarily resides at Ayer, Mass. At the 
age of 17 he began the calling of journalism, with which he has 
since been occupied, chiefly in connection with New York pub- 
lications. In 1885 he began his work as compiler of the Man- 
ning Family History, to Avhicli he has given 16 years of inves- 
tigation, study, hard work and expense. The result may be seen 
in the collections and pages of this volume. The taskhas brought 
the compiler more trials than any other member of the family 
could well surmise, even by a liberal use of the imagination; 
but he has made new friendships, and has the satisfaction of 
having told the story of the Manning family, that its individ- 
ual members might not be forgotten. The work is here presented 
to the charitable judgment of members now living, and to fu- 
ture generations. The compiler m. Emma Electa Day, b. 1860, 



556 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Mch. 2, in New York City. No cli. She is a dau. of Francis 
William and Mary Elizabeth (Fuller) Day, of N. Y. City, and 
granddan. of John and Anne Maria (Mead) Day, of Bedford- 
shire, England, and, later, of New York. 

2184. MARIA CALISTA^ MANNING (Jabez G.,8 Saml.J 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 Johii,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1839, Dec. 23, at 
Warwick, Mass. She was educated in lier native place and at 
New Loudon, N. H., after which she taught school at Sturbridge 
and Ayer, Mass., aud, later, for five years, taught at Pella, Iowa, 
in Central University. She early began to contribute poetry to 
the general press, in which field she was a ready and interesting 
writer. Hei- work proves that, with her, the art was natural, not 
forced, aud her poems ranked well above the laborious attempts 
of the ordinary amateur. She was especially pleasing in the line 
of legendary verse, though the merit of some of her deeper, more 
thoughtful creations, where imagery, aptness of metaphor and skill 
of expression stand pre-eminent leads to the wish that she had 
written more in that field. Her poems, considered collectively, 
will well bear comparison with those of writers who, by means of 
time, opportunity, devotion to one purpose and influential aid, have 
made established reputations. She had none of these aids to suc- 
cess, and much of her work was never sent to any publication, but 
it remains to prove her talent. Such as ever left her possession 
was printed in the Aldene Press, the Springfield Republican, aud 
other journals. While at school at New London she wrote essays, 
and other articles in prose, which exhibited depth of thought and 
fiicility of expression. This estimate of her work has been written 
by the compiler of the Manning history, after careful examination 
thereof. She had been converted as early as 1855. In 1874, 
Sep. 26, she sailed from New York for Rangoon, British Burmah, 
as a missionary. She began work at once, studying the Karen 
language and teaching English in the college at Rangoon. Later, 
she removed with Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter to Bassein, some 50 
miles distant, and, as long as she remained in Burmah, was an 
earnest and devoted teacher in the Normal and ludustnal Institute 
at Bassein. She had been iu the country three years, aud gained 
a good knowledge of the language, when her health succumbed to 
the climate. Continued illness made the necessity of leaving im- 
perative, and she sailed for America aud reached Warwick 1877, 
September. In her succeeding illuess she received numerous let- 



DESCENDAXTS OF WILLIAM MAXNIXG. 657 

tei's from her devoted friends in Burmah, of which many were 
from her native pupils, written in the Karen language. She died 
at Warwick, unmarried, 1879, July 10. 

•2186. HENRY HATCH9 MANNING (Jabez G.,^ Saml.,' 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 johu,4 Saml.,3 ^y,n.,2 ^y^.i) b. i844. May 17, at 
Warwick, Mass. He Avas a soldier of the Rebellion, enlisting in 
the fall of 18G1, at the age of 17, in the 24th Mass. Regt. He 
took part, with his regiment, in the engagements which followed, 
amons: which were the battles of Roanoke, Newbern, Little Wash- 
ington, Rawl's Mills, Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro. and the 
operations against Charleston. He re-enlisted at the expiration of 
his original term of service, and was with Gen. Butler's expedition 
up the James River, toward Drewrys Bluff. Early in June, 1864, 
when the Army of the James was shut in the peninsula at Ber- 
muda Hundred, Gen. Butler called for a volunteer scout to venture 
within tlie enemy's lines and secure information as to the opposing 
army's position and numbers. Young Manning presented himself, 
and left on his dangerous journey on the niglit of June 7. Secret- 
ing himself as much as possible by day, he improved every oppor- 
tunity to scout under cover of darkness, and at the end of the 
third night had gained such information that, could he have re- 
turned then, the time, treasure and blood spent before Petersburg 
might have been spared, as the place could then have been captured 
with small loss. He was, however, captured by the Confederates 
on the third night, when ready to make his return, and taken to 
Andersonville prison. He was to be court-martialled as a spy, 
but in a transfer of prisoners the already-prepared charges were 
lost, and the trial postponed. He was taken to Macon stockade, 
from which place he escaped, but was recaptured and started 
toward Andersonville again, on a railroad train. When the latter 
was running at full speed he contrived to leap off and, escaping 
death, again fled. He was pursued by men and bloodhounds, 
overtaken in a swamp, bitten by the dogs and retaken. Back in 
Andersonville once more he was threatened with the old charge 
and was to be tried as a spy, but he did not wait for trial. Some 
of the other prisoners, in a condition of despair and desperation, 
took the oath of allegiance and enlisted in the Confederate army. 
Manning watched his chance, managed to slip out with the squad 
and, without taking the oath, became temporarily a wearer of " the 



558 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Gray." He had a fixed purpose iu mind, and, when the first bat- 
tle occurred, ran for the Union lines, beiu,' fired upon by both 
parties. He was seized by the Northern troops and sent to one 
of their prisons, from which he was released as soon as his iden- 
tity and loyalty could be formally established. After a short 
period of recuperation he rejoined his regiment at Richmond, 1865, 
Apr., ten mouths later than the beginning of his special service 
and first capture. He was promoted to be sergeant in a highly com- 
plimentary special order, and, when the war fully ended, was 
honorably discharged, June 16, and returned home. He had been 
an earnest Christian from youth, and then decided to enter the 
ministry. To secure funds he lectured a score or more times, the 
following winter, on army life and prison adventures, and with 
success. In the spring of 1866 he entered Phillips Academy, 
Andover, Mass. His funds being insufficient he added other labor 
to enable him to work his way through the theological seminary, 
but the hardships of Andersonville had impaired his health and 
illness compelled him to leave his studies in the spring of 1867. 
Neither change of climate nor other means afforded relief, and he 
died at Warwick, unmarried, 1868, Sep. 4. The former chaplain 
of his regiment, Henry Clay Trumbull, preached the funeral ser- 
mon, and, later, wrote an account of young Manning's life and 
services which, under the title of -'The Captured Scout of the 
Army of the James," a book of 60 pages, was published at Bos- 
ton, 1869, by Nichols and Noyes, and of which the sketch here 
given is an abridgement. Mr. Manning had so endeared himself 
to his classmates at Andover Theological Seminary that they 
united iu placing a handsome marble shaft over his grave in the 
Warwick cemeter\'. 

2192. MARY VIRGINIAniANNING (Joel,^ Joel,^ Saml.,6 
Saml.,5 john,4 Saml.,3 Wm ,^ Wm.i) b. 1829, Oct. 19, at Browns- 
ville, Jackson Co., 111. She resides at Joliet. Shem. 1854, Feb. 1, 
Henry Fish, b. 1819, Dec. 19, at Champion, N. Y. He was a 
banker and manufacturer. He was a son of Calvin B. and Cla- 
rissa (Sterling) Fish, and grandson of Nathaniel and Mary (Bacon) 
Fish, of Bozrah, Ct. Henry Fish d. 1899, June 2 1 , at Joliet. Ch., 
b. at Joliet : 

3265. George Manning (Fish) b. 1855, Jan. 27. 

3266. Jennie Clara (Fish) b. 1857, Mch. 31 ; d. 1858, Sep. 3. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 559 

3267. Charles Manning (Fish) b. 1859, Aug. 1 ; resides at Joliet. He 

m. tliere (1st) 1887, Feb. 1, Louise Steel, wlio d. 1892, Feb. 8; 
and (2d) 1898, May 18, Helen E. Thompson. Ch., b. at Joliet: 
I. Mary Louise, b. 1889, June 5; by first marriage. II. Jennie, 
b. 1899, Feb. 20; by second marriage. 

3268. Henry Manning (Fish) b. 1862, Feb. 12. 

2196. JOHN RANDALL9 MANNING (Jobu B.,8 .Joel,' 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,^ Suml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1826, Aug. 3, at 
Andover, Vt. In 1838 his parents went West, and he was for a 
time at what is now Big Bend, Wis., but they soon returned to Vt. 
In 1857 he made the Western journey again, going first to Green- 
castle, Ind. ; then to Delphi; then to Hudson, Wis., and to St. 
Paul, Minn. ; then returned to Indiana, purchased horses and cat- 
tle and drove k) Hudson. This was in 1858. In the fall of 1859 
he went to La Crosse Co., Wis., where he remained about a year, 
and then removed to Adams Co., where he resided during the war 
of the Rebellion, engaged in farming. From 1866 to 1869 he lived 
at Weston, Vt., and then returned West, traveled in Wisconsin 
and Iowa, and wintered at West Salem, La Crosse Co., Wis. In 
1870 he went to Eli<ader, Iowa, where he was engaged at the car- 
penter trade until 1875. In that year, having previously been to 
Dakota (then a territory) and taken land under the homestead and 
timber claim acts, he removed to that place, settled on his land and 
began making impi'ovements. There he has since resided, his lo- 
cation being near Valley Springs, Minnehaha Co., S. D. He was 
a member of the territorial legislature in 1885, and took part in 
Dakota's efforts to obtain her rights of Statehood. He is now 
postmaster of theBooge P. 0. Hem. 1851, Dec. 24, Sarah Eliza, 
dau. of James and Eliza (Tarbell) Coleman, b. 1834, Mch. 20, at 
Chester, Vt. Ch. : 

3269. John William, b. 1870, Feb. 19, at West Salem, Wis. ; m. 1899, 

Jan. 2, Bertha Nelings, of Beadle Co., S. D. 

3270. Fred Randall, b. 1873, Jan. 22, at Ellvader, la. ; d. 1874, Oct. 4. 

2210. WALTER BIERCE^ MANNING (Levi,^ Levi,' 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1851, Oct. 13, at 
Akron, Ohio. He graduated from the Akron High School, and 
was later a music-teacher in that city, and in northei'n Indiana, 
and St. Louis, Mo. In 1874 he accepted the chair of music on 
the faculty of Drury College, at Springfield, Mo. Three years 



560 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

later he resigned and entered the preparatory department of the 
same college as a student in the academic course. After one year 
he went to Colorado for his health, and finished his course at 
Colorado College, Colorado Springs. On leaving college in 1881, 
being still in delicate health, he embarlved in the photographing 
business, which he carried on through the mining towns of Colo- 
rado and New Mexico. Subsequent!}^, he located at Kokomo, 
lud., and remained five years, after which he removed to George- 
town, Ohio, and continued his occupation as a photographer for 
several years, and then removed to Elyria. He m. at West Mid- 
dletowu, Ind., 1<S87, Sep. 6, Ella Francis, formerly of New York 
Citj'. Ch., b. at Georgetown : 

3271 Le\t Fraxcis, b. 1889, Feb. 8 ; d. 1889, Aug. 1.5. 

3272. Eva Emelixe, b. 1890, May 13. 

3273. Walter H. Ashley, b. 1893, Dec. 13. 

2211. ALBERT TAYLOR'' MANNING (Levi,« Levi,7 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1853, Dec. 20, at 
Akron, Ohio. He began as a farmer, and, in 1878, engaged at 
that calling near Larned, Pawnee Co., Kan. Two or three years 
later he returned to Ohio and conducted a farm near Akron. In 
1886 he located in that city aud was for a few j^ears emploj^ed by 
a manufacturing company, after which he removed to Cleveland. 
He m. at Akron, 1878, Aug. 21, Sadie Lavina Waite, b. 1858, 
Jan. 1, at Boston, Summit Co., O. Ch. : 

3274. Roger Waite, b. 1882, Oct. 20, at Akron. 

3275. Kent Samuel, b. 1891, Sep. 9, at Clevelaud. 

2221. JAMES HENRY9 MANNING (Wm.,« Levi,^ Saml.,6 
Saml.,5 john,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1847, Aug. 23, at Parish- 
ville, N. Y. His boyhood from his second year was passed in 
Ohio. In 1872 he removed to Giant township, Mich., and was 
clerk five years, supervisor four years and postmaster four years. 
In 1888 he removed to the village of Ashland (Lake P. O.), where 
he was at once appointed postmaster. In business he was a mer- 
chant. He was active in politics, representing his town in nearly 
every county convention of his party from the time he went to 
Michigan, and was generally a member of the county committee. 
He m, at Penfield, 0., 1870, Sep. 28, Sarah Jane, dan. of George 
W. and Thalia (Shaw) Allen, b. 1849, Apr. 16, at Hinkley, O. 
Mr. Manning d. 1892, Aug. 18. Ch. : 




(No. 2234.) 




DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 561 

3276. RowENA Mabel, b. 1871, July 21, at Wellington, O. ; m. 1893, 

Mch. 15, William Bullis. Ch. : I. Mabel R., b. 1894, Jan. 6. 
II. Alice S., b. 1895, Mch. 12. III. George H., b. 1897, June 
12. 

3277. WiLLLVM Allen, b. 1872, Aug. 19, at Carlisle, O. ; d. 1875, Feb. 18. 

3278. Percy Russell, b. 187-t, Oct. 15, at Grant; unm., 1899. 

3279. Thalia, b. 1879, Mch. 31, at Grant; unm., 1899. 

2222. ELVINALEXIS9 MANNING (Wm.,^ Levi,' Saml.,^ 
Saml.,5 Jolm,4 Sa:nl.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1849, Sep. 5, at Akron, 
Ohio. He lived at home until the death of his father, and after 
that worked oa a farm by the month for three years ; then worked 
at cheese making until 1881. At that time he purchased a farm at 
Brighton, Lorain Co., where he resided until 1886. On account 
of ill health he then leased his farm and removed to La Grange, in 
the same county, where he had charge of a cheese and batter 
factory for several years, but returned in 1891 to Brighton, his 
present home (1900). He m. 1880, Jan. 14, Jessie Emma, dau. 
of James and Adaline (West) Sheldon, b. 1862, Jan. 5, at "Well- 
ington. Ch. : 

3280. Mabel Ejima, b. 1881, Nov. 22, at Brighton; unm., 1899. 

3281. Lucia E., b. 1890, Oct. 28, at LaGrange. 

2232. EDMUND TAYL0R9 MANNING (Edmund T.,8 
Levi,' Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1841, Nov. 
20. A soldier of the Rebellion in Co. A, 16th Iowa Infantry ; en- 
listed in 1862, and honorably discharged in 1863 by reason of dis- 
ability. He has resided largely in Chicago, 111., and Toronto, 
Can. He m. (1st) Cliarlotte Van Dusen, by whom he had several 
children, all of whom died but one. He m. (2d) at Toronto, 
1882, July 1, Mrs. Phebe C. Adams. The ch. of this marriage 
were : 

3281a. Saeah Susette, b. 1883, Apr. 25; m. at Chicago, 1901, Apr. 2i, 

Edwin F. Wales. 
32816. Florence Elizabeth, b. 1884, July 1. 
3281c. Henry Ernest, b. 1885, Dec. 27; d. aged 4 years. 

2234. JOHN LELAND9 MANNING (Edmund T.,«Levi,7 

Saml.,6 SamL,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1847, Apr. 12, at 

South Bend, Ind. He was with the 16th Iowa Idfantry, in the 

early part of the war of the Rebellion, and speut his fifteenth 

36 



562 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

birthday encamped on the old battle-field of Shiloh. He enlisted 
Ma}', 1864, in Co. F, 44th Iowa Infantry, and was honorably dis- 
charged as corporal of that company at expiration of his term of 
service. Subsequently, he attended the Iowa State University, 
and went to Chicago, 111., in September, 1868. He was admitted 
to the bar as practicing attorney, 1869, Dec. 6; to the United 
States District and Circuit Courts in 1875, and is still in practice 
in that city. He has also been actively connected with other lines 
of business, and has long been manager of the Veterans' Police 
Patrol and Detective Agency. He was elected Commander of 
Ulysses S. Grant Post 28, G. A. R., for 1900, and, subsequently, 
President of the Commanders Association, composed of the forty 
commanders of the forty Posts of the G. A. R. in Chicago and 
Cook County, and representing 4,000 veterans of the war of 1861. 
He ra. 1885, Sep. 24, Eva Emily Johnson. Ch. : 

3282. Florence Leland, b. 1887, May 4. 

3283. Eva Leland, b. 1892, Mch. 2 ; d. 1893, Oct.'l9. 

2235. CHARLES DEXTERO MANNING (Edmund T.,8 
LqyW Saml.,6 Saml.,^ John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1848, 
Sep. 2, at Dixon, 111. He was graduated from the Rush Medical 
College as a physician and surgeon in 1870, and practiced for 
several years in Iowa and Kansas. In 1881 he removed to Chi- 
cago, 111., where he afterwards resided and practiced medicine 
until his death. He was an able and well-known physician, and 
highly respected. He m. at Comanche, la., 1873, Sep. 25, Liz- 
zie A. Goddard. Dr. Manning d. in consequence of an accident, 
1898, Sep. 24, in Chicago. His widow now resides at Pasadena, 
Cal. Ch. : 

3284. John Vernon, b. 1876, Nov. 30; d. 1878, Nov. 16. 

3285. Hugh Lyon, b. 1878, Apr. 30. 

3286. Charles Leland, b. 1882, June 15. 

2238. CHARLES9 MANNING (Joseph,^ Joseph,^ Saml.,^ 
Saml.,5 John, 4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1838, Mch. 1, at Bing- 
hamton, N. Y, He resided at Eden, Lincoln Co., S. Dak., 1892, 
and, in 1900, at Colfax, Placer Co., Cal. He m. 1858, Nov. 28, 
Clarinda Melissa, dau. of Joseph and Diana Waldorf, b. 1840, 
Jan. 26, in Trumbull Co., Ohio. Ch., b. in Grant Co., "Wis. : 

3287. Ida Lusetta, b. 1859, Aug. 13; d. 1862, Feb. 3. 

3288. Chakles Albert, b. 1861, July 19. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM 3IANNING. 563 

3289. EvALESTE Gertrude, b. 1865, Mch. 19, at North Andover, "Wis.; 

res. Oswego, Ore.; m. at Hudson, S. D., 1883, July 4, Alonzo 
Fairfield, son of Albert and Adaline (Hosington) Waldorf, b. 
1859, Sep. 29, at Waterloo, Wis. Ch. : I. Walter, b. 1884, 
Mch. 26, at Rock Valle}', la. II. Beatrice, b. 1886, Mch. 4, at 
R. V. ; d. 1893, Jan. 30. III. Lillian, b. 1888, June 3, at R. 
V. ; d. 1896, June 16. IV. Eugene, b. 1891, Mch. 19, at R. V. 
V. Edna, b. 1894, Oct. 30, at Oswego, Ore. 

3290. Thaddeus Sobiski, b. 1867, July 22; res. Hudson, S. D. ; num., 

1899. 

3291. LiLLiAX, b. 1872, Oct. 7; d. 1872, Feb. 21. (One of these dates 

is wrong. ) 
8292. Freejlvn, b. 1874, Nov. 23; res. Hudson; unm., 1899. 
3293. Joseph Lejiuel, b. 1878, Aug. 12; res. Hudson; unm., 1899. 

2252. RODNEY CHAPIN^ MANNING (Saml. R.,8 Beuj. J 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,4 Saml.,MYm.,2 Wm.') b. 1842, June 22, 
at Waukesha, "Wis. After the death of his mother's second hus- 
band he was bound to service with a family near Berlin, Wis., 
but, when 17 years old, was released on account of ill treatment, 
from which he never fully recovered. After this he worked for a 
while on a farm, and then went to Rural township, 111., and 
worked for his mother's third husband. Several years were thus 
divided between residence in 111. and Wis., he going from one 
place to another as circumstances directed, and improving what 
chance he had to attend school. In August, 1862, he enlisted in 
Co. C, 102d Regt. Illinois Vols., and went to the front as a sol- 
dier of the Rebellion. Early in 1863 the regiment was mounted 
and detailed for duty at R. R. Bridge, near Gallatin, Tenn., and, 
in 1864. it joined General Sherman in the "march to the sea." 
June 27, 1864, at the battle of Resaca (?) young Manning was 
wounded in the hand by a sharpshooter's bullet, while leading a 
squad of men in that charge. This wound disabled him for fur- 
ther dutj' ; hence, in September, 1864, he was honorably dis- 
charged. He returned to Illinois a physical wreck, and d. at 
Rural township, 1866, Dec. 18. He was unmarried. 

2253. JOHN R0DMAN9 MANNING (Saml. R.,8 Benj.,7 
Saml.,6 Saml, 5 John,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1845, Nov. 10, at 
Waukesha, Wis. After his mother's third marriage, in 1854, he 
went to live with his uncle Edward Manning, at Waukau, where 
he remained, engaged at farm-work in the summer and attending 
school three months each winter, until the fall of 1861, when he 



564 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

went to Rural, Rock Island Co., 111., and worked about five j^ears 
for his mother's husband, Henry I. Jordan. In Sep., 18G6, he 
entered Eclectic Medical College, at Cincinnati. He commenced 
the practice of medicine under preceptor J. R. Hadsell, June, 
1867, but soon abandoned it for school-teaching, which vocation 
he followed for 15 years. In Aug., 1882, on account of failing 
health, he purchased a tract of laud in Deer Creek township, 
"Wayne Co., Neb., where he now resides (post office address, 
Carroll). He is a stock-feeder and dealer; is feeding cattle ex- 
tensively, and, in March, 1900, had over 1,000 head in feed lots. 
He runs an elevator and feed-mill, where his two older sons are 
employed. In 1898, Jan. 11, he lost his right arm, which was 
chopped into inch pieces in a feed cutter. He immediately rallied, 
and on the fourth day was attending to his business. In the fall 
of 1888 he was elected State Senator, and represented the Tenth 
District, comprising the counties of Madison, Pierce, Stanton and 
Wayne, during the twenty-first session of the Legislature. He m. 
at Orion, 111., 1867, Aug. 20, Mary Teressa, dan. of Eran and 
Magdalin Hamor, b. 1846, Nov. 10, at Granville, Pa. Ch. : 

3294. Henry Eodney, b. 1868, Aug. 14, in Rural township, 111. 

3295. Abbie Maria, b. 1871, Aug. 31, iu Rural tp. ; a teacher in the Car- 

roll schools, 1900. 

3296. Guy Rodman, b. 1874, Mch. 18, in Western tp , 111. 

3297. Maky, b. 1877, Apr. 30, in Western tp. ; cl. 1897, Jan. 20. 

3298. Sidney Roy, b. 188:^, Jan. 26, in Deer Creek tp.. Neb. 

3299. Phil Richard, b. 1887, Nov. 18, in Deer Creek tp. 

2254. SAMUEL R0DMAN9 MANNING (Wm. R.,8 Benj.,^ 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1838, Apr. 21, at 
Smithville, N. Y. His youth was chiefly passed in Wisconsin. His 
occupation has been that of a school-teacher, he having been prin- 
cipal of Wilton Seminary, Wilton Junction, Iowa, and of the At- 
lantic High School, Atlantic, Cass Co., Iowa. Later, he returned 
to Wisconsin, where he was three years treasurer of the town of 
Russell, Lincoln Co. His present home (1900) is at Bloomville, 
near Merrill, in the last named county. He m. 1862, Aug. 10, Car- 
oline, dau. of Amos M. and Harriet (Hurlbut) Dunten, b. 1837, 
Sep. 21, at Plessis, Jeff. Co., N. Y. Ch. : 

3300. Harriet Maude, b. 1864, Aug. 27, at Wasioja, Minn. ; m. 1890, 

June 1, Herbert F. Rice. Ch., b. at Bloomville : I.Annabel 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 565 

Ho^ve, h. 1891, Sep. 29. II. .Florence Liliau, b. 1894, Dec. 1. 
III. Rodman Brewster, b, 1898, Jan. 21. 

3301. Fannie Felicia, b. 1872, Feb. 8, at Atlantic, la. ; d. 1872, Aug. 16. 

3302. Ben Edward, b. 1873, May 20, at Edna, la. He resides, 1900, at 

Milladore, Wood Co., Wis., and is an accountant. He m. 1896, 
Apr. 15, Mary Edna Bump. Cli. : Carolyn Dorothy, b. 1897, 
Aug. 28, at Bloomville. 

2258. EDWARD CARUS^ MANNING (Wm. R.,8 Benj.,^ 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 Johu,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Win.i) b. 1850, Oct. 24, at 
Waukau, Wis. He is a physician at Los Angeles, Cal.,and now, 
or recently, president of the Imperial Savings and Loan Co. He 
m. 1872, Mch. 30, Emma Gould, dau. of William Augustus and 
Laura Cook (Halsey) Terry, b. 1851, Apr. 1, at Southampton, 
L. I., New York. Ch. : 

3303. Merle Francis, b. 1872, Dec. 30, at Oshlcosli, Wis. ; in 1900 a 

member of the Greek Slave Opera Co. ; uum. 
3301. William Rodman, b. 1875, Dec. U, at Mendota, III. ; in 1900 
studying surgery in Denver, Col. ; unm. 

3305. Edward Earl, b. 1889, May 26, at Los Angeles. 

2280. FRED EUGENE'' MANNING (ElsouW.,8 Solomon,' 
Solomon,^ Wm.,^ Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1865, June 22, 
at Fitehburg, Mass. Resides in his native city. He m, Johanna 
Doolan. Ch., b. at Fitehburg: 

3306. Elson Joseph, b. 1894, Apr. 14. 

3307. Ruth Alice, b. 189(), June 18. 

3308. Mildred Pauline, b. 1898, July 6. 

2285. WILLIAM SANB0RN9 MANNING (Mark S.,^ 
Saml.,'^ Solomon, 6 Wm.,^ Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ WmA) b. 1856, 
Mch. 28, at Charlestown, Mass. He is a machinist, residing at 
Stoneham (1900). He m. 1881, Nov. i, Flora L. Clough, b. 1859, 
Aug. 28, at Lisbon, N. H. Ch. : 

3309. Mark Smith, b. 1881, Apr. 9, at Charlestown; d. 1886, Mch. 28. 

3310. Harry William, b. 1887, Apr. 15, at Melro.se. 

3311. Olive Cromby, b. 1889, Mch. 28, at Melrose; d. 1890, July 27. 

2286. EDWIN BRINTNALL^ MANNING (Mark S.,^ 
Saml.," Solomou,6 Wm.,-"^ Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1858, 
June 18, at Charlestown, Mass. He graduated from the Charlestown 
High School, and then entered the Boston post-office as clerk, where 



566 THE MANNING FAMELY. 

he has remained for nearly 25 years. After residing 23 years in his 
native phxce he removed to Chelsea, where his home has since 
been. He m. (1st) 1878, Apr. 25, Alice Jane, dau. of David B. 
and Jane D. Fox, b. 1856, Aug. 31, at Charlestown, and d. 1878, 
Aug. 11 ; and (2d) 1880, July 6, Leila Olive, dau. of Edmund A. 
and Lucretia J. Capen, b. 1860, Feb. 4, at Chelsea, and d. 1885, 
Feb. 13; and (3d) 1886, June 16, Isabel Sarah Lauriat Call, b. 
1853, July 3, in Boston, a dau. of Philip and Octavia Call. 

Ch. of Edivin B. and Leila 0. Manning : 

3312. Edith Olive, b. 1882, Jan. 11, at Charlestown. 

3313. Arthur Mark, b. 1883, Sep. 15, at Clielsea. 

Ch. of Edwin B. and Isabel Manning : 

3314. Isabel Rea, b. 1887, June 20, at Chelsea. 

2291. DANIEL9 MANNING (Jacob,« Jacob,^ Jacob,^ Ja- 
cob,5 Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.>) b. 1820, Feb. 24, at Chelms- 
ford, Mass. His parents soon removed to Greenwood, N. Y., with 
which place he was identified both in youth and manhood. By oc- 
cupation he was a farmer and lumberman. He occupied the same 
farm with his father, and at his death they owned about 400 acres, 
a part covered with valuable timber, and a part under good culti- 
vation. He was much esteemed, and a leading man in the town. 
He held various town offices, including that of supervisor, and filled 
them with honor to himself. He was of sterling worth ; a man of 
few words, but one who always spoke to the purpose. Although 
not a church-member he lived a Christian life, and was very con- 
scientious in his regard for the Sabbath. He m. 1844, Dec. 24, 
Lucinda, dau. of John and Mary Martin, b. 1823, Oct. 23, at Fre- 
mont, N. Y. She d. 1881, Apr. 13 ; Mr. Manning d. 1865, Oct. 
15, both at Greenwood. Ch., b. at Greenwood: 

3315. Merrill Edward, b. 1845, Nov. 22. He was first a farmer; then 

worked on the raUroad for a time, and traveled a good deal 
tlirouuh the Western States. Hem. 1867, Sep. 5, Sarah E., 
dau. of Thomas Davis, b. 1847, Nov. 12, at Alfred. Mr. Manning 
d. 1884, Apr. 3, at HoruellsviUe. Ch. : Blanche, b. 1883, Mch. 
25 ; d. 1884, Mch. 26. 

3316. Mahala Alice, b. 1847, Nov. 12; d. 1874, Jan. 28; m. 1872, May 

30, Albert Rogers, recently of Bradford, Pa. Ch. : Manning, 
b. 1874, Jan. 27; d. 1874, Sep. 20. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 567 

3317. Chapin Stephen, b. 1850, May 25. 

3318. Mary IIortense, b. 1855, Mch. 13 ; res.Whiteville ; m. 1876, Mch. 1, 

Frank M. Bassett, a merchant, b. 1853, Jan. 11, and cl. 1897, 
Mcb. 4. Ch. : I. Harry, b. 1877, Feb. 15. II. Berwick C, b. 
1880, Jan. 14; cl. 1898, Apr. 25. III. Guy, b. 1886, July 13. 

2292. JACOB MERRILL^ MANNING (Jacob,^ Jacob,'' 
Jacob,6 Jacob,5 Wm.," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1824, Dec. 31, at 
Gieenwoocl, N. Y. He graduated at Amherst College in 1850, aud 
at Andover Theological Seminary in 1853. He was ordained to the 
miuistr}' 185-1, Jan. 3, and installed as pastor of the Mystic Con- 
gregational Church, at Medford, Mass., with which society he re- 
mained until 1857, March, when he was installed as assistant 
pastor to Rev. Dr. Blagden, of the historic Old South Church, Bos- 
ton. After the retirement of the latter, 1872, Oct., Mr. Manning 
became the active pastor. During the many years of his pastorale 
he had charge with Dr. Blagden of the Chambers street Chapel, 
the two preaching therein alternately. In October, 1862, in the 
days of the war of the Rebellion, he went out as chaplain of the 
43d Mass. regiment, and served as such until the regiment was 
mustered out, nine months later. On his return he suffered from 
fever, the germs of which were contracted in service, and his health 
was so impaired that he never fully recovered. He lectured some- 
what, especially at Andover from 1866 to 1872, aud with success, 
but abandoned this field in order to give closer attention to pas- 
toral duties. In 1867 he received the degree of Doctor of Divin- 
ity from Amherst College. He was a well-known and strong in- 
tellectual writer upon theological subjects. His published works, 
with date of publication, were as follows: Ministerial Education, 
1859 ; New Year's Address, 1859 ; The Soldier of Freedom, 1862 ; 
Sickness aud its Lessons, 1863 ; Peace under Liberty, 1865 ; Sermon 
on the Death of Abraham Lincoln, 1865 ; The Conversion of our 
Country, 1870 ; Half Truths and the Truth, 1873 ; Helps to a Life 
of Prayer, 1875 ; The Carnival of Crime, 1875 ; Samuel Hurd 
Walley, 1878 ; Christian Missions and the Social Ideal, 1880, and 
Charles Stoddard, 1883. In March, 1882, when the twenty-fifth 
year of his association with the Old South Church ended, he be- 
came pastor emeritus, aud departed this life eight months later. 
As a preacher he was especially attractive ; free from sensational- 
ism, but vigorously grappling with the intellect and the conscience, 
with a vivacity aud candor of conception, a clearness of statement, 



568 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

a breadth of learning and a calmness of spirit which made his dis- 
courses not only worth listening to, but which attracted and held 
his audiences. Although pastor of one of the richest ecclesiastical 
corporations in the country, he felt himself in no manner lifted 
above his brethren whose lot in this respect was different. In doc- 
trine he was incorrupt, by temperament and conviction he was a 
reformer. Although of a retiring disposition, he won many friends 
through his earnest, disinterested labor and superior intellectual 
force. He was widely esteemed and honored, and known as a 
sound scholar and clear thinker, and as one of the safest men in 
his denomination ; while, as a pastor, his first object was to bring 
his parishioners into a close relation with God. He m. 1854, Aug. 
15, Anna Berwick, dau. of Joel William and INIary Burden (Le- 
gare) Feun, b. 1835, July 25, at Charleston, S. C She resides 
(1900) at Brookline, Mass. Rev. Dr. Manning d. 1882, Nov. 29, 
at Portland, Me., while away from home. Ch. : 

3319. Susan Huntington, b. 1857, May 6, in Boston, where she now 

resides. She m. 1890, June 3, Ilev. George A. Gordon, D.D. 
Ch. : Ruth Manning', b. 1895, Jan. 10, in Boston. 

3320. Berwick, b. 1859, Jan. 21, in Boston; d. 188i, Aug. 6. 

3321. Anna Fuller, b. 18G0, Oct. 6, in Boston ; unra., 1899. 

3322. Jessie Greenwood, b. 18G2, Sep. 14, in Boston; resides Cleveland, 

O. ; m. 1889, Oct. 22, Willard M. Clapp. 

3323. Alice Basnett, b. 18C6, July 20, at Greenwood, N. Y. ; res. San 

Francisco, Cal. ; m. 1899, Apr. 3, Henry B. Montague. 
3324:. Horace, b. 1869, Nov. 25, in Boston; res. (1900) London; Eug. ; 
m. 1900, Apr. 4, Bessie Gernen. 

2296. JOSEPHS MANNING (Solomon,^ Jacob,"? Jacob,^ 
Jacob,^ Wm.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1821, Apr. 22, at Tyugs- 
boro, Mass. His childhood and early youth were passed at Bed- 
ford, N. H. In 1849 he settled in Reading, Mass., where he lived 
six years, and then removed to Pepin, "Wis., when to be a pioneer 
meant privations and hardship. He struggled bravely wilh adver- 
sity which followed the general financial depression of 1857, and 
gradually built up a business in the line of real estate and invest- 
ments. In 1868 he removed to Lake City, Minn., of which place 
he was thereafter a resident, and where he continued the last-named 
business as long as he lived, after which it passed to his son. 
During these years in the West he held many town and county 
oflSces. He was always identified with church and Sunday school 




I 



(No. 2297.) 
JACOB W. MANNING. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 569 

work, and contributed generously to their support. He m. at Bed- 
ford, 1849, Oct. 25, Miriam Noyes, dan. of Ebenezer and Jane 
(Noyes) Hall, b. 1824, Mch. 20, at Boscawen, N. H. Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1898, Apr. G, at Lake City. Ch. : 

3325. RosiNELLA, b. 1851, Sep. 8, at Reading (generally known as Rose 

N.); d. 1S99, Mcli. 19, at Lake Citj^; m. there 1875, Nov. 30, 
Nelson Cook, son of Joseph and Sibyl (Clark; Childs) Pike, 
b. 1848, Nov. 18, at Warren, Lake Co., 111. Ch., b. at Lake 
City: I. Jay Nelson, b. 1876, Oct. 1. II. Roy Manning, b. 
1879, Sep. 29. 

3326. Sakah, b. 1853, Apr. 26, at Reading; iinm., 1899. 

3327. Vallie Feances, b. 1857, Oct. 8, at Pepin ; res. Lake City ; m. 

there 1876, Oct. 31, Charles Edward, son of John and Ann 
Maria (Mitchell) Dutcher, b. 1852, May 13, at Waiipun, Fond 
du Lac Co., Wis. Ch., b. at Lake City: I. Charles Russell, b. 
1878, Apr. 8. II. Miriam Pearl, b. 1885, July 8. 

3328. Charles Russell, b. 1858, Oct. 24, at Pepin; d. 1860, July 23. 

3329. Eben Joseph, b. 1862, Jan. 15, at Pepin. 

2297. JACOB WARREN^ MANNING (Solomou,^ Jacob,' 
Jacob,6 Jacob,5Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1826, Feb. 20, 
at Bedford, N. H. In boyhood he went to the district school, for 
the most part in winter oul}', and then often teaming wood one 
day and attending school the next, in turns with his brother Joseph. 
He spent one year at the academy in Francestown, N. H. In 
1847, Mch. 15, at the age of 21, he went to Chelmsford, Mass., to 
work on the Carleton farm, where a large variety of fruit was 
grown, and, the following winter, superintended the lumber-cutting 
on the old Stanley farm in Wilmington. Thence he returned to 
the Carleton farm, where he received $16 a month, earning $180, 
of which he saved $150. In March, 1849, he became foreman of 
the Wmnesimmet Nursery, at Chelsea, and in April planted the 
first plants propagated from the original Houghton gooseberries 
and Concord grape-vine. About this time he first became identi- 
fied with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, which he joined 
in 1858. In 1850 he was gardener for John J. May, of Dorches- 
ter, and in 1851 for Nathaniel Frothingham, of Burlington, where 
he employed many men in extensive improvements. In 1852 he 
laid out the grounds of Levi A. Dowley, in Brattleboro, Vt., and 
planted orchards. He then went to Reading, Mass., and in June, 
1854, bought the "home grounds " of the Reading Nursery, and 
published his first card as nurseryman and landscape gardener. 



570 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

During a visit in September to Chicago, Denmark, Ta., St. Louis, 
etc., he saw victims of the prevailing cholera epidemic. The next 
winter he helped his brother Solomon clear off a wood-lot in Bed- 
ford, N. H., at one time himself cutting 90 cords of wood in 30 
days. Later, he attended French's Business College in Boston for 
a few weeks. In the spring of 1855 he began work in the Read- 
ing Nurser}', of which he is still proprietor. During the 45 years 
of its existence he has shipped plants to parks and private places 
in nearly every State in the Union, and to many foreign countries. 
He has introduced to cultivation new varieties of fruits and orna- 
mental trees, and was one of the first to recognize and urge the 
value of the native shrubs and trees for ornamental plantations. 
He has given advice regarding the arrangement and planting of 
many private estates in New England, and has kept constantly 
informed regarding all branches of his business by frequently vis- 
iting nurseries and attending conventions of nurserymen. He is 
recognized as an authority on fruits. His introduction of Cutter's 
Seedling strawberry in 1859 and the Dracut Amber grape first 
brought him distinction as a nurseryman. He also introduced to 
cultivation the John Sweet and Granite Beauty apples. Smith Seed- 
ling gooseberry, and the Dwarf Woodward arbor-vitse. For the 
latter he received two medals from the Mass. Horticultural Society. 
In 1897 he introduced the Cutleaf Staghorn sumach, which he 
found in Maine in 1892. He first advocated (in 1857) the sweet 
pepper {Clethra alnifolid) for cultivation ; also the Yucca Jflamen- 
tosa. He was on a committee of three to select books for a library 
relating to agriculture and horticulture in Reading; this being 
merged with the Franklin Library became the nucleus of the pres- 
ent Reading Public Library. He was for 10 years a member of 
the fruit committee of the Mass. Horticultural Society, for 15 
years a trustee and on committees of the Middlesex Agricultural 
Society, and he has also been an active member of the North 
Middlesex Agricultural Society. Since joining the American Pom- 
ological Society in 1860 he is tlie only member who has never 
failed to attend a meeting. He joined the American Nursery- 
men's Association at its third meeting in 1878, and has attended 
every meeting since, a record equalled by only one other member. 
He has been Vice President for Massachusetts of the American 
Horticultural Society, and, at its last meeting in Austin, Tex., 
served on the committee on fruit. At the Philadelphia Centennial 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 571 

he received the Wilder medal for his exhibit of 28 varieties of 
fruit. He planted the grounds about the Massachusetts Building 
at the Chicago World's Fair, and received a medal for his exhibit. 
He enjoyed traveling greatly, and has a remarkable memory for 
dates and events connected therewith. In all he has traveled over 
125,000 miles on this continent in trips of no less than 500 miles 
each. He m. 1858, Dec. 25, Lydia Brooks Chandler, b. 1839, 
Sep. 19, at Concord, N, H. Her ancestry was Abiel'^ and Mary 
Lamsou (Felt), her parents; Maj. Timothy^ and Sarah (Abbot) ; 
Timothy^ and Elizabeth (Copp) ; Capt. John^ and Tabitha (Ab- 
bot), all of Concord; John"* and Hannah (Frye) ; Capt. John^ 
and Hannah (Abbot) ; Capt. Thomas^ and Hannah (Brewer), 
all of Andover, Mass. ; and William^ and Annis Chandler, the 
American founders, who settled at Roxbury, 1637, where William^ 
was freeman in 1G40. Ch. of Jacob W. and Lydia B. Manning, 
b. at Reading : 

3330. Warkex Hexky, b. 1860, Nov. 7. 
333L William Solomon, b. 1862, Dec. 8. 

3332. Jacob Woodward, b. 1866, June 1. 

3333. Abiel Chandler, b. 1874, Dec. 15; unm., 1900. He was educated 

in the Reading public schools, and at the Mitchell Boj's' school, 
in Billerica, for about three years from Feb., 1887; and, be- 
ginning in the fall of 1892, at Berlieley School, in Boston, for 
about two years. He and his younger brother are associated 
with their father in the nursery business, of which he is now 
manager. 

3334. Benjamin Fletcher, b. 1877, Jan. 6; unm., 1900. He attended 

the Reading public schools, and, in 1892-3, the Berlveley School, 
Boston. In 1894 he tooli a course in shop-worli and mechanical 
drawing in the School of Technology, Boston. With the 
Reading nursery he has given especially valuable aid in the 
moving of large trees. 

2299. DUDLEY HALL^ MANNING (Solomon,^ Jacob,"? 
Jacob,6 Jacob,5 Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1829, Oct. 24, at 
Bedford, N. H. His early years were spent on the farm. He at- 
tended the district school and, beginning when 19, the Normal 
Institute at Merrimac. Following this, he taught school one win- 
ter; then went to Reading, Mass., where he learned carpentry. 
For six months he attended Stratton's Commercial College, in 
Boston, and in May, 1856, went to Pepin, Wis., where he had 
charge of a lumber-yard and was contractor and builder until, with 



572 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

the opening of the Chippewa River for navigation in 1857, Pepin 
ceased to be the landing-place of supplies for the Northern Wis- 
consin lumber-mills. In consequence of this decrease in business 
and the money panic of 1856-7 he removed in Sep., 18G0, to an 
improved 400 acre farm in La Faj^ette Co. He continued farming 
for the next four years. In 1863, as township supervisor, he was 
commissioned by Gov. Solomon to obtain soldiers in the town of 
Gratiot, to make up the quota desired. For two years he was clerk 
of the school district. In Aug., 1865, he went to Pithole City, 
Venango Co., Pa., where he built oil-tanks and placed machinery 
connected with the oil-wells. In 1867 he returned to Wisconsin, 
settling in Shullsburg to follow his trade of contractor. In the 
fall of 1883 he purchased and improved a half-section farm in 
Osceola Co., la., the family removing to the adjoining town of 
Sibley. Here he placed farm-loans for his brother Joseph Manning. 
In 1887, for the sake of better educational facilities, tlie family 
removed to Grinnell, where he was contractor and builder. He 
was the inventor of Manning's Insect Destroyer, for the protec- 
tion of orchards, gardens, etc. At Reading he united in 1853 
with the Old South Congregational church, of which he was made 
trustee in 1855. Within a year after his arrival at Pepin he helped 
to organize the First Congregational church, and for three years 
was superintendent of the Union Sunday School. During his two 
years' stav in Pa. he was superintendent of the M. E. Sunday 
School of the town. Throughout the next 15 years he was closely 
identified with the Congregational church of Shullsburg, holding 
the offices of trustee, clerk, treasurer, deacon and choir-leader ; 
and during his four years residence at Sibley he was prominent in 
church-work and the temperance movement. He m. 1859, Oct. 
24, Ellen Malvina, dau. of Wilson and Elizabeth Ford (Meckling) 
Law, b. 1838, July 14, at Mercer, Pa. Mr. Manning d. 1900, 
Aug. 14, at Grinnell. Ch. : 

3335. Maey HAEmETT, b. 1860, Nov. 8, at Gratiot; d. 1861, Apr. 11. 

3336. Georgianna, b. 1862, Nov. 26, at Gratiot; res. Danielsou,Ct. ; m. 

atGriuuell, 1888, May 10, John Kaudall Davis. Ch. : I. Eileen 
Maj', b. 188'J, May 9, at Avoca, la. 11. Edward Maiming, b. 
1891, Aug. 15, at Grinnell. 

3337. Nellie Jane, b. 18G6. Oct. 19, at Gratiot; d. 1873, Jan. 12. 

3338. Lucy Maud Law, b. 18G9, Mch. 23, at Shullsburg; instructor in 

piano and pipe-organ, State College for the Blind, Vinton, la. ; 
unm.,1899. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 573 

3339. Myr A Nellie, b. 1872, Sep. 1, at Shullsburg; instructor in Eng- 

lisli, Iowa College Academy, Griimell; unin., 1899. 
8340. Ileex Law, b. 1877, June 2, at Shullsburg; d. 1877, July 27. 

2300. S0L0M0N9 MANNING (Soloinon,^ Jacob,^ Jacob,^ 
Jacob.MYm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.;^ Wm.i) b. 1831, Aug. 29, at Bed- 
ford, N. H. His youth was spent in active labor on his father's 
farm, except such time as he attended the district school, and 
McGaw Normal Institute at Reed's Ferry. As a young man he 
settled on and has since occupied the family homestead. Milk 
production has been his specialty for many years, to which have 
been added market gardening and lumbering. He has long been 
identified with the Presbyterian church, serving much of the time 
as teacher in the Sunday School, of which he was superintendent 
1866-68, the school then consisting of 300 members. He has 
served on the committee for repairing the church, and on the 
building committee when the vestry was erected in 1872. He was 
selectman in 1872, and a charter member and first ]\Iaster of Nar- 
ragansett Grange, which was organized in 1875. He served three 
years as Master, and, later, was Chaplain of the Grange. He was 
a member of the committee chosen by the town to represent its 
interests in the location of the Manchester & Milford branch of 
the Boston & INIaine railroad, which passes through Bedford Cen- 
ter. In 1900 he was unanimously elected to the State Legislature. 
He m. (1st) 1855, Nov. 29, Hannah M., dau. of Ebenezer and 
Mary (Holt) Jones, b. 1833, Sep. 4, at Audover, Mass., and d. 
1862, Oct. 2; and (2d) 18C3, Dec. 17, Anstress P., dau. of Na- 
thaniel and Sarah Ann (Parkhurst) Flint, b. 1833, Dec. 15, at 
Bedford. 

Ch. of Solomon and Hannah M. Manning : 

3341. Fraxk Ebenezer, b. 1858, Jan. 17, at Bedford. 

3342. Mary Ella, b. 1860, June 18, at Bedford; unin., 1899. 

Cli. of Solomon and Anstress Manning : 

3343. Harriet Flora, b. 1866, May 1, at Bedford; unm., 1899. 

3344. Welllam Solomox, b. 1867, Dec. 15, at Bedford. 

3345. Julia Lenora, b. 1869, Aug. 26, at Bedford; unm., 1899. 

3346. Margia Ann, b. 1872, Dec. 24, at Bedford; unm., 1899. 

2306. JOSEPH WARREN3 MANNING (Joseph, 8 Asa," 
Jacob,^ Jacob,5 Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1842, Dec. 20, 



574 THE MANlSnNG FAMILY. 

at Greenville, 111. He was chiefly reared in Michigan, and when 
a boy attended the district school and a few terms at the high 
school in Ann Arbor. When he was 19 the family removed to 
Corunna, where he entered the high school. He had taught the 
previous winter, and for the next five years alternated teaching 
and attending school, including over a year in the scientific depart- 
ment of the Michigan University. His health not being good he 
settled on a farm one mile west of Pittsburg, Shiawassee Co., and 
remained from 1867 to 1870. He was appointed in 18G8 to fill a 
vacancy as County Superintendent of Schools, and was afterwards 
elected by a heavy majority to fill the same office, despite the fact 
that he was on a ticket very much in the minority in the county. 
After his second marriage he removed to Vernon, where he was 
principal of the high school for a year, and next had a similar po- 
sition at Kellogg, Iowa ; but returned to Michigan after one year 
and was principal of the schools at Chesaning for three years. He 
was then for three years in the grocery business, during which time 
he was for two terms a member of the Board of Supervisors for 
Saginaw Co. He took charge of the Byron schools in 1879, and 
taught two years. As a teacher he was thorough and popular. 
Owing to ill health he next traveled seven years for Harper Broth- 
ers, the New York publishers, in the interests of their school 
books. After a short residence at Holly and at Flint he returned 
to the homestead at Chesaning, where he resided in 1889. He was 
a member of the Methodist church, and for many years a temper- 
ance worker. He d. 1890, July 20, at Fontiac, Mich. He m. 
(1st) 1867, Apr. 29, Mary Jane, dau. of William and Elizabeth 
(Cooper) Morrice, b. 1846, Feb. 18, at Perry, Mich., and d. 1870, 
Nov. 9 ; (2d) 1871, Sep. 28, Florence J., dau. of David and Sarah 
A. Clarkson, b. 1846, Apr. 14, at Northville, and d. 1874, Dec. 
15, at Chesaning; and (3d) 1875, June 6, Mrs. Mary D. (Slater) 
Marsden, dau. of and Mary Slater, b. 1841, Oct. 13. 

Ch. of Joseph W. and Mary J. Manning : 

3347. EffieMay, b. 1868, Feb. 15, at Pittsburg, Mich.; unm., 1899; 

a teacher at West Bay City. 

3348. George Albert, b. 18G9, Dec. 28, at Pittsburg. 

Ch. of Joseph W. and Sarah A. Manning : 

3349. Frank Erwin, b. 1872, Aug. 24, at Kellogg, la. ; cl. 1872, Dec. 24. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 575 

3350. Cora Amanda, b. 1873, Oct. 5, at Chesaning; unm., 1899; res. 

Utica, N. Y. 

Cli. of Joseph W. and Mary D. Manning : 

3351. John Eric, b. 1876, July 18, at Cbesaning ; res. Los Angeles, Cal. ; 

uum., 1899. In 1900 a soldier in Battery G, 3cl Heavy Artillery, 
U. S. Army, in the Pbilippine Islands. 

2309. ALBERT DUDLF.Y9 MANMING (Jesse,^ Jesse,' 
Jesse,6 Jacob,5 Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1820, Dec. 20, at 
Brookliue, N. H. He was reared in Billerica, Mass., but removed 
in 1854 to Mont Vernon, N. H., his present residence. He has 
always been a farmer. He m. 1849, Jan. 1, Nancy Jane, dan. of 
Zephaniah and Nancy (Manning) Kittredge, b. 1821, Aug. 15, at 
Mont Vernon (see No. 2323) . Ch. : 

3352. Albert Haskell, b. 1849, Oct. 4, at Billerica; d. 1866, Sep. 23. 

3353. Lucy Ann, b. 1853, Sep. 23, at B. ; d. 1865, Apr. 25. 

3354. Walter Clarence, b. 1801, Feb. 25, at Mont Vernon; a railroad 

conductor; d. 1896, Apr. 10, at Lunenburg, Mass. Hem. Olive 
A., dau. of Elipbalet and Nancy (Green) Bailey, b. 1861, June 
29, at Lunenburg. Ch. : Pearl Ethel, b. 1887, Sep. 29, at Fitch- 
burg. 

2312. WILLIAM HENRY^ MANNING (Jesse,^ Jesse,' 
Je.sse,6 Jacob,5 Wm.,^ SamL,3 Wm.,MVm.i) b. 1826, Sep. 2, at 
Billerica, Mass. He was a railroad eugineer. While at his post 
of duty his train collided with another train running on his time, 
and both were ditched. He had a leg broken in two places by the 
accident. After that he conducted hotels at Denver, Col., St. 
Louis, Mo,, and at Leavenworth and Fort Scott, Kan. He was 
a man who befriended all and had no enemies, and of whom it 
was said that "there was a welcome for all and always a good 
time at Mr. Manning's." He m. at Kankakee, 111., Dorcas Almira, 
dau. of Allen and Phoebe Vaughn, b. 1835, Jan. 14, in N. Y. 
State. She m. (2d) Frank Hamilton Richards and (3d) Wallace 
Smith. She res. Moscow, Idaho, 1900. Mr. Manning d. 1875, 
Jan. 26, at Fort Scott. Ch. : 

3355. Alice Irene, b. 1854, Aug. 29, at Kankakee; res. Ruthburg, Idaho; 

m. 1872, May 1, Matthew Cook, son of Thomas and Ann (Cook) 
Henley, b. 1850, Aug. 25, at Hillsville, Pa. The latter couple 
were both natives of England. Ch. of M. C. and Alice 1. Hen- 
ley : I. Anna Almira, b. 1874, Jan. 4, at Ft. Scott; d. 1874, 
Jan. 8. II. Ida May, b. 1875, Aug. 13, at Ft. Scott; m. 1896, 



576 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Feb. 5, William Errick Jewell. Ch.: Florence Irene, b. 1897, 
Feb. 24. III. George Matthew, b. 1877, Sep. 27, at Osceola, 
Mo.; ra. 189!), Oct. 21, Maud Wells. IV. Alice Almir.i, b. 1879, 
Jan. 11, at Osceola. V. A Child, b. 1881, Jul)'^ 30, at Osceola; 
d. 1881,|Jaly 23 (?). One of these dates is wrong. VI. Frank 
Thomas, b. 1882, Aug. 2, at Granger, V7yo. VII. Flora Man- 
ning, b. 1884, Jan. 7, at Weiser, Ida. ; d. 1887, Mch. 13. VIII. 
Katie Viola, b. 1885, Aug. 13, at Rockercek, Ida. IX. Elbert, 
b. 1888, Mch. 9, at Ruthburg; d. 1888, Mch. 13. X. Myra Irene, 
b. 1889, Nov. 17, at Ruthburg. 

3356. Florence Almika, b. 185G, Nov. 10, at Old Abenander, Mo. ; rec- 

ord requested but not furnished; m. D. W. Richards; res. 
Roswell, New Mexico, 1900. 

3357. Mary Ida, b. 1858, May 1, at St. Louis; res. Moscow, Idaho; m. 

1875, Aug. 22, George II., son of Joseph and Joanna ( Drum- 
mond) Moody, b. 1853, Mch. 27. Ch. : I. Frank Henry, b. 
187G, July 13, in Bourbon Co., Kan. II. Mabel Joanna, b. 1878, 
July 1, at Appleton City, Mo. III. Joseph Elbert, b. 1880, 
Aug. 6, at East Lynne, Mo. IV. Almira Irene, b. 1882, Oct. 
10, at Appleton City. V. Georgie Ethel, b. 1884, Oct. 6, at A. 
City. VI. Herbert Manning, b. 1887, Jan. 18, at A. City; d. 

1887, June 21. VII. Maurice Drummond, b. 1889, Jan. 22, at 
A. City. VIII. Clarice Ida, b. 1894, Jan. 11, at Moscow. 

3358. Henry Albert, b. 1865, Jan. 8, at Kankakee; d. 1865, Jan. 17. 

2313. OTIS TALB0T9 MANNING (Jesse,^ Jesse,^ Jesse,^ 
Jacob,5Wm.,4Saml.,3Win.,2Wm.i) b. 1828, Apr. 10, at Billerica, 
Mass. He resided at Lowell fora time, but, since ]8ol, at Salem. 
He is a mason by trade. He m. 1853, Sep. 17, Emily Maria Stone, 
b. 1831, Oct. 7, at Salem. [Her father, Deacon James Stone, b. 
1789, Oct. 4, at Danver3,d. 1878, June 5 ; and her mother, whose 
maiden name was Sarah Smith, b. 1793, Mch. 18, at Danvers, d. 
1873, Mch. 5. One of their other daughters m. Rev. D. C. Eddy, 
of Brooklyn, N. Y.] Ch. of Otis T. and Emily M. Manning, b. 
at Salem : 

3359. Ella Louise, b. 1854, June 21; m. 1882, Feb. 6, Cliarles Wesley, 

son of Milton and Charlotte A. Howe. Ch., b. at Waltham : 
I. Gladys Worth, b. 1882, Nov. 16. II. Louise Manning, b. 
1883, Dec. 7. III. Charles Otis Milton, b. 1887, Feb. 15; d. 

1888, Mch. 18. 

3360. George Willis, b. 1858, Oct. 1 ; d. 1858, Dec. 1. 

3361. Charles Otis, b. 1860, Dec. 10; d. 1861, Dec. 6. 

2314. AUGUSTUS RICHARDS MANNING (Jesse,^Jesse,' 
Jesse,6 Jacob,5 Wm.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1830, Aug. 20, at 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 577 

Billerica, Mass. When about 17 years old he was seized with a 
roving disposition and sailed one voyage of three and a half years 
on a whaling expedition. Upon his return, in 1851, he went to 
Loudon, N. H., and lived about eiglit years. In the spring of 1859 
he removed to Concord, in the same State, where he learned the 
trade of carriage blacksmith, which he followed until his death. 
He was foreman in Abbot, Downing & Go's shops. At one time 
he was connected with the Concord Volunteer Fire Department, 
with which he held high rank for several years. He m. (1st) 1852, 
Sep. 16, Eliza Jane, dan. of Asa and Lucy (Talbot) Maynard, b. 
1836, Oct. 30, at Loudon, and d. 1864, Nov. 7, at Concord ; and 
(2d) 1866, Apr. 28, Sarali Jane, dan. of Joshua and Abigail 
(Berry) Lane, b. 1841, Feb. 21, at Chichester, N. H. She res., 
1900, at Concord. Mr. Manning d. 1884, Jan. 2, at Concord. 

Cli. of Augustus R. and Eliza J. Manning : 

3362. Mary Emtly, b. 1854, Jan. 1, at Loudon; res. Kingsbury, Me., 

1900 ; m. 1874, Mch. 14, Joseph Evander Lawrence, b. 1850, July 
12, at Wellington, Me. Ch. : I. Jessie Edna,b. 1878, Sep. 30, 
at Abbot, Me. II. Annie May, b. 1880, July 19, at Concord; d. 
1883, Jan. 2. III. Hattie Jane, b. 1883, Sep. 13, at Brighton, 
Me. IV. John Maynard, b. 1886, Mch. 16, at Brighton. 

3363. Frank Orlando, b. 1861, Sep. 28, at Concord. 

Ch. of Augustus JR. and Sarah J. Manning: 

3364. Inez May, b. 1869, May 5 ; d. 1873, Apr. 30. 

2316. CHARLES ASA9 MANNING (Jesse,^ Jesse,' Jesse,^ 
Jacob,5 Wm.,4 Saml.,3Wm.,9 Wm.i) b. 1836, Dec. 2, at Billerica, 
Mass. He commenced the study of medicine at Gilmanton Iron 
"Works, N. H., in March, 1862, and took his degree at the Eclectic 
Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., in June, 1869. He was there- 
after in regular practice as a physician, being located in New 
Hampshire at Guildford, Warren and Manchester, the final years 
of his life and practice having been passed in the last-named city. 
He m. (1st) 1859, Aug. 15, Hattie Eliza, dau. of Asa Shanon and 
Eliza (Smith) Lamprey, b. 1835, Aug. 24, at Gilmanton Iron 
Works ; and (2d) 1882, May 24, Martha Jane, dau. of James and 
Susan Longfellow (Williams) Eastman, b. 1855, Oct. 20, at Han- 
over, N. H. Dr. Manning d. 1899, May 5, at Manchester. 
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578 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Gh. of Dr. Charles A. and HaMe E. Manning : 

3365. Walter Shanon, b. 1860, Juue 19, at Gilmanton Iron Works; d. 

1860, Aug. 7. 

3366. Charles Otis, b. 1863, Nov. 25, at Concord; d. 1864, Sep. 24. 

3367. Harry Burton, b. 1866, Aug. 10, at Gilmautou Iron Works; d. 

1887, Aug. 12; m. 1887, Mch. 23, Grace F., dau. of William and 
Eliza Baruett. No ch. 

Ch. of Dr. Charles A. and Martha J. Manning : 

3368. Susie Pearl, b. 1883. July 26, at Manchester; d. 1884, July 27. 

3369. Roy Eastman, b. 1885, July 21, at Manchester. He was thrown 

from a team and died in two days, 1898, Aug. 9. 

2337. GEORGE GILMAN9 MANNING (David,^ Jesse/ 
Jesse,6 Jaeob,5 Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1842, Oct. 20, at 
Paxton, Mass. He was long a merchant in Worcester, in the shoe 
trade, and a member of the firm of Manning Brothers. He is now 
a partner in theManning Shoe and Rubber Co. , in Boston. Resides 
at Newton. He m. 1875, May 27, Pollen, dau. of Benjamin C. 
and Elizabeth T. Moore, a native of Salem, N. J. Ch. : 

3370. Roger, b. 1879, Feb. 21, at Worcester. 

2338. THEODORES MANNING (David,^ Jesse,^ Jesse,^ 
Jaeob,^ Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1844, Oct. 18, at Paxton, 
Mass. He was a member of the firm of Manning Brothers, mer- 
chants, in Worcester. He m. 1875, Jan. 19, Carrie E., dau. of 
Charles and Sarah C. Woods. Mr. Manning d. 1898, Apr. 28, at 
Worcester. Ch., b. at Worcester : 

3371. Frederick Theodore, b. 1877, Dec. 25. 

3372. Charles Archer, b. 1879, Dec. 9. 

3373. Grace Woods, b. 1881, Sep. 5. 

3374. Florence E., b. 1884, Jan. 23. 

3375. David Ralph, b. 1885, Sep. 28. 

3376. Robert Henry, b. 1887, Aug. 23. 

3377. H.1ROLD G., b. 1889, July 11. 

3378. Clarence W., b. 1892, June 13. 

2339. DAVID9 MANNING (David,^ Jesse,^ Jesse,^ Jacob,^ 
Wm., 4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1846, Aug. 29, at Paxton, Mass. 
He is a lawyer at Worcester. In 1901 he is a member of the Mas- 
sachusetts State Senate, and, the previous year, was a member of 
the lower House. He m. 1878, July 16, Lizzie E, Bigelow, b. 1849, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 579 

Jan. 16, at Worcester. Her ancestry was Alexander''' and Adeline 
(Stockwell), her parents, of Worcester ; Col. Abraham^ and Lou- 
isa (Train); William^ and Hepsibah (Russell), all of Natick ; 
Lieut. Josiah"* and Mary (Harrington) of Waltham ; Thomas^ and 
Mary (Livermore) of Marlboro and Waltham ; Samuel"^ and Mary 
(Flagg) of Watertown ; and John' and Mary (Warren) Bigelow, 
of Watertown as early as 1642, where John' was constable and 
selectman. Ch. of David and Lizzie E. Manning: 

3379. Alexander Bigelow, b. 1879, Nov. 9. 

2340. CHARLES WALTERS MANNING (David,8Jesse,7 
Jesse,6 Jacob,^ Wm.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1848, Aug. 2, at 
Worcester, Mass. Resides in Boston. He m. 1873, Dec. 18, Eva 
Webster, dau. of Samuel and ThirzaB. (Ballard) Parker, b. 1854, 
Jan. 18, at Worcester. Ch., b. at Worcester: 

3380. Walter Webster, b. 1875, May 24. 

3381. Fra^k Grosvenor, b. 1877, Jan. 1 ; d. 1879, May 6. 

3382. Earl Grosvenor, b. 1881, Jan. 9. 

2341. JOSEPH AVERY9 MANNING (David,« Jesse,^ 
Jesse,6 Jacob,5 Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1851, Feb. 19, at 
Worcester. A merchant in Boston, of the Manning Shoe and Rub- 
ber Co. ; resides at Brookline. He m. 1876, Dec. 27, Ella J., dau. 
of Nelson and Sarah F. (Gleason) Amsden, b. 1856, Oct. 24, at 
Hardwick. Ch. : 

3383. Joseph Nelson, b. 1879, June 80, at Worcester. 

3384. Frances Gleason, b. 1883, Apr. 21, at Worcester. 

3385. Edward Avery, b. 1894, Sep. 14. 

2344. GEORGE WALLACE^ MANNING (Saml. S.,8 
Jesse,^ Jesse,6 Jacob,^ Wm.,-* Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1846, June 
21, at Orange, Mass. He has resided at Wendell and Warwick, 
where he now lives. He m. 1871, Nov. 24, Almira Cynthia Drake, 
b. 1846, Apr. 1, at Warwick. Her ancestry was Tisdale^ and Ruth 
L. (Davis) her parents ; Oliver^ and Ruth (Drake) of Sharon and 
Mansfield ; David'* and Hannah (Clark) of Easton and Sharon ; 
Benjamin3 and Elizabeth (Hewett) of Easton; Benjamin^ and 
Sarah (Pool) of Easton ; and Thomas' and Jane (Holbrook) 
Drake, who came to this country about 1653 and settled at Wey- 
mouth. Thomas^ was a soldier of King Philip's War. Ch. of 
George W. and Almira C, Manning : 



580 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3386. George Theodore, b. 1872, July 6, at Warwick. 

3387. William Walter, b. 1874, July 8, at Warwick. 

3388. Charles Warren, b. 1880, July 27, at Warwick. 

2353. AUGUSTUS LA F0RRESTEERE9 MANNING 

(Edward A.,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,6 Jacob,^ Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Win., 2 
Wm.^) b. 1842, Aug. 28, at Andover, Mass. He resides at Ta- 
coma, Washington, where he is in the real estate business as a 
member of tbe firm of Manning, Bogle & Hays. He m. at Dun- 
lap, Iowa, 1870, Feb. 27, Fannie Electa, dan. of Henry and Julia 
Theresa (Wells) Olmsted, b. 1852, Dec. 15, at Dunlap. Ch., b. 
at Dunlap : 

3389. Burton Augustus, b. 1871, Mch. 12. 

3390. Edward Henry, b. 1877, Sep. 12; d. 1880, July 18. 

3391. Roger Winfred, b. 1881, Dec. 24. 

2357. JOHN HART9 MANNING (John H.,8 Thomas,'^ 
Thomas,6 Jacob,^ Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1858, Feb. 3, 
at Andover, Mass. He was educated in the public schools of his 
native town, and is a graduate of the Punchard (High) School, 
and of Phillips (Andover) Academy. On his graduation from 
the Academy he entered Amherst College and was graduated 
therefrom with the class of 1883. Since that time he has been 
engaged in teaching, first as Principal of the West Barnstable 
High-Grammar School ; second as Principal of Toulon Academy, 
Toulon, 111., and third as Principal of the Groton, Mass., High 
School, where he is now engaged. He is a charter member of the 
Groton Historical Societ}', and a trustee of the Groton Public 
Library. He m. 1886, Sep. 2, Mary Frances, dau. of Francis 
and Ellen Augusta (Mason) Woodbridge, b. 1856, Dec. 27, at 
Andover. Ch. : 

3392. Mervyn Mason, b. 1888, June 21, at Andover. 

2359. FREDERIC WILBURS MANNING (John H.,^ 
Thomas,' Thomas,6 Jacob,^ Wm.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 
1862, June 26, at Andover, Mass. His early education was re- 
ceived in the public schools of his native town. He prepared for 
college there at the Punchard Free School, and at Phillips Acad- 
emy. Failing health becoming apparent he was sent to Colorado 
in the summer of 1881. After a winter at Denver and a summer 
atEstes Park he went to Colorado Springs, where he entered Colo- 



DESCENDANTS OF ^\TLLIAM MANNING. 581 

rado College and was graduated with honors in 1886. Returning 
to Andover he entered Andover Theological Seminary in 1887, 
graduating in 1890. During the Seminary course several honorary 
scholarships were received, one being for an essay on the subject, 
"Heredity and Responsibility." The subject of his oration at grad- 
uation was "Clement's Model Christian." The year following grad- 
uation he supplied the pulpit of the Congregational church at Hill, 
N. H., residing at Andover, and being a member of the Advanced 
class in the Seminary. In the fall of 1891 he was called to 
Marshfield, Mass., and was ordained to the Christian ministry and 
installed as pastor of the First Congregational church there Dec. 
31, 1891. In 1897 he obtained a partial leave of absence from 
his parish that he might accept an honorary scholarship at the 
Divinity school of Harvard University. He m. 1901, June 12, 
Mary Sayer Delano, of Duxbury, dau. of Herman H. and Helen 
(Osbourne) Delano. 

2363. WILLIAM9MANNING(Wm.,8 Wm.,^ Wm.,6 Wm.,5 
Isaac,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1834, Aug. 9, at Lowell, Mass. 
He was a soldier of the Rebellion in Co. B, 5th Mass. Regt. By 
trade he is a mason ; resides at Linden (Maiden) . He m. Matilda 
Ann, dau. of John P. and Margaret (Kimball) Jackson, b. 1834, 
Mch. 26. Ch. : 

3393. Ella Frances, b. 1857, Apr. 26, at Augusta, Me. ; res. Dakota ; 

m. (1st) Charles Goddard and (2d) AVilliam Hill. 

3394. WiLLLiJVi Andrew, b. 1861, Apr. 24, at Charlestown, Mass.; d. 

unm., 1884, July 12, at Maiden. 

3395. Charles Fred, b. 1868, Jan. 1, at Somerville ; d. 1868, Aug. 24. 

3396. Fred Herbert, b. 1869, Dec. 30, at Somerville; res. Maiden; m. 

Maud Anna Studley. Ch., b. at Maiden : I. Fred Granville, 
b. 1897, Mch. 21; d. 1898, Sep. 12. II. Frank Herbert, b. 1900, 
Mch. 24. 

3397. Lizzie Bell, b. 1872, Mch. 1, at Maiden; res. Maiden; m. Fred 

Varney. 

2368. LEWIS ALLEN9 MANNING (Daniel,8John,7Wm.,6 
Wm.,5 Isaac* Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1838, Aug. 2, atPeabody, 
Mass. After leaving school he was engaged for several years as 
clerk in a provision market. In 1862 he enlisted as sergeant in 
Co. C, 5th Regt. M. V. M. for nine months, serving in No. Caro- 
lina; and in 1864 again enlisted in the same company and regt. 
as first sergeant for 100 days, serving in Maryland. In 1867, 



582 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

joined the militia, 5th regt., aud was made commissary sergeant 
under Cols. Wm. T. Grammer and Geo. A. Meacham. In 1869, 
was commissioned by Gov. Wm. Chiflin as quartermaster, 5th 
Regt., Infantry, 2d Brigade, Ist Division of the Mass. Militia, 
serving in that capacity until Col. Meacham's retirement. He 
was chief of police at Peabody for several years. In 1878 he re- 
moved to Salem and was assistant jailer until 1880, Dec. 20, when 
he received commission from Gov. John D. Long as a member of 
the Distiict Police, serving until 1883, Sep. 17. Afterwards he 
was assistant superintendent Salem Lead Co. until 1887, Feb., 
when he was appointed a member of the Salem Police force, which 
place he at present fills (19U0). He m. 1865, May 18, Elizabeth 
C, dau. of James aud Hannah (Bell) Pope, b. 1838, Oct. 14, at 
Salem, and d. 1895, Apr. 22. Ch., b. at Peabody : 

3398. Lewis Allen, b. 1867, Oct. 15 ; d. 1868, Jan. 17. 

3399. NELLm Starr, b. 1869, July 17; num., 1899. 

2377. JOHN HENRY9 MANNING (John,^ John,"? Wm.,^ 
Wm.,5 Isaac,'' Saml.,3 AVm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1840, July 31, at Peabody, 
Mass., where he now resides. He m. 1868, Mch. 7, Eliza Ellen, 
dau. of Hardy M. and Eliza (Buxton) Shillaber, b. 1848, July 9, 
at Salem. Ch., b. at Peabody : 

3400. Arthur Hardy, b. 1870, Oct. 14; res. Peabody; m. Bertha Kil- 

born. 

3401. Alice Rebecca, b. 1875, May 8; unm., 1899. 

3402. GussEE May, b. 1878, Oct. 7; unm., 1899. 

2383. HENRY SHEPARD^ MANNING (Charles,^ John,^ 
Wm.,6 Wm.,5 Isaac,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1865, Aug. 30, 
at Peabody, Mass, In 1891 he was superintendent of electric lights 
in Chicago. In 1900 he is at Dawson City, perhaps in the same 
capacity, but as no reply has been received from his wife, whose 
address is at present Davenport, la,, nothing more definite can 
be said. He m. Virginia Hicks, of Davenport. Ch. : 

3403. Charles Henry, b. 1893, Sep. 9, in Chicago. 

3404. Morrill, b. at Davenport; d. aged 6 months. 

2392. GEORGE EDWIN^ MANNING (Edward P., 8 Isaac,^ 

Wm.,6 Wm.,5 Isaac," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1341, Aug. 8, in 
Boston, Mass. He was for several years a dealer in investment 
securities at Taunton, after which he removed to Westfield. He 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 583 

m. at Providence, R. I., 1872, July 22, Juliett L. Hosmer, b. 
1851, Dec. 22, at Oakdale, Mass. Ch., b. at Taunton : 

3405. J.VMES Preble, b. 1878, Feb. 24; cl. 1899, Nov. 20. 

3406. Florence, b. 1884, Jan. 29. 

2402. SAM WINKLEY9 MANNING (George R.,« Isaac,^ 
Wm.,6 Wm.,"^ Isaac,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1846, Aug. 14, in 
Boston, Mass. He resides at West Newton, and is New England 
agent for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, in Boston. He 
m. 1880, Dec. 2, Gertrude, dau. of William Henry and Lydia How- 
ard Tay, b. 1857, Oct. 20, at Hubbardston. Ch., b. in Boston: 

3407. Arthur Marshall, b. 1884, Apr. 24. 

2405. WILLIAM HOMES^ MANNING (Jonathan C.,8 
Wm. H.,"? Isaac,6 Wm.,^ Isaac,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1820, 
Nov. 3, at Charlestown, Mass. He was a printer as early as 1844, 
and as late as 1892, and perhaps throughout that interval, but as 
to this no information has been received. He was thus engaged 
in Boston 1844-50, but soon removed to Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1892 
he was in Washington, D.C. He m. 1846, May 17, FrancesCaro- 
line, dau. of Samuel G. and Huldah Taylor, b. 1828, Oct. 3, at 
Belfast, Me. ; d. 1895, Feb. 9, in San Francisco, Cal. Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1897, Feb., in Washington. Ch. : 

3408. Grace, b. 1847, Jan. 22, at Charlestown; d. 1895, Feb. 8, in San 

Francisco; was married and left a family of girls and boys; 
marriage name not learned. 

3409. Wn.LL\]\i Hexry, b. 1848, July 3, in South Boston. 

3410. A Son, stillborn 1848, July 3. 

3411. Janette, b. 1851, in South Boston; res. San Francisco; m. 

Palmer. Eecord requested but not furnished 

2407. JOSEPH ST ACY9 MANNING (Jonathan C.,s Wm. 
H.,^ I8aac,6 Wm.,5 IsaaC* Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1824, Jan. 8, 
at Charlestown, Mass. In early life he was a painter in Boston. 
His pr-esent, or recent, home is at Derry Depot, N. H. No late 
report has been received. He m. (1st) 1846, Aug. 6, Hannah 
Leach, dau. of James and Eunice Burns, b. 1829, at Portland, Me., 
and (2d) Elva Etta, dau. of Nelson B. and Emily Priscilla With- 
erell, b. at Jericho, Vt. 

Ch. of Joseph S. and Hannah L. Manning : 

3412. Joseph Henry, b. 1847, Nov. 3, in Boston; d. 1887 (or? 1889). 

He m. 1870, Oct. 8, at Manchester, N. H., llebecca Armstrong 



584 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

McCoy, who res. at Derry Depot, and of whom the record has 
been unsuccessfully requested. Ch. : I. Maria. II. Delia. 
III. William. 

3413. Edwin Francis, b. 1850, Apr. 6, in So. Boston; d. 1850, Nov. 1. 

3414. Charles Leach, b. 1852, Juue 2, in So. Boston; res. Milford, 

N. H. ; record requested but not furnished. 

3415. James Franklin, b. 1855, Sep. 28, in So. Boston ; res. Lynn; rec- 

ord requested but not furnished ; m. Emma Witherell. 

Ch. of Joseph S. and Elva E. Manning : 

3416. Elva Jane, b. 1877, Apr., at Windham, N. H. 

3417. Emily Priscilla, b. 1879, May 24, at Derry. 

3418. George Nelson, b. 1882, June 18, at Derry. 

3419. Clarence Stacy, b. 1885, July 22, at Derry. 

3420. Bert Wade, b. 1891, Apr. 14, at Derry. 

2438. CHARLES FRANKLIN9 MANNING (Franklin,^ 
Wm.,^ James,6 Wm.,5 Isaac^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1835, Aug. 
12, at Portland, Me. He early became a civil engineer. His first 
active work was as a surveyor on tlie Ontario, Simcoe & Lake 
Huron railroad in Canada, of which he was assistant engineer at 
the time of his father's death in 1853. Immediately following 
this event he went to Portland, to which place his mother had re- 
turned with her family. Here he engaged in partnership with 
Charles D. Brown in the wholesale flour and produce business. In 
1862 Mr. Manning removed with his family to Baltimore, and later 
to Hagerstown, Md. At both places he had charge of important 
work as constructing engineer of water and gas works, and dur- 
ing several years at Hagerstown did a large business iu the manu- 
facture of fertilizers. Here he was superintendent and treasurer 
of the Hagerstown Light and Heat Co., treasurer of the water 
works company, and, during ten years, trustee and elder of the 
Presbyterian church and superintendent of its Sunday School. 
Several years prior to his death he removed to Portland and retired 
from business. He m. at Portland 1858, Sep. 20, Ellen M. 
Crockett, b. 1838, Apr. 25. Her ancestry, as far as traced, was 
Leonard^ and Frances Ellen (Talbot), her parents; James^ and 
Sarah (Poor), all of Portland ; and SamueP Crockett, of Gorham, 
Me. Mr. Manning d. 1899, Mch. 7, at Portland, where he was 
buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Ch., b. at Portland : 

3421. AL>Li. Crockett, b. 1859, Aug. 2; unm., 1899. 

3422. Charles Citeney, b. 1869, Nov. 1. He graduated at Maryland 

Agricultural College as a civil engineer. He was employed as 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 585 

such one aud a half years on the Maryland railroad, and is 
now (1900) a civil engineer in the employ of Corps of Engi- 
neers, U. S. Army, at Portland, under Major Roessler, who 
has charge of the extensive fortifications and other works 
now being constructed in that department. Kesides at Port- 
land. He m. 1897, Sep. 15, Mary Elizabeth, dan. of James 
and Elizabeth (Foster) White. No ch., 1899. 

2439. PRP:NTICE CHENEY^ MANNING (Frauklin,^ 
Wm.,7 James,6 Wm.,5 Isaac," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1837, Apr. 
11, at Portland, Me. He graduated at Norway (Me.) Liberal In- 
stitute in 1853. From 1854 to 1860, was employed as clerk in the 
book-stores of George Lord, and Sanborn & Carter, at Portland, 
and in 1860 entered the fur and hat manufacturing house of 
Byron Greenough & Co., a firm established in 1821 and still ex- 
isting under the same name, but recently an incorporated com- 
pany of which Mr. Manning is president. He has always been 
interested in historical and antiquarian researches, and in natural 
history, and has accumulated a valuable library and collections, 
especially of minerals and shells, illustrating those subjects. He 
is a member of the Maine Historical Society, the Maine Genea- 
logical Soc'y, the Portland Soc'y of Natural History (of which 
he is corresponding secretary), the National Geographic Soc'y, 
the Gorges Soc'y, and the Maine Soc'y, Sons of the American 
Revolution. He m. 1862, May 1, Helen, dau. of Elisha and 
Sarah (Hall) Hitchcock. Her further known ancestry was Rich- 
ard^ and Jane (McFaddeu), her grandparents, and Richard^ and 
Experience (Hatch) Hitchcock, all of Damariscotta. Ch., b. at 
Portland : 

3423. George Prentice, b. 1866, Apr. 19 ; d. 1875, Aug. 15. 

3424. Alice, b. 1867, Mch. 1 ; d. 1867, May 9. 

3425. Mary Hitchcock, b. 1869, Nov. 7; unm., 1899. 

3426. Edwin, b. 1871, July 23; d. 1871, Sep. 7. 

3427. Franklin Prentice, b. 1877, Sep. 10; d. 1877, Sep. 21. 

3428. Helen Breck, b. 1879, Jan. 1 ; unm., 1899. 

2441 . WILLIAM CHENEY^ MANNING(Franklin,8 Wm.,^ 
James,6 Wm.,'^ Isaac," Saml.,3 Wm.,- Wm.i) b. 1842, Sep. 29, at 
Syracuse, N. Y. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he entered 
the volunteer service as a private, served through the war, and rose 
to the rank of major. At the close of the war he received a lieu- 



586 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

tenant's commission in the regular army, served in the Indian 
country and the recent war with Spain, and was placed on the re- 
tired list in 1899 with the rank of major, having been 38 years in 
the volunteer and regular army. His record in the volunteer service 
was : Private, musician and corporal, Co. D, and sergeant major 
1st Mass. Infantry, 22 May, 1861, to 20 B'eb., 1863; discharged 
on account of wounds received at the second battle of Bull Run. 
First lieutenant and adjutant 35th U. S. C. T., 18th May, 1863; 
captain same regiment 6 Aug., 1864 ; major 103d U. S. C.T., 27 
Feb., 1865 ; honorably mustered out 5 May, 1866. Acting Assis- 
tant Adjutant Geueral of various districts, Department of the 
South, from 11 June, 1864, to 27 Feb., 1865. Detailed, 29 May, 
1865, with Brevet Major General Birge, U. S. Vols., and Lieut. 
Col. II. B. Clitz, 6th U. S. Infantr}', to examine volunteer officers 
serving in the District of Savannah. Appointed superintendent of 
the "Free Schools of Savannah" 15 June, 1865. Commanding 
regiment from 2 July to 2 Nov., 1865. Commanding Fort Pulaski, 
Ga., and in charge of most of the Confederate prisoners of State, 
of prominence, from 16 July to 9 Oct., 1865. Commanding Post 
of Savannah (embracing 32 counties and portions of two regiments) 
from 17 Mch., 1866, until about 1 May, 1866. During the war 
he was engaged in the following battles: In 1861, Blackburn's 
Ford, Va., July 18 ; Bull Run, July 21. In 1862, Siege of York- 
town, Va., in the spring ; Williamsburg, Va., May 5 ; Fair Oaks, 
Va., May 31; Fair Oaks (slightly wounded), June 25; Savage 
Station, Va., June 29 ; "White Oak Swamp, Va., June 30 ; Mal- 
vern Hill, Va., July 1 ; Kettle Run, Va., Aug. 27 ; Bull Run (se- 
verely wounded), Aug. 29 ; Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 14 and 
15. In 1863, Siege of Fort Wagner, S. C, August. In 1864, 
Olustee, Fla. (severely wounded), Feb. 20; Siege of Charleston, 
S. C. ; Honey Hill, S. C, Nov. 30 ; Coosahatchie, S. C, Dec. 5 ; 
Tullafiuny, S. C, Dec. 6, 7, 9. His record in the regular army was : 
Appointed Second Lieutenant 14th U. S. Infantry 11 May, 1866; 
transferred to 23d Infantry 21 Sep., 1866; First Lieutenant, 23d 
Infantry, 7 Feb., 1867 ; Captain in the 2od, 1 Mch., 1886. Served 
in California, Oregon, Washington Territory and Arizona from 
1866 to 1873, taking part in Gen. Crooks' campaigns against hos- 
tile Indians. Commanded detachment of troops and Indian allies 
in action with Delchay's band of hostile Apaches in Mazatzal 
Mountains, Arizona, in Dec, 1872, and was mentioned in General 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 587 

Orders for gallantry therein, and recommended for brevet of cap- 
tain (which was received in 1894, several years after he had been 
promoted in course to full rank as captain). Acting Assistant 
Adjutant General of General Recruiting Service in 1873-4. Act- 
ing Assistant Adjutant General of the District of the Lakes, Ore- 
gon, in 1879-80. Inspector of Ritle Practice, Dept. of the Missouri, 
1881-4. On duty with company at Forts Brady and Mackiuac,Mich., 
from 1884 to May, 1890 ; from that date to May, 1894, stationed 
with company at San Antonio, Tex. Inspector for War Dept. of 
Texas National Guard in 1893. Professor of Military Science and 
Tactics at Clinton Liberal Institute and Military Academy, at Fort 
Plain, N. Y., from 25 Feb., 1895. The beginning of the war with 
Spain found him on duty at the latter place, a captain in the 23d In- 
fantry. Upon his (previous) application he was ordered to join 
his regiment at New Orleans, and did so 16 May, 1898. Took 
command of Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, the following day, 
and remained in command there, organizing and equipping recruits 
for regular regiments, and organizing three light batteries (A, B 
and C), Louisiana Artillery, until the close of the war. In Sep- 
tember he contracted malarial fever, and 9 Sep., 1898, was sent 
North on sick leave. Transferred to 14th U. S. Infantry, 19 
Nov., 1898. Transferred to retired list " for disabilities incurred 
inline of duty," with rank of Major, 2 Mch., 1899. Afterwards, 
he made his residence chiefly ^in Washington. Since the fore- 
going was written the whole Manning family has suffered a 
great loss by the death of this gentleman and soldier who so 
greatly honored it. The abbreviated sketch of his military career 
here given does not present one fact as fully as it should, but 
that is added by the compiler of this volume — namely, that his 
most important promotions were for ''notable and gallant service " 
in battle. His executive ability, too, was conspicuously shown 
when he was military governor of Savannah, and in the manage- 
ment of the free schools of that city, and in other positions of re- 
sponsibility. Major Manning died at Washington, after a brief 
illness, 1901, May 5. He was buried with full military honors in 
the National Cemetery at Arlington. The casket was escorted by 
a field battery from the Washington barracks. The pall- bearers 
were General G. H. Weeks, General Samuel Oveushine, General 
Charles Bird, Colonel J. Van R. Hoff, Colonel C. C. Sniffen and 
Col. George R. Baird. Major Manning always retained his interest 



588 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

in the First Massachusetts regiment, and was a welcome attendant 
at its reunions. In 1900, Feb. 22, he received from the National 
Society, Sons of the American Revolution, their Spanish War 
Medal. He was a member of the Loyal Legion. He m. 1875, 
Nov. 3, Mary Madeline, dau. of Hon. George G. and Mary Made- 
line (Parsels) Clarkson, of Rochester, N. Y. No cli. Mr. Clai-k- 
son, at one time mayor of Rochester, was born in Edinburgh, 
Scotland. His parents were John and Agnes (Brown) Clarkson ; 
his grandparents were James and Elizabeth (Ainsley) Clarkson, 
all of Edinburgh. Mary M. (Parsels) Clarkson's known ancestry 
was Jacob and Charlotte Louise (Reiche) Parsels, of Phila., Pa., 
her parents ; and William and Martinlia (Knyper) Parsels, her 
grandparents, who resided, it is thought, in or near N. Y. City. 
The name was sometimes spelled Parcel, or Parcels. 

2445. GEORGE HENRY^ MANNING (Henry,^ Wm.,' 
James,6 Wm.,^ Isaac," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1846, Dec. 2, at 
West Newfield, Me. He was for several years a merchant at 
Lowell, Mass., and is now engaged in the mercantile line in 
Boston. He m. 1874, July 7, Amanda Emma, dau. of Zenas and 
Sophronia (Brackett) Sawyer, b. 1847, Sep. 19, at Dover, N. H. 
Ch.: 

3429. Arthur Sawyer, b. 1880, June 18, at Lowell. 

2467. EGBERT ADDISON^ MANNING (Wm.,8 Aaron,^ 
James,6 Wm.,^ Isaac," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1843, Mch. 3, at 
Cohoes, N. Y. A soldier of the Rebellion, 22d N. Y. Vols. Re- 
sides, now or recently, at New Brunswick, N. J. He m. 1864, 
Nov. 23, Sarah Augusta Spencer. Ch. : 

3430. Elivier Addison, b. 1865, Oct. 22, at Cohoes; d. 1867, Sep., at C. 

3431. Eva Augusta, b. 1867, May 2, at Cohoes; d. 1868, at New 

Brunswick. 

3432. Arthut?, b. and d. after 1870, at New Brunswick. 

2468. JAMES FREDERICKS MANNING (Wm.,^ Aaron,' 
James,6 Wm.,^ Isaac," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1847, Apr. 5, at 
Cohoes, N. Y. A soldier of the Rebellion, 76th N. Y. Vols. 
Resides at Denver, Col. He m. 1869, July 3, Alice Jane Ostran- 
der. Ch. : 

3433. Bertha, b. 1871, May 5. 

3434. Edith A., b. 1873, Feb. 16. 



DESCENDANTS OF "WILLIAM MANNING. 589 

3435. Warrena May, b. 1874, Sep. 12; m. 1893, Dec. 24, Charles 

Dickerson. 
3486. Mary Belle, b. 1876, May 10; d. 1877, Apr. 22. 

3437. Frederick Vernor, b. 1878, May 10. 

3438. Chester Arthur, b. 1880, Aug. 15. 

3439. WiLLiAJl B., b. 1882, Apr. 17; d. 1884, Mch. 30. 

3440. jENNffi I., b. 1884, Feb. 26. 

3441. Agxes Context, b. 1887, Jan. 19; d. 1890, Apr. 29. 

3442. Laura Magdalex, b. 1889, Jan. 29; d. 1890, Apr. 20. 

2470. RICHARD HENRY^ MANNING (Charles H.,8 
Richard, "^ Thomas,6 Wm.,^ Isaac,'' Saml.,3 Wm,,'2 ^Ym^) h. 1846, 
Nov. 23, at Salem, Mass. He received his early education in the 
schools of his native place. He entered the military service in 
1863 as a member of Co. H, 3d Mass. Heavy Artillery, and 
was mustered out at Washington, D. C, Sep., 1865. Received 
an appointment in the Chief Disbursing Office at the headquarters 
of Maj.-Gen, 0. O. Howard, at Wasliiugton, in 1867, remaining 
until the close of the office. In 1871, entered the U. S. Patent 
Office; was twice promoted, and served until 1878. Entered a 
competitive examination in the same year and was appointed to 
the Surgeon General's office, War Dept., from which office he re- 
signed Sep., 1881, and removed to Kansas City, Mo., to engage 
n the practice of law. He studied law in 1871 at Columbian 
Law School, Washington, and completed the course of study at 
the Law School of the National University, receiving the degree 
of LL.B. in 1873. He is now (1900) practicing his profession 
at Kansas City. He has been active in Masonry, and in 1893 was 
High Priest of Orient Royal Arch Chapter at Kansas City. He 
m. 1874, Jan. 1, Mary Ellen, dan. of Henry A. and Ruth Chee- 
ver (Allen) Perkins, b. 1846, Nov. 13, at Salem. Ch., b. in 
Washington : 

3443. Arthur Herbert, b. 1874, Nov. 13; unm., 1899. 

3444. Charles Herrick, b. 1877, Jan. 27; unra., 1899. 

2476. JOSEPH REITH^ MANNING(Daniel A.,8 Richard,"' 
Thomas,6 Wm.,^ Isaac,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1850, Mch. 12, 
at Salem, Mass. He went to work at the age of twelve, and started 
in business for himself in May, 1875. He resides at Hampden 
Center, Me., where he owns and operates a saw-mill, and also has 
a farm of 75 acres. He m. Harriet Adelia, dan. of Stephen and 
Rhoda (Blake) Dorman, b. 1847, Sep. 11, at Read Held, Me. Ch. : 



590 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3445. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1873, Dec. 13, at Middleton, Mass. 

3446. Sadie Adelia, b. 1875, July 31, at Hampden. 

3447. Lillie Florence, b. 1878, Aug. 15, at Hampden. 

3448. Daniel Henry, b. 1880, Feb. 27, at Hampden. 

3449. M. WiLLARD, b. 1882, Feb. 25, at Hampden. 

2498. WILLIS HAMILT0N9 MANNING (Joseph H.,8 
Mason,^John,*5Ephraim,5Ephraim,''Saml.,nYni.,2Wm.') b. 1861, 
July 1, at Otsego, N. Y. Resides at Cohoes. He m. 1886, Aug. 

22, Harriet E., dau. of John S. and Ruby A. (Bishop) Weed, b. 
1863, Nov. 26, at Saratoga. Ch. : 

3449a. Willis Raymond, b. 1891, June 20, at West Troy. 

34495. Arthur Joseph, b. 1894, Nov. 22, at Cohoes; d. 1895, July 8. 

3449c. Harold John, b. 1899, Oct. 2G, at Cohoes; d. 1899, Dec. 31. 

2501. ELMER JUDS0N9 MANNING (Norman A.,8 John 
J. ,7 John,6 Ephraim,^ Ephraim,-* SamL,^ Wm.,-' Wm.i) b. 1860, 
June 6, at Binghamton, N. Y. He and his brotlier are manufac- 
turers at Yonkers under the firm name of Manning Bros. He m. 
Charlotte Stewart. Ch. : 

3449c?. Dorothy, b. 1899, Dec. 8, at Yonkers. 

2503. CHARLES EZRA9 MANNING (Norman A.,8 John 
J., 7 John,6 Ephraim,5 Ephraim,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1867, 
May 14, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Resides at Yonkers. He m. Lydia 
J. Lynch. Ch. : 

3449e. Hazel M., b. 1897, Sep. 3, at Yonkers. 

2507. WILLIAM EDWIN" MANNING (Wm.,« Benj.,^ 
Saml.,6 Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1839, May 

23, at Burlington, Mass. He has been in the real estate business 
in Boston. He m. 1863, June 25, Zelinda Lincoln, dau. of Joseph 
Barnes, of East Boston. Ch. : 

3450. Percival Everett, b. 1867, Sep. 9, at St. Anthony's Falls, Minn. 

3451. William Benjamin, b. 1869, Oct. 13, at Dorchester, Mass. 

2509. CLARK MONROE" MANNING (Wm.,8 Benj.,^ 
Saml.,6 Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) 5. 1343, Apr. 
18, at Burlington, Mass. A farmer. He m. 1876, Jan. 26, Lydia 
Ann, dau. of Wm. and Mary Boutwell, b. about 1846, at Wilming- 
ton. Ch. : 

3452. Henry Albert, b. 1882, Dec. 28, at Burlington. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 591 

2521 . ALBERT SYLVESTERS MANNING (Elbiidge G.,8 
Saml.,7 SamL,6 Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 
1846, Feb. 2, at North Andover, Mass. He attended Phillips 
Academy, Andover ; then entered the dry goods and grocery bus- 
iness in that town, and after a few years became one of the firm 
of Smith & Manning. He has been a member of the school board ; 
represented the town in the State legislature, and has been promi- 
nent in Masonry, having been Master of the local lodge for sev- 
eral years. He m. 1871, Sep. 12, Mary Elizabeth Watson, b. 
1849, Aug. 25, at Bangor, Me. ; dau. of John R. and Margaret 
(Mcintosh) Churchill. In 1859 she was legally adopted by James 
and Mary (Durelle) Watson, and took their name. Ch., b. at 
Andover : 

3453. Bertha Louise, b. 1872, Sep. 22; res. Andover; m. John L. Phil- 

lips. 

3454. James Watson, b. 1875, June 17; unm., 1899. 

3455. Albert Harold, b. 1878, Dec. 26; unm., 1899. 

3456. Arline, b. 1882, Aug. 15. 

2524. FRED NEWC0MB9 MANNING (Elbridge G.,8 
Saml.," Saml.,6 Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,'* Saml.,3 Wm. ,2 Wm.i) b. 
1862, Oct. 11, at North Andover, Mass. He graduated from the 
High School in that place, and from the Scientific Dept. of Phillips 
Academy. Since 1881 he has been connected with the dry goods 
commission house of Faulkner, Page & Co., Boston, as book- 
keeper. Resides at Braintree. He m. Amy C, dau. of Edward 
Jonathan and Harriet Eliza (Teal) Johnson, b. 1865, Mch. 16, at 
Nahant. Ch. : 

3457. Frederick Johnson, b. 1894, July 2, at Braintree. 

2549. HENRY WALDO^ MANNING (John P.,8 Joseph,^ 
Eliphalet,6 Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1861, 
Nov. 17, at Merrimack, N. H. He resides, 1900, at Camptou. 
He m. at Manchester, 1884, Apr. 16, Sarah Jane, dau. of Alex- 
ander and Elizabeth Wright, b. 1865, Dec. 10, at West Manches- 
ter. Ch. : 

3458. Lottie Wright, b. 1885, Apr. 2, at W. Manchester. 
8459. Charles Hubert, b. 1888, July 15, at W. Manchester. 

3460. Willis Henry, b. 1896, Sep. 5, at Amherst; d. 1896, Sep. 8. 

3461. W.VLDO, b. 1898, Mch. 12, at Campton. 



592 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

2556. FRANK ELMERS MANNING (Nathaniel N.,^ Na- 
thaniel,^ Eliphalet,6 Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1854, July 1, at Manchester, N. H. A machinist. Resides in 
Providence, R. I. Hem. 1879, Apr. 10, Ella Frances Goff. Ch. : 

3462. Alice May, b. 1881, May 5, in Providence. 

3463. LiLLiE Frances, b. 1883, Oct. 23, in Providence. 

3464. Everett Nathaniel, b. 1887, Jan. 12, in Providence. 

2557. ANSON DeWITT^ MANNING (Nathaniel N.,^ Na- 
thaniel,"^ Eliphalet,6 Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1857, June 21, at Chicopee, Mass. He is a commercial traveler, 
connected with D. Wilcox & Co., manufacturing jewelers and im- 
porters of diamonds, Providence, R. I. He m. 1884, June 19, 
Louena Josephine, dau. of Joseph and Mary Ann (Whaley) Win- 
sor, b. 1861, Oct. 16, at Cranston, R. I. Ch. : 

3465. A Son, b. 1890, July 10; d. the same day. 

3466. Margery Houghton, b. 1891, Nov. 30, at Riverside, R. I. 

2558. ERNEST IRWIN^ MANNING (Nathaniel N.,^ Na- 
thaniel,'' Eliphalet,6 Eliphalet,^ Eliphalet,'* Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) 
b. 1860, Sep. 28, at Manchester, N. H. A machinist. Resides 
at Riverside, R. I. He m. 1888, Nov. 1, Olive Cora, dau. of 
Judge Alfred A. and Emily (Mowry) White, b. 1867, May 12, at 
Gloucester, R. I. Ch. : 

3467. Ruth Elizabeth, b. 1890, Feb. 1 ; d. 1890, Aug. 21. 

3468. Myrah Bond, b. 1893, Apr. 20, at Riverside. 

3469. Rodney White, b. 1895, Nov. 4, at Riverside. 

2565. EZRA KENDALL^ MANNING (Ezra C.,^ Jacob,^ 
Thomas,6 Thomas,^ Eliphalet,* Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1848, 
June 22, at Reading, Mass. A farmer. Resides at Tyngsboro, 
Mass. He m. 1871, Apr. 6, Mary L., dau. of Seth and Martha 
Bessey, of Reading. Ch. : 

3470. William Henry, b. 1872, Jan. 28, at Reading. 

2574. HERBERT C00LIDGE9 MANNING (Alvan W., 
Jonas,'^' Thomas,6 Thomas,^ Eliphalet,^ Saml.,-^ Wm.,'^ Wm.i) b. 
1861, Dec. 5, at Milwaukee, Wis. A carpenter. This record is 
up to about 1894, when he was residing at Sioux Falls, S. D. ; no 
report furnished in 1900. He m. at S. F., 1883, Apr. 8, Ella, dau 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 593 

of Robert W. Love, b. 1861, Sep. 22, at Rock Island, 111. Ch., 
b. at Sioux Falls : 

3471. Arthur Cleveland, b. 1884, Jan. 13; d. 1884, Sep. 23. 

3472. Ray Livingston, b. 1885, July 1. 

3473. Gladys Verelle, b. 1893, Apr. 10. 

2579. GARDNER H0VF.Y9 MANNING (Uriah,8 Uriah,7 
Thomas,6 Thomas,^ Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1856, 
Aug. 25, at Woburn, Mass. He is a bookkeeper, residing at 
Worcester. He m. 1891, June 9, Mabel, dau. of James T. and 
Elizabeth (Buckley) Bottomly, b. 1861, July 15, at Ayer. Ch. , 
b. at Worcester : 

3474. Elsie Elizabeth, b. 1892. Aug. 17; d. 1896, June 1. 

3475. Carlotta Maria, b. 1896, Aug. 28. 

3476. MiRLVM Irene, b. 1899, Jan. 28. 

2580. CHARLES FOSTERS MANNING (Uriah,^ Uriah,"? 
Thomas,6 Thomas,^ Eliphalet,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1866, 
Sep. 27, at Woburn, Mass. Resides in Boston. He m. 1891, 
June 24, JVtaude Mary, dau. of Robert J. and Mary A. (Holland) 
Fidler, b. 1864, Feb. 19, at Halifax, N. S. Ch. : 

3477. Marion Hovey, b. 1893, Aug. 5, in Boston. 

3478. Ralph Walker, b. 1895, Feb. 19, in Boston. 

38 



TENTH GENERATION. 



2585. FREDERICK ARNOLDio MANNING (Frederick 
R.,9 Boyal,8 CalvinJ Hezekiah,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1859, May 4, at Eddyville, Iowa. He was reared in 
Brooklyn, N. Y., fitted for college there at the Polytechnic Insti- 
tute, and graduated in the arts at Yale University m the class of 
1881. Three years later he graduated in medicine at the College 
of Physicians and Surgeons. He served for eighteen months on the 
surgical house staff of the New York Hospital. He then entered 
upon private practice in West 105th street, near Amsterdam Ave- 
nue, remaining in that general vicinity during his entire profes- 
sional life. He established an enviable reputation as a physician 
and surgeon, and was appointed to various hospitals in positions 
of trust, among which was that of Attending Surgeon of the Man- 
hattan (now the J. Hood Wright Memorial) Hospital. In the 
summer of 1894 he was attacked by pulmonary trouble, contracted 
in his professional work, to which he had given incessant atten- 
tion ; and after a season in the Adirondacks he went to Colorado 
with the hope of obtaining relief, but which was not realized. He 
was of marked ability in his profession, and of unblemished repu- 
tation, while his personal qualities won the esteem and love of all. 
The New York Medical Journal said of him that " he was a brave, 
kind-hearted, unselfish man." He d. 1896, Dec. 3, at Denver, 
Col., and was buried at South Coventry, Ct. He m. in 1893, 
Sara, dau. of Dayton S. Morgan, of Brockport, N. Y. Ch. : 

3479. Morgan Arnold, b. 1894, Sep. 26, at Brockport. 

2591. CALVIN^o MANNING (Edwin,^ Calvin,^ Calvin," 
Hezekiah,6 Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1851, June 7, 
at Keosauqua, Iowa. The death of his mother when he was six 
years old caused his home to be for a time thereafter with his 
father's sister, Mrs. Stanley White, in Rockville, Ct. He was 
(594) 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 595 

educated at Ellington and Cheshire Academies, in Ct., and at Cor- 
nell University, N. Y. Returning West he graduated in 1872 at 
the Iowa State Law School, at Iowa City, after which he was in 
the law office of Joy & Wright, at Sioux City, la. He settled in 
1875 in that State, at Ottumwa, his present home, and practiced 
for several years, and was connected with the city government of 
Ottumwa as alderman and solicitor for eight years. At present 
he is engaged in the banking and real estate business, being presi- 
dent of the Iowa National Bank, at Ottumwa. He was a delearate 
to the Republican National Convention from the 6th Iowa District 
in 1884 and 1896. He served on the Notification Committee of 
1896, notifying Mr. McKinley of his nomination as President. 
In Feb., 1900, Mr. Manning's nomination was sent to the Senate 
by the President and he was confirmed on the U. S. National Com- 
mission of the International Exposition at Paris, 1900. He m. at 
Ottumwa, 1877, Sep. 18, Juliet Kingsley, dau. of Charles Fred- 
erick and Polly (Kingsley) Blake, b. 1857, Apr. 29, at Van Buren, 
N. Y. Ch., b. at Ottumwa: 

3480. Maud, b. 1878, Oct. 26; d. 1880, Mch. 29. 

3481. Mary Blake, b. 1881, Aug. 5. 

3482. Edwin Charles, b. 1884, Feb. 22. 

3483. Louise, b. 18^1, Aug. 2; d. 1892, Nov. 14. 

2594. EDWARD BATES^o MANNING (Edwin,9 Calviu,^ 
Calvin,^ Hezekiah,« Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ AYm.i)b. 1861, 
Sep. 27, at Keosauqua, Iowa. He m. Florence, dau. of HoUis B. 
and Margaret J. (Horton) Kirby, b. 1863, Dec. 21, at Milwaukee, 
Wis. Mr. Manning d. 1888, Aug. 4, at Keosauqua. Ch. : 

3484. HoLLis Bates, b. 1887, Oct. 18, at Keosauqua. 

2595. ALBERT WRIGHTio MANNING (Edwin,9 Calvin,^ 
Calvin,"? Hezekiah,6 Saml.,5Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1863, 
Sep. 27, at Keosauqua, Iowa. He m. Maud, dau. of John A. and 
Amanda (Hartsel) Miller, b. 1863 at the same place. Mr. Man- 
ning d. there 1896, Dec. 5. Ch. : 

3485. Bates Miller, b. 1889, Mch. 3, at Keosauqua. 

2597. STANLEY WHITEio MANNING (Edwin,9 Calvin,^ 
Calvin,^ Hezekiah,^ Saml,,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,^ WmJ) b. 1868, 
Nov. 27, at Keosauqua, Iowa, where he resides. He m. 1893, 



596 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Oct. 25, Elizabeth, dau. of John G. and Margaret (Mc Arthur) 
Brown, b. 1872, May 30, at Keosaiiqua. Ch. : 

3486. Margaret, b. 1895, Feb. 21, atKeosauqua. 

2602. JOHN MARTIN'o MANNING (George B.,9 Heze- 
kiah,8 Calvin,^ Hezekiah,6 Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) 
b. 1865, Aug. 11, at Eeononw, Tnd. He is a school-teacher and 
farmer; resides at Williamsburgh, Wayne Co. He m. 1885, Oct. 1, 
Lora, dau. of Jacob and Lorinda Balleiiger. Ch. : 

3487. George Archie Eeed, b. 1888, Jan. 13 

3488. Henry Howard, b. 1891, May 29. 

3489. Martha Louisa, b. 1895, July 24. 

2618. DAVID EDAVINio MANNING (David W.,9 James,^ 
Calvin,'' Hezekiah,^ San)l.,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wmi) b. 1866, 
Jan. 31, at Honesdale, Pa. Resides at Bethany. He m. Mary, 
dau. of Cris and Katy (Fowel) Smith, b. 1866, June 17, at Mid- 
dle Valley. Ch. : 

3400. Margaret Charity, b. 1891, Aug. 22, at Bethany. 

3491. Marion, b. 1897, June 27, at Bethany. 

2626. JOHN LEEDS 10 MANNING (Francis M.,9 Mason, ^ 
Luther,^ Hezekiah,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm., 2 Wm.^) b. 1848, 
Sep. 25, at Mystic, Ct. He has resided there and at Groton, and 
has been in mercantile business all his life. He m. at Groton, 1878, 
June 20, Julia Ann, dau. of Joseph and Mary Maria (Swan) 
Wheeler, b. 1855, June 15, at Stonington. Ch. : 

3492. Mason, b. 1883, Jan. 29, at Groton. 

2629. CHARLES RALPHiOMANNING(William,3 Ralph,^ 
Nathaniel," Hezekiah,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm., 2 Wm.') b. 
1836, Apr. 5, at Middleburgh, N. Y. At the beginning of the war 
of the Rebellion he was residing at Independence, Mo., and was 
a member of the State militia. The force was enrolled in the State 
service and was under Gen. Price, but, after the battle of Carthage, 
Mr. Manning succeeded in deserting and reaching the Union lines, 
and began a long career under the loyal flag and in a cause from 
which his sympathies had never wavered. From Oct., 1861, to 
Apr., 1862, he was in the regiment band, 19th Illinois volunteers, 
and from the latter date was in the 65lh Illinois regiment. With 
this command he served at the front, and when, in Sep., Stone- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 597 

wall Jackson made his raid up the Shenandoah Valley, Mr. Man- 
niug was captured with about 12,000 other Union soldiers, who 
were in time paroled and exchanged. Later, he was with his reg- 
iment in the expedition up the Big Sandy, under Gen. White, after 
which the regiment was ordered to Covington, Ky., and served 
under Gen. Burnside from Aug., 1863, participating in all engage- 
ments of that command up to the Atlanta campaign. In the mean- 
while Mr. ]Manning had been successively promoted sergeant-major, 
2d lieutenant, 1st lieutenant, and, in June, 1863, captain. At the 
capture of Fort Sanders the 65th was conspicuous, and a newspa- 
per article, referring to Captain Manning, said that he " exhibited 
the highest qualifications as an officer, and as a brave and true 
soldier." He was the commanding officer of the skirmish line at 
the fording of the icy waters of the Holseu river, and there, no 
doubt, laid the foundation of the disease which finally caused his 
death. He retired from service in Sep., 1864, on account of dis- 
ability. As a soldier he was brave and faithful ; as an officer he 
was conscientious in the discharge of duty and careful of the men 
who served under him, and as a citizen, later, he enjoyed the es- 
teem of all. He m. at Brownsville, Neb., 1858, July 4, Mary Jane, 
dau. of McHenry and Mary Jane (MoKinney) Sears, b. 1843, 
Mch. 16, at Niagara, Canada ; d. 1894, Mch. 28, at Chicago. 
Capt. Manning d. 1884, Mch. 4, at Sterling, 111. Ch., b. at Ne- 
braska City, Neb. : 

3493. Charles Kajlph, b. 1859, Apr. IL He is a photographer in Chi- 

cago. He m. there 1888, June 30, Rose Anna, dau. of Joseph 
and Rose D. (Demairaise) Guy, b. 1865, Feb. 27, at Joliette, 
P. Q., Canada. No ch., 1900. 

3494. George G., b. 18G0, Oct. 9; d. 1860, Nov. 4. 

3495. Laura Louise, b. 1862, May 16; m. at Sterling, 1879, Oct. 2, J. 

Alfred Keefer, and (•2d) John W. Murray, a native of Liver- 
pool, who d. 1895, Dec. 21. Cli. by first marriage : I. Charles 
A., b. 1882, Nov. II. Louis, b. 1884. III. Preston G., b. 1886, 
Feb. 6. 

2631. ADAM VROMANio MANNING (William,^ Ralph,^ 
Nathaniel,^ Hezekiah,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.^) b. 
1840, Mch. 27, at Fulton, N. Y. He is a farmer at Lyndon, 111. 
He m. there 1863, Dec. 24, Elizabeth, dau. of William and Eliza 
Grover Hutchinson, b, 1843, May 30, at Middlebury, Elkhart Co., 
Ind. Ch. : 



598 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3496. Alice Wealthy, b. 1864, Sep. 13, at Lyndon ; res. at Sterling; 

m. Wm. P. Benson. Ch. : I. Mearl D., b. 1896, July 6. II. 
Keetli, b. 1898, Apr. 3. 

3497. William Edwin, b. 18C,8, July 15, at Erie, 111. 

3498. John Wallace, b. 1873, Sep. 27, at Erie. 

3499. Arthur Garfield, b. 1876, Nov. 5, at Lyndon. 

3500. Rex Dwight, b. 1884, July 18, at Lyndon. 

2632. GEORGE GRANT^o MANNING(William,9 Ralph,^ 
Natbauiel,"^ Hezekiab,^ Saml.,^ Sanil.,^ Saml.,:^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1842, Dec. 28, at .Shelby, N. Y. His boj'hood was speut on a 
farm in his native place. He attended the district schools in win- 
ters until the age of 17, when he entered Medina Academy. In 
1860 he removed with his parents to De Kalb Co., 111. ; attended 
school in Sycamore one term, and taught his first school in 1861 , In 
1862 he removed to Lyndon, Whiteside Co., where he was elected 
principal of the village schools. In 1866 he entered the Illinois 
State Normal School, from which he graduated in 1869. He was 
principal of the city schools of Fulton one year, and of a school in 
Jacksonville in 1870, Subsequently he was elected superintendent 
of the city schools of Peru, Ind., which position he filled for 21 
years. He is now (1900) president and manager of the Crystal 
Ice Co,, in Anderson, Ind. He m. 1871, Aug. 24, Lucia, dau. of 
Henry and Charlotte (Newton) Kingsley, b, 1845, May 24, at 
Tonica, 111. Ch. : 

3501. May Lucia, b. 1872, Sep. 6, at Normal, 111. ; num., 1899, 

3502. Grace Emma, b. 1874, July 21, at Normal; num., 1899, 

3503. Edith Georgia, b, 1877, Dec. 22, at Peru, Ind. ; num., 1899, 

3504. George Kingsley, b. 1882, May 5, at Peru, 

2643. HORATIO SEYMOUR'" MANNING (Nathaniel,^ 
Hezekiah,8 Nathaniel,^ Hezekiah,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ 
Wm.i) b. 1864, May 15, at Middleburgh, N. Y. He resides in 
San Francisco. He m, 1888, Apr. 11, Emelia Carlotta Masten, 
of the latter city, b. 1864, Mch, 26; d. 1896, Oct. 23, at San 
Francisco. Ch. : 

3505. Bradford Masten, b, 1889, June 18, at Middleburgh. 

3506. Emellv Nathalia, b, 1890, Oct, 21, at Portland, Oregon, 

3507. Warren Chase, b. 1895, Mcli, 26, at San Francisco; d. 1895, 

Mcli. 28. 

2669. DYER JESSE'" MANNING (David A.," Ephraim,^ 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 599 

Elias," Saml.,6 Saml.,^ Saral.,^ Saffil.,3 Wm.,2 WmJ) b. 1864, Aug. 
9, at Augusta, Mich. He resides at Kalkaska, in that State. He 
111. there 1888, Mch. 23, Carrie Loreua, dau. of James Amos and 
Mary Augusta (Wright) Drake, b. 1869, Feb. 15, at Hillsdale. 
Ch., b. at Kalkaska: 

3508. Mabel Helen, b. 1889, Aug. 23. 

3509. Lucy May, b. 1891, Feb. 28. 

3510. LOYD J.oiES, b. 1893, June 4. 

2679. EUGENE EMMITT'o MANNING (James,^ Eli,^ 
Elias,"? Saml.,'' Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1857, 
Apr. 2, at Broadalbiu, N. Y. Beginning with his twelfth year he 
lived two weeks with his graudfather Stevenson, at Broadalbin, 
six weeks with his uncle Charles Stevenson at Glenville, and 12 
years with his uncle Harvey Stevenson at East Greenbush. In 
1884 he was at Kinderhook, studying, and driving a coach-team 
for a bauker, and in September of that j^ear he entered Colgate 
Academy at Hamilton, but discontinued in Nov., 1887, for lack 
of funds. He began the pastorate of the Providence Baptist 
church at Hagedorn's Mills, Saratoga Co., 1887, Nov. 27, and 
was ordained there 1888, May 29. He remained pastor three 
years and four months. He was settled as pastor of the Schuy- 
lerville and Fort Miller churches 1891, Apr. 1, and remained 
thirteen months. For six months from 1892, May 1, he was 
Sunday School missionary of Saratoga county, residing at Broad- 
albin. He settled with the Corinth church as pastor 1892, Nov. 1, 
and remained three years less three Sundays. There he found 
a membership of 56 and left one of 120. He was next pastor of 
Warrensburgh church for four years from 1895, Oct. 13, and 
1899, Oct. 13, entered upon his present pastorate with the New 
Woodstock church, Madison Co. He m. (1st) 1882, Dec. 20, 
Anna, dau. of Henry and Sarah Westfall, b. 1859, June 24, at 
New Scotland, and d. 1883, July 22, at East Greenbush ; and 
(2d) 1888, Jan. 17, Ella C, dau. of James and Sarah Grinnell, 
b. 1858, Jan. 27, at Kingsboro, and d. 1896, Sep. 16; and (3d) 
1897, Oct. 25, Bertha G., dau. of Charles and Mary Jane Hall, of 
Warrensburgh, b. 1872, Apr. 22. By the second marriage there 
were three children : 

3511. Minnie Eleanor, b. 1888, Nov. 3, at Hagedorn's Mills. 

3512. Alice Ida, b. 1891, Mch. 8, at Hagedorn's Mills. 

3513. Cakita, b. 1894, Dec. 1, at Coriutli. 



600 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

2682. GEORGE ELIASi" MANNING (James,^ Eli,8 Elias,"? 
Saml.,6 Saml.,5 Saml.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1861, July 2, at 
Glenville, N. Y. He resides at Broadalbin. He m. there 1885, 
Dee. 23, Ella, dau. of Isaac and Margaret Dye, b. 1859, July 25, 
at Broadalbin. Ch. : 

3514. Myktle, b. 1887, Sep. 6. 

3515. KOLAND, b. 1889, Aug. 2; d. 1889, Sep. 22. 

2684. FOSTER LEEio MANNING (Major C.,9 David,^ 
Elias,7 Saml.,6 Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1852, 
Jan. 28, at Adams, N. Y. Resides at Maple Park, 111. He m. 
1882, May 17, Stella C, dau. of James and Clarissa Webb, b. 
1861, Oct. 21, at Anamosa, la. Cb. : 

3516. Claxjde Webb, b. 1884, July 23, at Turner, 111. 

3517. Clara Angelina, b. 1887, Sep. 10, at Maple Park. 

3518. Foster Lee, b. 1889, Sep. 1, at Maple Park; d. 1891, Feb. 28. 

2685. EDWARD EVERETT'" MANNING (Major C.,9 
David,« Elias,7 Saml.,6 Saml., 5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm. ,2 Wm.i) b. 
1859, July 12, at Adams, N. Y. He was freight aud passenger 
agent of the C. N. & W. railroad at Rockford, 111., for several 
years previous to 1894, when he became traffic manager of the 
National Sewing Machine Company, at Belvidere, in the same 
State, his present residence. He m. 1882, Apr. 19, Julia E., dau. 
of William and Jane Ripley, b. 1858, Oct. 29, at Turner, 111. Ch., 
b. at Franklin Grove : 

3519. Clarence Everett, b. 1884, Aug. 13. 

3520. Florence Edna, b. 1886, July 3. 

2687. CHARLES WILLIAM^o MANNING (Wm. A.,9 
David,8 Elias," Saml.,6 Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 \ym.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1853, Sep. 29, at Carthjige, N. Y. He has resided in Washing- 
ton, D. C, but now lives in N. Y. City, where he is manager of 
the office in that city of the Chequasset Lumber Co. Hem. Jenny 
Victoria, dau. of Hubert B. and Augusta Victoria (Kimball) 
Smith, b. 1856, July 23, at Princeton, 111. Ch. : 

3521. Inza Victoria, b. 1878, Apr. 9. 

2716. GEORGE LA MONTi" MANNING (George J.,9 
David R.,« David,^ David,6 Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1869, Aug. 24, at Manningville (Lisle), N. Y. He is a mer- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 601 

cliaut and postmaster at Tracy Creek, Broome Co. He m. 1891, 
July 29, Addie Laura, dau. of Josiah Ruggles aud Frances Morilla 
(Durlaud) Wagner, b. 1872, July 27, at Mountain Top, Pa, Cb. : 

3522. Vera Louise, b. 1893, June 19, at Lehman, Pa. 

3523. Mary Frances, b. 1898, Sep. 3, at Tracy Creek. 

2725. GEORGP: P:LTASio manning (George W.,9 
John A.,8 Ripley,7 David,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 185.5, Jan. 31, at Binghamtou, N. Y. He resides at Savona. 
He m. 1877, Dec. 1, Ella Jane, dau. of Edmund C. and Jane L. 
(Thompson) Dimick, b. 1858, Dec. 24, at Sonora. Ch. : 

3524. Elmer H., b. 1879, June 4, at Savona; d. 1889, July 18. 

3525. Charles EDJiUiSro, b. 1882, Nov. 15, at Savona. 

3526. Eugene, b. 1886, Oct. 20, at Savoua. 

3527. Florence Gertrude, b. 1892, Jan. 28, at Savona. 

3528. Clifton, b. 1899, Oct. 31, at Woodhull. 

2727. ALONZO WEBSTERio MANNING (George W.,^ 
John A. ,8 Ripley,^ David,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) 
b. 1862, Mch. 2, at Binghamtou, N. Y. He resides at Savona. 
He m. 1882, Mch. 2, Ida May, dau. of Warner and Margaret 
(Nichols) Nellis, b. 1865, May 7, at Campbell. Ch., b. at Sa- 
vona : 

3529. Archie Warner, b. 1882, Dec. 15. He enlisted for service in the 

insurrection in the Philippine Islands, and was attached to Bat- 
tery A, 5th U. S. Heavy Artillery, Col. John J. Rogers. His 
command has not yet been sent out of the United States (1900, 
Oct.), and is stationed at Fort Hancock, N. J. 

3530. Walter Henry, b. 1884, Aug. 5. 

3531. Fred Webster, b. 1886, July 6. 

3532. George Washington, b. 1888, Aug. 15. 

3533. Bessie May, b. 1890, Oct. 16. 

3534. Mary Ella, b. 1893, Mch. 31. 

2731. ELMER ELLSWORTHio MANNING (Francis M.,9 
John A.,« Ripley,'? David,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 \Vm.,2 Wm.^) 
b. 1863, Oct. 20, at Newark Valley, N. Y. He is bookkeeper in 
J. C. Stowell Son & Co's wholesale grocery house iu Ithaca. He 
m. at Elmira, 1890, Oct. 15, Lida, dau. of James M. and Harriet 
P. (Jacobs) Rae, b. 1865, Mch. 1, at Elmira. Ch. : 

3535. J.VJVIES Rae, b. 1891, Aug. 12, at Elmira. 

3536. Clifford Perry, b. 1893, Feb. 27, at Elmira. 



602 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3537. Leslie Jacobs, b. 1894, Aug. 16, at Ithaca; d. 1895, Aug. 26. 

3538. A Chii-d, b. and d. 1895, July 15, at Ithaca. 

3539. Helen Mary, twin, b. 1895, July 15. 

3540. Margaret Allen, b. 1899, May 28. 

2733. EDWARD'o MANNING (Horace,9 Jacob,^ Dan,'' 
Joseph,6 Johu,5 Saml.,-* Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1824, May 7, at 
Friendship, Allegany Co., N. Y. He went to Oregon in 1874, 
and resided, a few years ago, at Seal Rock, Benton Co., and now 
(1900) lives in the latter State at Lutgens, Lincoln Co. He m. 
1847, Aug. 22, Nancy, dau. of Charles C. and Catherine Ham- 
mond, 1). 1828, Apr. 3, at Homer, N. Y. Ch. : 

3541. Dency, b. 1848, Oct. 21, at Friendship; d. 1861, Sep. 13. 

3542. Almira, b. 1855, July 9, at Plymouth, Wis. ; d. 1861, Sep. 26. 

3543. Harriet, b. 1864, July 6, on the plains of Montana ; d 1867, Oct. 10. 

3544. Carrie, b. 1869, Dec. 25, in Montana; ra. James Gonrley. Ch. : 

I. Charles Volney, b. 1888, Jan. 17. II. Edward Ernest, b. 
1891, May 13. 

2736. CHARLES HERBERT^o MANNING (Horace,9 
Jacob,8 Dau,7 Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1835, Jan. 27, at Belvidere, N. Y. He resides, 1900, at Sheri- 
dan, Sheridan Co., Wyoming. He m. 1853, Sep. 17, Margarett, 
dau. of Peter H. and Ann (Moar) Dibble, b. 1837, Apr. 24, at 
Grand River, Canada. Ch. : 

3545. Frank Merritt, b. 1855, Mch. 6, at Belvidere. 

3546. Capatolie Ann, b. 1859, July 16, at Union Center, Wis.; res. at 

Sheridan; ra. 1880, July 15, Frank Edward, son of Charles 
Wunderlich, b. 1858, Mch. 23, at Dubuque, la. Ch. : Mar- 
garet May, b. 1881, July 8, at Divide, Deer Lodge Co., Montana. 

3547. Montana May, b. 1865, May 18, at Deer Lodge City, Montana; 

d. 1881. She had remarkable musical gifts, learning composi- 
tions readily upon hearing others play them, and then being 
able to execute them, herself, from memory, and with marked 
skill. She had been seen to play two pieces of music from 
memory after a professor had played them, with an interval of 
conversation between. It was never necessary for her to re- 
fer to the notes of a composition after learning it; thus, the 
Mocking Bird, of 13 pages, was of no trouble to her without 
the notes. She was greatly loved at Deer Lodge City, and 
mourned by all there upon her death. 

2744. LEMING CASE^o MANNING (Jaraes,9Jacob,«Dau,7 
Josepb,6 John,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1829, Dec. 22, in 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 603 

New York State. Resides at White House, Lucas Co., Ohio. He 
m. 1851, Sep. 10, Martha Jane, dau. of Joseph Wagoner, b. 1834, 
Apr. 14, in Penn. Ch. : 

3548. Elizabeth Mary, b. 1853, Jan. 5, at Monclova, Lucas Co., 0. ; d. 

1853, Feb. 19. 

3549. Cynthia Whitcomb, b. 1854, Jan. 10, at Monclova ; d. 1856, Oct. 10. 

3550. Charles Edwin, b. 1856, Aug. 18, at Burlington, Fulton Co., O. 

3551. George Manuel, b. 1858, Feb. 11, at Burlington. 

3552. Almira Catherine, b. 1861, Jan. 20, at Monclova; d. 1887, Nov. 8. 

She m. Samuel F. Scolt, b. 1857, Sep. 19; d. 1885, Apr. 11. 
Ch. : I. Juliette, b. 1878, Nov. 14. II. Samuel F., b. 1881, 
Jan. 25. 

3553. SrsANNA May, b. 1868, June 22, at Monclova; res. Toledo; m. 

John M. Wood. Ch., b. at Monclova : I. Jennie, b. 1890, Aug. 
28. II. Helen, b. 1892, Sep. 25. III. Bessie, b. 1895, June 3. 
IV. John M., b. 1897, Apr. II. 

3554. Aliweda Jane, b. 1869 [1863?], Feb. 20, at Monclova; res. Toledo; 

m. 1882, Dec. 29, Osman Gunn, b. 1859, Mch. 26, at Springfield, 
O. Ch. : Nellie I., b. 1883, Nov. 26; d. 1884, Sep. 15. 

3555. Lejhng Case, b. 1872, Aug. 18, at Monclova. 

2753. CHARLES FRANKLINio MANNING (Harvey P. ,9 
Squire, s Dan/ Joseph, 6 John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 
1834, July 6, at Port Allegany, Pa. He resides, 1900, at Duke 
Center, McKean Co. He m. (1st) 1854, May 31, Miainna, dau. 
of William and Jane Grray, b. 1839, Jan. 19, at Coudersport ; and 
(2d) 1874, Feb., Mrs. Minnie Maria Mitchel, dau. of Scarlott and 
Mary Anne Cunningham, b. 1846, Dec. 25, at Pittsburg. 

Ch. of Charles F. and 3Iiamna Manning : 

3556. Emma Genet, b. 1857, CQct. 9, at Burtville; m. Evarts. 

Ch. of Charles F. and Minnie M. Planning : 

3557. Fannh:, b. 1874, Dec. 30, at Wirt, Jeff. Co., Ind.; m. 1898, Dec. 

25, Arthur J. Bishop. 

3558. Morris Harvey, b. 1877, Feb. 23, at Owentoii, Ky. ; res. Duke 

Center, 1900. 

3559. Charles Franklen, b. 1881, Feb. 6, at Owenton. 

3560. OLE, b. 1882, Oct. 8, at Port Allegany. 

2755. GEORGE WASHINGTONio MANNING (Harvey 
P., 9 Squire,8Dan,Moseph,6 John,5Saml.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,2Wm.i) 
b. 1838, Feb, 3, at Port Allegany, Pa. Resides at Sheldon, Ransom 



604 THE MANXING FAMILY. 

Co., N. Dakota. He m. 1863, Mcli. 10, Rhoba Isdora, dau. of 
Elihu and Mary K. Starkweather, b. 1841, Dec. 16, at Baldwins- 
ville, N. Y. Ch. : 

3561. George Wright, b. 1864, Aug. 19, at Port Allegany; d. 1867, 

Jan. 13. 
35G2. WiLLiAJi Harvey, b. 1868, Apr. 23, at Lymanville, Pa. 

3563. Mary Ellex, b. 1869, Nov. 9, at St. Mary's, Pa. ; m. Hober Clark 

Kimball. Cli. : I. Clark Cushman, b. 1893, July 7, at Coburn, 
N. D. II. Romain Linail, b. 1896, Feb. 25, at Park River. 

3564. Maude Is.\.bel, b. 1881, July 7, at Sheldon ; is attending the Agri- 

cultural College at Fargo, 1900. 

2756. MORRIS HARVEY^o MANNING (Harvey P.,9 
Squire,^ Dan,^ Jo.seph,6 Johu,5 Saml ,^ Saml.,3 \Ym.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1841, Jan. 21, at Port Allegany, Pa. He resides at Olean, N. Y. 
A millwright. He m. (1st) 1863, July 3, Sallie Lucetta, dau. of 
Philander and Sarah (Burt) Read, b. 1835, May, at Burtville, 
Potter Co., Pa., and d. 1887, Mch. 25, without issue; and (2d) 
1888, May 1, Clara D., dau. of Anson and Elizabeth (Jordan) 
Phoenix, b. 1865, June 19, at Knoxville, Tioga Co., Pa. Ch., b, 
at Olean : 

3565. Harvey Lee, b. 1890, Jnue 16. 

3566. Cecil Florence, b. 1892, Apr. 16. 

3567. Mildred Helen, b. 1894, Apr. 28. 

3568. Beulah Frances, b. 1896, Apr. 24. 

3569. Alice Mary, b. 1899, Feb. 17. 

2758. DALLAS MIFLINi" MANNING (Harvey P.,9 
Squire,8 Dan,7 Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 
1844, May 21, at Port Allegany, Pa., where he now resides. He 
m. 1864, Sep. 27, Mary Ann, dau. of Israel Burt, b. 1844, Nov. 8, 
at Burtville, Potter Co, Ch. : 

3570. AVllliam Demont, b. 1866, Apr. 22, at Pleasant Valley. 

3571. Martin Elliott, b. 1868, Mch. 20, at Burtville; d. 1888, July 4. 

3572. MiNA Bell, b. 1870, Feb. 28, at Burtville; unm., 1899. 

3573. Charles Franklin, b. 1871, Dec. 27, at Larrabee; unm., 1899. 

3574. Chester Harvey, b. 1876, Jan. 20, at Liberty; m. MaryFalkner. 

No ch., 1899. 

3575. George Washington, b. 1885, July 4, at Port Allegany. 

2763. GEORGE LE^YISlo MANNING (Jonathan B.,9 
Squire,8 Dau,? Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Sainl.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 605 

1845, Feb. 16, at Mt. CiiiToll, 111. This record is up to 1892, when 
he was a inerehant in that State, at Thomson, Carroll Co. ; a request 
in 1900 for late changes in his family brought no reply. He m. 
1865, Aug. 26, Mary, dau. of John and Rosey Miller, b. 1848, 
Nov. 10, in Chicago. Ch. : 

3576. AdaE., b. 1866, July 29, at Savanna, 111.; res. CUnton, la., 1892; 

ni. 1887, .Tnly G, Harry Dye. Ch. : Georgia, b. 18S8, Nov. 11. 

3577. Albert Orisox, b. 1869, Feb. 21, at Savanna, where he resided in 

1892; record requested, 1901, but not received; m. 1892, Jan. 
28, Mattie Stevenson, and had a child born 1892, about Nov. 
30. 

3578. George Francis, b. 1882, May 23, at Thomson. 

2773. MARK ELLIOTio MANNING (Perry,9 Squire,8 
Dan,"? Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1857, Dec. 
3, at Port Allegany, Pa. He m. Cloe B., dau. of I. and Salie 
(Weidrich) Lyman, b. 1862, Mch. 10, at Roulette. Mr. Manning 
d. 1889, July. Ch. : 

3579. Vincent Perry, b. 1884, Nov. 3, at Port Allegany. 

2775. WILLIE MARTINio MANNING (Perry,9 Squire,^ 
Dan," Joseph,6 John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,'^ Wm.') b. 1863, Aug. 
8, at Port Allegany, Pa., where he now resides. He m. 1892, 
May 2, Magdelena Hemmer, b. 1871, Aug. 3, at Battle, Sullivan 
Co., N. Y. Ch. : 

3580. Frank, b. 1893, Dec. 18, at Port Allegany. 

3581. Joe, b. 1895, June 16, at Port Allegany. 

3582. Fred, b. 1898, Dec. 29, at Port Allegany. 

3583. Houghton, b. 1900, Mch. 5, at Port Allegany. 

2787. CLINTON HENRYi" MANNING (Squire D.,9 
Squire,^ Dan,^ Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1850, Oct. 23, at Port Allegany, Pa. He resides at Coleta, III. 
He m. 1876, Feb. 13, Eliza, dau. of Rappeen and Mary (Green) 
Proctor, b. 1856, Oct. 10, in Genesee township, Whiteside Co., 
111. Ch., b. in Wysop township, Carroll Co. : 

3584. Mary, b. 1876, Dec. 28. 

3585. Arch Clarence, b. 1885, May 31. 

2806. JEREMIAH COLEio MANNING (Martin,9Martin,s 
Dan,' Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1847, Apr. 






606 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

10, at Poultney, Vt. He was a soldier of the Rebellion in the 5th 
Regt. Vermont "Volunteers. Resides at Ripton. He m. 1869, Oct 
19, Jane, dau. of Dennis and Amanda Buttles, b. 1852, Aug. 18, 
at Ripton. Ch., b. at Ripton : 

3586. John jEREinAH, b. 1875, Oct. 11; ra. Mary Nye. 

3587. NrNA Nora, b. 1877, May 26; m. .John Johiidro. 

3588. Claid Obris, b. 1879, Sep. 2. 

3589. Dennis Allen, b. 1884, July 27. 

3590. Geneva Edna, b. 1890, Sep. 13. 

2807. SILAS HENRY'o MANNING (Martin,^ Martin,« 
Dan,7Joseph,6John,5Saml.,4Saml.,3Wm.,2Wm.i)b. 1851, June 5, 
at Poultney, Vt. Resides at Hancock. He m. Ella, dau. of 
Charles and Melissa Belden. Ch., b. at Ripton : 

3591. Arthur Henry, b. 1874, Oct. 26; was married in Michigan; name 

of wife not learned ; perhaps now lives there. 

3592. Martin Eddie, b. 1876, Sep. He '• was drowned in Lake Michi- 

gan;" date not learned, nor whether he was married. In 1900 
the father of these brothers was requested to give particulars 
of their recent history, but no answer was received. The little 
here given concerning them is from other sources. 

2812. NATHAN LEROY'o MANNING (Landon,9 Martin,^ 
Dan,'' Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1849, Mch. 
15, at Granville, N. Y. Resides at Rutland, Vt. He m. Harriet 
Burditt. Ch., b. at Rutland: 

3593. Jajies Arthur, b. 1876, Sep. 26; unm., 1899; res. Rutland. 

3594. Grace Elma, b. 1879, Mch. 16; res. Cambridge, Mass.; m. 1897, 

Dec. 25, A. E. Niles. 

2813. FREDSON KINGio MANNING (Landon,9 Martin,^ 
Dan,7Joseph,6John,5Sainl.,4Saml.,3Wm.,2 Wm.i)b. 1850,Juue 6, 
at Hampton, N. Y. Resides at Pittsford, Vt. He m. Addie 
May, dau. of ^Yilliam and Mary (St. John) Pelkey, b. 1850, July 
30, at Westmoreland, N. H. Ch. : 

3595. William Landon, b. 1806 (?), May 22, at Chittenden, Vt. ; res. 

Middletowu Springs ; m. Lottie Brown. 

3596. Albee Jerry, b. 1876, Jan. 13, at No. Sherburne, Vt. ; res. Chit- 

tenden; m. Idella Pritchard. 

3597. Fredson Ellsworth, b. 1878, Dec. 20, at Bethel, Vt. ; res Pitts- 

ford; m. Maud Eddy. 

3598. Walter Arthur, b. 1880, Nov. 3, at Bethel. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 607 

3599. RoscoE Leon, b. 1882, Apr. 10, at Stockbridge, Vt. 

3600. BiEDiE Selina, b. 1883, Sep. 14, at Fair Haven, Vt. 

3601. Susie May, b. 1886, May 14, at Castleton, Vt. 

3602. Addie Agnes, b. 1890, Mcli. 1, at Pittsforcl. 

3603. Nellie Stella, b. 1893, July 24, at Chittenden. 

2815. SEYMOUR OTTWELLio MANNING (Lanclon,^ 
Martin,8 Dan,^ Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,'^ Wm.i) b. 
1859, July 9, at Castleton, Vt. He was killed at Chittenden, 
1889, Jan. 22, while sliding wood off Nickwucket mountain. He 
m. Kate Hagan in Whitehall, N. Y. She m. (2d) Alexander Bean ; 
res. Pittsfoixl, Vt. Ch. : 

3604. Seymour Ottwell, b. 1883, Jan. 19, at Chittenden. 

3605. Maky Ella, b. 1885, Jan. 30, at Piltsford. 

3606. Thomas Heney, b. 1887, Apr. 27, at Pittsford. 

2818. HENRI LANDON^o MANNING (Landon,^ Martin,^ 
Dan,"^ Joseph,'' John, 5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1864, May 
25, at Castleton, Vt. He resides at Braintree. He m. Julia Good- 
year, of Hancock. Ch. : 

3607. William Henry, b. 1892, Aug. 12. 

3608. Betsey Jane, b. 1894, Mch. 3. 

3609. Mildred Florence, b. 1896, Mch. 9; d. 1897, Mch. 24. 

3610. Blanche Beulah, b. 1898, June 26. 

3611. VxVN Bogue, b. 1899, Oct. 25. 

2823. ALBERT WHARTON'" MANNING (Elisha A.,9 
Alfred,*^ Joel,'' Joseph,6John,5 Saml., 4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1889, Feb. 20, in Delaware Co., Ohio. He m. 1862, Mch. 30, 
Hulilah Chestina, dan. of Edmund and Phebe T. Lindsley, b. 
1843, Sep. 11, in Knox Co., Ohio. She resides, 1900, at Azusa, 
Cal. Mr. Manning d. 1877, Oct. 12, at Lincoln, Neb. Ch., b. 
in Carroll Co., 111. : 

3612. Nora Adelpha, b. 1863, Sep. 20; d. 1865, Dec. 29. 

3613. Nellie Ada, b. 1865, Nov. 19; les. Azusa; m. 1882, Nov. 19, 

William Clark, son of Henry and Helen Hendrick, b. at Red- 
ding, Mich. Ch. : I. Albert Henry, b. 1884, Sep. 13. II. 
Everett Harry, b. 1886, June 1. III. Mont, b. 1889, Oct. 6; 
d. 1892, Oct. 23. IV. Ashley Manning, b. 1891, July 27. V. 
Helen, b. 1893, May 18, at Azusa. VI. Alida, b. 1895, Jan. 29, 
at Azusa. VIL Mabel, b. 1896, May 13, at Azusa. VIII. 
Hulda,'b.'1897, Nov. 5, at Azusa. 

3614. Baden, b. 1867, Oct. 21. 



608 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3615. LuRA Ellen, b. 18G9, Dec. 6; unm., 1899. 

3616. Edmund Lindsley, b. 1872,Mch. 20; res. Aziisa; m. 1898, May 8, 

Carrie, dau. of John C. and Mary Preston, b. 1878, Apr. 12, 
at Azusa. 

3617. Herman Lewis, b. 1874, May 29; res. Azusa; iinm., 1899. 

3618. Forrest, b. 1876, July 8; in 1900, a student at Berkeley Uni- 

versity. 

3619. Albert Wharton, b. 1877, Nov. 28; res. Azusa. He enlisted as 

a soldier, 1898, May 15 ; was in Troop L, 4th Cavalry, Cali- 
fornia Volunteers; sailed from San Francisco, 1898, July 16, 
for the Philippines ; reached Manila in Sep. ; was in several 
battles, and was honorably discharged 1899, Aug. 24, after 16 
months service. 

2833. ALFRED WILF.Yio MANNING (Darius S.,9 Al- 
fred,« Joel,7 Joseph,^ John,^ Sainl.,4 Saml.,:^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 
1848, Sep. 27, near Batesville, Ark. Res., 1900, at Dickens City, 
Dickens Co., Tex. He m. 1885, Sep. 24, Minerva, dau. of 
Frederick and Mary Thomas, b. 1861, Apr. 15, in Caddo Parish, 
La. Ch. : 

3620. Butler Strong, b. 1886, June 29, iu Dickens Co. 

2835. MARQUIS LAFAYETTEio MANNING (Darius 
S.,9 Alfred,8 Joel,^ Joseph,^ John,^ SamL,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1852, July 23, in Upshur Co., Tex. He now resides in that 
State, in Hunt Co., Sodom post-office. Hem. (1st) 1877, Dec. 9, 
Mary Jane, dau. of John and Matilda Patrick, b. 1861, July 4, 
in "Wood Co., and d. 1882, Jan. 16; and (2d) Octavia, dau. of 
Wesley and Amanda Dodgen, b. near Marietta, Cobb Co., Ga. 
The following children were born in Hunt Co. 

Ch. of 3farquis L. and Mary J. Manning: 

3621. Drusilla, b. 1878, Oct.. 31 ; ra. William Thomas Green, b. 1876, 

Sep. 13. Ch., b. in Hunt Co. : I. Gracie Ardis,b. 1897, June 19. 
II. Claud Houston, b. 1899, May 28. III. Clyde Frances, b. 
1900, Oct. 25. 

3622. Huston, b. 1881, May 12; d. 1883, Nov. 10. 

Ch. of Marquis L. and Octavia Manning: 

3623. Jabra, b. 1884, July 3; d. 1886, Mch. 22. 

3624. Virgil, h. 1886, Mch. 23. 

3625. Leroy, b. 1887, Sep. 2. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 609 

3626. Arthur, b. 1888, Jan. 30. 

3627. Vesta, b. 1892, June 2. 

3628. Strong, b. 1894, E^eb. 5. 

3629. Ruby, b. 1896, Aug. 31. 

2836. FRANCIS WHARTONio MANNING (Darius S.,^ 
Alfred,^ Joel,^ Joseph,^ John,^ Saml./ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Win.') b. 
1854, Nov. 30, in Upshur Co., Tex. Resides, 1900, at Sodom, 
in that State. He m. 1882, June 22, Letha J., dau. of Jeflf and 
Margia Jetton, b. 1865, Apr. 10, in Johnson Co., Ark. ; d. 1890, 
Apr. 21, in Hunt Co. Ch., b. in Hunt Co. : 

3630. Mary D., b. 1883, Apr. 30. 

3631. Charles A., b. 1885, Aug. 9; d. 1889, Dec. 1. 
3G32. WttLiAM E., b. 1888, Apr. 17. 

2842. SETH SYLVESTER'" MANNING (Truman O.,^ 
Alfred,^ Joel,^ Joseph,6 john,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1854, Sep. 11, at Brookville, 111. He resides at Almena, Norton 
Co., Kan. He m. (1st) Jennie Ella, dau. of John David and 
Susan McKee, b. 1855, Apr. 19, at Marion, Lima Co., Iowa, and 
d. 1890, Apr. 6, at Almena; and (2d) Anna Elizabeth, dau. of 
James H. and Mary Ellen (Ray) Hurst, b. 1875, July 18, in Otoe 
Co., Neb. 

Ch. of Setli S. and Jennie E. Manning : 

3633. Annah Adlixe, b. 1878, Oct. 30, at Imogene, Fremout Co., Kan. ; 

d. 1878, Dec. 2. 

3634. Florence Maggie, b. 1886, Apr. 12, at Almena. 

Ch. of Seth S. and Anna E. Manning : 

3635. Carl Glen, b. 1894, Jan. 27, at Almena. 

3636. R.U-PH, b. 1897, Oct. 22, at Almena. 

2844. MILO ALFRED'" MANNING(TrumauO.,9 Alfred,^ 
Joel,7 Joseph,6 John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1860, Oct. 
16, at Milledgeville, 111. He is a merchant at Sheldon, Iowa. He 
m. 1887, Apr. 26, Clara May, dau. of William and Harriet J. 
(Porter) West, b. 1867, June 25, at Ames, Iowa. Ch. : 

3637. Truman West, b. 1889, Sep. 17, at Crawford, Neb. 

3638. Merrill Mito, b. 1891, June 22, at Crawford. 

2845. WILLIAM SALEM'" MANNING (Nelson W.,9 
Alfred,^ Joel,7 Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) ^^ 

39 



610 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1864, Apr. 28, in Carroll Co., 111., where he uow resides at Elk- 
horn Grove. He m. Annie Traiim. Ch. : 

3639. Ralph, b. 1895, Dec. 15, in Lima township, Carroll Co. 
3610. Harold, b. 1899, Apr. 13, in Lima township. 

2848. GEORGE NELSON^o MANNING (Nelson W.,^ 
Alfred,^ Joel," Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 
1870, Apr. 12, in Carroll Co., 111. He resides at Garden Prairie. 
He m. Mae Schreiner. Ch. : 

3641. Eldone, b. 1899, Mch. 18, at Garden Prairie. 

2866. JOHN HENRYio MANNING (John H.,9 John,8 
Jolin,' John,6 John,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1846, July 
23, at Ellington, Ct. In 1856 his parents removed to Pittsfield, 
Mass., where he was educated in the public schools. In 1861 he 
commenced what proved to be his life business in his father's drug- 
store. During the many years his mother carried on the business 
he was in charge of the store, and ultimately became a partner ; 
and in 1891 he purchased the interests of his sisters. In 1887 he 
was elected President of the Massachusetts State Pharmaceutical 
Association. In 1889 he was delegate from the Mass. Associa- 
tion to the meeting of the Annual Pharmaceutical Association held 
at San Francisco, and, in 1890, delegate to the Seventh Decen- 
nial Convention for the revision of the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
In 1885 he was appointed one of the State Board of Pharmacy. 
This was upon the Cfeation of the Board, and he was reappointed 
in 1887, but resigned in 1891. At this time he is still carrying 
on the " Old Corner Drug Store," which has been in his family 
for over 40 years. For many years he has been interested in po- 
litical life. In 1884 he was elected County Commissioner, and 
re-elected in 1887 and again in 1890. In 1889 he was defeated as 
a candidate for sheriff. In 1891 he was appointed one of the 
Commissioners of Sewers, to whom authority was given to con- 
struct a system of sewers for Pittsfield. He was appointed by 
Gov. Crane, August, 1899, a member of the State Highway Com- 
mission, and reappointed 1901, Jan. 2. He m. 1870, June 1, 
Grace LeBaron, dau. of Franklin and Lydia A. (LeBaron) Wash- 
burn, b. 1847, Sep. 5, at Lenox, Mass. Ch. : 

3642. Love LeBakon, b. 1871, Nov. 11, at Lenox; res. Pittsfield; m. 
1892, Oct. 5, Dr. George Coflin, son of Edgar Gorham and Jo- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 611 

sephiue Groat Hubbel, b. 1870, June 1, at Hudson, N. Y. Ch. : 
I. Hewlat Newton, b. 1895, Nov. 6, at Torrington, Ct. II. 
Grace Josephine, b. 1901, Jan. 7, at Pittsfleld. 

3643. Franiclin Washburn, b. 1874, July 28, at Pittsfleld. 

3644. Anna Parker, b. 1875, Nov. 25, at Pittsfleld; m. 1899, Oct. 22, 

Herbert P. Ward, of Pittsfleld. 

3645. John Parker, b. 1879, Mch. 23, at Pittsfleld; a student in 1901. 

2870. ALFRED NELSONio MANNING (Benjamin S.,9 
John, 8 Jobn,^ John,6 John,-'^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2Wni.i) b. 1853, 
Aug. 17, at Windham, Ct. He was a farmer in Lebanon and 
Coventry, and, in 1899, removed to Norwich Town, to the home- 
stead of his wife's father. He m. at the last-named place, 1879, 
Apr. 2, Martha Emma, dau. of Justin Walsworth and Martha 
(Wiclier) Birchard, b. 1857, Feb. 11, at Norwich Town. Ch. : 

3646. Elizabeth Wicker, b. 1880, June 10, at Lebanon. 

3647. Emma Gertrude, b. 1881, Sep. 17, at Lebanon. 

3648. Lillian Ethel, b. 1882, Dec. 16, at Lebanon. 
3619. Alfred Benjamin, b. 1884, Sep. 3, at Lebanon. 

3650. Ethel Louise, b. 1888, Feb. 22, at Coventry. 

3651. Martha Asenath, b. 1890, Oct. 10, at (Coventry. 

3652. Mary Esther, b. 1892, Oct. 14, at Coventry. 

3653. Herbert Birchard, b. 1895, Oct. 20, at Coventry. 

2871. HERBERT LAVINSi" MANNING (Benjamin S.,9 
.John,«John,'' John,6 John,5SamL,4Saml.,3 Wm.,2Wm.i) b. 1856, 
Nov. 22, at Franklin, Ct. He, his father and his grandfather were 
successively the agents at the Lebanon raih'oad station up to 1895 
from the building of the road about 1848. He is now employed 
in a machine-shop in South Windham. Hem. at Willimantic, 1892, 
Jan. 28, Lula Viola, dau. of Laban Josiah and Mary Elizabeth 
(Jenks) Kenfield, b. 1874, Apr. 27, at Belchertown, Mass. Ch. : 

3654. Clement, b. 1899, July 3, at So. Windham. 

3655. Karl Nelson, b. 1900, Dec. 8, at So. Windham. 

2875. EDWARD FOSTERi" MANNING (Samuel,^ John,8 
John,7 john,6 John,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1853, May 
18, at Scotland, Ct. About 1878, he went to Seward, Neb., where 
he now resides, and where he is agent for the Wells-Fargo Express 
Co. He and his wife are earnest workers in Christian measures. 
He served for 12 years as deacon of the local church, with which 
he has filled all offices except that of elder. He m. 1892, Aug. 3, 



I 



IU2 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Alice Lawson, dau. of Charles and Jessie (Black) Brown, b. 1866, 
Dec. 21, near Ontario, Canada. She lived after her third year at 
Marysville, Mo , and when 12 removed to Cordova, Neb. Ch. : 

3G56. Howard Leslie, b. 1897, May 24, at Seward. 

3657. Kenneth Verne, b. 1899, Nov. 24, at Seward. 

2878. NATHANIEL'o MANNING (Jabez P.,9 John,8John,'? 
John,6 John,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1849, May 31, at 
Lebanon, Ct. He is a farmer in his native town, on the homestead 
formerly belonging to his grandfather, John Manning; and is also 
superintendent of the Lebanon Creamery. He is superintendent 
6f the Sunday School, and deacon of the First Congregational 
Church, succeeding his father in that office. He m. 1872, Dec. 17, 
Harriet Delia Elizabeth, dau. of Adin PMUmore and Sophia Hyde 
(Gager) Pember, b. 1852, Jan. 15, at Franklin. Ch., b. at Leb- 
anon : 

3658. Julia Augusta, b. 1873, Oct. 18; res. Lebanou; m. 1892, Jnne 15, 

James Andrew, son of Benj. Franklin and Frances Cornelia 
(Hall) Randall, b. 1868, Nov. IG. Ch., b. at Lebanon : 1. Bes 
sie Hall, b. 1893, Sep. 22. II. Ethel Flora, b. 1896, Feb. 21. Ill' 
Arthur James, b. 1899, Nov. 12. 

3659. Myron Fillmore, b. 1875, May 21 ; res. Lee, Mass. ; m. 1900, Oct. 

29, Maud Eugenia, dau. of Horace Eugene and M. Louise (Co- 
vey) Langdon, b. 1880, Oct. 29, at Tyringham. 

3660. Elon Kay, b. 1877, Jan. 30. 

3661. Cora Frances, b. 1878, Oct. 8; m. 1899, Apr. 6, Willis O., son of 

Ozro D. and Lizzie M. (Cobb) Fuller, of Lebanon, b. 1878, Apr. 
15. Ch. : Lena Augusta, b. 1900, June 19, at Lebanon. 

3662. Mary Robinson, b. 1881, Jan. 25. 

3663. Ernest Kibbe, b. 1884, Oct. 13. 

3664. Reuben Taylor, b. 1887, July 21. 

2879. JOHNio MANNING(Jabez P.,9 John,8 John,^ John,^ 
John,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1854, Jan. 19, at Leb- 
anon, Ct. He d. 1894, Sep. 2, at Glastonburj^ where he then re- 
sided. He and his daughter Olive were on their way to church on 
a Sunday evening, when he was struck by an electric car and in- 
stantly killed. He was bookkeeper for the J. B. Williams Co. He 
m. 1879, Oct. 1, Mary Stephens, dau. of Justin Walsworth and 
Martha (Wicker) Birchard, b. 1862, Mch. 26, at Norwich Town. 
Cli., b. at Norwich : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 613 

3665. Oli\'E May, b. 1882, Nov. 26. 
3G66. S.AJj.iH Louise, b. 1884, Nov. 4. 

3667. Catherent: Williajis, b. 1894, Feb. 2. 

2881. WILLIAM AUGUSTUSio MANNING (William,9 
John,8John," Johii,^ Johu,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) ^^ ^357^ 
May 22, at Pittsfield, Mass. He was a farmer at New Lenox, and 
later of Albany, N. Y. He m. at Pittsfield 1878, Nov. 4, Mary 
Emma, dau. of Charles Stewart and Hester Elizabeth (Edwards) 
Smith, b. 1857, Aug. 29, in New York City. Ch. : 

3668. Alice Belle, b. 1881, Jaa. 26, at Pittsfield, 

3669. William Hexry, b. 1883, Feb. 10, at Pittsfield; d. the same day. 

3670. Daisy Wright, 1). 1884, Aug. 3, at Pittsfield. 

3671. Charles Henry, b. 1895, Mcli. 31, at New Lenox. 

2886. GEORGE EBER^o MANNING (Edward,^ John,^ 
John,'^ Johu,6 Johu,5SamL,''Saml.,3Wm,,2Wm.i) b. 1861, Dec. 3, 
at Lebanon, Ct. He studied two years at Williston Seminary, 
Easthampton, Mass., and two years at Lehigh University, South 
Bethlehem, Pa., with the intention of becoming a civil engineer. 
He has worked in that line, chiefly on city work in offices at 
Norwich and New Loudon, Ct., and Newton, Woburn and Med- 
ford, Mass. He resides, 1900, at New Loudon. He m. at 
Yantic, in Norwich, 1900, Apr. 4, Myra Rose Fuller, b. 1872, 
Oct. 5, at Bozrahville, Ct. She graduated at East Greenwich, 
R. L, Academy in the class of 1890. She was a teacher for 
eight years, six of which were in the public schools of East 
Greenwich. Her ancestry was George H.'^ and Elmira Alice 
(Millard), her parents, of Bozrahville and East Greenwich; 
William^ and Naucy C. (Policy) of Lebanou ; Abiel^ and Eleanor 
(Henry) of Lebanon; Abiel^ and Hannah (Porter) of Lebanon; 
Benjamin- and Judith (Smith) of Rehoboth, Mass., and Robert^ 
and Sarah Fuller, of Salem, Mass., and Rehoboth. 

2887. WILLIAM EDWARDSio MANNING (Edward,^ 
John,8 John,7 John,^ John,^ Saml.,"! Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1866, 
Oct. 1, at Lebanon, Ct. He began as a clerk in the store of 
Peckham & Wateruian at Bozrahville in 1884. In 1890, upon 
the death of Mr. Peckham, he bought out the business and car- 
ried it on for nine years when the mill upon which business in 
the place depended was shut down. In 1898 he engaged in a 



614 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

similar business that of general merchandise, at Yantic. He 
ra. at East Greenwich, R. I., 1891, June 3, Grace Harriette 
Fuller, b. 1867, Dec. 3, at Bozrahville; dau. of George H. and 
Elmira Alice (Millard) Fuller, and sister of the wife of George E. 
Manning, his brother. Ch. : 

3672. Frederick Fuxler, b. 1893, Nov. 27, at Bozrahville. 

3673. Lois Althea, b. 1898, Nov. 28, at Yantic. 

2888. ARAD ROBINSONio MANNING (Edward,9 John,8 
John,^ John,6 Johu,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1869, Feb. 
21, at Lebanon, Ct. He was clerk in stores at North Franklin, 
Willimantic and Bozrahville, and now has a grain business at 
Yantic. He m. at Franklin, 1896, June 18, Jennie Osgood, dau. 
of Edwin Eugene and Adelaide (Pendleton) Ayer, b. 1870, Oct. 
13, at Franklin. Ch. : 

3674. Eugene Arad, b. 1897, Mch. 8, at Bozrahville. 

2938. GEORGE HENRY^o MANNING (William M.,9 
George,8 Andrew,^ John,6 John,5 Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1844, June 14, at Warren, Bradford Co., Pa. Resides (1900) 
at Waverley, N. Y. He m. 1875, Nov. 4, Mary A., dau. of Allan 
and Mary Catherine Hudkins, b. 1854, July 14, at EUenboro, 
Richie Co., West Va. Ch. : 

3675. Josie, b. 1876, Oct. 7, at Rock Creek, Neb.; d. 1876, Nov. 3. 

3676. Willie, b. 1877, Oct. 24, at Warren, Pa. ; d. 1889, May 13. 

3677. Uena Bell, b. 1879, Aug. 11, at Alden, 111. ; d. 1880, Aug. 19. 

3678. Lottie, b. 1881, Apr. 2, at Kock Creek, Neb. 

2939. ALEXANDER DEWINGi" MANNING (John C.,^ 
George,*^ Andrew,"^ John,^ John,^ Sainl.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) 
b. 1856, Jan. 1, at Warren, Bradford Co., Pa. He resides, 1900, 
in that county, at Aurora. He m. 1884, Oct. 22, Flora Lucj' 
Dewey, of Berkshire, N. Y. Ch. : 

3679. John Dewey, b. 1894, Jan. 4, at Berkshire. 
3G80. Ruth L., b. 1896, Sep. 24, at Aurora. 

2948. EDWARD BRODHEAD'o MANNING (Charles F.,9 
Gurdon,s Andrew,'' Johu,<^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wni.') 
b. 1850, Sep. 30, at Scotland, Ct. He has been a farmer at 
Manchester. His present address is Glastonbury. He m. 1877, 
July 16, Fannie Isabelle Leonard, b. 1854, Oct. 3. Her ancestry 



DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. Glo 

was Warren B.'^ and Mary S. (Riley), her parents; Spicer^ and 
Lucina (Hotchkiss), of Middletowu; Jonas^ aud Eunice Her- 
rick) ; Natliau'* aud Abigail (Herrick) , all of Worthiugton ; Saui- 

ueP and Lydia ( ) of Bridgewater and Preston; SamueP aud 

Abigail (Wood) of Preston, etc. ; and Solomon^ aud Mary 
Leonard, of Duxbury, Mass. Ch. of Edward B. aud Fannie I. 
Manning, b. at Manchester : 

3681. Etta May, b. 1878, May 22. 

3682. Leonard Warren, b. 1879, Nov. 16. 

3683. Alice Isabelle, b. 1881, Oct. 18. 

3684. Grace Idella, b. 1885, May 13; d. 1887, Feb. 27. 

3685. Mary Marion, b. 1887, Nov. 9. 

3686. Fannie Edna, b. 1890, Jan. 20. 

3687. Charles Edward, b. 1891, Aug. 10. 

3688. Jajies Louis, b. 1898, Mch. 15. 

2949. RICHARD'o MANNING (Charles F.," Gurdon.s An- 
drew,"^ John,6 john,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1853, Feb. 
13, at Hartford, Ct. He is a contractor and builder at South Man- 
chester. He m. 1879, June 1, Jane E., dau. of Daniel aud Lucy 
Eltrude Green. Ch., b. at South Manchester: 

3689. Mabel Adeline:, b. 1880, Oct. 5. 

3690. Frederick Richard, b. 1885, Mch. 21. 

3691. Ruth Eltrude, b. 1889, Jau. 17. 

2950. CHESTER HEBARDi" MANNING (Charles F.,9 
Gurdon,8 Andrew," John," John,'^Saml ,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wui.i) b. 
1854, Sep. 29, at Scotland, Ct. He is a blacksmith aud wood- 
worker at Mauchester. He m. 1889, May 20, Phoebe E., dau. of 
Levi W. aud Auna Hyde. Ch., b. at Mauchester (Hillstowu) : 

3692. James Harold, b. 1890, Mch. 21. 

3693. Martha, b. 1892, Jan. 3. 

3694. WiLLiAJi Hyde, b. 1894, Dec. 8. 

2954. ARTHUR'o MANNING (Charles F.,9 Gurdon,^ An- 
drew,"^ Johu,6 John,5 Saml.,4 Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1861, Oct. 
13, at Mauchester, Ct., where he is a farmer and carpenter. He 
m. 1882, May 4, Carrie Maria, dau. of William H. aud Elizabeth 
S. Hills, b. 1864, Oct. 9. Ch., b. at Mauchester (Hillstowu) : 

3695. Gertrude Anna, b. 1885, Jan. 1. 

3696. Ethel Adella, b. 18S6, July 7. 



616 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3697. Lester Arthur, b. 1888, Oct. 13; d. 1893, Mch. 13. 

3698. Bessie Hattie, b. 1891, May 30. 

3699. Betjlah, b. 1894, Nov. 10. 

2968. FREDERW BUTLERi" MANNING(Wm. D.,9 Asa,^ 
Diah,^ Saml.,6 Johu,^ Saml.,'* Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1856, June 

19, at Norwich, Ct. He resides in his native place, where he is a 
printer. He m. (1st) 1879, Aug. 14, Hortense, dau. of George 
L. and Luciuda (Cheney) Griswold, b. 1860, Aug. 24; d. 1880, 
Dec. 10. He m. (2d) 1882, Aug. 1, Nellie Asenath, dau. of 
George and Asenath Pratt, b. 1861, Sep. 19, and d. 1882, Oct. 17 ; 
(3d) 1884, June 19, Lillian Belle, dau. of Edward and Lydia 
Dowsett, b. 1863, Mch. 10, and d. 1885, June 10, leaviuo; one 
child who died in infancy; and (4th) 1887, Nov. 30, Mabel Earle, 
dau. of William T. and Ellen (Hood) Freuch, b. 1868, May 22. 
Ch. : 

3700. Hortense Ladd, b. 1880, Dec. 4, at Norwich. 

2973. HARRY GEER'o MANNING (Edward A., 9 Asa,8 
Diah,7 Saml.,6John,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1859, Nov. 

20, at Waltham, Mass. He is a mechanical engineer, and now 
resides at Fitchburg. He m. 1883, Oct. 17, Katheriue Edna, dau. 
of John Francis and Sarah Elizabeth (Rankin) Morgan, b. 1861, 
Aug. 20, in Boston. Ch. : 

3701. Roy Wilder, b. 1885, Aug. 21, at Newtou; d. 1893, Oct. 5. 

3702. Harold MoRG.tN, b. 1887, May 4, at Troy, N. Y.; d. 1887, May 4. 
• 3703. IV.VTHERINE Edxa, b. 1898, Mcb. 5 ; d. 1898, Mch. 5. 

2982. THEODORE MARSHALLi" MANNING (Rock- 
well, ^ Josiah,8 Frederick,^ Josiah,*' John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,=* Wm.,'-^ 
Wm.i) b. 1836, Feb. 19, at Camillus, N. Y. After the removal 
of the family to Illinois he, as a boy, assisted his father in the lat- 
ter's real estate, farming, milling and department country store 
affairs in Du Page Co., and, at the age of 19, began on his own 
account, teaching a district school in his neighborhood in con- 
nection with the above and going into partnership with his father in 
business. He entered the Law department of the University of 
Chicago, and, after a full course of study, graduated therefrom in 
1865, after which he commenced a long practice of his profession 
in Chicago. In early manhood he purchased of his father nearly 
200 acres of unimproved land containing an elevated and very 




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DESCENDANTS OF AVILLIAM MANNING. 617 

sightly location to build upon, and also a beautiful woodland with 
a running brook, in the town of "NViufield, near Warrenville, Du 
Page Co., a few miles west of Chicago ; which landed estate is now 
named " Montview Park Farm," whereon he built Chateau Mont- 
view, commodious barns, stables and outbuildings. He constructed 
an elegant driving park, and bred and raised the best of horses, 
standard and eligible to registry in the American Trotting Regis- 
ter, which horses have given him much pleasuie in driving them 
with the horses of acquaintances on the Boulevards of Chicago 
while prosperously practicing law for about 20 years. In 1898 he 
conveyed Montview Park Farm to his daugliter, Mrs. Hoy, where 
she and her husband and their family have resided since the expira- 
tion of Mr. Hoy's term of office as county sheriff. Mr. Manning was 
musical as a boy, taking lessons, etc., and singing, playing the 
organ and leading the choir in church. He kept up an interest in 
that direction, and while a lawyer was elected president of the 
Bach and Handel Musical Society, of Chicago, that had a large 
membership, and which gave a grand concert in a large public hall 
of Chicago the year he was president, besides many receptions and 
sociables in their own large hall near Union Park, thereb}^ making 
the Society quite an influential social event in Chicago. Mr. Man- 
ning continues to reside near Warrenville. He m. (1st) 1857, Dec. 
17, Mary D., dau. of Truman and Mary Jones, b. 1839, Apr. 2, 
at Warrenville, and d. 1868, Feb. 3. He m. (2d) 1870, Oct. 13, 
Lucy Talbot, b. 1839, Dec. 29, at Stonehall, County Westmeath, 
Ireland, who d. 1872, Nov. 24, leaving no issue. Ch. of Theodore 
M. and Mary D. Manning, b. in the town of Wiufield : 

3704. Mary Alice, b. 1858, Oct. 29 ; res. near Warrenville; m. 1879, Feb. 

27, Clinton H. Hoy, who was sheriff of Du Page Co., 1894 to 
1898. All their children were born in that county. Ch. : I. 
Mabell Alice, b. 1880, May 7, at MontvieAv Park Farm. II. Al- 
fred Clinton, b. 1882, Jan. 26, at Warrenville. III. Bertha Mae, 
b. 1885, Jan. 13, at Wheaton. IV. EMe Louise, b. 1890, Feb. 6, 
at Wheaton. V. Ralph Manning, b. 1895, Nov. 20, at Wheatou. 
VI. Truman Jones, b. 1897, June 20, at Wheaton. 

3705. Walter Carlton, b. 1860, Dec. 15; d. 1862, Apr. 27. 

3706. Frederick Percy, b. 1866, Feb. 27. 

2983. WILLIAM JOSIAHi" MANNING (Rockwell,9 Jo- 
siah,^ Frederick,'' Josiah,*^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.^) b. 
1838, Apr. 15, at Varick, N. Y. In early manhood he was a mer- 



618 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

chant, and, since 1870, has been a lawyer in Chicago. The follow- 
ing sketch of his life is from "The Bench and Bar of Chicago :" "He 
possessed a natural fondness for reading and study, and being 
fortunate in having good educational advantages made the most of 
his opportunities. At Warrenville, 111. [the family home after 
1849], he pursued the full course of study in the Warrenville 
Seminary, graduating in 1859. During the next two years he 
was employed in his father's store, and having previously decided 
to enter the legal profession, devoted all his spare time to the 
study of law. At the age of 23 he engaged in the dry goods 
trade on his own account at Aurora, 111., and afterwards removed 
to Cliicago, and there continued the same line of business. Dur- 
ing these years he kept up his legal studies, and in 1870, after 
graduating from the Union College of Law at Chicago, was ad- 
mitted to the bar, and opened an office on his own account. For 
three years after the great fire of Oct. 9, 1871, besides attending 
to the large commercial business he had built up, he devoted much 
time to the adjustment of fire losses, insomuch that it became 
somewhat of a specialty and gained for him a fine reputation for 
proficiency in insurance matters. Since 1874, his practice has 
been general in its character, and yearly increasing, and to-day he 
ranks among the ablest chancery and real estate lawyers at the 
Chicago bar. An important case with which he was actively 
connected was that of the United States vs. Henry Feuerstein and 
Charles Pfluger, who were jointly indicted for defrauding credi- 
tors in violation of certain provisions of the bankrupt law, Mr. 
Manning representing the creditors. The trial of the case re- 
sulted in the conviction of both defendants, and is worthy of men- 
tion since it was the only case of conviction and sentence under 
the bankrupt law ever had in Chicago. Mr. Manning has always 
given especial attention to the collection of accounts, and num- 
bers among those for w^hom he does business in this particular 
department many of the leading firms of New York and other 
Eastern cities. As a lawyer he honors his profession. Prompt, 
sagacious and watchful of a client's interests, he is withal up- 
right and honorable in his dealings, careful and conscientious as a 
counselor, and firm in his adherence to honest conviction. In 
politics he is an active, earnest Republican, and for ten years was 
a member of the Du Page county central committee." He resides 
at Warrenville. He m. 1877, Aug. 15, Ellen C, dau. of Nathan- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 619 

iel B. and Jane M. Ciirtiss, b. 1851, Oct. 27, at Peoria. Ch., b. 
at Warrenville : 

3707. R.\XPH CxjRTis, b. 1879, June 5. He graduated, first in his class, 

from rrincetoii-Yale school (a preptiratoiy school for colleges, 
aftiliated with the Univtrsity of Chicago) in June, 1806, and 
in June, 1900, he graduated at the University of Chicago, 
where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. 
He is at present attending the Law School of Harvard Univer- 
sity, and on completing that course will enter his father's 
office and tngage in the practice of law. 

3708. CuRTiss EocKWELL, b. 1880, Nov. 8. He graduated from the 

Princeton-Yale school with high honors in 1897, and is now 
attending the University of Chicago, l)eing in the class of 1901. 
He is proficient in his studies, and has attained some celebrity 
as an athlete, having won first place for the University in the 
high hurdle races of several collegiate meets. He is a mem- 
ber of the Delta Kappa Epsilou. 

2986. AUGUSTUS KENNARDio MANNING (Rockwell,^ 
Josiah,^ Frederick,^ Josiah,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1848, Nov. 30, at Waterloo, N. Y. He was formerly a mer- 
chant, and is now a lawyer in Chicago, where he resides. He m. 
at Niles, Mich., 1868, Aug. 18, Frances Louisa, dau. of John R. 
and Betsey P. (Noble) Grant, b. 1850, Apr. 2. Ch. : 

3709. Lena Grant, b. 1809, Sep. 7. 

3710. Elcert Augustus, b. 1872, June 6. 

2987. FREDERICK LEWlSi" MANNING (Lewis,9Josiah,8 
Frederick,^ Josiah,^ John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1845, 
Dec. 14, at Waterloo, N. Y. He m. 1871, Apr. 9, Josephine Ann, 
dau. of Jacob and Amy Elizabeth (Gordon) Price, b. 1855, June 1, 
at Orange, N. J. Reside Helena, Montana. Ch. : 

3711. GoLDiE May, b. 1872, Jan. 11, at Batavia, 111. 

3712. Maud Dora, b. 1874, Nov. 29, at Warrenville, III. 

3713. Frank Guy, b. 1878, Oct. IG, at Aurora, 111. 

2994. EDWARD RICHARDio MANNING(Lewis,9Josiah,8 
Frederick,' Josiah,^ John,^ Saml," Snml.,3 Wm.,2 WiwA) b. 1861, 
Mch. 19, at Batavia, 111. He is a merchant in Portland, Oregon, 
of the Robertson, Manning Co. He m. Franc Gertrude, dau. of 
Franklin Horace and Ordelle (Bentley) Cobb, b. 1870, Nov. 9, at 
Hudson, Mich. Ch. : 



620 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3714. Kenneth Cobb, b. 1894, May 24, at Spokane, Wash. 

3715. Edward Richard, b. 1895, Oct. 11, at Portland; d. 1896, Oct. 23. 

3716. Margaret, b. 1898, June 16, at Portland; d. 1898, June 25. 

2995. ALBINUS PARDEEi" MANNING(Lewis,9 Josiah,^ 
Frederick,^ Josiah,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i)b. 1864, 
Oct. '27, at Hills Grove, McDouoiigii Co., 111. Resides at Battle 
Creek, Mich. He m. at Omaha, Neb., 1891, June 3, Mary Jemima, 
dau. of Elias Perry and Eliza E. (Sliipley) Devries, b. 1862, Sep. 
30, at Marriottsville, Carroll Co., Md. Ch. : 

3717. Paul Devries, b. 1893, May 4, at Omaha. 

3718. Ruth Marie, b. 1895, July 1, at Fremont, Neb. 

2996. WARREN ECKERSON>« MANNING (Homer P.,5' 

Josiah,^ Frederick,''' Josiah,6 John,^ Saml.,'' Sanil.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.^) 
b. 1851, Dec. 3, in Du Page Co., 111. He resides at Crab Or- 
chard, Johnson Co., Neb. He m. 1880, Feb. 18, in Nemaha Co., 
of that State, Sarah Emeline, dau. of James and Tude (Hughs) 
Gruell, b. 1859, Dec. 8, in Nemaha Co. Ch. : 

3719. Elbert Homer, b. 1880, Dec. 15, in Nemaha Co. 

3720. Mabel Bessie, b. 1882, Feb. 1, in Nemaha Co. 

3721. CoiLA Blanche, b. 1883, Nov. 17, in Nemaha Co. 

3722. Leta Fay, b. 1890, June 1, in Johnson Co. 

2998. ALLEN HOMERio MANNING(Homer P.,9 Josiah,^ 
Frederick,'' Josiah,^ John,^ Saiiil.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1861, 
Mch. IG, at Peru, Nemaha Co., Neb. He resides in that State at 
Vesta, Johnson Co. He m. 1890, June 4, Agnes Alida, dau. of 
George W. and Anna Dougherty, b. 1869, Dec. 11, at Brownville, 
Nemaha Co. Ch. : 

3723. Lester Harrison, b. 1891, May 21, at Vesta. 

3724. HuTiERT McKinley, b. 189G, Sep. 24, at Vesta. 

3000. FREDERICK LEWISio MANNING ( Jonathan C. ,9 
Lewis,8 Frederick,'^ Josiah,*5 John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,- Wm.i) 
b. 1836, Nov. 20, at Ovvego, N. Y. At the breaking out of the Re- 
bellion he was reading law at Waterloo, Seneca Co., in the office 
of Addison Knox, Esq., and also engaged in short-hand writing 
and law reporting, and doing some newspaper work. He enlisted 
in the State service Aug. 22, 1862, shortly after his admission to 
the bar; was mustered in as 1st Lieutenant, Co. H, 148th Regt., 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 621 

New York Volunteers, Sep. 5 following, at Geneva. His regiment 
was sent directlj' to Washington ; camped on East Capitol Hill 
for a week and was then sent to Suffolk, Va., and thereafter con- 
tinued in the Army of the James. Shortly after he was detailed 
on the staff of Gen. Hooker, Army of the Potomac, and joined that 
officer at Falmouth ; continued Avith Gen. Meade until after the 
battle of Gettysburgh ; was promoted adjutant of his regiment 
Oct. 26, 1863, and joined it at Yorktown. Was soon after detailed 
on Gen. Butler's staff at Fort Monroe, and accompanied him on 
the Fort Fisher expedition ; was made Provost Marshal of the 
Army of the James, and continued as such under Gen. Ord ; en- 
tered Richmond with Weitzel, and was made Piovost Marshal of 
the city. He was promoted captain Aug. I, 1864; major, Sep. 
25, 1864; lieutenant colonel, Oct. 16, 1864, and brevetted Colonel 
on the same date. Was mustered out June 22, 1865, and since that 
time has resided at Waterloo, with the exception of two years at 
Aubui-n, N. Y. Since his muster out he has practiced law, and is 
still in active practice. He was District Attorney of Seneca county 
during 1866 and 1867, and Collector of Internal Revenue, 24th 
New York District, from May 1, 1871, to May 20, 1873. Hem. 
at Albany, 1874, Nov. 25, Elizabeth Seymour Van Benthuysen. 
No ch. 

3002. EDWARD CHESTERio MANNING (Jonathan C. ,9 
Lewis,8 Frederick,^ Josiah,6 John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) 
b. 1838, Oct. 31, at Owego, N. Y. In the spring of 1861 he en- 
listed as a soldier of the Rebellion in the 19th New York Infantry, 
and served as a private and sergeant for two years. In the spring 
of 1863 the regiment was reorganized and made the 3d New York 
Artillery. He served as commissary sergeant of that regiment, 
and was then promoted to second lieutenant and sent to Hatteras 
Inlet as drill master of recruits raised for the 1st Regiment, N. C. 
Volunteers, composed of sailors enlisted along the N. C. coast. 
He was then promoted to first lieutenant, and afterwards to cap- 
tain and commander of Hatteras Inlet. Was mustered out of ser- 
vice at Newbern, N. C, in the fall of 1865. A year later he 
moved South and resided for 20 years in Carroll Parish, La., when 
he removed to Natchez, Miss., his present home. He m. at Water- 
loo, N. Y., 1865, Nov. 29, Martha Ann, dau. of William and 
Martha Herbert, b. 1844, Jan. 10, at Fayette, N. Y. Ch. : 



622 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3725. Clarence Howe, b. 18fi9, Feb. 19, at Bellaggi Plantation, near 
Lake Providence, Carroll Parish, La. ; d. 1870, July 17, on 
board the steamer ' ' Olive Branch," en route North. 

3004. ALFRED FREEMANio MANNING (Jonathan C.,9 
Lewis," Frederick^ Josiah,^ John,^ SamL,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.^) 
b. 1843. Aug. 21, at Owego, N. Y. A soldier of tlie Rebellion. 
He enlisted July 1, 1861, in Co. D, 50th New York Volunteer En- 
gineers ; mustered in as eighth corporal, and served with this reg- 
iment in the Army of the Potomac until July 5, 1863, the regiment 
taking active part in all campaigns of the Army, being in all en- 
gagements and rendering special service in McClellan's Peninsular 
Campaign. Mr. Manning was wounded near Fredericksburgh, Va. 
(at Deep Run), one of the wounds causing the loss of his right 
leg at the thigh, and for his part in this fight he was mentioned in 
General Orders and appointed lieutenant. After discharge from 
the hospital at Washington he put on an artificial limb and con- 
tinued in service ; was ordered to headquarters of the Department 
of the Missouri, at St. Louis, whence he took despatches to Gen. 
Steel, who was on his Camden campaign in Arkansas, April, 1864, 
and was just in time for the ■' Poison Spring " fight between Steel 
and Price. In this battle his wooden leg was shot off. Later, he 
joined Gen. Sherman as mustering officer and took part in the 
" march to the sea." Leaving the army at Beaufort, S. C, he ac- 
companied Gen. Osterhous to St. Louis, and at the close of the war 
was ordered to Texas for duty with the 6th U. S. Cavalry. In 
July, 1867. near Waco, he was waylaid by bushwhackers and shot 
three times. On his recovery he resigned from the army, having 
received eight wounds in service and reached the rank of major by 
brevet. He was appointed to a position in the New Orleans Cus- 
tom House, where he remained until 1870, when he went to La Fa- 
yette, Ind., at which place he filled the offices of deputy auditor, 
deputy treasurer, deputy recorder and deputy sheriff, and was in 
1883 elected sheriff. After expiration of this term of office he was 
appointed clerk in the Second Comptroller's office, Treasury De- 
partment, Washington, D. C. (Mch. 9, 1890), and, Nov. 15, 1894, 
transferred to the War Department. He resides in Washington. 
He m. at LaFayette, 1873, Mch. 24, Cynthia A., dau. of William 
and Mary Ann Jackson, b. 1851, Mch. 1, at Westfield, Hamilton 
Co., Ind., and d. 1897, Mch. 5. Ch. : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 623 

3726. Maude Chester, b. 1874, Feb. 6, at LjiFayette; unm., 1899. 

3727. Mattie Herbert, b. 1876, June 7, nt LaFayette; num., 1899. 

3728. Lucy Frances, b. 1878, June 17, at La Fayette; mini., 1899. 

3729. Is.vbelle Mary, b. 1884, Oct. 29, at LaFayette. 

3730. Jerusha Sinclair, b. 1892, Mcli. 21, at Washington. 

3008. EDWARD ALBERTio MANNING (EdAvard K,,9 
Mansiir,^ Rockwell,^ Josiali,^ John,^ Saml.,'* Saml.,^ Wm,,^ Wm.i) 
b. 1859, Dec. 28, at Canton, Mich. He resides at Hayes, Kan. 
He m. 1889, Sep. 18, Mabel Lillian, dan. of Franklin A. and Liz- 
zie (Myers) Himes, b. 1872, July 24, at Mecbanicsville, Pa. Ch. : 

3731. Nellie Clair, b. 1893, Feb. 7, at Kussell, Kiin. 

3732. Helen, b. 1895, Sep. 18, at Dorrance, Kan. 

3014. WILLIAM DAVID'o MANNING (Timothy I. ,9 Wm. 
H.,« Stephen,^ Phiueas,^ John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 
1852, Feb. 6, at Leroy, N. Y. Resides at Solvay, near Syracuse. 
He m. (1st) Filinda Youngs, of Redwood; and (2d) 1875, Feb. 
14, Emma Jane, dau. of Abram and Mary A. Johnson, b. 1853, 
Apr. 27, at Oneida. One child by the first marriage and three by 
the second : 

3733. Millie Maria, b. 1874, Jan. 29, at Brid<j;eport, N. Y. 

3734. William Spencer, b. 1876, Apr. 5, at Gonverneur. 

3735. Ettie May, b. 1882, June 11, at Canastota. 

3736. Gracie May, b. 1887, Apr. 22, at Solvay. 

3016. EDWIN LEWIS'o MANNING (Timothy I. ,9 Wm. 
H.,8 Stephen, 7 Phineas,^ John,^ Saml.," Saml.,:^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1858, July 23, at Antwerp, N. Y. Resides at Richville, St. Law- 
rence Co. He m. 1883, Oct. 11, Adella, dau. of Thomas and Cath- 
erine (Storrin) Tripp, b. 1859, Oct. 12, at Gouverneur. Ch. : 

3737. Pearl M,, b. 1884, Sep. 8, at DeKalb. 

3738. George Ira, b. 1889, Dec. 4, at Gouverneur. 

3739. Florence May, b. 1891, June 6, at G. ; d. 1891, Dec. 15. 

3740. John Henry, b. 1892, Dec. 4, at Gouverneur. 

3019. SPENCER LEON'^^ MANNING (Timothy I. ,9 Wm. 
H.,8 Stephen,'^ Phineas,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 
1868, May 6, at Theresa, N. Y. Resides at Russell. He m. Ber- 
tha Kelly. Ch. : 

3741. Sydney Elmer, b. 1891, Sep. 1, at Gouverneur. 

3742. Arthur C, b. 1893, July 18, at Gouverneur. 



624 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3020. ORVILLE DELOSS^o MANNING (Timothy I., 9 Win. 
H.,8 Stephen,' Phhieas," John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 
1870, Dec. 12, at Antwerp, N. Y. Resides at Gouverneur. He 
m. Diana Lamrock. Ch. : 

3743. Mauy a., b. 1893, May 7, at Rossie. 

3744. AxxiE, b. 1895, June 12, at Gouverneur. 

3745. Hazel E., b. 1897, Feb. 10, at Gouverneur. 

3025. WILLIAM BENJAMINio MANNING (Levi H.,9 
Wm. H.,8 Stephen," Phineas,^ John,^ SamL,^ SamL,=» Wm.,^ 
Wm.i) b. 1864, July 1 1, at Rossie, N. Y. This record is to 1894 
only, wheu he resided at Bradley, Mich. He m. 1890, Aug. 2, 
Ellen Almeda, dau. of Cyrus Nagle, b. 1873, Mch. 13, at Gaines, 
Kent Co., Mich. Ch., b. at Bradley : 

3746. Oscar Almond, b. 1891, June 20. 

3747. Jessie Pearl, b. 1893, Mch. 10. 

3030. HENRY ALBERTUS'» MANNING (Albertus,^ 
John,*^ Phineas,'' Phineas,^ John,-^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1860, July 17, at Florida, Mass. He resides at Zoar. He ra. 
Clara Belle Hanks. Ch. : 

3748. Charlie Dole, b. 1886, Jan. 30; d. 1898, Feb. 15. 

3749. Ivy Belle, b. 1889, May 13. 

3031. GEORGE HERVEYioMANNING(Albertus,9 John,8 
Phineas,''' Phineas,^ John,-^ Saml.,4 Sainl.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1863, 
Jan. 13, at Florida, Mass. Resides at Zoar. He m. 1891, Jan. 
14, Gertrude May Jones. Ch. : 

3750. Ralph L., b. 1893, Sep. 1, at Mechanicsville, N. Y. 

3751. Maion E., b. 1898, Apr. 29, at Zoar. 

3032. EDDIE JAY^o MANNING (Albertus,^ John,^ Phin- 
eas,'? Phineas,6 John,'^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wni.i) b. 1865, Oct. 
17, at Florida, Mass. Resides at South Bend, Ind. He m. Ella 
May Phillips. Ch. : 

3752. Hazle Charlena, b. 1889, Mch. 27. 

3753. Christabelle Amelia, b. 1896, July 25, at South Bend. 

3043. JOHN WESLEYio MANNING (William Z., 9 Ziba,^ 
Wm.,"? Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1836, 
May 11, at Concord, N. Y. A soldier of the Rebellion in the 123d 



DESCENDANTS OF -WILLIAM MANNING. 625 

N. Y. Infantry. He was in several hard battles, including that 
of Fredericksburg, and was in Gen. Hooker's corps in Sherman's 
famous " march to the sea." He returned home after his war ser- 
vice and engaged as a farmer. He was a member of the Baptist 
church, and superintendent of the Sunday school. He m. at 
"Whitehall, N. Y., 1856, Jan. 14, Happylona, dan. of Joseph and 
Loiza Maletta Clark, b. 1836, Feb. 11, at Whitehall. Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1886, June 24, at Fort Ann, where his widow resides, 1901. 
This record is up to 1892; requests in 1900 and 1901 for recent 
changes in the family brought no reply. Ch. : 

3754. Leona, b. 1857, Nov. 14, at Whitehall; m. 18S1, July9, MiltonB., 

son of Johu aucl Elizabeth Catter, b. 1848, Aug. 4, at Fort Ann. 
No ch., 1891. 

3755. Charlotte Naxcy, b. 1859, Oct. 8, at West Haven, Vt. ; m. 1882, 

May 20, William J., son of William and Mary Cossey, b. IBtiO, 
July 22, at Manitowoc, Wis. Ch., b. at Fort Ann: I. Mabel 
Lewella, b. 1883, Nov. 25. II. Lewis Wesley, b, 1885, Dec. 27. 
III. Herbert Leroy, b. 1888, Apr. 7. IV. Mary Annetta, b. 
1890, May 14. 

3756. William Wesley, b. 1862, June 15, at Whitehall; m. 1888, Nov. 8, 

Jennie, dau. of John and Elizabeth Freebern, b. 1870, Aug. 19, 
at Wilton. Ch. (in 1891): John Wesley, b. 1889, Oct. 5, at 
Saratoga Springs; d. 1889, Oct. 21. 

3757. Newell Rosine, b. 1870, Mch. 31, at Fort Ann. 

3758. Rutherford Bikchard, b. 1878, Oct. 1, at Fort Ann. 

3759. Ruth Beulah, twin, b. 1878, Oct. 1; d. 1885, July 24. 

3044. WILLIAM ZIBA^o MANNING (Wm. Z.,9 Ziba,^ 
Wm.,'' Phineas,6 John,5 Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1838, 
May 10, at Boston, Erie Co., N. Y. He was a soldier of the 
Rebellion in Co. H, 47th Indiana regiment, in which command his 
next younger brother also served. They were in Gen. Hovey's 
division that received Pemberton's charge at Champion Hills, in 
which battle William was wounded. After the war he resided for 
a time in Indiana, and then removed to Reno Co., Kan., and, later, 
Kingman Co., where he was a farmer. He m. in Huntington Co., 
Ind., 1865, Mch. 2, Margarette, dau. of John and Margarette 
Ratcliffe, of the last-named place, b. 1842, Nov. 17, at Little 
Falls, N. J. Mr. Manning d. 1894, July 22, at New Murdock, 
Kan. Ch. : 

3760. Lillian May, b. 1866, Aug. 26, at Markle, Ind; m. Hiram A. 

Mustoe ; res. New Murdock. 
40 



626 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

37G1. Bertram, b. 1871, Ang. 5, at Columbia City, Ind. ; d. 1872, 

Feb. 16. 
3762. Effie Alice, b. 1873, Mch. 1, at Columbia City; m. Lewis H. 

Mustoe ; res. New Murdock. 

3045. ALBERT AUGUSTUSio MANNING (Wm. Z.,9 
Ziba,8 Wm.,7 Fhineas,6 John,^ Saml.,^ Saral.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1840, Oct. 25, at Fort Ann, N. Y. He resided iu that State, 
n Washingtou Co., until tlie age of 19 ; then removed to Hunt- 
ington Co., Ind., where he engaged at farming until Dec, 1861, 
when he enlisted as a soldier of the Rebellion in Co. H, 47th 
Indiana regiment. He was at the taking of New Madrid, Mo. ; 
in Grant's campaign around Vicksburg; participated in several 
battles and, also, the siege of that place; then at the taking of 
Jackson, Miss., and was with Banks' army in the Red River cam- 
paign. Serving until the expiration of his three years' term of 
service he then returned home and was for some time engaged in 
teaching. In 1882 he left Benton Co., Iowa, where he had re- 
sided after 1873, and went to South Dakota, where he has since 
been located on a homestead six miles from Miller, Hand Co., en- 
gaged at farming, dairying and stock-raising ; and where he and 
his family once passed through a most disastrous prairie fire about 
1888. He is justice of the peace, and has been township treas- 
urer for 15 years. He m. 1869, Sep. 20, Sarah Jane, dau. of 
David and Sarah Geiger, b. 1852, Jan. 19, at Millersport, Ohio. 
Ch. : 

3763. Louis Melvest, b. 1870, June 19, at Kuoxville, 111. 

3764. Eva Lenoke, b. 1871, July 28, at Kuoxville; d 1872, Aug. 28. 

3765. James David, b. 1873, Jan. II, at Vinton, Iowa; res. one mile 

from Miller; is agent for the U. S. Cream Separator. He ra. 
1900, May, Linuie Dui'iiu, of Miller, whose ancestors were 
from Mass. 

3766. Edith Bell, b. 1880, June 11, at Shellsburg, Iowa; in 1901, a 

teacher. 

3048. GEORGE RUFUSio MANNING (Wm. Z.,9 Ziba,^ 
Wm.,'7 Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i)b. 1847, June 
29, in Washington Co., N. Y. At the age of 18 he went to Alton, 
111., and from there to Newark, Mo. ; learned dentistry; went to 
Galesburg, 111., 1869, and taught school three years ; then went to 
Haven, Reno Co., Kan., where he took a homestead and resided 
until recently. There he was township clerk for five years and, 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 627 

in 1892, he had been clerk of the school l)oard and was yet hold- 
ing that position. Snbseqiieutly he removed to Mount Hope, 
Sedgwick Co.-, in the same State. He m. at Haven, 1877, Dec. 6, 
Rhoda Emeline, dan. of John and Phebe Thompson, b. 1862, Mch. 
15, at Paris, Edgar Co., 111. Ch., b. at Haven : 

3767. ERJfEST, b. 1879, June 22. 

3768. Charlotte, b. 1881, Mch. 7; d. 1887, July 28. 

3769. Edith, b. 1884, Oct. 31. 

3770. Ruth, b. 1898, Nov. 18. 

3051. JAMES RILEYio MANNING (Wm. Z.,9 Ziba,8 
Wm.,7 Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1854, 
Feb. 14, in Washington Co., N. Y. He resided at the above place 
until five years old ; then in Huntington Co., Ind., until he was 
twenty-seven, when he went to Kansas. He preempted 160 acres 
of land in Kingman Co. and engaged as a farmer, near Goddard. 
Later, he filed on a homestead in the " Cherokee strip," now Ok- 
lahoma territory, and removed there in the fall of 1898, being 
located near Helena, Woods Co. He m. 1884, May 4, Cora A., 
dau. of Robert and Katie Moore, b. 1867, Apr. 14, at Fairburg, 
Livingston Co., 111. Ch. : 

3771. Flossie Viola, b. 1887, Mch. 21, at Haven, Kan. 

3772. Luster Eugene, b. 1888, Sep. G, at Waterloo, Kan. 

3773. James Orlando, b. 1892, July 1, near Goddard. 

3053. ANTHONY STEWARD'" MANNING (Wm. Z.,^ 
Ziba,8 Wm.,'' Phineas,^ John,^ Saml.,^ 8aml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1858, Nov. 28, in Washington Co., N. Y. He removed with his 
parents to Huntington Co., Ind., where he labored on the farm 
and attended school as the limited occasions permitted, but was 
able, however, to attend graded school at Markle, a town three 
miles distant. From there he removed with his parents to Rome 
City, Noble Co., where he resided about two years. Thence he 
went to Wheaton, 111., and attended the Blanchard College and 
Wesleyan MethodistTlieological Seminary for two years. He then 
united with the Free Methodist church and, having begun preach- 
ing at the age of 24, commenced work as an itinerant preacher, 
ti-aveling a circuit for two years in the Chicago district. Next he 
removed to Kingman Co., Kan., where he joined the West Kan- 
sas conference, and was for a time in charge of the Macksville 
circuit. About 1897 he removed to Oklahoma territory and, chang- 



628 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

ing his church relation, is now an ordained elder of the United 
Brethren church. He is located (1901) four miles from Moran, 
Woods Co., where he also has a farm. He m. 1885, Sep. 17, 
Helen Parker, of Kingman City, Kan. Ch. : 

3774. Oscar Rayjiond, b. 1880, Sep. 14, in Kingman Co. 

3775. Viola May, b. 1888, Dec. J 5, in Logan Co., Kan. 

3776. Frances Naomi, b. 1892, Aug. 27, in Kingman Co. 

3777. Charles Wesley, b. 1896, May 10, in Kingman Co. 

3778. Clyde Eugene, b. 1899, Jan. 1, in Woods Co., Olila. 

3054. MELVIN EUGENEi" MANNING (Wm. Z.,9 Ziba,8 
Wm.,' Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1862, 
Mch. 28, in Huntington Co., Ind. He resided for several years 
near Goddard, Sedgwick Co., Kan., but later filed on a homestead 
and removed near Helena, Woods Co., Oklahoma territory. He 
m. Sadie, dau. of Andrew and Rebecca Insley, b. 1868, in 111. 
Ch. : 

3779. Pansy, b. 1889, in Kansas. 

3780. John Andrew, b. 1894, Feb. 23, near Goddard. 

3060. CASSIUS ROMAINE'o MANNING(JohnS.,9Ziba,8 
Wm.,7 Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) \^^ 1356, 
Feb. 5, at Greenwood, Pa. He moved with his parents to Hills- 
dale, Mich., in 1869 ; was educated in the public schools and at 
Hillsdale College, University of Michigan and Allegheny College; 
studied law at Detroit in 1880-1 ; was Principal of Woolsey Col- 
lege at Woolsey College, Tenn., 1882-3; moved to California in 
1884, and engaged in practice of his profession and in abstracting ; 
moved to Denver, Col., in 1891, and to Colorado Springs in 1896, 
where he is now a lawyer and associated with E. E. Edmonds 
under the firm name of Edmonds & Manning. He m. at the last- 
named place, 1895, Oct. 23, Kizzie D., dau. of Sylvester N. and 
Hannah (Davis) Higby, of Higby, Ross Co., Ohio. Noch., 1899. 

3063. GEORGE WASHINGTONio MANNING (Edwin 
C.,9 Charles,nVm.,7 Phineas,^ John,5Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1844, Feb. 14, at Dryden, N. Y. He resides at Elm Valley, 
Allegany Co., N. Y., where he has hired a large dairy farm. He 
owns a place at Little Marsh, Pa., his home until recently. He 
m. 186G, Aug. 15, Mary E., dau. of Philemon and Mahala Smith, 
b. 1844, Mch. 3, at Chatham, Pa. Ch. : 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 629 

3781. Ida May, b. 18G8, Feb. U, at Camden, Ray Co., Mo.; d. 1868, 

Feb. 27. 

3782. Eddie CoLLEXCO, b. 1871, Dec. 10, at Deerfiold, Pa.; res. Wells- 

ville, N. Y. ; m. Hattie Davis. No ch., 1899. 

3783. Fredy NEwroN, b. 1873, Feb. U, at NLles Valley, Pa. ; d. 1885, 

Nov. 28. 

3784. Otis Hector, b. 1875, Oct. 16, at Chatham, Pa.; res., 1900, Den- 

ver, Col.; m. Jennie Comstock; no ch., 1899. 

3785. Ora Ann, b. 1878, Apr. 2S, at Chatham; d. 1879, Sep. 3. 

3786. George William, b 1880, June 6, at Chatham. 

3787. Eva May, b. 1885, May 15, at Chatham. 

3070. CHARLES EUGENEio MANNING (William,9 
Charles, MVm.,'' Piaiueas,^ Johii,^ Saml.,^ Sainl.,^ Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1854, July 24, at Mansfield, Pa. He was iathe insuraace busi- 
ness at Rochester, N. Y., uatil he recently removed to New York 
City. He m. at Baldwinsville, N. Y., 1877, July 26, Mary Helen, 
dau. of De Witt Clinton and Ann Eliza (Lasher) Toll, b. 1855, 
Apr. 4, at Baldwinsville, and d. 181)7, Nov. 14, at Buffalo. Ch., 
b. at Rochester : 

3788. William De Witt, b. 1878, Oct. 30; in 1900 a sophomore in Syr- 

acuse University. 

3789. Eugene Toll, b. 1881, Dec. 15. 

3790. Charles Ernest, b. 1835, Aug. 14; d. 1897, Apr. 27, at Rochester. 

3080. WILLIAM WILLIS^o MANNING (John W.,9 Joel,8 
Wm.,^ Phineas,6 John,^ Saml.," Saml.,3 Win. ,2 Wm.i) b. 1867, 
May 19, at Waldron, Mich. Resides at Harbine, Neb. He m. 
1897, Jan. 29, Etta Bond. Ch., b. at Harbine : 

3791. Ray Langdon, b. 1898, Apr, 7. 

3792. Esther May, b. 1899, July 19. 

3083. RALPH'o MANNING (Wilbur F.,^ Joel,^ Wni.,^ 
Phineas,^ Johu,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.^) b. 1868, Nov. 16, 
in Wright township, Mich. Resides at Prattville, Hillsdale Co. 
He m. 1892, Apr. 10, Cora Bell, dau. of Hector and Sophia Beebe, 
b. 1875, Dec. 20, at Spring Hill, Fulton Co., Ohio. Ch. : 

3793. Pearl, b. 1893, Apr. 26, at Prattville. 

3794. Homer, b. 1894, Aug. 16. 

3795. Wilber, b. 1896 , Mch. 2. 

3796. Myrtle, b. 1899, June 9. 

3087. WILLIAM HENRY^o MANNING (William B.,9 
Ephraim,8 John,' John,^ John,^ Johu,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 



630 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1830, Mch. 16, at Nottingham, N. H. He left home at the age of 
18 ; was in Providence, R. I., for two years, and then went to Bos- 
ton, Mass., where he made his headquarters for nearly 25 years, 
being employed 13 years by one firm. Cook, Rimes & Co., of 
Charlestown (now a part of Boston). They were Government 
contractors for iron woric to public buildings, and he had charge 
of the outside work. This took him to different places for about 
one year at a time, namely, Chelsea Marine Hospital, Chelsea, 
Mass. ; Post Office and Custom House, Plattsburg, N. Y. ; Court 
House, Windsor, Vt. ; Court House and Post Office, Galveston, 
Tex., and Custom House at Portsmouth, N. H. When the Re- 
bellion broke out he left the above firm and engaged with McKay 
& Aldus, at East Boston, locomotive and ship builders, to take 
charge of the ventilating eni;ines and piping-blowers, etc., of the 
famous iron-clads, Mouaduock (at the Charlestown Navy Yard) 
and Agamenticus (at the Portsmouth Navy Yard). Later, he re- 
turned to the firm's works and took charge of the blacksmithing 
department, running about 25 fires, furnaces, etc. He remained 
with them until 1868, when he went to the town of Northwood, 
N. H., adjoining his native place, purchased about 30 acres of 
land, fitted up a shop and began business as a carriage manufac- 
turer, repairer, etc., and continued thereat until after 1890. He 
was agent for the Provident Mutual Life Association of Concord, 
N. H., for about 20 years up to the time of his death, and, also, 
for the Granite State Fire Insurance Co., of Portsmouth, from its 
incorporation in 1885 to his death. He and his wife belonged to 
the Free Baptist Church. He m. in Boston, 1855, Nov. 29, Ellen 
Gordon Whitlier, b. 1834, Dec. 8, dau. of Peter and Deborah 
(Gordon) Whittier, all of Chesterville, Me. She survives (1900), 
residing with her daughter. Mr. Manning d. 1898, Feb. 3, at 
Northwood. Ch. : 

3797. Henry, b. 1857, June 29, at Charlestown ; d. 1857, July 1. 

3798. Nellie Cora, b. 18G2, Apr. 19, at Charlestown; res. Portsmouth; 

in. 1886, June 3, Byron Dame, b. 1860, June 1, atEpping, N. H. ; 
a contractor and builder. No ch., 1899. 

3799. Charles Henry, b. 1876, Nov. 4, at Northwood ; res. Portsmouth ; 

m. 1898, Nov. 16, LiUian F. Tuttle, of Northwood. 

3091. GEORGE SMITHio MANNING (William B.,9 Eph- 
raim,8 JolmJ John,^ John,^ John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1839, 
Feb. 25, at Nottingham, N. H. He resides at Manchester. He 



f 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. f)31 

m. 1862, Dec. 15, Lydia, Ann, dau. of Benjamin and Sally Hoitt, 
b. 1840, Dec. 21, at Nottingham. Ch. : 

3800. Elona Grace, b. 1863, Sep. 13, at Nottingham; d. 18!)9, Feb. 6; 

m. (1st) 1885, Jan. 13, Jolin Herbert Jewell, of Strafford ; and 
(2d) 1898, Feb. 12, Fred L. Pierce, of Augusta, Me. Ch. : I. 
Agnes Kingsbury, b. 1885, Oct. 9; d. 1889, Dec. 17. II. Annie 
Maud, b. 1887, Feb. 26. 

3801. Frank Herbert, b. 1865, Feb. 9, at Nottingham. 

3802. Edith, b. 1867, Aug. 23, at Nottingham; d. 1874, Nov. 29. 

3803. Ethel Gertrude, b. 1875, Jan. 28, at Northwood ; res. Manches- 

ter; m. 1897, Aug. 14, Frank P. Collins. No ch., 1899. 

3101. WILLIAM A.io MANNING (Sylvester ,9 Sylvester,^ 
John,"^ Johu,6 john,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.^) b. 1846, Jan. 
12, at Thomaston, Me. He removed to California, and was 
drowned 1882, Oct. 26 (another account says 1883, Nov. 26), in 
the Gulf of California. He m. at Rockland, Me., 1868, Feb. 11, 
Estelle Angeline, dau. of Alonzo D. and Mary E. H. Ames, b. 
1850, Feb. 20, at Bangor. She m. (2d) O. T. Hard. About 1892 
she was in San Fi'ancisco, and her daughter, below, in Alameda. 
A fruitless attempt was made to locate the family in 1900, all let- 
ters being returned endorsed " Not found." Ch., b. in San Fran- 
cisco : 

3804. Mary Loxhse, b. 1871, Sep. 3. 

3805. Albion Oscar, b. 1873, July 17. 

3806. William Sylvester, b. 1876, Jan. 31. 

3102. EDWARD M.io MANNING (Sylvester,^ Sylvester,^ 
John,'' John,6 John,^ John," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1847, Aug. 
14, at Thomaston, Me. Resides at Rockland. He m. 1874, Aug. 8, 
Lizzie P., dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth Mitchell, b. 1854, Dec. 
17, at Milbridge. Ch. : 

3807. Charles Frank, b. 1876, Jan. 31, at Rockland. 

3105. ALLEN MERRILL'o MANNING(John,9 Sylvester.s 
John,'' Johu,6 John,5 Jolm,'> Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1856, Feb. 
26, at Rockland, Me. He is first mate of a large vessel, and re- 
sides at St. Andrews, New Brunswick. He m. 1881, Mch. 19, 
Evelyn Alice, dau. of Christopher S. and Janett (Mc Lellan) Green- 
law, b. 1862, May 31, atBayside, N. B. Ch. : 

3808. Merrill Clifton, b. 1883, Mch. 2, at Calais, Me. 



632 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3117. JEREMIAH TOLMANio MANNING (Jobn,9 John,8 
John,7 John,6 John,^ John,'» Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i)b. 1838, Mch. 4, 
at Camden, Me. Resides at Rockport. He m. 1861, Dec. 19, 
Sopbronia Orvill, dau. of William and Martha Ann (Brewster) 
Morton, b. at Camden 1844, Veh. 17. Ch., b. at Camden: 

3809. Anna Eliza, b. 1862, May 22; d. 1864, June 4. 

3810. Mary Elizzie, b. 1861, Mch. 13; d. 1864, May 26. 

3811. William Feanklin, b. 1865, Apr. 19; resides at Rockport. He 

lost one of his legs while working on S. E. and H. L. Shepard's 
rock railroad. He m. 1893, Apr. 15 (name of wife not reported). 
No ch , 1899. 

3812. Jekry Llewellyn, b. 1871, Mch. 20. 

3813. Ralph Everett, b. 1873, Dec. 27; d. 1874, June 10. 

3814. Edwin Leslie, b. 1879, Aug. 8. 

3124. WALTERJAMESCLINTONio MANNING (Walter 
K.,9 Peter,8 Peter,"? John,6 Jobn,^ John," Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1849, Dec. 10, at Lowell, Mass. He is a merchant in Middleton, 
Wis., dealing in hardware, etc. He m. 1874, Sep. 3, Sarah A., 
dau. of Samuel and Mary (Wood) Barber, b. 1852, Mch. 17, at 
Black Earth, Dane Co., Wis. Ch., b. at Middleton : 

3815. Harry Charles, b. 1876, May 3; res. Chicago; unm., 1899. 

3816. Edwin Kimball, b. 1880, Mch. 31. 

3817. Grace Frances, b. 1885, June 30. 

3206. EDWARD LAFOREST'o MANNING (Joseph,9Sam- 
uelB.,8 Wm.,Uoseph,6 Wm. ,5 John," Saml.,3 Wm.,2Wm.»)b. 1852, 
Mch. 16, at Harvard, Mass. At the age of three years he went to 
Marlboro, and has since resided there, except for about a year 
spent in North Carolina. His education was received in Marlboro. 
He lacked two terms of completing the High School course, so 
did not graduate. His business, with the exception of five or six 
years in the oflSce of a shoe factory, has always been in planing 
mills and lumber yards. He is at present bookkeeper in a lumber- 
yard. He m. at Marlboro, 1876, Jan. 1, Hattie Melvena, dau. of 
Parker Freeman and Clara M. (Badger) Emerson, b. 1855, Apr. 
28, at Claremout, N. H. Ch., b. at Marlboro: 

3818. Chauncey Percfval, b. 1877, Nov. 26; unm., 1899. 

3819. Ruth Emerson, b. 1879, Sep. 26; unm., 1899. 

3209. PRENTISS HOBBS'0MANNING(Wm.W.,9Wm.,8 
Wm.,7 Joseph,6 Wm.,^ Johu,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1857, Dec. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 633 

26, at Papeiti, Tahiti, Society Islands, In California he attended 
a private school, and, on removal to Massachusetts in 1869, entered 
the Eliott School in Jamaica Plain. He removed to Lowell in 1874 
and graduated from the High School in 1877. He then entered 
the woolen commission house witli his uncle, John B. Manning, in 
the firm of Wendell, Hutchinson & Co. Afterwards he went to 
New York and was with the house of J. M. Valentine & Co., and 
Hutchinson Brothers & Co. While there he joined Co. K of the 
Seventh Regt., National Guards, and was a member of the New 
York Racquet Club, Manuscript Society, Reform Club, the Staten 
Island Athletic and Critic Club, and other organizations. After 
this he went to Chelmsford, Mass., to take charge of a company 
for manufacturing patent machines, of which his father was treas- 
urer and Samuel R. Payson, president. He is now engaged in the 
insurance business as a broker and agent, and is the special rep- 
resentative of the United States Guarantee and Fidelity Co. He 
is a member of the Chestnut Hill Club, of Brookline, and of the 
Sons of Colonial Wars. He ra. 1891, May 15, Anna Jane, dau. of 
John Dwyer and Delia Slater (Beatty) Curtis, of Wultham. No 
eh., 1899. 

3211. WILLIAM HOBBS^o MANNING(Wm. W.,9 Wm.,8 
Wm.,7 Joseph,^ Wm.,^ John,^ Saml.,3 Wiii.,^ Wm.i) b. 1860, June 
6, at Oakland, Cal. At the age of seven years he removed to Ja- 
maica Plain, Mass., where he resided eleven years. He fitted for 
college at the Roxbury Latin School, and entered Harvard in 1878, 
taking honors in minimum classics and maximum Latin and Greek. 
Early in his freshman year he took a Lee prize for reading, at the 
end of his sophomoi-e year the highest second year honors in clas- 
sics, and at graduation final honors in classics. He was a member 
of the following college societies : Institute of 1770, Art Club, 
associate member of Glee Club, J. K. E., A. J. <P., Finance Club, 
Philological Society, Hasty Pudding Club, O. K., and Natural 
History Society. He was president of his Class, and its first mar- 
shal at graduation. He was both financial and literary editor of 
the Crimson, and held the following society offices : Librarian of 
the Institute of 1770, President of the Philological Society, Treas- 
urer of the A. A. </»., Treasurer of the Hasty Pudding Club, Vice 
President of the Crimson. He was a member of his Class football 
team and of the university football team for four years, being cap- 



634 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

tain for the last two years. After graduation he went to Northern 
Michigan, where he assisted his father in the management of the 
properties belonging to the estate of the late J. C. Ayer, of Lowell, 
Mass. There he traveled over and surveyed this large extent of 
town, timber and mineral lands, spending one entire winter camp- 
ing out and tramping through the woods, in charge of a gang of 
men. After acquiring a thorough knowledge of the property he 
went to the office at Marquette, Mich., where he managed the bus- 
iness, and by his ability and integrity won for himself a respected 
name and honorable position in the community. He m. at West- 
port, N. Y., 1889, Sep. 7, Lucy Davis, and after a wedding trip 
was returning to Marquette when he was killed in the railroad ac- 
cident on the New York Central railroad, 1889, Sep. 28, at Pala- 
tine Bridge, near Canajoharie, N. Y. 

3215. WAYLANDio MANNrNG(Wm. W.,9 Wm.,8 Wm.,7 
Joseph,6 Wm.,'^ John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1869, July 21, 
at Jamaica Plain, Mass. He is in business in Boston and resides 
at Dedham. He m. 1896, Sep. 12, Maria Potter, dau. of Charles 
Henry and Maria Stockton (Potter) Higginson, b. at Trenton, 
N. J. Ch. : 

3820. James Higginson, b. 1899, Jan. 30, at Dedham. 

3241. QUINCY PRESCOTTio MANNING (Joel A.,^ Joel,8 
Wm.,7 Saml.,6 Saml.,5 John,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1854, July 
22, in St. Louis, Mo. He was a grocer, and located for some time 
at Galesburg, 111. He m. 1875, Oct. 6, Fannie Sophia, dau. of 
Washington and Mary D. Tibbetts, b. 1855, Jan. 12. Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1895, Dec. 26, at New Albany, Ind. His widow and sons 
reside at Galesbursj. Ch. : 



D 



3821. Ernest Tibbetts, b. 1877, July 10; unm., 1899. 

3822. Harold Addison, b. 1879, Oct. 12. 

3242. HOWARD OSGOOD'" MANNING (Joel A.,9 Joel,8 
Wm.,7 Saml.,6 Saml.,^ John,^ Saml,,3 Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 1861, Dec. 
3, at Wayne, Iowa. He resides at Lincoln, Neb. He m. 1887, 
June 15, Luella, dau. of James F. and Julia M. Zediker. Ch. : 

3823. Chester Zediker, b. 1891, Aug. 22, at Moliue, 111. 

3824. Earl Burdett, b. 1896, Dec. 22, at Defuuiak Spring, Fla. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 635 

3243. GEORGE ADDISON^o MANNING(Joel A.,9 Joel,8 
Wm.J Saml.,« Saml.,^ John," Saml.,3 \Ym.,2 Wm.^) b. 186-5, July 
18, at Wayne, Iowa. He resided in Nebraska, whence he removed 
in 1892 to the State of Washington. He enlisted 1899, Aug., for 
three years, and is now (1900) a soldier in Co. G, 16th U. S. In- 
fantry, in the insurrection in the Phihppines. He m. Carrie E., 
dau, of Daniel H. and Norah C. DeLano, who d. 1898, Nov., at 
Puyallup, Wash. Ch. : 

3825. Blanche Luella, b. 18S7, May 26, at Campbell, Neb. 

3826. Clifford Earl, b. 1888, Dec. 15, at Campbell. 

3827. Ernest Addison, b. 1^91, Jan., at Grand Island, Neb. 

3828. Garrold Burdett, b. 1892, at Pnyallup. 

3829. Floyd Barnard, b. 1893, Nov. 3, at Puyallup; d. 1894, Mch. 1. 

3288. CHARLES ALBERT^o MANNING (Charles,^ 
Joseph,^ Joseph,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ John," Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 
1861, July 19, in Grant Co., Wis. Resides at Breckinridge, 
Minn. He m. 1888, July 4, Bertha May, dau. of Omar and 
Flora (Waldorf) Wilcox, b. 1870, Apr. 12, in Grant Co. Ch. : 

3830. LuMAN Robert, b. 1889, May 3, in Sioux Co., Iowa. 

3831. Ida Pearl, b. 1892, Nov. 8, in Sioux Co. 

3832. Orval, b. 1894, Au^- 30, in Sioux Co. 

3833. Inez Goldie, b. 1896, Feb. 25, in Lincoln Co., S. Dak. 

3834. Edgar Claton, b. 1898, Aug. 2, in Sioux Co. 

3317. CHAPIN STEPHEN'o MANNING (Daniel,9Jacob,8 
Jacob,'' Jacob,6 Jacob,^ Wm.," Saral.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 1850, 
May 25, at Greenwood, N. Y. He was engaged in mercantile 
business until 1893, since which time he has been engineer in the 
Elmira, N. Y., Water Works. Resides at P:imira. He m. 1878, 
Aug. 8, Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of Frederick E. and Mariam 
(Foster) Blake, b. 1861, Aug. 31, at Troupsburg. Ch. : 

3835. Daniel Leland, b. 1880, Apr. 13, at Tioga Center; m. 1900, Apr. 

23, Buruice Alice, dau. of George Eleazer and Susan Isabel 
(Seeley) Drake. 

3329. EBEN JOSF:PH1o MANNING (Joseph,!^ Solomon,^ 
Jacob,7 Jacob,6 Jacob,^ Wm.,^ Saml.,-'^ Wm.,2 Wm.') b. 1862, Jan. 
15, at Pepin, Wis. He is in the real estate and investment busi- 
ness at Lake City, Minn. He m. at Des Moines, la., 1887, Sep. 



636 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

22, Libbie Laurene, dau. of Robert Lee and Jennie Margaret 
(Yeager) Clarke, b. 18i35, Apr. 17, at Bentonsport, la. Ch. : 

3836. Leora Clarke, b. 1894, Mcli. 10. 

3837. Joseph Robert, b. 1901, Mch. 22, at Des Moines. 

3330. WARREN HENRY'o MANNING (Jacob W.,^ Sol- 
omon,8 Jacob,^ Jacob,^ Jacob,^ Wm.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,^ Wm.i) b. 
1860, Nov. 7, at Reading, Mass. He attended the district schools 
of his town, then the public schools of Concord, N. H., while liv- 
ing with his grandfather Abiel Chandler, and working on the farm 
and in the greenhouse mornings, evenings and holidays. Later 
he spent one year (1875-76) at the private school of General Rus- 
sell in New Haven, a term in French's Business College, Boston, 
and finished his schooling in the Reading Public Schools from 
which lie graduated in 1S79. In his later school-days and a few 
years thereafter he was employed in and managed his father's nur- 
sery, and at the same time studied plants about his home, in New 
Hampshire, Vermont, Wisconsin and Minnesota. He also traveled 
with his father through eastern Canada, New York, and part of 
the South. Before leaving school he had made a collection of over 
1000 species of native plants, which was increased later to about 
3000. At nineteen he became an active member of the Middle- 
sex Institute of Maiden. He contributed to its flower exhibits 
and its published ''Flora of Middlesex County," and was made 
its representative in the early efforts to preserve the Middlesex 
Fells. He was a trustee of the Middlesex Northern Agricul- 
tural Society. While in the nursery he had on occasions to 
give advice with reference to the planting and designing of pub- 
lic and private grounds. Realizing the importance of this work 
and the necessity for a thorough training, he decided to leave the 
nursery and seek a position where this could be secured. During 
this interval he was employed by the F. H. Gilson Co., music 
printers and publishers, and while there compiled and designed the 
bindings of several holiday musical souvenirs, the most pretentious 
being Home, Sweet Home. In 1887 he secured a position in the 
office of Frederick Law and John C. Olmsted, landscape architects, 
of Brookline, Mass., and was made responsible for the design and 
execution on the grounds of almost all their planting plans, visit- 
ing new undertakings at their earliest stages and at frequent in- 
tervals during the progress of the work, often being accompanied 




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WARREN H. MANNING. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM BIANNING. 637 

by a member of the firm, and always in close association with 
them, and tlius became familiar with every phase of laudsca[)e de- 
signino; and with the execution of all manner of work connected 
therewith, both in the office and on the grounds. While in this 
office he had to do with over 125 separate undertakings distributed 
over 22 States, the most important being the World's Fair at Chi- 
cago, where he was also a member of the Floricultural and Horti- 
cultural Juries and passed upon plans and landscape designs. 
Later he prepared for publication in the Annals of Horticulture a 
list of all haidy plants exhibited and a review of exhibits, classi- 
fication and awards. He also had to do with the park systems of 
Chicago, Buffalo, Boston, Louisville, Milwaukee, Trenton, Wash- 
ington and Rochester. In these connections he prepared lists and 
designed the arrangement of arboretums on the Vanderbilt estate 
at Biltmore, N. C. ; South Park, Buffalo, N. Y. ; Smith College, 
Northampton, Mass. ; Groton School, Groton, Mass. ; and the 
Cherokee Park, Louisville, Ky. He also made a careful examina- 
tion of the Metropolitan Reservations about Boston and prepared a 
report which was published in the Commissioner's Report of 1895, 
and secured the co-operation of botanists about Boston in bringing 
together the material for a " Flora of the Metropolitan Reserva- 
tions," which was published by the Park Commission in 1896. The 
organization of the New P^ngland Botanical Club was brought 
about chiefly by the association of botanists in this work. In 1896 
Mr. Manning undertook the independent practice of landscape ar. 
chitecture, in which he has up to the present time been engaged 
upon nearly 300 undertakings in 22 States, including the parks of 
Minneapolis, Minn. ; Milwaukee, Wis. ; Des Moines, la. ; Welles- 
ley, Haverhill, and Auburndale, Mass. ; Lake Forest University, 
111. ; New York Zoological Gardens, and the Catholic Orphans' 
Home, New York ; the estates of John D. Rockefeller at Tarry- 
town and Cleveland ; Wm. Rockefeller at Tarrytown ; C. A. Gris- 
cora, Haverford, Pa. ; Wm. L. Elkins, LaMott, Pa. ; Joseph T. 
Gilbert, Gilbertsville, N. Y. ; Mrs. Cyrus H. McCormick, Monte- 
cito, Cal. ; Cyrus H. and Harold McCormick, Lake Forest, III. ; 
John D. Crimmins, Noroton, Ct. ; J. H. Whittemore, Naugatuck, 
Ct., and J. H. Stout, Menomonie, Wis. He was an organizer of 
the American Park and Outdoor Art Association, formed at Louis- 
ville, Ky., in 1896, and has been its secretary up to the present 
time. He was also one of the organizers of the American Society 



638 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

of Landscnpe Architects, of which he is a Fellow and a member of 
the Executive Committee. He is on the Executive Committee of 
the Massachusetts Forestry Association, and is a member of the 
New Flngland Botanical Club, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 
American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Boston 
Mycological Club, the American Society of Arts, the Appalachian 
Mountain Club, and the American Forestry Association. He has 
frequently written articles for various horticultural magazines, has 
given addresses before numerous societies, and has prepared a 
number of small handbooks. He gave muc'i study at one time to 
the genealogy of his own, as well as other branches of the Manning 
family. In 1899 he became interested in the old Manning home- 
stead at North Billerica, Mass., made an unsuccessful effort to 
form a Manning Association to acquire and repair it, and in 1899 
leased the property for a term of ten years, and has repaired it as 
a headquarters for the Manning family. He called a meeting of 
the descendants of William Manning of Cambridge at the old home- 
stead on June 18, 1900, at which there was an attendance of one 
hundred. At this meeting a Manning Association was formed. 
Mr. Manning resides at Brookline. He m. 1885, June 2, Henri- 
etta Hamlin, dan. of Daniel Ford and Angelina (Burt) Pratt, b. 
1858, May 30, at Reading. Ch., b. at Brookline: 

3838. Harold Olmsted, b. 1890, Apr. 23; d. 1800, Apr. 24. 

3839. Warren Harold, b. 1895, Aug. 8. 

3331. WILLIAM SOLOMONio MANNING (Jacob W.,9 
Solomon,^ Jacob,''' Jacob,^ Jacob,^ Wm.,"* Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1862, Dec. 8, at Reading, Mass. He is a landscape architect. 
He was educated in the public schools of Reading, and at the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During ten years he 
was engaged in the growth and distribution of trees and plants 
with his father ; then was an assistant in the paymaster's office of 
the Boston & Maine railroad. In 1891 he entered the office of 
F. L. Olmsted & Co., of Brookline, Mass. He remained with 
them, working under their direction for two years, after which he 
was engaged in working out in detail, as landscape architect, the 
park division of the estate of Hamilton McKay Twombly, in 
Madison, N. J. Since 1895 he has had an office in New York 
City, and numbers among his clients Mr. Twombly, D. Willis 
James, H. Walter Webb, William Rockefeller, and other well- 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 639 

known men. He has done considerable designing for various 
parks, and in 1899 he was chosen superintendent of the Essex 
County Parks, of New Jersey. He is a member of the Metro- 
politan Museum of Arts, New York City, and a vestryman of 
Grace Church, Madison, N. J. He resides at West Orange. He 
m. 1887, June 29, Jessie Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel and Louisa 
(Sessions) Stockwell, b. 1860, Jan. 9, at Danielsonville, Ct. No 
ch., 1899. 

3332. JACOB WOODWARD^" MANNING (Jacob W.,9 
Solomon,^ Jacob,^ Jacob,^ Jacob,^ Wm.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1866, June 1, at Reading, Mass. He was educated in the 
district schools of the town and tlien in the Rumford Grammar 
and High schools of Concord, N. H., and the Reading High 
School. Later, he spent a year at Gen. Russell's school in New 
Haven, Ct., followed by a special three years course at the School 
of Mechanic Arts of the Institute of Technology, Boston, and 
a two years course in the Institute of Teclinology proper. For 
15 years after this he was engaged in the nursery business with 
his father, acting as manager for five years, and in 1898 entered 
business on his own account as horticultural expert and pur- 
chasing agent, with his office in Boston. He has been engaged 
as an expert adviser in public and private undertakings in vari- 
ous parts of the country, and as a purchasing agent for public 
parks, private estates and landscape designers. He is a member 
of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in which he has served 
on the flower committee for ten years, being chairman for the past 
four years, and has served also on the committee of arrangements, 
and the garden and forest committees. He is a member of the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science, American 
Florists' Society, American Society of Arts, Appalachian Mount- 
ain Club, the Massachusetts Forestry Association, of which he is 
secretary ; and American Forestry Association. He is a member 
of the Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. Masons ; he is Past 
Grand of Security Lodge 208, I. O. O. F. ; Past Master Work- 
man of A. O. U. W., and a member of the United Order of Pil- 
grim Fathers. He has contributed to horticultural magazines, 
and has lectured on town and city improvements and forestry 
subjects. He m. 1889, July 15, Florence Fairfield, dau. of James 
Fairfield and Helen M. (De Rochemont) Nason, b. 1866, July 8, 
at South Berwick, Me. Ch. : 



640 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3840. Roger Woodward, b. 1891, June 4; d. 1891, Sep. 12. 

3841. Gerald Guy, b. 1900, Sep. 8. 

3341. FRANK EBENEZER'o MANNING (Solomon,^ 
Solomon,^ Jacob,''' Jacob, ^ Jacob,'^ Wm.,'* Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.^) 
b. 1858, Jan. 17, at Bedford, N. H., where he resides. He m. 
1894, Nov. 10, Mary H., dau. of Frank H. and Hannah S. Brown, 
b. 1866, Jan. 30, at Nashua. Ch. : 

3842. Florence, stillborn 1899, Nov. 18. 

3344. WILLIAM SOLOMONio MANNING (Solomon,^ 
Solomon,*^ Jacob,''' Jacob, ^ Jacob, ^ Wm.,'* Saml.,^ Wni.,^ Win.') 
b. 1867, Dec. 15, at Bedford, N. H., his present residence. He 
m. 1895, June 12, Georgiana F., dau. of Gardner and Marion 
Way, b. 1870, May 4, at North Charlestown. Ch. : 

3843. Doris Way, b. 1900, Aug. 28. 
3843a. Marion Anstress, b. 1901, Aug. 25. 

3348. GEORGE ALBERTio MANNING (Joseph W.,9 
Joseph,8 Asa,"^ Jacob,^ Jacob,^ Wm.,4 Sanil.,3 Wm.,2 Wni.i) b. 
1869, Dec. 28, at Pittsburg, Mich. Record requested but not 
furnished. He resides at Minneapolis, Minn. ; m. 1895, Oct. 23, 
Emma L. Vaughn. Ch., b. in Minneapolis : 

3844. Warren Morrice, b. 189G, Dec. 3. 

3845. A Daughter, b. 1898, Sep. 

3363. FRANK ORLANDOio MANNING (Augustus R.,9 
Jesse,8 Jesse,''' Jesse,^ Jacob,^ Wm.,'* Saml.,^ Wm.,^ Wm.') b. 
1861, Sep. 28, at Concord, N. H. He attended the public schools, 
graduating from the Concord High School in 1879 with high hon- 
ors, lie then at once commenced the study of medicine, attend- 
ing lectures at Dartmouth Medical College in 1880, and at the 
Long Island Medical College in 1882 and 1883, graduating at the 
latter college 1883, June 19. He commenced practice at Concord 
but, after remaining about six months, went to New York City, 
where he located in January, 1884, and where he is still a prac- 
ticing physician. He m. 1887, Sep. 14, Nellie Secor, dau. of 
Lewis Smith and Ellen Eliza (Secor) 'Vail, b. 1862, Aug. 10, in 
Jersey Citj', N. J. Ch. : 

3846. Clarence Augustus, b. 1893, Apr. 1, at 144 E. 74th St., N. Y. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 641 

3386. GEORGE THEODOREio MANNING (George W.,^ 
Saml S.,s Jesse,^ Jesse,^ Jacob,Mym.;' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1872, July 6, at Warwick, Mass. He ra. 1893, July 15, Emma 
Stone Rayuer. Ch. : 

3847. Clifford Newton, b. 1894, Feb. 18, at "Warwick. 

3848. Bertha .Iane, b. 1895, Sep. 12, at Warwick. 

3849. WiNFEED Eay, b. 1897, May 8, at Warwick. 
8850. Mildred Almira, b. 1898, Nov. 14, at Warwick. 

3387. WILLIAM WALTER^o MANNING (George W.,9 
SamL S.,8 Jesse,^ Jesse,^ Jacob,^ Wm.,'' Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 
1874, July 8, at Warwick, Mass. He m. 1898, May 4, Rose Edith 
Witherell. Ch. : 

3851. Ronald Edward, b. 1899, July 26, at "Warwick. 

3389. BURTON AUGUSTUSi" MANNING (Augustus L.,9 
Edward A.,^ Thomas,^ Tliomas,^ Jacob,^ Wm.,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,^ 
Wm.') b. 1871, Mch. 12, at Dunlap, Iowa. He resides at Ever- 
ett, State of Washington, where he lias charge of a large saw and 
shingle mill, it being the Everett department of Wheeler, Osgood 
& Co., manufacturers, of Tacoma. He m. Juliet, dan. of George 
M. and Sarah (Woodbury) Sherwood, b. 1873, Oct. 22, at Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn. Ch. : 

3852. Sherwood Russel, b. 1897, Feb. 22, at Taocma. 

3409. WILLIAM HENRY^o MANNING (Wm. H.,9 Jon- 
athan C.,8 Wm. H.,' Isaac,6 Wm.,^ Isaac,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1848, July 3, in Boston, Mass. His childhood was spent in 
Boston, Fayetteville, N. J., and Brooklyn, N. Y. Beginning when 
about 13 years old he learned the trade of picture frame gilding. 
When nearly 21 he removed to Troy, N. Y. He was converted in 
Nov., 1875, and was appointed a local preacher by the Trinity 
M. E. Church of Troy, and, as such, preached in nearly all the 
Methodist churches in Troy, and also preached in Albany, Hoosic, 
Mechanicsville, Brunswick and Millville. In the winter of 1888 
he was appointed Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Clean, which 
position he held until the following October, at which time he was 
appointed by the Genesee Conference to the Port Allegany, Pa., 
charge, M. E. Church. He has since served as pastor five years 
at Ulysses, Pa., and, in New York, Portville, one year; Rushford, 
41 



642 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

one year; Jasper, three years, and, in October, 1899, was ap- 
pointed to the East Aveune M. E. Church of Hornellsville. He 
m. (1st) at Troy, Chailotte Elizabeth, dau. of George and Eliza- 
beth Blondin, b. 1845 in Montreal, Can., and d. 1875, Nov. 20 ; 
and (2d) 1877, Jan. 3, Ida A., dau. of Chauncey E. and Caroline 
A. Maxham, b. 1853, Mch. 10, at Rutland, Vt. 

Cli. of Rev. Wm. H. and Cliaiiotte E. Manning: 

3853. Grace Elizabeth, b. 1870, Feb. 11, at Troy; res. Portville, Cat- 

tarausns Co.; m. 1S95, Oct. 2, George R., son of William P. 
and Mary A. (Ames) Miner, b. 1871, Sep. 16, at Clarkville. 
Cli. : Hngh Manning, b. 18!)8, Jan. 8, at Portville. 

3854. George Henry, b. 1873, Nov. 7, at Troy ; res. Port Allegany, Pa. ; 

m. 1895, Oct. 2, Louesa, dau. of Wallas M. andTressa (Gross) 
Skiver, b. 1875, Feb. 22, at Lewisbnrg. W. Va. Ch. : Emmett 
Skiver, b. , Feb. 5 ; year not given. 

Ch. of Rev. Wm. H. and Ida A. Manning : 

3855. Caroline Alletta; aged 21 in 1900. 
38.iG. Frederick William; aged 19 in 1900. 
3857. Nellie Addella; aged 16 in 1900. 



ELEVENTH GENERATION. 



3497. WILLIAM EDWIN'i MANNING (Adam V.,'o Wil- 
liam,9 Ralph, 8 NathauielJ Hezekiab,^ Saml.,^ SaniL,4 Saml.,3Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 18G8, July 15, at Erie, 111. Resides at Lyndon. He 
m. Mattie E. Bixby. Ch. : 

3858. Theron, b. 1900, Nov. 6, at Lyndon. 

3498. JOHN WALLACE' 1 MANNING (Adam V.,'o Wil- 
liam,9 Ralph,«^Nathaniel,^ Hezekiah,^ .Saml.,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 -\\^m.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1873, Sep. 27, at Erie, 111. Resides at Lyndon. He m. 
Bird Kauffman. Ch. : 

3859. Elmer, b. 1901, Jan. 24, at Lyndon. 

3545. FRANK MERRITT'i MANNING (Charles H.,'" 
Horace,^ Jacob,^ Dan,'' Joseph, ^ John,^ Saml.,'' Saml.,^ Wm.,^ 
Wm.i) b. 1855, Mch. 6, at Belvidere, N. Y. When he was eight 
months old his father moved to Juneau Co., Wis., and after living 
there nine years, they crossed the plains in 1863, going to Deer 
Lodge, Montana. They worked in the gold-mines there the first 
three years ; then settled on a piece of land and went to farming, 
raising supplies for the mining camps, and also raising stock. In 
1874 Frank M. Manning went to Oregon, and after roving all over 
the State and the northern part of California, settled in 1882 at 
Leeds, Jackson Co., Oregon. He has a farm of 160 acres. He 
was appointed postmaster at Leeds 1890, Apr. 3, and has held that 
office to the present time (1901, Jan.). He m. 1886, Mch. 20, 
Clara Dolsou, dau. of John and Mary Phipps, b. 1866, May 22, 
at Boise City, Idaho. Ch., b. at Leeds : 

3860. Mary Margaret, b. 1888, Feb. 27. 
38G1. Charles Calvin, b. 1890, Sep. 7. 

3862. Lizzie Lurena, b. 1802, Jan. 16. 

3863. Dency Alice, b. 1894, Apr. 22. 

(643) 



644 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3550. CHAKLES EDWIN^ MANNING (Letning C^o 
James,'' Jacob,^ Dan,"? Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wni.,2 
Wm.i) b. 185C, Aug. 18, at Burlington, Ohio. He resides in 
Toledo, where be is agent for the Prudential Insurance Co. He 
m. (1st) Mary G., dau. of Charles W. and Christian (Sterling) 
"Wilson, b. 1848, Apr. 15, at Hulls Prairie, 0. ; and (2d) Martha 
J. Tyler, of Marshfield, lud., b. 1858, Feb. 1 ; d. 1899, Sep. 9. 
There were two children by the first marriage : 

3864. James Earl, b. 1878, Nov. 14, at Monclova. A dairyman. He 

was, as (ar as obtainable evidence shows, the first member of 
the twelfth generjition to marry. He m. 1898, June 5, Mamie 
Lancke, of Toledo, b. 1879, Apr. 7. 

3865. Don Case, b. 1881, Feb. IG, at Monclova. A theatrical actor. 

He m. 1899, Mch. 4, Lydia O'Dwyer, of Toledo, b. 1880, May 6. 

8551. GEORGE MANUEL' » MANNING (Leming C.,io 
James,9 Jacob,"^ Dan,^ Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,^ Wm.,2 
Wm.i) b. 1858, Feb. 11, at Burlington, Ohio. Resides at White 
House, Lucas Co. He m. at Riga, Mich., 1877, Dec. 25, Mary 
Frances, dau. of Isaac and Nancy (Springer) Hill, b. 1855, Sep. 
23, at Oberlin, Lorain Co., O. Ch. : 

3866. George E., b. 1878, Nov. 1, at Joyfleld, Mich.; d. 1879, Jan. 1. 

3867. Charles Emanuel, b. 1880, Mch. 29, at Weldon, Mich. 

3868. Edward, b. 1883, Oct. 17, at Monclova, Ohio. 

38(;9. Frederick, b. 1886, Dec. 9, at Monclova; d. 1886, Dec. 9. 

3870. Frank, twin, b. 1886, Dec. 9; d. 1887, Feb. 11. 

3555. LEMING CASE'i MANNING (Leming C.,io James,^ 
Jacob,8 Dan,'' Joseph,6 John,5Saml.,'» Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.J) b. 
1872, Aug. 18, at Monclova, Ohio. Resides in Toledo. He m. 
ISIargret Auman, of While House. The correctness of the dates 
that follow cannot be vouched for. Ch. : 

3871. OsMAN, b. 1891, Apr.'16, at Monclova. 

3872. Gertrude, b. 1892, June 18, at Monclova. 

3873. James M , b. 1899, Dec. 25, at White House. 

3562. WILLIAM HARVEY' i MANNING (George W.,!" 
Harvey P.,9 Squire,^ Dan,' Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,'-^ 
Wm.') b. 1868, Apr. 23, at Lymanville, Pa. Resides at Anselm, 
Ransom Co., North Dakota; a farmer and machine-agent. He 
m. Annie E. Baguhn. Ch., b. at Anselm : 




(No. 3643. J 
FRANKLIN W. MANNING. 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 645 

3874. Charles Harvey, b. 1893, Feb. 4 ; d. 1893, Feb. 4. 

3875. George William, b. 1895, Oct. 11. 

3876. Nellie Is.^bel, b. 1899, Oct. 6. 

3570. WILLIAM DEMONT'i MANNING (Dallas M.,!" 
Harvey P.,^ Squire,^ Dan,' Joseph,^ John,^ Saml.,'' Saml.,^ 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1866, Apr. 22, at Pleasant Valley, Pa. Resides 
at Port Allegany. He m. Sarah Coon. Ch., b. at Port Alle- 
gany: 

3877. Mary O., b. 1886, Jan. 16; d. 1890, Apr. 10. 

3878. DoNNiE B , b. 18^8, May 15; d. 1889, Apr. 8. 

3879. Dorner C, b. 1890, Jan. 22. 

3880. Harmon D., b. 1892, Apr. 29. 

3614. BADENii MANNING (Albert W.,io Elisha A.,9 
Alfred,^ Joel,7 Joseph,6 John,5Sanil.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 

1867, Oct. 21, in Carroll Co., 111. Resides at Thomson. He m. 
1889, Mch. 15, Nellie, dau. of "\V'illiam and Lydia Walters, b. 

1868, Dec. 12, at Milledgeville. Ch., b. at Milledgeville : 

3881. Levard William, b. 1890, Feb. 13.] 

3882. Ethel, b. 1892, May 9. 

3883. Hazel, b. 1893, July 1. 

3884. Myrtle Chestina, b. 1897, Sep. 5. 

3885. Paul Northy, b. 1899, Oct. 15. 

3643. FRANKLIN WASHBURN^ MANNING(John H.,io 
John H.,9 John,8 John,'' John,6 john,5 Saml.,^ Saml.,Myin.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1874, July 28, at Pittsfield, Mass. He was educated in the pub- 
lic schools of his native place, at Phillips Academy, and at the 
Albany Business College. He prepared under a tutor to be an elec- 
trician, with the intention of engaging at installing and putting in 
operation electric plants, and for a year had an excellent position 
with the Stanley Electric Co. He was thus engaged when the war 
with Spain began in 1898. His desire to go to the front was op- 
posed by his father, who set before him plainly the hardships and 
perils of a soldier's life, but he persisted and at last gained a re- 
luctant consent. He was not moved by love of excitement or blind 
enthusiasm. The recruiting drum had not sounded in Pittsfield; he 
was not moved by sight of enlisting comrades. He fell it his duty 
to go, and his patriotism was strong. Enlisting at Adams, he was 
first rejected as deficient in height. Securing a second examiua- 



646 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

tion, he stuffed an inch of grass into his shoes and stood so straight 
that he was accepted. He became a member of Co. M, 2d Mass. 
Regt., under Capt. Herbert 0. Hicks and Col. Embury P. Clark. 
This command broke camp at Framingham May 12, went by wa}' 
of L. ]. Sound to New York, and thence to Tampa, Fla., where 
they embarked on transports for Cuba. June 14. From the trans- 
port Frank wrote, June 15 : " The Manteo is the smallest of the 
fleet. The boats left the bay in a single column, but as they en- 
tered the gulf formed into three columns, side by side. There are 
about 40 ships." On June 16 he wrote: " Wlien the sea was 
worst, last night, boxes, guns, etc., began chasing around the 
deck. We have been joined by many war vessels. The sea is 
running high, and the bout going like a rocking-horse." In the 
battle of Santiago, July 1, the Second, the only regiment of vol- 
unteers, did heroic service. July 5 Frank wrote : "The Second has 
been under fire two days. Besides two battles Ihe Spaniards made 
a night attack. I was on post guard last night, and had to crawl 
on my stomach to the front, and dig a rifle-pit with a machette. 
Daring the night attack I went in my stocking feet, and now 
my feet are poisoned, as well as my hands. As soon as we opened 
fire with our Springfields we drew all the fire of the enemy, and the 
fellows began falling right and left." Yellow fever broke out about 
July 10, and Co. M lost several men by the disease before the reg- 
iment sailed from Cuba, Aug. 12, for Montauk Point, Long Island. 
Frank's last letter was from Santiago, Aug. 5, and was in part as 
follows : " It will be but a short time before we are home again. 
I have just come off hospital duty after a night of no sleep. One 
man died while I was there, and I have seen enough of an army 
hospital. We have lost another man, making three that have died, 
but we think it will be the last, as there are none wdio are very 
sick. Love to all." Twelve days later Frank Manning died of 
fever on the transport Mobile. On news of his decease the flogs 
of Pittsfield were set at half-mast, and sorrowing throngs attended 
the memorial services. The City Council met in special session 
and adopted resolutions from which these extracts are taken : "He 
knew full well his peril, but he must obey the call [of patriotic 
duty.] . . . He was the fiist from our city to make the great sac- 
rifice in the war." The Y. M. C. A. resolutions said, in part: 
" Whereas, his cheerful and loving disposition, his merry voice 
and his kind and generous actions have endeared him to us ; 



DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM MANNING. 647 

ivJiereas, that in a time of need he willingly took upon himself per- 
ilous duties in defense of his country; ivhereas, that in the per- 
formance of these duties he exhibited such energy and bravery as 
to cause general admiration ; whereas, by these acts he showed 
himself to be a patriotic, brave and faithful citizen, deserving our 
greatest respect which we hereby express, resolved, that we extend 
to the family of our deceased friend and companion our hearty 
sympathy." Similar resolutions were passed by other organiza- 
tions. The R. & V. Army and Navy Union has formed a garrison 
in Pittsfield and named it Franklin W. Manning Garrison. A 
granite monument has been erected to his memory, inscribed : "A 
Soldier in the Spanish- American War. A member of Company 
M, Second Mass. Infantry, U. S. M. Died August 17, 1898, dur- 
ing voyage home on transport Mobile. Buried at Sea." 

3660. ELON RAY'i MANNING (Nathaniel,!" Jabez P.,9 
John,8 John,"^ John,^ John,^ Saml.,'' Saml.,nYm.,2 Wm.') b. 1877, 
Jan. 30, at Lebanon, Ct. A farmer. He m. 1898, Jan. 31, Lil- 
lian Estelle, dau. of Edward Nelson and Harriet Elizabeth (Gil- 
lette) Stark, b. 1879, Nov. 3, at Lebanon. Ch., b. at North 
Franklin : 

3885a. Alma Harriet, b. 1900, Feb. 12. 

3706. FREDERICK PERCYS MANNING (Theodore M.,10 
Rockwell, 9 Josiah,^ Frederick,''' Josiah,^ John,^ Saml.,'* Saml.,^ 
Wm.,2 Wm.i) b. 1866, Feb. 27, at Wiufield, 111. He resides at 
Turner. While previously residing at Warren ville he was a school 
director and one of the justices of the peace in the town of Win- 
field, Du Page Co. He m. 1888, Oct. 17, Jennie Blair. Ch : 

388(5. Harry Blair, b. 1880, Dec. 29, at Warrenville; d. 1897, Feb. 18. 

3887. Mary L., b. 1891, Sep. 12, at West Chicago; d. 1897, Feb. 18. 

3888. Edxa Louise, b. 1893, Dec. 6, at West Chicago; d. 1897, Feb. 18. 

3889. Harold, b. 1898, Sep. 21, at Warrenville. 

3763. LOUIS MELVINii MANNING(AlbertA.,io William 
Z.,9 Ziba,8 Wm.,7 Phiiicas,^ John,^ Saml.,^ Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1870, June 19, at Knoxville, 111. He now resides eight and one 
half miles south of Miller, Hnnd Co., S. Dak. He has a farm, 
and is in the dairy and cattle business. He m. 1894, Oct., Anna 
Harris, of Miller, dau. of Levi and (Freeblood) Harris. Ch. : 



648 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

3890. Mable, b. 1897, Apr. 25. 
381)1. Dewey, b. 1898, May 8. 
38'J2. Helen G., b. 1809, Dec. 24. 

3801. FRANK HERBERTii MANNING (George S.,i0Wm. 
B.,9 Epbrtiim,8 JohnJ John,6 Jobn,^ Jolm,^ SamL,3 \Vm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. I860, Feb. 9, at Nottingham, N. H. Resides at Nortbvvood. 
He m. 1887, June 1, Kate G. Moody, of Strafford. Ch. : 

8893. Sadie Ltla, b. 1888, Apr. 5. 

3894. Alice Kingsbury, b. 1890, Mch. 26. 

3895. Gladys Mildred, b. 1892, Feb. 6. 

3812. JERRY LLEWELLYN" MANNING(Jeremiah T.,io 
John,9 jobn,8 Jobn,'' John,^ Jobn,^ Jobn," SamL,3 Wm.,2 Wm.i) 
b. 1871, Mcb. 20, at Camden, Me. Resides at Rockport. He m. 
Elsie Greenlaw, of Green's Lauding. Ch. : 

8896. Elsie Maud, b. 1893, Sep. 17. 

3897. Lawrence Lee, b. 1895, July 6. 

3898. Kaymon Greenlaw, b. 1899, Oct. 7. 



THE EICHAED AND ANSTICE MAMING FAMILY OF 
SALEM-IPSWICH, MASS. 



General Mention. 



This family, founded at Salem by the settling there of its 
several members during the period 1662-79, presents more sharply- 
defined contrasts than are common in old families. Early resolv- 
ing itself into two branches, one of these was, and has remained, 
remarkable for its gregarious tendencies, while the other became 
as radically nomadic. While the one held fast to Essex county 
and its vicinity as a place of residence, the other moved on in 
search of new fields for employment of their hands. The result 
of this is seen in what seems to be a law of nature ; the nomadic 
branch, though long few of numbers as compared with the gre- 
garious branch, has now very considerably' passed the other in that 
respect. If all of the younger generations in the "West could have 
been induced to submit their records for this volume it would, no 
doubt, be found that this branch was making as steady an increase 
in numbers in the last twenty-five years as it did in the previous 
seventy-five. 

As will be seen subsequentl3% the family in its second gen- 
eration consisted, in the male line, of four brothers. Of these, 
one seems not to have come to New England, and perhaps remained 
in the mother country. The other three are mentioned below. 

Nicholas Manning, the eldest brother, resided for a time in 
Salem, and later in New Dartmouth, Me., after which he removed 
to New York and resided on Staten and Long Islands. He was 
twice married. It is not known whether he had children by his 
second marriage. By the first, only one child survived, John. The 
latter settled in Boston, and spent the rest of his life there. As it 

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650 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

is not known whether he had children the later descendants of 
Nicholas, if any, became a lost branch. 

Jacob ]Manniug was the only one of the brothers who made 
Saleni his permanent home, and, somewhat curiously, it was his 
descendants who, in later years, furnished the nomads of the gen- 
eral family. His son Samuel [j!7] removed to Oxford, Mass., and 
died there, after which the onward march of the branch continued. 
New Salem and Charllon, INJass., were first the new homes, but 
New England was quickly passed, and Coventry, Chenango Co., 
N. Y., became the home of the children of Robert Manning [94], 
as Little Valley, Cattaraugus Co., in that State, subseqently re- 
ceived the children of Samuel Manning [192] as new settlers. This 
was but a beginning; the United States lay before them, and in 
the last century not only Pennsylvania, but Wisconsin and other 
States in the West received their numbers. 

Thomas Manning, the youngest son, soon left Salem for Ips- 
wich, a few miles away, and, until a short time ago, his descend- 
ants were always represented there in the male line. Several of 
their number afterwards settled in Salem, and others in other towns 
in the same county. In modern times, Maine, Boston and New 
York each received a share, but the branch was not given to wan- 
dering far, and Essex county w^as, in the full sense of the word, 
the family home, and the favorite towns were Salem, Ipswich and 
Gloucester (Rockport). 

The three brothers above named, Nicholas, Jacob and 
Thomas, were all gunsmiths by occupation. After the year 1700 
followers of this trade began to be called blacksmiths, and the 
latter term soon entirely superseded the former. The only dif- 
ference was in the name, although, of course, the making of guns 
by single individuals was an industry then important enough to 
give the smith his trade-name. Among the descendants of Thomas 
Manning the trade has always been well represented in proportion 
to their numbers. There are blacksmiths to day, and from the 
time of Thomas there has never been a time when there was uo 
one of his line thus occupied. 

Another striking fact is that so many of his descendants 
have been physicians. They seem to have been peculiarly adapted 
to the profession, and to have followed it with marked success. It 
is to be doubted if one family in a hundred can show such a record 
in medicine as that of Thomas Manning's descendants. 



general articles. 651 

The War Record of the Family. 

The Salcm-Tpswich family has never beeu numerous, and, con- 
sequentl}^ it has not had the numbers to furnish a long military 
record. It has, however, taken part, through its representatives, 
ill the wars of the country from the settlement, and the names of 
its soldiers, and the periods when they served, appear below. 

2. Nicholas Manning, King Philip's War. 

32. EicHAKD Manning, Freuch-ancl-Indlan Wars. 

76. John Manning, 

92. SA.MUEL Manning, 

94. Robert Manning, " " " " 

76. John Manning, Revolutionary War. 

81. ? liicHARD Manning, 

92. Samuel Manning, " " 

94. Robert Manning, " " 

86. John Manning (Surgeon), Revolutionary War. 

159. John M.A.NNING (Surgeon), " " 

143. ? Thomas Manning, War of 1812. 

189. Benjamin F. Manning, " " 

280. Samuel G. Manning, War of the Rebellion. 

353. Henry S. M.\nning, " " 

376. Joseph S. Manning, " " 

418. Charles B. Manning, " " 

420. Francis E. Manning, 

429. Gilbert N. Manning, " 



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Inscriptions from Gravestones. 

It is to be greatly regretted tliat there are so few gravestones 
to the early Mannings of Salem and Ipswich. Appearances in the 
old cemeteries would indicate that, in these towns, the practice of 
marking graves was by no means common. Throughout the places 
of interment the various groups of memorial stones to those of 
other surnames are separated by wide stretches where, it would 
seem, many dead lie in unmarked graves ; and one is led to infer 
that the Mannings generally followed a custom which prevailed 
locally. If memorial stones were commonly erected by the family 
they have disappeared. With such a greut scarcity of material it 
is not possible to say much about the resting places of the early 
Mannings. 



652 



THE MANNING FAMILY. 



Early Manning Graves at Salem, Mass. 

In the Howard Street cemetery, a little southeast of the center 
of the iuclosure, are the graves of Thomas Manning [80], his 
wife Rebecca, and their sous Thomas and William Tufts Man- 
ning. The stones are in good condition. Some distance apart 
from them are two memorial stones to the memory of members of 
the William Manning family, of Cambridge, being those of Lois, 
wife of Caleb Manning [604] and Nancy, wife of Richard Manning 
[611]. Near the center of the cemetery is a long line of tombs, of 
which more specific mention will be made later. In the small burial- 
place by St. Peter's churcli is one stone with the Manning name 
upon it, being that of Sally, wife of William Manning. It is in- 
ferred that the latter is the same of the name who bears Number 
107 in the Miscellaneous Families in the appendix, and the grave 
that of his wife, Sarah West, though no record of her death has 
been found. The inscription is as follows : 

In Memory of 

Mrs. SALLY MANNING 

wife of Mr. Will™ Manning, 

who died Aug. 2P.S 17t)8, 

in the 34".' Year 

of her Age 

As the identity of William Manning and his wife has not 
been established, it may be well to say that she lies between Bet- 
sey Varney (died 1836, Jan. 28, aged 47) and Capt. Israel Obear 
(died 1773, Dec. 8, aged 38). They may have been related to 
her. Next to Capt. Obear lies Joseph Young (died 1803, aged 
47), and, next, Ephraim Ingalls (died 1766, aged 67). Whether 
all these stones stand where they were originally set is unknown 
to the present writer. The inscriptions from the Howard street 
cemetery follow, all numbers referring to the Salem-Ipswich fam- 
ily, unless otherwise indicated. 



80 



80 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Kebecca Rilict of 

Mr. Thomas Manning, 

who died 

Oct. 19, 1813, 

^t. 58. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Thomas Manning 

who was inftantly kill'd 

by a fall from a building, 

July 28. 1808. 

in the 5'J'ii Year 

of Ms Age. 



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653 



143 



147 



In Memory of 

Mr. THOMAS MANNING 

son of the late Mr. Thomas 

& Mrs. Rebecca Manning 

■who died 

May 22, 1813; 

Mt. 29 



In Memory of 

Mr. Wt:Tufts Manning 

sou of the late Mr. Thomus 

& Mrs. Rebecca Manning 

wlio died 

June 11,1813; 

Mt. 20. 



Cambridge Family, 611 
In Memory of 
Mrs. Nancy Manning, 

wife of 

Mr. Richard Manning 

who died 

Dec. 26, 1812; 

Mt. 24. 



Cambridge Family, 604 

In Memory of 

Mrs. LOIS MANNING, 

wife of Caleb Manning, 

oW Oct. 4, 1807, 

^t. 31. 



Friend'^ nor physicians could not 

save 
My mortal body from the grave 

The row of tombs, before mentioned, extends north and south 
through the cemetery. Of these, two bear the Manning name, 
and the inscriptions are given exactly as found. That first pre- 
sented is the fourth tomb, counting from the south end of the row ; 
the other is the seventh. 



RICHARD MANNING 

1808 



RICHARD MANNING, Esq. 
GAMALIEL HODGES 1811 



That which was possessed in common with Gamaliel Hodges is 
the tomb of Richard Manning [49]. The compiler infers that the 
other marks the resting place of Richard Manning [81]. 



Early Manning Graves at Ipswich, Mass. 

Some years ago, before the conception of the plan of giving 
so much space to epitaphs, the writer went through the old ceme- 
tery in the above town and made notes, but not full copies, of the 
inscriptions to the memory of the Mannings. This volume is in- 
debted to members of the Ipswich race for the copies here given. 
The scarcity of stones with the Manning name in the cemetery is 



654 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

very ranch to be deplored. There are several to the memory of 
modern members, as, for histance, those of Jacob Manning [184] 
and his family, but, as far as the compiler found, none that were 
early with the excei)tion of those here presented. Whether the 
punctuation and the division into lines of the following copies 
correspond with the system of the originals cannot be stated. 

35 

Erected to the memory of 
Docf Joseph Manning 
& Elisabeth 
his amiable Partner in Life 
upwards of 4G j^ears, who died Jany 30, 

1779, in the 71^' year of her age. 
He mourned her loss until y^ 8th of May, 
1784, and then died in y<^ 80"> 
year of his age. 

The toil of life and pangs of death are o'er, 
And pain and sickness are no more. 

They both were plain & unaflected 

in their manners, steady and resolute in 

their conduct, humane, temperate, 

just and bountiful. 



35 

Here lyes Burried y* Body of 

Mrs. Priscilla Manning 

Virtuous and dearest Wife 

to Mr. Joseph Manning 

who Departed this life 

Jany yMl*-^ 1730 in y« 

23d Year of Her Age. 

The other early gravestones are those of Mrs. Sarah McKean [88], 
died 15 May, 1776, and Mis. Mary Lord [91], died 28 Dec, 1776, 
daughters of Dr. Joseph Manning; and, lastly, that of Elizabeth, 
wife of John Manning [34], who died 22 Dec, 1738. Of these, 
copies of inscriptions are lacking. 



Statistics. 



The Salem-Ipswich family has never reached large numbers. 
In some cases families of children have been born which were large 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 655 

enough to justify the expectation of further increase, but this has 
not been realized. Several male members conceived a passion for 
maritime life, adopted tliat calling, and died at sea, young and 
unmarried. This has been one of the causes which have prevented 
the increase, but it does not explain it in full. Some statistics fol- 
low. The first list is that of large families born to male members 
in each generation. In the third generation there was one family 
of 9 children; in the fourth, one each of 10, 11 and 12; in the 
fifth, one of 9 and three of 11; in the sixth, one of 8 ; in the 
seventh, one each of 8 and 9 ; in the eighth, two of 8, and in 
the ninth, one each of 8 and 13. 

Deaths in Minority. 

The number who have died under the age of twenty-one in 
the families of male members is divided into two classes ; first, 
those who died before the beginning of their third year, and, sec- 
ondly, those who died in a more advanced period of their minority. 

Died under three years, males 16 

•' " " " females 18 

Total died under three years 34 

Died between two and twenty-one, males 11 

'' " " " " females 19 

Total died between two and twenty-one 30 

Total died in minority 64 

The foregoing does not include certain children who died in in- 
fancy, the sex of which is unlinown. 

The Birth-Record. 

Herewith are given the births in the family by generations. In 
the male line, a division is made so as to show how the children 
were distributed between the two sexes. The time necessary for 
the compilation of such facts has prevented the extension of this 
system to the female lines, but the total of their children is given 
below. The figures fail to show the full numbers in the later gen- 
erations, because of the fact that so many members in the West 
have failed to furnish their family records. In the following table 
of children born to male members the upper line is that of the 
generation number^:, and the figures immediately below show the 
birth-record in each generation. 



VII 


VIII 


IX 


X 


37 


44 


47 


9 


42 


42 


33 


5 



656 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

II III IV V VI 

Males 4 12 15 24 35 
Females 3 7 2fi 25 25 
Total, male children 227 
Total, female children 208 
The ninth and tenth generations will both be increased in the fu- 
ture. The total births in each generation are as follows : 
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X 
7 19 41 49 60 79 86 80 14 
The next table is that of the children born to female members in 
each generation. 

Ill IV V VI VII VIII IX X 
15 10 56 25 39 34 21 12 
The total births in each generation, which includes the children of 
both male and female members, add up thus : 

II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X 
7 34 51 105 85 118 120 101 26 

The Eoll-Call of the Family. 

The following is a summary of the figures just given, to 
which is added the number of members of the family, born heir 
to the name of Manning, now supposed to be living. The number 
of the latter would be increased here if the branch of the family in 
"Wisconsin who have not sent in their records had been willing to 
do that much for their children. 

Children born to male members 435 

" " " female " 212 

Other descendants of the female members 107 



Total descendants included in this volume 754 

Number now supposed to be living, exclusive of 

the descendants of female members 168 



Variations of Records. 

The members of the Salem-Tpswich family who have manu- 
script records of their own line, with some connecting branches, 
will find, if they compare these with what is printetl in this vol- 
ume, that, in many cases, their dates do not exactly agi'ee with 



GENERAL ARTICLES. 657 

those here given. The variations will appear chiefly in the births 
and marriages which took place at Ipswich prior to the year 1800. 
With a few exceptions the births of Mannings in that town were 
never recorded on the town books. There are, in fact, only six 
births recorded before 1800. Fortunately, we have a substitute 
in the baptism of infants, which gives approximate dates. Some 
children were baptized the Sunday following their birth ; some- 
times the ceremony was long delayed, but, as a rule, it was within 
a few weeks of the child's birth. Except for old family records, 
the Mannings of Ipswich must I'ely almost wliolly on baptisms in- 
stead of birth-dates. But in the family manuscripts referred to, 
which are based upon Ipswich records, a date often appears as a 
birth, when, really, it was a baptism. Such cases are so common 
that the variations will be many. Again, some of the early mar- 
riages were never recorded, and the date when the intention 
of marriage of the couple was " published" has to be taken as a 
substitute, but, as the family manuscripts often confuse the mar- 
riage and the publishment, other variations will be noted. Bap- 
tized does not mean born, and published does not mean married ; 
and dates for these events should not be written down one for the 
other. 

Except for a photographic copy of a single line early fur- 
nished by one of the family to the present writer, the genealogy 
of the Salem-Ipswich family has been prepared by the compiler of 
this volume without aid from, or reference to, any manuscript 
previously written by others. (Note, however, what is said fur- 
ther on concerning the collection of Joseph BoUes Manning. Esq.) 
When the work was well advanced there came into the compiler's 
possession, briefly, one of the manuscripts above mentioned. It 
was full of errors, as, for instance, at least one case where two 
members of the same name were alleged to have married one and 
the same woman on the same day. This manuscript, however, 
while clearly dating back to a common origin with others similar 
to it, had passed out of the Manning family, and the worst of the 
errors were doubtless due to additions made by one not familiar 
with his subject. 

For some years the present compiler was aware that there 

was in existence a MS. genealogy of a part of the family prepared 

by Joseph BoUes Manning [234], who died 22 May, 1854. While 

clearly realizing the importance of a record formed at that early 

42 



658 THE MANNING FAailLT. 

day, no effort was made to see it then, as it was considered best 
to reserve so valuable an aid for final comparison, rather than to 
be influenced by it prematurely. This plan was carried out, and, 
in the spring of 1901, the older collection was borrowed and care- 
fully compared with the records of this volume. The result 
was highly satisfactory, as there was no disagreement in the ref- 
erences to the male lines, and only minor ones relating to the 
female branches. Thus, as far as Joseph Bolles Manning carried 
his work, it corroborates the collections of this volume, and, as 
his investigation was made so long ago, the corroboration is 
highly important. He had an opportunity to interview personally 
members older than himself, so that the testimony of the Eight- 
eenth Century has come down to us through a writer who died in 
1854. Some valuable items, too, were secured from his MS., as, 
to illustrate, an account of the fate of Joseph Manning [85] and 
Richard Manning [89]. These facts had previously been a mat- 
ter of vague tradition : they became assured facts on the testi- 
mony of one who had been so closely related to them. 

The other manuscripts which have been mentioned so closely 
resemble that of Joseph Bolles Manning (except that they are less 
extensive and, in some cases, have errors which are not due to 
him) that, on critical comparison, the belief must be entertained 
that all were drawn, directly or indirectly, from his compilation. 
It is positively known that some were. It would seem that, be- 
fore or soon after his death, his collection was freely borrowed ; 
that each borrower copied what was most of interest to him, or 
her, and added thereto something more of the members most 
nearly related to him or her. Thus, while all the manuscripts 
agree fairly well as to the early generations, the later entries are 
dissimilar, and, moreover, they present sharp conflicts of state- 
ment. This presents another point where this volume will not 
agree with the various manuscripts. When statements are found 
to disagree recourse should be had to town records, if possible, 
or, if not, the statements of those most nearly related to the sub- 
ject of each sketch should be taken. 

In conclusion, the holders of old manuscripts will know 
from this article why this volume cannot agree in full with their 
documents, especially as to dates, and it is to be hoped that the 
care taken here to avoid the errors of others has been fairly suc- 
cessful. 



GENEALOGY OF 

THE RICHAED AND ANSTICE MANNING FAMILY OF 

SALEM-IPSWICH, MASS. 



FIRST GENERATION. 

1. RICHARDi MANNING, the ancestor of the American 
family which early settled at Salem and Ipswich, Mass., was bap- 
tized as an infant, in 1622, in St. Patrick's (or Petrox) Parish, 
Dartmouth, County Devon, England. He resided there, and, at 
a date not known to the present writer, died there, according to 
accepted reports. What effort, if any, has been made to gain ad- 
ditional information concerning him, at Dartmouth, is unknown. 
He married and reared a family there, all of whom, with probably 
one exception, came to Massachusetts. The maiden name of his 
wife was Anstice Galley. His eldest son was named Nicholas. 
The latter was the first of the family to come to this country, he 
having located at Salem, Mass., as early as 1662. Unless the 
second son, Richard, also came, and this is unlikely, Nicholas was 
the only one of the family here for the next seventeen years. In 
1679 the widow Anstice and her five younger children came to 
Salem in the ship Hannah and Elizabeth, with other passengers. 
Capt. Lott Gourd ing was commander, and Nicholas Manning 
" undertaker " of said ship. The word here quoted was used in 
the sense of one who " undertakes " to perform a certain work ; in 
this case, it was to transport the ship's passengers from the Old 
to the New World. Knowing Nicholas Manning's business tact 
and stirring nature as we do, the surmise may be ventured that he 
was in every sense the originator and manager of the enterprise ; 
in other words, that, desiring to bring his mother and her family 
to Salem, he avoided the expense of paying some one else for their 
passage by having, temporarily, a vessel of his own, and on which 
he brought enough other passengers so that the undertaking was 

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fifiO THE MANNING FAMILY. 

probably a successful business venture. We should know nothins: 
about it if it were not for the fact that legal proceedings followed. 
One Dr. John Barton made the passage as ship's doctor, and when 
he and Nicholas attempted to settle their accounts there was found 
to be such a difference of opinion as to the merits of the case that 
the affair found its way, in the shape of charges and counter- 
charges, into the Court of Essex county. The papers in the case 
may now be found in Volume xxxii, pages 19-22, inclusive, of 
said Court Records. Dr. Barton's medical bill is highly interesting 
as showing the treatment at that day for various troubles, and phy- 
sicians of to-day should find it entertaining, if not instructive. 
Of the series of papers the first is a list of passengers, at the head 
of which stand the widow Manning and her five younger children. 
About forty other names follow, among which is that of one 
Joseph Manning, of M'hom no more is known than that he sus- 
tained "a broken shinn " on the voyage. Possibly he was a rela- 
tive ; nothing has been found of him afterwards. Omitting the 
here-superfluous names of other passengers, the series of papers is 
given complete and unchanged. 

First Paper — "The names of all y" passengers that came in y« 
shipe Hannah & Elizabeth m^Lott Goaiding comander Capt. Nicholas 
Manning undertaker of y^ said shipe. — 

m" Anstist Manning Sen' 

Anstist Manning Junf 

Margrett Manning 

Sarah Manning 

Jacob Manning 

Thomas Manning" [and others.] 

'^ The depositions of m' Lott Gonrding comand' of y*^ shipe Hannah & 
Elizabeth & Benj™ Ilawlings Seaman of y<' said shipe testifyeth & saith 
that all those names abouc written were passengers in y aboue named 
shipe Capt Nicholas Manning sole Undertaker of all passengers & con- 
cerns & farther saith nott Both Sworne in Boston this 4'^ day of No- 
vember, 167t) 

Before me John Richaeds Comisn'." 

Second Paper — " The deposition of m'' Lott Gourdinge comander 
of y<^ pink Hannah & Elizabeth aged 3'^ years or thereabouts, testifyeth & 
saith, that Capt. Nicholas Manniuge sole undertaker of y"= said pinke did 
shipe John Barton chyrurgeon, as chyrurgeon of y" said shipe, which 
place he did act & officiate in as a chyrurgeon & did administer to seuerell. 
especially to y'' said Mannings servants, & was as chyrurgeon of y said 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 



H61 



shipefrom y«=clay that he was shipped by the said Manuiug — itt being y« 
twenty tliird of may, uiitill y" fourtenth of September following & as to 
y« contract made between tlieni, y" halfe Crowne a head, was to be paid 
at y^ place where the passengers come on board, & as tis alsoe coustomary 
throughont England and further saith nott 

SAVornein Boston Novem. 14 1679 
Before me John Richards : Comsnr." 

T/iiVd Pa/)er—" The deposition of Jacob Manning aged Eighteen 
yeares and Anslice Manning: testifieth & saith — that Dr. Barton lay on 
bord the shipp Hannah & Elizabeth of Boston. Lott Gordeu Commander 
about five or six weekes in Dartmouth & had his victualls abord upon 
Nicholas Mannings Acconipt all that time & so came from thence a pas- 
senger to New England : also, a great Chest of his brought in the hold of 
the s^ shipp. 

Owned by y defend* that D'' Barton was soe 
louge abord after he was shiped & came oner 
in y® ship & his chest in Court at Salem 27 : 
9: 79: 

HiLLiARD Veren Cle :" 

Fourth Paper — "Medicines expended upon A Voyage from Dart- 
mouth to New England in y'' shipe : Hannah and Elizabeth Lott Gourdlng 
Coand'', but Capt Nich*"' Manning Undertaker w"i theire Names Malodies 
& Medicines 



1679 NAMES MALADIES 

May 27 Heu Dawson An Itching Humor 

Nath Stanbury yjaine in liis head & teeth 



June 28 Rich Goarding Bite wth a Dogg- on yc wrist 



July 4 Robt Cann 



10 



12 



A ISi'uise vpon his Angers, 
w'th a chest in ye Hold 
Jos Manning A Brolcen shinn 
Aunis IfoorcJ An Extreain Cold 
Goodwif Martin Natural Obstructions & very 

faint 
Annis Jackson Stomachacall paines 
Rich Goarding A great Cold, swelling of ye 
Amigdalls & a feauer 



MEDICINES £ 8 d 

letting a S blood 10 

6 purging pills wth Resin 

of Jallop 3 

oile of Clones & orlgcnQ 

for his teeth 1 

Oyntments Eaiplaisters 

Balsam for seauen 

dayes 5 

Oyntments & Eniplais- 

tersforseueralldayesO 2 tt 
Seuerall Emplaisters 10 
A Diaphoritic Bolus 10 
Syrup of Saffron 3 iiij 

Gascons powder 3 s 3 G 
Syrup of Saffron 3 s 10 
An Oyntment for his 

tliroat 6 

A Sweating Bolus 10 

A potion of physicke 1 C 
A Refrigerating powder 

.3f 10 

A somniferous Bolus 10 
More oyntment 6 

A pectoral syrup 3 ilij 14 
A liquorish sticke o 2 

A pectorall Refregating 

Decoction 2 



662 



THE MANNING FAMILY. 



1G79 NAMES MALADIES 

July 14 Margrtt Maning paine iu her head 



MEDICINES 



£8d 



15 
16 

17 

20 

21 



22 



ThO Knollman Blistred his hand & fingers 
Aniiis Jackson Costiue body 
Anne Killigroue Costiue body 

Annib Jackson 

Maiy peirce Cutt flinger 

Jsath. Stanbury Bruised flinger 

Ben : Threene- A Roosty naile in his band 

dies 
mrTom Towsey paine in his head & Swelling 
of ye Amlgdalls 



Emplaisters for her tem- 
ples 1 
Emplaisters Aoyntmeut 10 



A suppository 6 

A suppository 6 

purging pills 6 16 

purging pills C 2 

Emplaisters 6 
Emplaisters Unguents 10 

Emplaisters 10 



28 Goodman Hutch- 

Ins Much troubled with fleyme 

29 Stephen Bick- Wormes 

foord, 



31 



mr Goarding 
margrett Bony 



Aug 4 An Killigroue 



Broken hands & fingers 
Cutt & Bruise in her nose & 

eybrow 
Histerical vapors 



8 Joane Brownlsts Hystericall ffltts 

9 Th5 Knollman A Cold & feauer 
10 



A suppository 6 

A sweating Bolus 10 
An Oyntment for his 

throat 6 

A suppository G 

A pectoral Syrup 10 

purging pills wth Mercu- 

rius dulcis 10 

flower of Briniston 10 

Emplaisters 10 

Emplaisters & Balsams 

for 6 dayes 6 

Suppository 6 

A compound clyster w"» 

Histericall Carman- 

itiue seeds 
An Histericall Bolus 
A stomacliical Emplals 

ter 
Splritt of Castor & oile 

of Amber seuerall 

times 3 

A Diaphoretic bolus 16 
A somniferous Julap 10 

both ve same agane 2 



2 6 
16 

10 



3 5 
That I John Barton chyrurgeou doe owne this to be ye whole truth as witness 
my hand 

J. Barton- 



Fifth Paper — " To the constable or marshall of Salem you are re- 
quired in his majesties name to atach the goods & for want tliereof the 
body of M"" John Barton & take bond of him to the value of sixteene 
pounds with sufficient security for his apearance at the next county court 
held at Salem the last tuseday of this month, to answer y complaint of 
Capt Nicholas Manning in an action of the case, for withholding about 
eight pounds in money, due for his passage & fraight of goods from Eng- 
land & for dyet whilest in England & due damages : & heare of make re- 
turne 

dated: 20: 9™": 1679: 

HiLLIAKD VEKEN." 



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Judgment was against Capt. Manning ; Dr. Barton won his case, 
and Nicholas lost his coimter-suit. 

On the arrival of the Manning family at Salem, all resided 
there for a time. Nicholas had already married there, as did Ja- 
cobjAnstice, Margaret and Sarah, in due time. All of the four 
last named passed the rest of their lives there. Thomas, the 
youngest son, settled at Ipswich, and, as the two towns became 
so long the chief home of descendants, it is here preferred to call 
them the Salem-Ipswich family of Mannings. Nothing has been 
found of Anstice, the mother of these children, after her arrival. 
There is no record to show when she died, nor can it be said 
whether her liaal. years were spent in Salem or Ipswich. Her Chris- 
tian name has been found spelled both Anstiss and Anstist in early 
days. The former was the common form, and was probably rec- 
ognized as correct ; but as, in later years, the form was changed 
to Anstice, it is used here. The children of Richard and Anstice 
Manning, born at Dartmouth, Eng., were: 

2. Nicholas, b. lC4t, June 23. 

3. RiCHAKD, b. 1646, June 22. His history is unknown. It is probable 

that be did not come to America, but there is no evidence for 
or against this supposition. Among the records of the Essex 
County Probate Office, at Salem, is the will, dated 1708, Dec. 8, 
and probated Jan. 5 following, of one Jacob Manning, a mari- 
ner, " now belonging to Her Majesty's ship Rumway." He 
willed all his belongings to his "cozen, Warwick Palfrey, of 
Salem." The latter was a son of Mrs. Margaret (Manning) 
Palfrey (see No. 15). At that period the term " cousin" was 
very vaguely used, and, though it properly had the same mean- 
ing as now, was often used as a synonym for "relation." 
Thus, we cannot be sure tliat the word was correctly used in 
the will. If correct, Jacob was a son either of the above Rich- 
ard, or of NicholaiS' [2], or Thomas [7] Manning. The last 
possibility is as reasonable as any. It is no evidence tending 
to show that he was a son of Richard because be was one of 
the crew of an English vessel, for Americans also served in 
that capacity. Another Jacob Manning (see No. 22) was, a 
little later, an impressed seaman on board an English ship. 

4. Anstice, b. 1650-1, Jan. 8; m. James Fowling, of Salem. She d. 

soon after 1704, Oct. 29, the date of her will. If she ever had 
children it is likely that none survived, for she willed her prop- 
erty to certain of the children of her sisters. 

5. Margaret, b. 1657, Oct. 9. 

6. Jacob, b. 16G0, Dec. 25. 

7. Thomas, b. 1664-5, Feb. 11. 

8. Sarah, b. 1667, Aug. 28. 



SECOND GENERATION. 



2. NICHOLAS^ MANNING (Richardi) b. 1644, June 23, 
at Dartmouth, England. He was the first of his family to come 
to this country, and the emigration was made while he was yet a 
minor. It has been suggested that he first came as a mariner, 
but the theory is not supported by any known evidence, and may 
be regarded as unlikely. He was by trade a gunsmith, and this 
calling he followed at times during his entire life, he being thus 
styled as late as 1709; but this occupation was interrupted by 
connection with other private enterprises, and by the holding of 
military and civil office. In the latter capacities he was a cap- 
tain in King Philip's war, a selectman at Salem, and a justice of 
the peace, collector, and judge of the Inferior Court in Maine. 
On arrival in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay he settled at Salem, 
a town which has been the home of various of his collateral de- 
scendants to the present day. He is first found there 1662, Oct. 
3, as a witness to a deed of trust, John Gifford to Thomas Cobbit 
and others. Next in chronological order is his marriage, 1663, 
June 23. He was a juryman in 1666, and constable, 1674. In 
King Philip's war, 1675, he appears as a soldier under Capt. 
Nicholas Paige, and, as such, participated in the Mount Hope 
campaign and the "Great Swamp Fight," after which engagement 
he was himself advanced to the rank of captain and sent as com- 
mander of recruits to reinforce the colony's regiment. That he 
served with bravery no one can doubt who has studied the history 
and nature of the man. In 1677 he was called into new activity. 
Some of the men of Salem were accustomed to go fishing in ves- 
sels called ketches. They were harassed by Indians, the ketches 
captured, and with them many of the fishermen. In the year last 
named no fewer than thirteen of these vessels were reported as 
captured, so the ketch named "Supply" was fitted out as a war- 
ship, put under command of Capt. Manning, with 40 men, and 
C664) 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 665 

sent to make recaptures. The expedition was snceessful, but, 
unfortunately, details are lacking. In 1679 Nicholas went to 
England as "undertaker" of the vessel in which his mother and 
her youuger children came to Salem. Particulars of this event 
are given in the sketch of his parents. In this year, too, he, 
with others, was presented to the Court for wearing periwigs ; an 
indulgence in fashionable adornment which was not looked upon 
with favor in the puritan Colony. Soon after, events appear in 
his history which indicate his absence from Salem. The Records 
of Massachusetts, V-317, under date of 1681, May 11, say : "In 
answer to the petition of Elizabeth Manning, wife of Nicholas 
Manning, it is ordered that what estate can be found of Nicholas 
Manning, either in possession or reuersion, be secured by the 
County Court at Salem, and by them disposed of for the peticon- 
ers maintenance and support from time to time as they shall thinke 
fitt." The estate was divided June 8 following, at which time 
the official papers term Elizabeth a "widow," but if the writer 
thereof supposed Nicholas to be deceased he labored under a 
wrong impression. It is said that he had gone to New York, and, 
if so, he probably there laid the foundation of that part of his 
career which soon followed. In 1684 he is found in the province 
of Maine, at New Dartmouth, or, to use its old Indian name, 
which was more commonly and long after done, Sheepscot. This 
may be said to have been what is now New Castle [Lincoln 
Co.], Me., though "New Dartmouth was designed to include New 
Castle, Edgecomb, Boothby, Southport, Westport, Wiscasset and 
Alna. Sheepscot was the capital." This was an extensive area. 
That part of Maine was granted by King Charles, of England, 
together with the Dutch territory upon the Hudson river, to his 
brother James, Duke of York, so that said section of Maine was 
under the same government as New York, and Capt. Manning 
and other officials of New Dartmouth had their appointments from 
the ducal governor of New York. Sheepscot had been settled 
before King Philip's war, and was beginning to be a thriving vil- 
lage when, in that outbreak, it was assailed by the Indians, the 
inhabitants driven away and the dwellings burned. This was in 
1675. It was not until after several years that efforts were made 
to resettle, and, as the surveys were in 1686, Capt. Manning, 
going there as early as 1684, must have been among the first of 
the new inhabitants. In the latter year he was appointed captain 



666 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

of a foot-company (that is, of the militia), and, as early as 1686, 
June 8, was marshal of Falmouth. He was appointed justice of 
the peace 1686, Sep. 8, and, Sep. 17, sub-collector, surveyor and 
searcher of His Majesty's Customs and Excise. The date of his 
appointment as captain in 1684 has been given as Apr. 28, but as 
a following paper will show, he held that oflice previously, and all 
alleged dates as to his several appointments may, perhaps, be ap- 
proximately correct rather than exact. As an officer he did not 
always give satisfaction to those under him. The inhabitants of 
New Dartmouth petitioned to the governor of New York, 1684, 
Apr. 21, in these words : 

"Wee Presume ffurther to acquaint yo"": Hono"': That wee have 
heare amongst vs one Cap' Nicholas Manning Cap*, of a Company That 
is very Troublesome, and Dotli much Obraide & Disturbe vs in our 
bnisenesse, Towues Men & Overseers That are Legnally Cliossen by y« 
Towne he Doth Disturbe at Publique Meetings, about their Towne af- 
faires, he allso braggs That his power is better than Our's, and sayeth 
he will settle whom he will and where he plese, w<^'' makes Fartyes & 
Divisions amongst vs, To our great Trouble." 

If this petition received attention it did not cheek Capt. 
Manning's progress toward new and higher official positions, and, 
if the date of his appointment as captain is correct, it would seem 
that he had previously held that office informally, and that he was 
duly appointed thereto seven days after the date of the petition. 
One paper of this date (1684) calls him "government commis- 
sioner" among the inhabitants of New Dartmouth. In 1684, Sep., 
depositions were made by several persons at the above place rela- 
tive to an assault and battery committed by Capt. Manning upon 
Gyles Goddard, who had been appointed lieutenant of his com- 
pany at the same time that he was made captain. Action in this 
case is not found. Official duties were not the only engrossing 
matter of Capt. Manning's attention at his new home. The death 
of his first wife has not been found on record, but he had married, 
secondly, and, it would seem, as early as 1686, Mary, daughter of 
John Mason. Mr. Mason Avas the leading man and largest land- 
holder of New Dartmouth. He had purchased, 1652, Jan. 20, of 
Robin Hood, Dick Swash and Jack Padding, three Indian chiefs, 
or Sagamores, as they were termed, a large tract of land, and this 
tract figured largely in affairs then and for 100 years afterwards. |(| 

As Mr. Mason's son-in-law, Nicholas was interested in this prop- 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 667 

erty, and, both iu that capacity and in connection with the survey 
of New Dartmouth following his above appointment in 1686, had 
much to do therewith. He seems, says the history of Ancient 
Sheepscot, to have been a partner with Mr. Mason, and Nicholas* 
own "estate" ran down to and included Bartow's Island, Sawyer's 
Island and the upper end of Cape Newaggon Island. The lands 
claimed by Mason and Manning amounted to 12,000 acres. The 
survey made in 1686, before mentioned here, was performed under 
Capt. Manning's supervision,* if not, as is likely, directly by his 
own hands, and it is probable that the following paper was entered 
in the book of records thereof by him in person, 

" The Bounds off the Land of Capt. Nich. Manning in Sheepscott 
River which Runs at tlie westerly side of Cape nawagon up to Aallings 
ffalls; as also the Land ofl' John Mason my wiffe father bofft of three 
Sagamores the principal that ever had ben in the Esttern Contrj' in the 
yeare Conveyed Janery the twenty 1652, and was Recorded in the Rein 
off King Charell the Second, one thouseu Six hundred sixty fRve, allso in 
the year 1666 Nathanell drnper, and Edward Roberts wear sworn beffor 
me, by the Natlianell draper, the other being ded, Edward beffor then, and 
beffor any convaymeut was by the down off England Esten Contrey, pres- 
ently John Mason went unto Nicholas Reynolls the ffirst Justis made in them 
parts which is March 1666-67; presently ther was on Samell phipps ap- 
pounted to Recorder off the Convayants off Lands or any writting that 
ought to be Recorded, Avhich book is now by the Govenor off boston com- 
mitted in the Custody off Samell Phlpp Clerk off tlie Estern Comittee." 

Nicholas continued in favor with the authorities at New 
York, and, 1688, July 11, he was appointed Judge of the Inferior 
Court of Cornwall Co, (This county, which soon became extinct, 
comprised, during its existence, all the territory of the Province 
of Maine which lay east of the Kennebec river). Capt. Manning 
was now at the height of his fame. AVell known as a brave sol- 
dier, and entrusted with high civil office, he was, it may be said, 
within a step of enduring celebrity, but events for which he was 
not responsible were working to produce a crisis which was to 
undo him. The early Charter of the Colony of MassacJuisetts, 
which, among its other favorable features, allowed the people the 
privilege of choosing their own officers, was annulled by King 
James II, of England, and, in 1686, Sir Edmund Andros was 

♦See Maine Historical CoUections, Series 1, Vol. iv, page 22i; also History of 
Ancient Sheepscot, page 41. 



668 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

made governor by his royal master of what is now the New Eng- 
land States, against the will of the Colonists. Oppressions fol- 
lowed, the scope of which has been thus defined : " The House of 
Representatives [of Massachusetts] was suppressed, the people 
crushed with imposts, and forbidden to assemble in town meeting 
to deliberate upon their grievances. They were imprisoned with- 
out trial, denied the riglit of Habeas Corpus, and thwarted in their 
attempts to reach the throne by direct petition." Governor An- 
dros, zealously aided by his officers at Boston, was an ever- ready 
executor of the king's will in these matters, and his tyrannical 
course brought upon him odium which time has not effaced. James 
n was not more popular in England, and a timely revolt there 
swept him from the throne and placed thereon William and Mary 
as his successors. The Colonists took dangerous chances, rose 
against the hated Andros, seized him, and sent him, under arrest, 
to England. His downfall brought all his oflScers in the Colonies 
to grief ; they were arrested and imprisoned. The writer has not 
found to what extent Capt. Manning showed his zeal in carrying 
out Andros' orders, nor whether he gained unpopularity during this 
crisis, but, as an appointee of the fallen party and an office-holder 
under Andros, he shared the fate of the others and was imprisoned 
in Boston. He soon made efforts to secure his freedom, as the 
following petition shows ; this paper being in his own handwriting, 
and now to be found in the Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 107, 
page 89 : 

" flrome the prison in boston the 8 June 1689 vnto Gonernor Brad- 
strett and the Gentlemen now Asserabelled tfor the Cousauvatiou off the 
peess in bostou in new England Humbly Showeth 

"Gentlemen. I beg you"" pardon that I tacke the boldnes to Ac- 
quaint and put you in minde that I sarved this Contray by Land and Sea 
against the hethen the Last ware with CheerffuUues and ffaithffulnes and 
iff god almighty had so despoesed off Avear always Redy tohaue benn sac- 
rafflced ffor that Cans as you may well remember 

" I moust ffurde"" Acquaint you that I haue benn noe Lese ffaithffull 
in the Late sarves to the Estward but with ranch greter ffattick and hard- 
ships under gone the same haueing benn Eight monts in this sarves and 
on all the marches Except one some time off this haue notseun an Engles 
hones or planttation in seven weickes ffor the most part marching pose- 
bell you may objeck how Cometh to pas noe more sarves pre [pray?J S'' 
Consider the suitellty off the Enemy and the diffecullty off this Contray is 
such that when understod by you will be sattisfied I always marched with 
a Resolution to destroy this Enemy and that I had grett Reson so to dew 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 6(59 

■' T mnst fnrd'' acquaint you my 'Loses haiie beiin grett by this 
Eueiny off a bout ffiue hundred pounds not so much as Clones Lefft to my 
back nor money to suppley my wants, althowe I haue ffor my time iu this 
sarves and ffor ffower beues [beeves] which I killed ffor the Goueruor An- 
dros and the Army Eighty pounds Coming to me and Can not nor hauo 
Keceined on pene off said money ffor want off which I haue and am Ex- 
tremly hard put upon to subsist all things Considered with much more 
I could Infform j^ou dew Requst that ffaver off you to tack my pore Con- 
diestiou in to your grave and pious Consideration and Keles me out off 
prison so that I may at this time goe unto the Estward with a vesel and 
presarve a bout sixteen bed off nett Catell and some other part oft' my es- 
tat which the Inons [Indians] have not destroyed which Avill be some 
help ffor me to begain the worck again nothing douting but you will see 
Caes not to pay me flbr my serves with a present but grat [grant] ray 
Reles shall ever be your humbell sarvant and ever pray 

" NscH Manxing." 

This petition was followed by another (Archives, 107-123). 

••ToSimond Bradstreet GovC & y'' Assistance & Representatiues 
now Asembliu in Boston in New ingland June y 19. 1689 

" The Petion of Nicolas Manning 

" Humbly sheweth that yo' Peti'' haue been Detained a Prisoner in 
sd Boston six: weeks since y« Aboue said Date & not any Cause for his 
Detainer yo'' Petiue"' Condition being verry Deplorable by Reason of my 
greate Losses at y^ Eastward by y" Indians & Deserting them parts Also 
hath not Received one Penny for six months service wich service haue 
bene Extreme hard & DificuU y'' Effex of it hath Caused such Paines & 
Aches in my bones that I Cann hardly bare up under y^ same & am in y 
Condition for nie & my fammily to Perrich haueing neither Clothing nor 
one Penny to Releife nor fammily al Above said Considrd am Confident 
that you will take my Condition into your grave & Pious Consideration & 
Grant me my Inlargement soo that I may sett up my Calling & make for 
my Liflyhood as i haue formerly & As I have been Reddy to serve you 
shall now be the same, to defend y" Protistant Interest if Called There 
unto & shall ever Pray 

•'Nsc" Manning." 

Archives 107-191 shows the result of this petition : 

'■ Ordered by the Repi-esentatives That Cap' Nicholas Manning be 
inlarged from his restraint he giveing in bond'of two hundred pounds w"" 
sufficient surties to appear at tiie County Court for Suffolk to be held at 
Boston in October next comeing to answer all such Comp"" as shalbe ob- 
jected ag' him by any psons on their Maj''*^"^ be halfe, and entered w^ y 



670 THE MANNING FAMILY, 

Secy w"^in two months next coraeing and to abide y ord'' of s"* Court 
therein &c and in y mean time to be of good behaviour 
"July I2'h: 1689: 

" Ebenezer Prout clerk. 

" Consented to by the Gov^ and Council 

" IsA Addington Secy." 

From this paper it will be seen tlaat Capt. Mauuing was re- 
leased under bail. He remained within reach of the Court, but 
seems never to have been brought to trial ; the Suttblk Co. records 
contain no reference to such a trial, from which it may be inferred 
that proceedings against him were dropped. This was certainly 
no more than justice, unless he had, as a judge, exceeded the due 
bounds of his authority, for it was neither a crime nor a misde- 
meanor that, having been properly appointed to an office by the 
lawful (though^tyraunical) governor of the Colony, he was at his 
post of duty when that governor's downfall occurred. It will be 
seen that, in his first petition, Capt. Manning refers not only to 
his participation in the '' last war " (King Philip's), but states that 
he served eight mouths in "the late service to the Eastward." 
This was doubtless the Indian outbreak in Maine which Andros 
brought about by indiscreet and characteristic conduct in 1687, 
during which the latter headed an unsuccessful expedition in Nov., 
1688. It was probably during aud following this campaign that 
Nicholas served " to the eastward." His financial losses, men- 
tioned in the petition, were caused by the destruction of New 
Dartmouth, 1688, Sep. 5, when it was assailed by Indians. With 
the exception of here and there a solitary house, all buildings on 
the extensive tract were consigned to the flames. Whether Nich- 
olas succeeded in his hope of recovering the "• sixteen head of neat 
cattle" does not appear, but King William's war followed, the In- 
dians were long active, resettlement was impossible, and for 30 
years the territory lay waste. That Capt. Manning did not yield 
passively to adversity is shown by an item in Mather's " Mag- 
iialia," which mentions the " submission and agreement of the 
Eastern Indians at^JFort William Henry in Pemmaquid [Maine], 
the 11 day of Aug., 1G93," etc The articles of submission were 
signed by iMadocawando, Wassambomet, Katterramogis, aud seven 
other Indians, while other signers were John Wing, Nicholas Man- 
ning, Benjamin Jackson and various interpreters. Whether the 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 671 

three men just named were merely witnesses, or, as seems prob- 
able, were government agents, it shows that lie had not abandoned 
his efforts to regain his property in New Dartmouth. But if he 
was willing to risk reoccupation of the deserted home, other land- 
holders, it seems, were not. The Indians were still there, great 
danger would menace a settler, and, as before stated, the lands 
long lay desolate. Capt. Manning continued to reside for some 
time in Boston. He was taxed there in 1691, and, in 1696, he 
and others were notified to renew the licenses granted to them 
by the General Quarter Sessions in 1695 as retailers of the spirit- 
uous drinks then in demand. This calling then had no reproach 
attached to it, for the law aimed to license only men of good re- 
pute, and the holder of such a privilege was highly respected by 
the best citizens. He was still in Boston 1697, March, when he 
was involved in a lawsuit concerning a quantity of wood. In 
1701 a committee appointed by the General Assembly to consider 
the accounts of officials who had held office under Gov. Andros 
reported in favor of paying the " wages " of certain of that num- 
ber (Archives 101-214), among whom was Nicholas Manning. 
His residence at that time has not been found. Soon after, if not 
before then, he changed his residence to Stateu Island, New York. 
In 1702, Apr. oO, John Gonzales petitioned to tlie New York As- 
sembly for relief against Nicholas Manning who. according" to his 
claim, had " dispossessed " him of a lot of land on Staten Island, 
but whether Nicholas had acted in a personal or official capacity 
has not been learned. In 1708, Aug. 26, a return was made by 
Joseph Billings. Jacques Pulyon and Nicholas Manning of the 
survey of the south division, Richmond Co. (Staten Island), from 
the main road to South Bay, which shows him again in a public 
occupation. During his early years at Salem he had purchased 
several lots of land, some of which remained in his possession 
until he sold them to his brother Jacob Manning, 1709, June 30, 
when he was still residing on Staten Island. He was then termed 
gunsmith, and may have been following his old trade. He was 
living on Staten Island 1719, Dec. 4, when, together with his wife 
Mary, he sold to his son John, of Boston, certain rights in the 
New Dartmouth lands (Deeds of York Co., Me., xii-184 and xx- 
163), and, aged 77, was living in 1721 when a letter was written 
to him by the aforesaid son (see sketch of John, 12). At this 
time Nicholas' i-esidence was given as Long Island, which, if cor- 



672 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

rect, as it doubtless was, points to a new home in New York state 
for his old age. Here, as far as the compiler has learned, obliv- 
ion falls around him. When and where he died has not been 
learned. It has been shown that he was twice married. His first 
wife, to whom he was m. at Salem, 16G3, June 23, was Elizabeth, 
widow of Robert Gray. When she was born and when she died 
has not been learned, nor is her maiden name known ; it is said that 
she was " a kinswoman of Thomas Wickes, of Salem." but how 
she was related to him is not found. She must have been consid- 
erably the senior of Nicholas, for, of the eight children by her 
marriage to Mr. Gray, the eldest was born in 1651, when Nicholas 
was but seven years old. Capt. Manning married (2d) as early 
as 1686, Mary, dan. of John and Elizabeth (Gent) Mason, of 
New Dartmoutli. An important question, which cannot be an- 
swered now, is : Did Capt. Nicholas leave descendants so that his 
line was continued long after his own death? He had a son (John) 
by his first marriage who, as the sketch of that sou will show, 
married and lived in Boston, but whether John had children is un- 
known. Again, Capt. Nicholas was not more than 38 years old 
when he married Maiy Mason, and it is highly probable that she 
was younger ; hence, there may have been children by this second 
marriage. One of his petitions when in prison at Boston mentions 
his " famil}'," but this does not prove that he then had young 
children. Theoretically, it seems very unlikely that his line died 
out with the death of himself and his son John. Documentary 
evidence exists which shows that individuals named Manning were 
long after interested in the Sheepscot lands. This tract was for 
many years a subject of contention. The reckless bestowal of 
grants to different persons at various times by different men high 
in authority led, in many cases, to the same land being granted to 
three different settlei's, and, as the Indian troubles long kept them 
away from their possessions, the fruit of the indiscriminate allot- 
ments came in the next century, when the original settlers were 
deceased. Their heirs then held conflicting claims, and the Courts 
had plenty of work and perplexity to decide the several cases. 
Of the evidence which we could wish we possessed, much has been 
forever lost by the burning of the Boston Court House in 1748 ; the 
highly important documents referred to in the History of Ancient 
Sheepscot have not been found, and the meagre records bearing 
on the point that have been discovered do not serve to solve the 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. fi73 

various mysteries pertaining to Capt. Mauuiug and liis line. In 
the Essex County Court Records (which are included in the Suffolk 
Count}' Court Files) appears the following paper, now numbered 
31790, and which is highly important : 

" Province of Massachusetts Ba\'. To the Honorable His Majesty's 
Justices &c to be holden at Boston in and for the county of Suflblk on the 
second tuesday of March A ]) 1768. Humbly Shews. 

" Thomas Manning of the town of Moi'eland county of Philadelphia 
and province of pennsilvania Gent'", That he as heir to John Mason late 
of a place called Sheepscutt river in the county of Lincoln in the province 
of the Massachusetts Bay deceased, is owner of one fourth part of all the 
lands tenements & hereditaments lying in or near said River, which did 
belong to said Mason at the time of his death, more especially of about 
eighteen hundred acres of land, lying in or near said Sheepscut River, 
and heretofore laid out to Job Lewis late of Boston afores"* Esq*" since 
deceased and to Captain David Cargill since deceased and to David Allyn 
since deceased ; which lands and premises said Mason purchased of three 
Indian Sagamores viz^ Robin Hood, Dick Swash and Jack Pudding — That 
it is inconvenient to the petitioner to hold his said fourth part as it now 
lies in common and undivided with the heirs or assigns of the said Lewis, 
Cargill and Allyn, and therefore he prays your Honors to cause partition 
of the said lands and premises to be made pursuant to law to and among 
the parties interested therein, & that the said petitioner's said fourth part 
thereof may be sett off and assign'd to him to hold in severalty, & as in 
duty bound «S:c dated at Boston aforesaid the sixteenth day of September 
Anno Domini 1767 

[Signed] Nathaniel Fitz R.vndolph, 
attorney & substitute of Ephraim Manning, who is attorney to tlie above 
named Thomas Manning." 

Notice of this petition was served upon Samuel VVaterhouse, 
of Boston, and Mary Cargill, widow, of Milton ; the case was ad- 
vertised in the Massachusetts Gazette and Boston News Letter of 
1768, Apr. 7, and the petition was granted at a session of the 
Superior Court of Judicature held at Ipswich 1769, the third Tues- 
day of June. Between two pages of the records of tlie above 
Court now lies a letter written by Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, and 
addressed to "Col. Samuel Winthrop or Col. Nathaniel Hatch," 
who were Clerks of the Court at Boston. It is as follows : 

" Prince-Town, Ncav Jersey State, May 10th 1783 
Sir 

Perhaps you may Remember That in June 1769 : at ipswich Court 
as attorney for Thomas Manning, I did obtain a Court order for a Divis- 

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H74 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

iou of Eighteen himdred acres of Laud near Sheepscot River : to set apart 
one fourth part of s^ Land to s"! Thomas Manning to hold to him in sev- 
eralty : & one fourth part of all the Laud & tenements that Did belong 
to John Mason at the time of his Death — Also I have a patent for 157 acres 
of upland & thirty acres of marsh at sf^ Sheepscot River — also a Heed for 
a Grist & sawmill at said place — also a patent for 118 acres of upland & 
20 acres of marsh at Pamequid— also a survey of 100 acres of upland & 
20 acres of marsh at s'^ Sheepscot River. But my infirmities & the public 
calamities has Detained my proceeders hitherto : and being now far ad- 
vanced in age, Would sell all s** premises at a loe rate. Now Sir if you 
will send a chap* to buy them he shall have them for a small part of their 
Worth. I have authentic power & Writings to produce to any purchaser 
& for any service you do me in the afl'air I will amply satisfie you 

S"- Yo'-' 

Nathaniel Fitz Randolph." 

The present writer fails to learn from this letter whether Mr. 
Fitz Randolph was then acting as attorney for Thomas Manning, or 
had acquired the latter's claim and rights. The latter possibility 
seems the more likely from the terms of the letter. However this 
may have been there is no record of the sale of the land up to 1800, 
and it seems likely that the claim was valueless. In the early part 
of the Eighteenth Century a Mr. Tappan had largely bought the 
rights of John Mason's heirs, and he was one of those involved in 
the legal contentions over the conflicting claims before mentioned. 
He lost his ease in 1741, and was defeated in all subsequent ap- 
peals to the higher Courts. Hence, if Mr. Fitz Randolph's claims 
rested on the same basis, and he declares that they were grounded 
on Mason's purchase, his right had long before been held void. 
But, if this was so, why did the Court make a division in severalty 
in 1769? Perhaps some distinction was drawn between grant and 
the purchase of the three Sagamores, but, if so, why was the land 
never either occupied or sold? The case is utterly confusing, nor 
is any light gained by study of the History of Ancient Sheepscot. 

The chief interest in the affair lies in the fact that, as we 
know that Capt. Nicholas Manning married a daughter of John 
Mason, and that there was a Thomas Manning who, in 1767, 
claimed land at Sheepscot as an heir of John Mason, it would, at 
first, seem to be proved positively that Captain Manning's son 
John had left children, or that Nicholas, himself, had children by 
his second wife. But there is a check to this assumption. On, or 

* Chap— An obsolete term for " purchaser." 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. K75 

near page 27 of the History of Ancient Sheepscot, iu a copy of one 
of Capt. Manning's surveys, is mention of " John Manning's lot," 
and on or about page 40 the historian saj'S, "John Manning lived 
near the common [at Sheepscot]. He married John Mason's 
daughter." If this is correct we are introduced, iu the person of 
this John Manning, to a man new to the researches of this volume, 
and of whom there is no previous or subsequent sign ; and, if there 
was such a man, it may have been from him, not from Nicholas 
Manning, that Thomas Manning, of Moreland, was descended. 
But was there such a man ? The author of Ancient Sheepscot was 
an able man, an antiquarian and a conscientious recorder, but it is 
no discredit to his memory to suggest that he may have made an 
error. Capt. Manning evidently secured all the land he could at 
Sheepscot. His son John was then advancing toward his majority. 
Did the father secure a " lot" for the son, and was it the sou who 
figured at Sheepscot? Was the historian misled by finding ;i John 
Manning among John Mason's heirs into believing that there 
was a John Manning who married one of Mason's daughters ? This 
seems a reasonable theory, yet it cannot be affirmed that the his- 
torian was wrong when he said there was such a marriage. In 
preparing his history he had the use of manuscript papers which 
had descended through various families of other names. Since his 
decease several persons, including the present writer, have tried 
to find these pa])ers. One item of information is that it is supposed 
they are destroyed, but, at present, this cannot be determined. To 
gain light on the mysteries here presented the State Papers of 
Maine and Massachusetts, the deeds of Lincoln county, and the 
deeds, wills and court records of York county have been searched 
in vain. Thomas Manning, of Moreland, was either a descendant 
of Nicholas Manning, or else there was a mysterious John Man- 
ning, of Sheepscot, from whom Thomas descended. Which? 
York County Deeds xii-184 and xx-163 show that, 17U», Dec. 4, 
Nicholas Manning sold to his son John, of Boston, certain lands 
at Sheepscot. This sale was not recorded at the countj^ registry, 
but is mentioned in the :ibove deeds. It seems that the conveyance 
from father to son was of oOOO acres or more. Of this area John 
sold 1500 acres 1721, May 1, to John Oulton and Cornelius Waldo, 
both of Boston, and the remaining half, 1500 acres, 1725, Aug. 24, 
to Job Lewis. These lands are described in John's deeds as, chiefly, 
a tract Nicliolas had received by patent from John Palmer, I^sq., 
of New York, by virtue of a warrant from Lieut. -Gov. Dongan, 



H76 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1686, Sep. 17; also other tracts formerly the property of John 
Mason, which descended to his daughter Mary, wife of Nicholas 
Manning. Reference to the claim of Thomas Manning, before 
given, will show that the name of Job Lewis, just mentioned, also 
appears in what Thomas claimed. In 1767 Thomas was owner of 
one- fourth part of a tract in which Lewis was another owner. Was 
the land sold by John Manning in 1721 and 1725 the last that he 
and Nicholas owned? Or was a part retained, and claimed by 
Thomas in 1767? Or was there a mysterious John Manning, and 
did Thomas claim under his right? As if this confusion was not 
enough, another link in the broken chain appears to confront us. 
In the miscellaneous families mentioned in this volume will be 
found that established in New Jersey by Jeffrey Manning. The 
latter had a grandson, Ephraim Manning, born 1701 (see sketch 
of Jeffrey's family), who married Elizabeth Fitz Randolph, born 
1708, Dec. 31, and this Elizabeth was sister of one Nathaniel Fitz 
Randolph, born 1703, Nov. 11, who, it is said on excellent author- 
ity, must have been the same man who figured in the Thomas 
Manning claim. Here we have, it seems, the Mr. Fitz Randolph 
and the Ephraim Manning mentioned in that claim, but nowhere 
in the New Jersey family is there found any Thomas Manning at 
that period. That he was related to the New Jersey race seems 
almost certain, since Ephraim Manning and Nathaniel Fitz Ran- 
dolph were successively his " attorneys," and it is almost equally 
certain that he was not a direct descendant of Jeffrey. There are 
Mannings now living in Center Morelaud, Pa., but repeated efforts 
to obtain information from them have failed ; no answer has been 
made to the compiler's many letters of inquiry. From another 
source comes the information that the ancestors of those now there 
were from Orange county, N. Y., and it is not thought that thej' 
are descendants of Thomas. Attention may here be directed to 
the Manning family of Duchess county, N. Y. (see miscellaneous 
families) ; perhaps they were descended from Capt. Nicholas, but 
this is a mere conjecture. The important question. Did Capt. 
Nicholas have descendants after he and his son John passed away? 
must for the present remain unanswered. Ch., of Nicholas, by 
his first wife, Elizabeth, all born at Salem : 

9. Thomas, b. 1664, May 2; d. iu sis months. 

10. Nicholas, b. 1665, Sep. 15; d. 1667, June 16. 

11. Margaret, b. 1667, Feb. 25 ; d. in a few days. 

12. John, b. 1668, May 28. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 677 

5. MARGARET^ MANNING (Richardi) b. 1657, Oct. 9, 
at Dartmouth, Eiig. She came to Salem, Mass., with her mother 
in 1679, and thereafter resided there. She m. 1680, May 7, Wal- 
ter Palfrey, of Salem, a sailmaker. When husband and wife died 
has not been learned. Ch., b. at Salem : 

13. Richard (Palfrey) b. 1G81, May 7; in. 1704, .June 30, Hannah Har- 

rist [Harris?]. He had a daughter Hannah; other children, if 
any, unknown. 

14. Walter (Palfrey) b. 1683, Sep. 2; not accounted for further. 

In. Warwick (Palfrey) b. 1085, Nov. 15; m. 1714, Nov. 11, Elizabeth 
Hunlock. Ch. : I. Warwick, bap. 1715, Oct. 23. II. WarAvick, 
bap. 1718. June 1. III. ?Walter, b. 1720; d. 1793, Oct. 11, aged 
73. 

16. MARG.tRET (Palfrey) b. 1687, Nov. 15: m. 1710, June 29, Nathaniel 

Phippen. Ch. : I. Nathaniel, b. 1711, July 5. II. Margaret, 
b. 1713, June 15. III. David, b. 1715, Sep. 18. IV. Abigail, 
bap. 1717, Sep. 8. V. Israel, bap. 1720, July 17. VI. Anstice, 
bap. 1724. VII. Lydia, bap. 1727, Sep. 17. VIII. Thomas, 
bap. 1731, Jan. 17. 

17. Thomas (Palfrey) b. 1689, June 24; ra. Elizabeth Derby. Ch. : Eliz- 

abeth, bap. 1719, Oct. 11. 

18. Anstice (Palfrey) b. 1691-2, Jan. 7; m. 1712-13, Jan. 1, Kichard 

Downing. Ch. : I. Thomas, bap. 1713, Sep. 20; d. young. 
II. ?Richard, b. 1716; d. 1793; a mariner: m. Temperance 
Derby. III. Thomas, bap. 1717, June 23. 

19. Elizabeth (Palfrey) b. 1693, June 9 ; probably the same who ni. 

1715, June 15, Joseph Grafton. Ch. : Elizabeth, b. 1717, Aug. 8 ; 
d. 1718-19, Feb. 17. 

20. Sus.lnna (Palfrey) b. 1695, June 8; m. 1719, Sep. 10, Samuel Giles. 

Ch. : I. Susanna, bap. 1720, June 26. II. Eleazer, bap. 1721, 
Nov. 5 (under the name of Samuel). III. Hannah, birth un- 
known. IV. Elizabeth, bap. 1723-4, Feb. 9. V. Abigail, bap. 
1725, Nov. 7. VI. Mary, bap. 1728, Aug. 25. VII. Thomas, 
bap. 1730-1, Feb. 7. VIII. Mehitable, birth unknown. 

6. JACOBS MANNING (Richardi) b. 1660, Dee. 25, at 
Dartmouth, Eng. He came to Salem, jNIass., in 1679 in the ship 
Hannah and Elizabeth, and resided in that town during his entire 
after life. He was by trade a gunsmith, and followed tliat calling 
nearly all, and probably all, his life. He held numerous town 
offices ; was one of the founders of the Episcopal church in Salem, 
and an officer thereof ; and probably lived nearer to the plane of 
fashionable life than most of his American-born neighbors. At a 
meeting of the selectmen in 1681 Jacob, then less than 21 years of 



678 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

age, " was warned uot to sitt any more in ye fore gallery of the 
meeting honse, thereby keeping ont others unto whom the place 
belonged." This record contrasts, and shows the difference be- 
tween boy and man, with another of 1706, Feb. 5, when it was 
" ordered that Mr. Jacob Manning shall sit in ye fore seat in ye 
fore gallery in ye meeting-house on ye Sabbath days & y* his wife 
shall sit in ye fore long seat below." Husband and wife were, at 
that day, separated during the time of church services by the cus- 
tom which placed men and women in different parts of the build- 
ing, each sex by itself. In 1695 Jacob, with others, was "granted 
liberty to turn the course of water through the common, from pond 
to pond." He is termed Lieutenant Jacob Manning in a deed of 
1697, the title probably being acquired in militia service. He held 
the office of deputy-marshal at the time of the witchcraft troubles 
in 1692, aud, as such, was called upon to arrest at least one of the 
unfortunates of that delusion (Mr. English). No evidence has 
been found to show that he was either active or conspicuous in the 
persecution ; the one case mentioned is the only one in which he is 
known to have had part, and, it will be seen, his action was strictly 
in the line of official duty. He was elected constable 1694-5, '97, 
'99, 1700, or five years ; selectman, 1718-21, '24-7, or eight years ; 
moderator oi town meeting, 1727, and held other offices of less 
importance. He was a petit juryman 1709, '16, '28, and grand 
juryman, 1713. At various times he did work for the town in the 
way of his trade. At a town meeting it was ordered "y*y®Towne 
Treasurer get Mr. Manning to make a handsome Iron for the hour- 
glass to stand in at the meeting-house." In 1725 he was paid 
£8.14sh. for ironwork for the town, the nature of which is unknown. 
In 1727 he was paid for boards and nails furnished for the block- 
house, and, in 1 728, he was placed in charge of work on said block- 
house. Here is a glimpse of pioneer life, as the building was for 
defense against hostile Indians. Undoubtedly, the nails which he 
furnished were hand-wrought, and of his own fashioning, and they 
went to make the block-house secure. At various times he was 
on special committees to consider boundary questions and the like. 
He was always prominent in church affairs, and was a tithingmau 
at an early date. In 1717 he was one of a committee of seven or 
eight men appointed to act in the matter of erecting a " meeting- 
house for the public worship of God," toward the eastern end of 
Salem, and this committee purchased land of one Christopher Bab- 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 879 

bidge for £19. They are termed " the committee and all others 
that shall join with them in the support of an orthodox minister of 
God." But Lieut. Manning's inclinations were toward the religion 
of a different creed, and when St. Peter's J^piscopal church was 
erected he was connected with the project from its infancy to com- 
pletion, and afterwards a member until his death. He was on the 
committee organized as early as 1783 to accomplish this wor]c,and, 
when the edifice was completed, was among those who pledged 
themselves to pay the salary of their first minister, Rev. Charles 
Brockwell. Lieut. Manning was also one of the six original ves- 
trymen, and held that office for years afterwards. In 1741 he 
gave £5 toward the purchase of a bell for this church. He pur- 
chased, 1696-7, Feb. 26, of Robert Fuller and wife Margaret, of 
Salem, for £65, the Fuller homestead, dwelling-house, barn and 10 
acres of land, bounded on the south by "the common or highway," 
and, also, another lot of 10 acres which bordered the first on the 
northwest, and this second lot was bounded on the northeast by 
" the river." He appears in numerous other deeds, he and his 
children having had long connection with the landed intei'ests of 
the Stone family (of which Jacob's wife was a member), and from 
which family his children received substantial bequests. The will 
of Lieut. Manning here follows : 

" In the Name of God Amen. I Jacob Manning of Salem in the 
County of Essex in New England Gunsmith being Aveak in Body but of 
perfect mind & memory Thanks be given to God and calling to mind the 
mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once 
to dye. Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in the fol- 
lowing manner That is to Say Principally and first of all I give and reco- 
mend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and my Body to the 
Earth to be bnryed in decent Christian burial at the discretion of iny Ex- 
ecutors hereinafter named, and touching such worldly Estate wherewith 
it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I Give demise and dispose of 
the same in the Following manner. 

"Imp"". I give and Bequeath to my two Sons viz' to Benjamin and 
Sam'i Manning and to their Heirs & assigns for Ever all my Heal Estate 
whether Houses or Lands I also give to'my s''. two Sons all my Plate and 
my Pine Chest Avith all that shall be therein at my Decease 

"Item I give to my Daughter Sarah Manning the use of that part 
of my dwelling House in Salem where I now dwell during her natural 
Life. I also give to my s'^ Daughter my Cow. I also give to my s'' 
Daughter Tavo third Part of my Household Goods. 

'Item I giA'e to my Daughter Katherine Berry the other third 
part of my Household Goods. 



ti80 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

'•Item I give to my Daughter Mary Booth Twenty four Shillings 
to be paid her by my two Daughters Sarah Maning & Katherine Ber ry 
out of what I have given Them. 

"Item. I will that if there be any Estate left that I have not 
given already it shall be equally divided among my Surviving Children 

"Lastly I hereby Constitute and appoint my s'^ two Sons Benja- 
jamin and Samuel Manning Executors of tliis my last Will and Testa- 
ment, and I do hereby revoke and Disannul all other & former Wills 
Legacyes Bequests or Executors by me before named willed or be- 
queathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will 
and Testament. In Witness whereof I iiave hereunto set ray Hand & 
Seal this third Day of Feb'^^, Annoq Domini 1756 



"Jacob Manning 



Seal 



"Signed Sealed Pronounced & declared by the s"^ 

Jacob Manning as his last Will & Testament 

In presence of 

Jn° Nutting 

Ab™ Watson 

John Young." 

Another paper of marked value, which follows, shows the 
nature and extent of his possessions. 

"An Inventory of the Estate of Mr. Jacob Manning late of Salem 
dec** apprized by Us the Subscribers at Salem June 22^ 1756. 

In the lower Room. 

«84 lb of Pewter at ll'Jp a pine Table & Joynt Stool 2/8 3. 5. 6. 

a Chest with a Lock 8/ Six Earthen Plates 2/ - 10. - 

Two brass Kettles and a small Skillet w' 31 lb a 18'' p 2. 6. 6. 

a Bell mettal Skillet 4/8 a drying Pan 1/8 - «. 4. 
A Jack and Spit 13/4 Tongs & Shovel, Gridiron i<: Frying 

Pan 3/4 - 16. 8. 
A pair of Andirons 10/ a Trarael 3/4 6 chairs 4/ a warming 

Pan 6/ 1 . 
A Bible 6/ some old Books 3/4 an Iron Pot & Pothooks 3/4 

In the Bedroom adjoyning to the Kitchen. 
A Looking Glass 6/ a Bed Bolster & Pillows w» 69 lb at lO-i p 3. 
A Coverlid 4/8 a Blanket 2/8 one 1)° 2/8 a Rugg 3/ 
A Bedstead Cord and Curtain Rod 6/ and old Rugg 1/ 
an old Pine Table 1/ a Case with 9 Bottles 6/ 
a Suit of blew Curtains 2/8 a broken Bell Mettal Skillet & 

Pot 2/ 
an old Chest 3/4 a Stone Jugg 3/ a Pitch Fork 1/4 

In the Bedroom. 
A Looking Glass 6/ a Bed Bolster & Pillows w' 77>'' at lO^ p 3. 10. 2 



I 



3. 


4 


12. 


8 


2. 


6 


13. 


- 


7. 


- 


7. 


- 


4. 


8 


7. 


8 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 681 

A Coverlid 4/8 a green Rugg 6/ Head Cloth Tester and 

Curtains 2/8 5. - - 

a Bedstead under Bed & Rods 12/ a Chest with Drawers 2/8 - 14. 8. 

A maple Table 6/ 9 Diaper Napkins a 1/ - 15. - 

3 pf. old Cotton Sheets 8/ a Holland Sheet 12/ 1. - - 

3 Holland Pillabers 5/4 a Diaper Table Cloth 4/ - 9. 4. 

a Cotton Napkin 1/4 two old Table Cloths 2/8 3 Pillabers 1/ - 5. - 
an old Hat Box 18<i a small Trunk 2/ a small p"" Money 

Scales 1/4 - 4. - 

A p"" old Scales 1/ - 1. - 

la the Chamber. 

A Looking Glass 12/ 10 Leather Chairs 1/ p a Trunk 3/4 a 

small D°2/ 1. 7. 4. 

an old Table 2/ a p"^ Andirons brass Tops 4/ three Pictures 1/ - 7. - 

a p-- Stillyards 2/8 a Skimmer 1/ - 3. 8. 

a Cow 2. - - 



a Pew in the Church 

a Silver Tankard w« 28 3 18 Pu at 6/8 p making 20/ 

a p-- Silver Buckles 1.3 6. Pn 12 Gr. at 6/0 p 

a Dwelling House in Salem with the Land belonging 

Ab* 15 Acres of Land in Danvers at 10£ p acre 



29. 


- 


— 


4. 


- 


- 


10. 


6. 


8. 


- 


8. 


7. 


29. 


6. 


8. 


150. 


- 


- 



£223. 1. 11. 



This inventory was taken by the same three men who were 
witnesses to the will. Their mathematical powers were not of the 
best, and the official copy of the above made it add, as a total, 
£219.15.3. It may be stated, in explanation of the system used 
in the inventory, that " 68 1/2 lb of Pewter at 11*^ p " means that 
number of pounds at 11 pence a pound, and that "2/8," in the 
item next following, is an abbreviation of "2 shillings and 8 
pence." Lieut. Manning m. 1683, May 4, Sarah Stone,* b. 1667-8, 
Feb. 28, at Salem. She d. 1756, June 24 ; Jacob Manning d. 1756, 
May 24, both at Salem. Their burial place is not known. The small 
cemetery immediately adjoining St. Peter's church does not show 
their gravestones, A Mr. Bushby, residing near the line between the 
towns of Peabody and Danvers, is authority for the statement that, 
in the fields in the rear of a house in that neighborhood, there 

* Robert Stone was in Salem as early as 1652. Ilem. Sarah, dau. of Michael 
Shaflin. Robert rt. in 1691, it is said ; his widow d. 1708, Aug. '22, aged 76. Ch. : 1. Sam- 
uel, b. 1657-S, Jan. 23. 11. Robert, b. 16(;2, Jan. 24; d. 16SS, June 16; m. Hannah Eager, 
who died 1691, Apr. 17, and had ch., (a) Elizabeth, b. 1686, Aug. IG; d. 1686-7, Jan. 25; 
and (b) Robert, b. 1687-8, Mch. 4. III. Benjamin, b. 1665, Feb. 28. TV. Sarah, b. 1667- 
6, Feb. 28; m. Jacob Manning, as above. 



682 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

was once a Manning family burial-place, now nearly or quite ob- 
literated, and without gravestones at present. He said, further, 
that the house was built by Jacob Manning before 1750. The last 
statement is open to strong suspicion of inaccuracy ; the foregoing 
inventory mentions land in Danvers, but no house there, and the 
omission would hardly have occurred had there been one. Other- 
wise, the statement is reasonable, and it may be that there the 
father of the family, his wife and children were laid to rest, only 
to have the greed of land, perhaps, rob the graves of their head- 
stones and their privacy ; but this cannot be affirmed. Ch. of 
Jacob and Sarah Manning, b. at Salem : 

21. KOBERT, b. 1683-4, Feb. 10; d. unm. between 1709 and 1722. In 1697 

Benj. Stone, brother of the mother of this family, remembered 
her six oldest children financially in his will. Before 1722 three 
of the children, the above Robert, bis brother Jacob and sister 
Elizabeth had died, all unmarried, leaving their brothers and 
sisters their heirs. Three children, it will be seen, had been 
born subsequent to the date of the above will, but the surviv- 
ors of the first sis decided to and did " divide their part among 
themselves and their brother Samuel and sisters Katherine 
Berry and Mary Manning." Possibly Robert had decided to 
engage in mercantile business. In 1704 he shipped a barrel of 
molasses to " Carboneer in Newfoundland," though this may 
have been an isolated case. 

22. Jacob, b. 1685-6. Feb. 7 ; d. unm. shortly before 1714, July 29, when 

administration on his estate was granted to his father. A mar- 
iner. Essex Co. Deeds, xxi-138, contains the deposition of 
David Cox, who, also a mariner, sailed from Boston in August, 
1705, with Capt. Benj. Pickman in the Ostrich Eagle Galley to 
Newfoundland, and from there to Avero in the Kingdom of 
Portugal, "and there Avas discharged «& that the whole ship's 
company were discharged at the same time except the boy, and 
that Jacob Manning, Jr., was one of the ship's company, and 
for want of a passage home the said Jacob Manning, Jr., did 
ship himself anew with the said Pickman in October, 1705, for 
N. E. ; to be duly paid ; and arrived at Plymouth and was there 
Imprest about the latter end of January following on board 
Her Maj''*^^' Ship ye August &that said Jacob Manning, Jr., did 
do his duty as a sailor on board said ship said time. And fur- 
ther sayeth not." 

23. Elizabeth, b. 1689, Aug. 15; d. unm. before 1722. 

24. Sarah, b. 1691, Dec. 15; d. unm. 1780, Jan. 15, at Salem. 

25. Richard," b. 1694, Mch. 1; a mariner; d. unm. a short time before 

1725, Sep. 13, when administration on his estate was granted 
to his brothers Benj. and Samuel. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 683 

26. Benjamix, b. 1696, May 12. 

27. Samuel, b. 1698, June 19. 

28. Katherine, b. 1701, Apr. 22; m. 1722, Oct. 26, John Berry, of 

Salem. She was living in 1773; it is said tliat slie d. 1783, 
Sep. 4. He d. shortly before 1747, July 16, when administra- 
tion on his estate was granted to his widow, at which time his 
residence is given both as Marblehead and Salem. Their chil- 
dren can be named only imperfectly and, here, from the 
statement of others than the compiler. I. Elizabeth, b. 1723, 
Aug. 30; m. Benj. Stone. II. Mary; m. 1745, July 4, Samuel 
Ives. III. Katherine, b. 1730, June 21 ; m. John Turner, Jr., 
and (2d) John Felt. IV. John, b. 1734, May 19. V. Oliver, 
b. 1736, May 17. 

29. Mary, b. 1706. July 6. She m. (published 1730, May 21) Benjamin 

Silsby, and had ch. : I. Mary, b. 1733, Oct. 25. II. Benja- 
min, b. 1738, June 26. III. Sarah, b. 1742, Jnne 8. Mr. 
Silsby soon died, and his widow m. (2d) 1749-50, Feb. 28, John 
Booth, who was appointed guardian to her son Benjamin in 
1753. John and Mary Booth sold, 1757, Jan. 1, her rights in 
her mother's estate to her sister, Mrs. Berry. Up to this time 
the Booth home had been in Salem, but in 17G4 Mary was re- 
siding in Boston, and was again a widow. When and where 
she died has not been learned, but she was living in 1773, when 
she was remembered in the will of her brother Samuel. 

7. THOMAS^' MANNING (RichardV) b. 1664, Feb. 11, at 
Dartmouth, Eng. He came to Salem, Mass.. in 1679 with his 
mother and her family, at which time he was 15 years of age. 
Like his brothers he was a gunsmith by trade. After a few years 
spent in Salem he removed about fifteen miles further north to 
Ipswich in the same county (Essex), where the rest of his life was 
passed, and where his descendants were represented for some 200 
years in the male line, and are yet represented in the female lines. 
He seems to have been less active in public affairs than his 
brothers, holding office less, but the fact that he was called to 
private trusts shows the esteem in which he was held by his fellow 
citizens. He appears to have located in Ipswich in 1685, and about 
the time that he became twenty-one years old, as the following 
paper shows : "At a meeting of the inhabitants of Ipswich, 10 
Feb., 1684-5. Upon the motion of Thomas Manning of Salem, 
Gunsmith, to the selectmen of this town with respect to his being 
an inhabitant here amongst us : The Town voted for his encour- 
agement that he have liberty for wood for the management of his 
trade & firing for his own use so long as he shall follow his trade 



684 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

in this town ; and that he may be an inhabitant unless the Select- 
men hear that whereby they see good cause to forewarn him out 
of the town before he hath been an Inhabitant according to law." 
The last clause constituted a precaution to which all new-comers 
were made subject, as it was not desired that an objectionable 
person should acquire a lawful residence ; but theie was never any 
reason for objection to Thomas Manning. He remained, a wel- 
come inhabitant. He purchased land of the town, 1694-5, Jan. 
23, as the next record shows : 

'•The comittee hiapowered for selling of Laud for y*^ payment of 
town engairemeuts for and in consideration of twenty and foar shill^. in 
money in hand paid by Thomas Manning of Ipsi^? have sold unto yl said 
Maiiing a small peice of Land scitnate in Ips*".!' being near y*:. Brook called 
Mr. Saltonstall's Brook, being four rods & an half in Length bordering 
npon Dea. Goodhue's pasture fence, not far off from y:. Brook, being two 
rods wide at y«. lower end next to the Brook, & at y other end next the 
hill to be but one Rod wide from s'd fence wc h s'd piece of Land con- 
tains between seven & eight rods of Land, being of y^. Towns coraon 
land, now sold be the same more or less." 

He acquired the use, by a lease for the term of eight years, 
1696-7, Jan. 18, of Stephen Cross, of Ipswich, of the latter's 
homestead, "one dwelling-house, barn, shop or warehouse with 
about five acres of land " lying south of Mill river and east of Sal- 
tonstall's brook. He also \m\(\e various outright purchases from 
different persons — one-quarter of an acre for £5 of Stephen Cross, 
1696, Apr. 4; eight acres for £6 per acre of Joseph Youngluffe, 
1696, Mch. .31 on the south side of Mill river; a share in a six- 
acre lot for £6.3.4 of Bonus Norton, and another, 1699-1700, 
Feb. 5 ; six acres of salt marsh in Chebacco parish for £30 of Rob- 
ert Kinsman, Jr., 1704, May 30, etc , and he had transactions 
with the heirs of his wife's father, following Mr. Giddings' death. 
His most important purchase was of Abraham Tilton, 1706-7, 
Feb., for £200. This was, described in the deed from the stand- 
point of the grantor, " all that my massuage, Tenement or ffarme 
which I bought of John Low . . . on the Southerly Side of Mile 
Crook river . . . dwellings, dwelling house, outhouses, orchards," 
etc. This was the farm which, after his decease, passed to his 
son John, but was not his " homestead " when he died, nor has it 
been learned which of his purchases was then his homestead. It 
passed by his will to his son Richard. His land-holdings were 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. tl85 

extensive, and, as is shown by his will, wherein he was called a 
" yeoman," he gave attention to farming as well as to his trade. 
An item in the line of his trade (jccnrs at the time of the witch- 
craft troubles, as follows : " Thomas Manning Accompe of work 
down by him for the Connty of iu y* yare 1G92. tto mending & 
pouting one Rachall's fetters 1 G." Believing that the Thomas of 
this " account of work done " was the Thomas of this section, it 
would seem that a worn fetter was taken to him for mending; but 
this, of course, was strictly in the way of his trade, and nothing 
has l)een found to show that he was in any other way connected 
with the witchcraft outbreak. Mr. Manning was elected surveyor 
of highways 1696-7, 1707 and 1734, or four years ; hayward, 1702 ; 
tithingman, 1722, and also held other town offices. In 1704 he was 
on a committee to sell common lands to enable the town to " meet 
its engagements," and, 1705, one of a committee to act in regard 
to a boundary question. In 1692 William Nail, of Lynn, "having 
sustained damages" at the hands of another man " to y*" value of 
five hundred peices of Eight " [Spanish dollars], which money had 
been "withheld" from Nail, the latter proceeded to "appoint upon 
good Consideration my Trusty & well beloved friend Thomas Man- 
ning Gunsmith of Ipswich my true and Lawfull Attorney for me 
& in my Name to act in this Case to plead & be impleaded to sue" 
to recover the same. In 1732 Mr. Manning Avas appointed by the 
proper Court one of the two guardians of an aged citizen of Salem 
whose intellect was impaired. The will of Thomas Manning was 
in these words : 

" In the name of God Amen. 

" The Twenty Second Day of April Anno Domini 1737. 

" I Thomas Manning of Ipswich in the County of Essex in the 
province of the Massachusetts Bay in NeM- KugUmd yeoman : Being at 
this Time Under Indisposition of Body But Through the Goodness of God 
in perfect Mind and Memory : Do Make & ordain This My Last Will & 
Testament : principally & first of all I Give and Recomend My Soul into 
the hands of God That gave it Hoping Through The Meritts & Mediation 
of My Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ To obtain the full pardon & Remis- 
ion of all My Sins & to Inherit Eternal Life : My Body I Comitt to the 
Earth To be Buried in Cliristian Like Manner at the Discretion of My 
Executors Hereafter Named and as Touching Such Temporall Estate as 
it hath pleased God in liis providence To Bless Me With I Give Bequeath 
and Dispose of the Same in the following Manner & form. 

" Impr My Will is That all My Just Del)ts and funeral Charges 
be paid out of My Estate By My Executrix & Executor hereafter Named. 

" It'" I Give and Bequeath vnto Mary My well beloved Wife all 



686 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

My Household Goods & Moveables Within Dooies for her use During 
her Naturall Life & at her Decease To be Equally Divided among My four 
children : Richard John Joseph & Anstice Dane : allso I Give unto My s'' 
■wife for her owu Improvement the Westerly End of My Now Dwelling 
Mansion house : and at My wifes Decease My Will is that My Sou Rich- 
ard Maning Shall have the Same : To be to him his heirs & assigns for 
Ever : allso all My Quick Stock 

" Item I Give and Bequeath unto My Son Richard Maning & unto 
his Heirs & assigns for Ever: Tlie Easterly Eud of My Dweling House 
and at My Wife's Decease the other Eud as afores'': allso the Wholl of 
My whorasted : With the Buildings Standing Thereon : allso all the Land 
I Bought of Joseph Younglove & the Goodhues Containing Eighteen or 
Twenty Acres be the Same More or Less : Bounded Southwesterly & 
North Easterly on the Revered Mr. John Rogers his Laud Northwesterly 
By the Town liiver South Easterly By the County Road : allso half the 
Wood Land I Bought of Ezekiel Day : allso all That Tract of INIarsh I 
Bought of Robert Kins Man Lying in Chebacco Marshes Bounded as by 
S<^ Kins Mans Deed May appear : allso The full half partt of That Tract 
of Laud I Bought of flraucis Crumptons heirs Lying on Windmill hill So 
Called in Ipswich : allso I Give My s'' Son his heirs & assigns for Ever 
four new upland Lotts and half one old upland Lott Lying & Being at 
Jeffries Neck : allso My Shop & all my Blacksmith Tooles and My Barn & 
the Land it Stands uppon : allso : The full third partt of That Tract of 
Land Laid out to Mee By the proprietors of the South Eight so Called in 
Ipswich in tlie Inner Common allso My Negro Man Daniel 

" Item I Give unto My Son John Manning all That My farm which 
I Bought of Abraham Tilton Containing fifty Acres be it More or less 
Bounded as by Tiltons Deed To Me May appear with all The Buildings 
Standing thereon and the full Third part of That Tract of Land Laid out 
To Me by the proprietors of the South Eight So Called in Ipswich in the 
Inner Common— all which bequeathed premises I Give My s"' Son John 
and to his Heirs & assigns for Ever 

" Item I Give unto My Son Joseph Maning & To his Heii-s & as- 
signs for Ever The full half part of the Woodland I Bought of Ezekiel 
Day : allso the full half partt of That Tract of Land I Bought of ttrancis 
Ciumpton's heirs Lying on Windmill Hill, So Called in Ipswich afores'^. 
allso all the Remaining Neck Rights : of Mine after Richard : Lotts are 
Sett off to him allso My Great Silver Cup : allso one Third part of that 
Tract of Land Sett of to Me By the proprietors of the South Eight in 
Ipswich afores^ in the inner Comon. 

" Item I Give unto My Daughter Anstice Dane and to her heirs & 
assigns for Ever : The Sum of Que Hundred & fHfty pounds in good passable 
Money of Bills of publike Cred" out of my Estate To be paid By My Ex- 
ecu" Within one year Next after My Decease : 

'Ttem : I Give unto My Grand Child Mary Emerson Twenty pounds 
To be paid By My Executors hereafter Named When She a rives at the 
Age of Eighteen years 

" Item I give unto My Grandchild Anstice Emerson Twenty five 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. tiS? 

pounds To be paid by My Son John Maniug Wheu Shee arives at The Age 
of Eighteen years 

" Item : I\Iy will is That My above Named Three Sons Shall pay 
unto Mary My wife Tlie Sum of Thirty pound a year yearly & Every year 
During her N'aturall Life from the Day of My Decease Each of m}' s^ 
Sons to pay an E(iual part thereof in passable Money or Bills of Cred" 
for her Comfortable Supportt & Subsistance 

" Item My Will is That if Either of My S'' Sous Shall Bring any 
Del)t against my Executors for any Debt Due from Mee to them That the 
Sum or Sums So Demanded shall be Deducted out of The portion I have 
Given : The partie so Demanding. 

" Item : My will is : That Whatso Ever I have Done for or Given 
to any or Either of My s<i Sons or Daughters shall be Remitted and No 
Acctt Thereof Made : Except What is Mentioned in this My will 

'* Item : My will is : That if any of My s<^ Sons Shall be Minded to 
Sell any part of What I have Given Them : they or he So minded shall 
Give his Brother or Brother [sic] the Refusal thereof they or hee Giving 
as much as another 

" Item My Will is Th;it my Executor shall have full power To Call 
in all My Moneys Due By Bond and Debts 

" And I Do hearby apoint & ordain Mj' Loving Brother Jacob Man- 
ing To be Ovei'seer of this My Last Will & Testament : and I Do hearby 
Constitute ordain & apoint Mary My Well beloved wife Executrix and 
my Son Richard Maning Executor of This My Last Will and Testament 
Rattefieiug allowing & Confirming This and No other To be My Last will 
and Testament in Wittness whereof I the S'' Thomas Maning have here- 
unto Sett My hand i5c Seal the Day & year first above Written 

Thomas Maxxlng 

Signed Sealed published prouounced and Declar'' 
by the S'^ Thomas Maning as his Last Avill & Tes- 
tament In presence of us the Subscribers 

Joseph Appleton 
Daniel Heakd 
Samuel Waite" 

After considering tlie terms of the above will, and the fore- 
thought given to every possible contingency^, there can be no doubt 
that Mr. Manning was, as, in the usual legal form, the document 
declared, of ''perfect mind and memory;" and it was not his 
fault that the magistrate who put the will on paper misspelled the 
family name, and was bewilderingly lavish of capital letters in be- 
ginning words. It was rare that, as in the case of his brother Ja- 
cob, a testamentary estate showed that an inventory was taken ; 
there was none in this instance. This is to be regretted, for it 



688 THE MANNING FAMILY'. 

would seem that Thomas Mauning was a very prosperous man for 
that time, and it may Avell be wished that we had the appraised 
value of his estate. All of his living children and heirs profited 
by the division. Mr. Manning m. at a date unknown Mary Gid- 
dings,* born, it is said, 1669, Dec, though there is no record. 
She d. 1738-9, Feb 24. Thomas Manning d. 1737, May 14, at 
Ipswich, aged 73. Ch., b. at Ipswich : 

oO. Anstice, b. 1695, Oct. 

31. Thomas ; died young, according to several accounts, one of -which 
says " at the age of 17," while another says that " he died Avheu 
a minor." The.'^e reports are from various manuscripts written 
duringthe Nineteenth Century. The presentwriter has not found 
the name of Thomas among recorded births or baptisms, and 
is unable to name the autliority for including a son of this name 
in the list. If there was a Thomas, the absence of his name 
from liis father's will may prove that he died young. 

.32. HiCHARP, b. about 1700. 

33. Maey, b. about 1702, if her age given at decease is correct; d. at 

Ipswich, 1732, Oct. 22, aged 30. She m. at Hampton Falls, N.H., 
1728, Apr. 10, Stephen, sou of Nathaniel and Martha (Wood- 
ward) Emerson, who m. (2d) widow Lydia Norman. Stephen 
removed to Buxton, Me., 1735, and, 1758, to Newmarl^et, N. H. 
Ch. of Stephen and Mary : I. Stephen, b. 1728, Dec. 1 ; d. 1732, 
Jan. 7. II. Mary, b. 1730, May 31; said to have m. Samuel 
Baker and resided at Newmarket. This cannot be aflirmed 
hero. III. Anstice, bap. 1731, Dec. 12; said to have m. William 
Badger, of Newbury. 

34. John, b. 1703, Mch. 16. 

.35. JosKi'H, twin, b. 1703, Mch. 16. 

* George Giduings, born about 1608, caine to America in 1635. He settled 
at Jpswicb, and was a prominent citizen, being selectman, deputy to the General 
Court, and ruling elder of the church. He d. 1676, June 1, leaving an estate invento- 
ried at £1,021.12 sh. His wife .Jane d. 1680, March. Ch.: I. r/iOHja."!, b. 1638; see sketch 
below. II. .John,b. 1C39; lieutenant; deputy to General Court; d. 1691, Mch. 3; ni. 

Sarah , and bad ch., (ieorge, Elizabeth, Jane, Sarah, John, Job, Solomon, .Joshua, 

Thomas .-iikI Mai-y. III. .James, b. 1641; m. Elizabeth Andrews and had ch., Joseph, 
James, John, Nathaniel and Abigail. IV. Samuel, b. lf)45; d. before 1707; m. (1st) 

Hannah Martin, and (2d) Elizabeth , and had ch., Lawrence, Samuel, George, 

Sarah, J<mathan, Hannah and James. V. Josejjh Collins; d. 1691, Mch. 31; m. Su- 
sanna Kiiidge and had ch., Joseph, Susanna, Mary, Isaac, Joanna and Martha. VI. 
Sarah; history unknown. Vll. Marv; m. Samuel Pearce. VTIl. George; history 
unknown. 

Thomas GiumNGS, son of the above George, b. 1638; d. 1G81, June 19; m. 1668, 
Feb. 23, Mary, dau. of Deacon William and Margery (Watson) Goodhue, and (2d) 

Elizabeth . Ch. by the first marriage : 1. jVfari/.- m. Thomas Manning. II. 

Thonuis; perhaps d. young. III. 'William; m. Sarah llitcliings and had ch., William, 
Daniel and 'I'homas. The ch. by the second marriage add to this list : IV. Eliza. V. 
Samuel. VI. Domthv. VII. .lane. 



DESCENDANTS OF KICIIAKI) MANNING. 689 

8. SARAIP MANNING (Richard') b. 1667, Aug. 28, at 
Dartmouth, Eng. , and came to Salem, Mass., in 1679, Avith her 
mother; resided there and d. in 1749. She m. 1686, Dec. 8, John, 
sou of John and Elizabeth Williams, b. 1664, May 29, and d. about 
1732. Ch., b. at Salem : 

36. Sarah (Williams) b. 1689, Aug. 18; m. 1710-11, Jan. 27, Gamaliel 

Hodges. Ch. : I. Sarah, b. 1711, Dec. 20. II. Mary, b. 
1713, Dec. 21. III. Joseph, b. 1714-15, Mch. 8. IV. Garaa- 
Uel, b. 1716, Oct. 13. V. Hannah, b. 1718, Nov. 30. VI. 
George, b. 1720, Nov. 25. VII. Anstice, b. 1722, July 8. 
VIII. John, b. 1723-4, Feb. 16; m. Mary Manning [46]. IX. 
Ruth, b. 1725, Dec. 8; d. young. X. Ruth, b. 1728, Oct. 24, 

37. Anstice (Williams) b. 1700, Dec. 25; d. 1773, Sep. 10; m. 1722, 

Sep. 27, John, son of Dr. John and Elizabeth (Allen) Crownin- 
shield, b. 161)6, Jan. 19, and d. 1761, May 25. Ch. : I. An- 
stice, b. 1727-8, Apr. 8. II. Elizal^eth, twin, b. 1727-8, Apr. 8. 
III. John, b. 1728, Dec. 21. IV. Sarah, b. 1730, Apr. 30. 
V. Jacob, b. 1732-3, Jan. 9. VI. George, b. 1734, Aug. 6. 
VII. Benjamin, b. 1737, Mch. 26. VIII. Mary, b. 1740, Oct. 8. 

38. John (Williams) b. 1702, Nov. 14; history not learned; one John 

Williams m. Mary Pope at Salem, intention 1731, Nov. 27. 

39. Henry (Williams), b. 1704-5, Feb. 2; d. about 1752; m. Mary 

Waters. Ch. : I. Samuel. II. George. III. Henry, bap. 
1744, July 22. IV. Sarah. 

40. Mary (Williams) b. 1706, May 8; m. Joseph, son of Daniel and 

Mary (Gray) Lambert, b. 1692, Apr. 12. 

41. George (Williams) b. 1708-9, Mch. 14. 

42. Ruth (Williams) b. 1710, Aug. 27. 

44 



THIRD GENERATION. 



12. J0HN3 MANNING (Nicholas,2 Richard^) b. 1668, 
May 28, at Salem, Mass. Nothing is known of his life as a minor. 
He may have resided a part of the time at Sheepscot, Me., as sug- 
gested in his father's sketch, and have passed through the Indian 
troubles in that section. Reliable signs of him are first found in 
Boston, where he settled when a young man, and thereafter re- 
sided. He followed the calling so common in his family at that 
time, that of a gunsmith, but with the passage of time the word 
was being gradually dropped in common use, and public docu- 
ments generally termed him "blacksmith." The change was only 
in the name. At Boston he was elected hogreeve in 1706 ; had 
the selectmen view an objectionable lime-kiln in 1709, and was 
"cautioned" by the selectmen in 1711, probably in regard to some 
street ordinance. His life was far from being one of quiet and 
unbroken happiness. He was often in debt, and unable to clear 
himself therefrom. In consequence of these debts he was several 
times sued between 1700 and 1723, and at least once imprisoned, 
the troublesome persons being merchants, a butcher, etc. Time 
after time he managed to free himself from these debts, and it is 
noticeable that in none of the bills of complaint was there a sug- 
gestion that he was unwilling to work. On the contrary, he im- 
presses the writer as having been an industrious man who was 
unfortunate financially. He took an active part in the ramifica- 
tions of his father's Sheepscot claim, and it would not be surpris- 
ing if that ill-fated affair was a constant expense to him, and the 
means of keeping his finances depleted. He bought, 1706, Aug. 
29, for £120, of John Atkinson, of Newbury, a house and land in 
Boston, on the east side of "the land called Atkinson's Lane." 
The lot was 55 feet front, 50 feet rear, and 66 feet north and 
south. Later, the way was called Long Lane. The site, as 
streets are now named, is at some point on Federal street, between 
(690) 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD IMANNING. 691 

Milk and High streets. He retained this home through all his 
finaucial troubles for seventeen j^ears. He was obliged to mort- 
gage it 1721, Feb. 13. This incumbrance was discharged 1723, 
Mch. 3, but the reprieve was brief. Execution was taken on the 
property in the latter year, and he sold it Dec. 12 to George 
Cradock. The latter was a merchant, and one of his creditors. 
Other troubles pressed upon him. In the history of Ancient 
Sheepscot, Maine (now New Castle), is mention of a letter writ- 
ten in 1721 by John Manning to his father, Capt. Nicholas Man- 
ning. This letter the historian of that town must have seen, so it 
was in existence less than a generation ago, but the failure of the 
present writer to locate the historian's papers prevents the inser- 
tion here of what would be a most valuable addition to this sketch, 
namely, the letter. In the lack thereof, what is said in the history 
(page 100) will be given here. Referring to the Sheepscot claim 
the historian states that "the General Court offered to loan 50,000 
pounds, but coupled with such terms that he [John] could not 
comply." The Mr. Tappan who purchased so many of the Sheep- 
scot rights had been to see John. The historian of Sheepscot will 
now be quoted fully. The part in double quotation marks are 
John's own words. 

" 'He does seem to me,' says Manuiug, 'to be a prity lujenus jeu- 
tell man and seems to be very raell in the matter. I am apt for to thiuk 
that if you comply iu the case, y« rest of y« proprietors of Ships- 
cott will du the same ; your advice in y'^. matter.' Mauiiing adds as news 
that his wife had been sick a 'twelve month' and helpless as an infant, 
that the small pox was raging in Boston and had carried off a thousand 
souls. They were very much 'distressed' for help. Nurses' wages had 
been thirty shillings a week; wood thirty shillings a cord. 'Our straits 
are great; never the like in Boston.'" 

When we consider his finaucial troubles, the long sickness 
of his wife and her death, which soon followed ; the compulsory 
sale of his home, his own sickness and death before the allotted age 
of man was reached, we may well consider his life one of severe 
trial. His father conveyed to him, 1719, Dec. 4, three thousand 
acres of land ^'near New Dartmouth" [Sheepscot], Maine. This 
deed was recorded on pages 69 and 70 of the Book of Eastern 
Deeds, and, also, on "folio 116" of the Book of Patents and 
Deeds, in the office of Secretary of the State, at Boston, Pro- 
longed search for these books has failed to locate them, and, de- 



692 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

spite some contradictory evidence, it is believed by the compiler 
that both were destroyed in the fire which consumed the Boston 
Court House (some accounts call the building the Town House) in 
1748. Nothing would now be known of this conveyance but for 
the fact that it is mentioned in York county, Maine, deeds XH- 
184 and XX- 163. By the last two deeds John sold the land, 1500 
acres 1721, May 1, to John Oulton and Cornelius Waldo, and a 
like area 1725, Aug. 24, to Job Lewis. In these deeds John states 
that he acquired the laud from his father, Nicholas Manning. 
These Sheepscot tracts are referred to more fully in the father's 
sketch, which see. John m. at Boston, 1695, May 9, Joanna 
Lash, who d. there 1722, Dec. 4, though the record of her death 
erroneously calls her "Susanna." Her parentage is unknown. 
Among the Suffolk county wills is that of William Lash, mariner, 
wiio died shortly before 1693, July 22, when he was "late of 
Boston." The will, drawn 1687, Dec. 26, mentions his wife Jo- 
anna. His age and hers have not been learned. If they were 
young, is it not likely that the Joanna who married John Manning 
was widow of William Lash ? In considering the identity of John's 
wife it is not forgotten that the History of Ancient Sheepscot 
claims that there was a John Manning who married a daughter 
of John Mason (see sketch of Nicholas Manning). Our John 
may have made such a marriage, in which case his wife was sister 
to his father's second wife ; but, although he was in need of 
money, it is not found that he sold any land which he inher- 
ited from Mr. Mason, for he seems to have sold only what was 
conveyed to him by his father. This does not disprove the pos- 
sibility that he married a daughter of Mason, but casts doubt upon 
the theory. After his wife's death John contemplated marriage 
with a widow of the name of Ann Mallet, and the intention thereof 
was "published" 1724, June 25, but was never carried out. Per- 
haps it was prevented by his sickness, which may have extended 
through a period of two years. It is certain that she cared for 
him in his illness, and that he left all his property to her by will. 
This paper follows : 

"In the name of God Amen 

"The Sixteenth day of January Anno Domini 1726. I, John Man- 
ning, of Boston, in the County of Suftblk, Blacksmith, being Sick & 
Infirm of Body, but of sound mind & memory, & considering my own 
mortality do make & ordain my last Will & Testament as followeth. ffirst 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. G93 

& Principally I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God 
my Creator trusting in him for the Pardon & remission of all my Sins 
thro' the merits death & Passion of my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ, 
and my Body I Commit to the Earth to be Interred in decent manner 
at the discretion of my executor hereinafter named, and as touching 
my temporal Goods & Estate I dispose thereof as f olloweth. First : I 
will that all my Just Debts & Funeral Expenses be well & truly paid 
& Defrayed by my Executor in convenient time after my Decease. 
Item : After my Just Debts & Funeral Expenses are paid I give and 
bequeath unto Ann Mallet of Boston aforesaid, Widow, whom I Intended 
to have made my Wife, and who hath been very kind to & Careful of 
me in my Sickness for some time past, all my household goods & Per- 
sonal Estate Avhatsoever, to recompense her for her extraordinary 
trouble & charge therein. To Hold the same unto the Said Ann Mallet her 
Executors &'administrators forever, upon Condition that she takes care 
of me. Looks after & Attends upon me so long as I shall remain sick and 
unable to help myself. Lastly : I do Constitute and appoint Mr. Cor- 
nelius Waldo, of Boston, merchant, Executor of this my will, desiring 
him to See the Same fully performed, and I do Hereby Revoke all other 
wills by me made. In Testimony whereof I have thereunto set my Hand 
& Seal the day & year within written 

John Manning < Seal | 

Signed, sealed. Published & Declared by the 
Testator as his Last Will & Testament 
in presence of, 

John Beard 

John Riciiey 

Benj^ Rolfe." 

An inventory of his estate was taken 1727, Apr. 10, by John 
Beard, Bartholomew Scares and Samuel Davis. His blacksmith 
tools and household goods were appraised at £54.10.6, which sum 
was increased by cash to £109.2.0. The charges against the estate 
amounted to £34.0.8, leaving a balance of £75.1.4, which was paid 
to Ann Mallet. No will of hers is on record. Boston records show 
the marriage, 1712, Aug. 26, of John Mallet and Ann Mico. This 
probably identifies the widow Mallet of later date. John Manning 
d. 1726-7, Feb. 3, and was buried in the Granary burying-ground 
in Boston. His gravestone is still there, or was there recently. 
On his death the bell of the " New South Meeting House" was 
tolled. The date of his death is here given as 172G-7, although 
certain records, and, if the writer remembers correctly, his grave- 
stone, give the year as 1726. Elsewhere in this volume will be 



694 THE BIANNING FAMILY. 

found an explanation of the custom of double-dating (like 1726-7), 
and the confusion which arises from dropping one of the last fig- 
ures. All records to the contrary notwithstanding, and despite 
the fact that the Probate letters of administration were dated 1726, 
Feb. 13, it seems certain that the correct date should be 1726-7, 
or, according to modern methods, 1727. All the Probate records 
were entered in a volume as they came to hand. Those for the 
final months of the year preceding John's death are all dated 1726, 
while those for the April after his decease are dated 1727, If this 
is not conclusive, the inventory of his own estate bears date of 
1727, Apr. 10. This proves that he died Feb. 3, 1726-7; other- 
wise, 1727. Did he leave children? Despite many years of inves- 
tigation the question cannot be answered now. None are entered 
on the Boston records ; this is not strange, since they were so im- 
perfectly kept at that period. None appear in the various church 
records as having been baptized in infancy ; this is not strange, if 
he was not a church member, and there is nothing to show that he 
was. The gratitude which led him to leave his property to Ann 
Mallet prevents the securing of information from the settlement 
of his estate. Some of the later Mannings of Boston, of due date, 
mentioned in the Miscellaneous Families of this volume, may have 
been his children, but this is open to doubt. Childless couples were, 
however, almost unknown at that day. Without an item of actual 
evidence to support the theory, the impression is strong with the 
compiler that John Manning did have children, and that, in all 
probabilit}^, they survived. Did they remove to New York to join 
their grandfather, Nicholas Manning? Was the line continued in 
the State of New York, or in Pennsylvania? This point is con- 
sidered as fully as existing evidence permits in the sketch of Nich- 
olas Manning, to which attention is invited. 

26. BENJAMIN^ MANNING (Jacob,^ Richard^) b. 1696, 
May 12, at Salem, Mass. He always made his home in his native 
town, but not all his time was passed there, and his life was the 
reverse of monotonous. He was a cordvvainer by trade in 1722, 
but, as early as 1724, he adopted the calling of a mariner and fol- 
lowed the sea with such fidelity and skill that he became a captain 
in that service as early as 1740, at which time he was captain of 
the schooner America, plj'ing between Salem and Barbadoes. It 
is probable that he engaged in maritime occupation during his en- 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD IMANNING. 695 

tire active life thereafter. In 1748 he was a complainant against 
John Crowninshield, who had furnished Capt. Manning's ship with 
beef for a voyage to Jamaica, and who, according to the complaint, 
" had kept out all the ' brisket pieces.' " His voyages, as far as 
notice of them has been found, did not take him away from home 
for any great intervals of time, and he was occasionally elected to 
town office at Salem. He was constable in 1736 ; tithingman, 1738 ; 
and juryman, 1744. He left a will, drawn two months before his 
death, in which he remembered all his surviving children. Of these 
only one ever married, and the remaining five, Elizabeth, Richard, 
Margaret, Jacob and Hannah, jointly occupied the house which 
had been their father's (now 95 Essex street). Richard was a 
sea captain, his vessels at one time making voyages to China, but 
after accumulating considerable property, he became a justice of 
the peace, money-lender, etc., in Salem, where he was generally 
known as " 'Squire " Manning. Jacob, an infirm man, made shoes, 
and the sisters kept a shop in one part of the house for the sale of 
India silks and other " ventures " brought home in their brother's 
ships. Their united business tact, industry and economical habits 
led to the accumulation of great wealth, which finally passed to the 
family of their only married sister, Mrs. Hodges, by the will of 
the last survivor, Hannah. A special bequest of plate and furni- 
ture was made to her grand-nephew, Richard Manning Hodges. 
After Hannah's death the family home was occupied by Gamaliel 
Hodges, and on his death by his son Joseph. When the latter's 
widow died, in 1883, the house was sold at auction, together Avith 
much valuable antique furniture. Capt. Benjamin Manning in. 
1718, Dec. 25, Hannah, dan. of Samuel and INIargaret (Brown) 
Lambert, b. 1696, Nov. 17, at Salem. Shed. 1771, Sep, 27 ; Capt. 
Manning d. 1768, Jan. 8. Ch., b. at Salem: 

43. An Infant; d. unnamed. 

44. Elizabeth, b. 1721, July 18; d. 1726, July 20. 

45. Hannah, b. 1723, Sep. 7; d. 1738, June 28. 

40. Mary, b. 1725, July 24; d. 1773, Aug. ; m. 1748-9, Jan. 5, John, son 
of Ganuiliel and Sarah (Williams) Hodges, b. 1724, Feb. IG. He 
d. 17'.)'.), July 20. Ch. : I. John, b. 1749, Nov. 29 ; lost at sea 
1770, Jan. 2. II. Mary, b. 1752, Jan. 5; m. Francis Boardman. 
III. Benjamin, b. 1754, Apr. 2G; m. Hannah King. IV. Sarah, 
b. 1755, Sep. «; d. 1759, May 4. V. Hannah, b. 1757, Oct. 10; 
d. 1758, May 28. VI. Joseph, b. 1759, July 24; d. 1770, Aug. 7. 
VII. Richard, b. 1762, June 17; m. Sarah Cheever. VIII. 



696 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

George, b. 1763, Aug. 14; d. 1764, Apr. 3. IX. George, b. 1765, 
July 18. X. Gamaliel, b. 1766, Aug. 15. One of his children 
was Rev. Kichard Manning Hodges, who m. Elizabeth Quincy 
Donnison, of Boston, and had eh., Richard Manning, Sarah and 
Catherine D. Sarah, just named, m. Joshua A. Swan, and her 
eh. were Elizabeth Quincy, William Donnison, Margaret Man- 
ning (who m. the late Gov. William E. Russell) and Olive. XI. 
Jacob Manning, b. 1768, Dec. 12; d. 1768, Dec. 20. 

47. Bexjamin, b. 1727, June 14; d. 1740, Jan. 7. 

48. Elizabeth, b. 1728, July 12; d. unm., 1801, Feb. 27, aged 72. 

49. Richard, b. 1731, Aug. 2. He early became a mariner, and was 

captain of the schooner Benjamin when, in 1757, that vessel 
was wrecked in escaping from a French privateer. After re- 
tiring from the sea he was a justice of the peace and money- 
lender in Salem. He was a strong patriot in Revolutionary 
days, and a member of the second Provincial Congress at Cam- 
bridge, 1775, Feb. He d. unm. at Salem, 1811, Jan. 8, aged 79. 

50. Margaret, b. 1733, July 23 ; d. 1734, Feb. 10. 

51. Margaret, b. 1734, July 30; d. unm., 1813, Aug. 26, aged 79. 

52. Jacob, b. 1737, Feb. 4; d. unm., 1815, Feb. 28, aged 78. 

53. Hannah, b. 1739, June 18; d. unm., 1817, Apr. 23, aged 77. 

27. SAMUEL3 MANNING (Jacob,^ Richardi) b. 1698, 
June 19, at Salem, Mass. He resided in his native place until 
about 1748, when he removed to Oxford, Worcester Co., where 
the rest of his life was passed. At Salem he was a gunsmith ; at 
Oxford he was a farmer, though he may have continued his trade 
there, as he was called a " gunsmith " as late as 1756. He bought 
of William Tosier, in 1728, " a certain house Lott Scituate in Sa- 
lem afores'^ Containing Nineteen poles & an half," and also pur- 
chased other real estate. In 1735 he became one of five partners 
in a company formed to " manufactui-e " bread and biscuit with 
which to fit out vessels going to sea, but sold his interest 1740, 
Sep. 9. At Salem he was elected one of the stewards for the town 
pasture, 1729; constable, 1732, and tithingman, 1729 and 1735. 
At Oxford he was selectman, 1756, and moderator of town meet- 
ing 1759, '61-2, or three years. His uncle, Capt. Nicholas Man- 
ning, had, with other soldiers of King Philip's war, received a grant 
of land at " Souhegan West," now Amherst, N. H., and this right 
Samuel acquired and, in the drawing of lots, in 1735, drew Lot 53, 
but never occupied it. In 1742 his name appears on a petition with 
those of Thomas Proctor, Jr., Samuel King, Ebenezer King, etc., 
concerning certain land granted to them previously in New Salem, 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 697 

Mass. This, they alleged, had proved nearly worthless, and they 
asked the General Court for an equivalent in good land (Mass. 
Archives, 114-697). This was before the incorporation of New 
Salem, though it was commonly called a " township." In 1743 he 
sold a lot of laud in the last-named place [Hampden Co. Deeds], 
of Avhich mention will be made later ; but this did not, perhaps, 
close out his land-holdings there. If not an original grantee of 
New Salem he had soon purchased one or more rights, but the 
deed, if any there was, was recorded only on the proprietors' rec- 
ords of that place and forever lost in the fire of 1855. At Oxford 
he purchased, 1748, May 31, of Jonathan Pratt, Jr., 46 acres of 
land " on the great plain," bounded in part " on the burying- 
place," and a small lot in 1765 of Edward Raymond. With the 
exception of a sale of one-quarter of an acre in 1772 he held this 
land when he died, and it was sold in 1776, Feb. 23, for £200, to 
Silvanus Town, by Samuel's grandsons, Samuel and Robert. Ac- 
cording to the history of Oxford this homestead was owned in 
1882 by Frederick G. Hyde. Samuel Manning's will was as 
follows : 

" lu the Name of God, Amen. The Twenty third Day of December 
Anno Domini 1773, in tlie fonrteeutli year of his Majesty's Regn I Sam- 
uel Manning of Oxford in the County of Worcester Gentleman Being 
Very Weak in Body, but of perfect mind & memory, Thanl<s be given 
Unto God. Tlierefore calling Unto Mind the Mortality of my Body, and 
Knowing that it is appointed for all Men Once to Die, do Make & Ordain 
this my Last Will & Testament. That is to Say, Principally & First of all, 
I Give & Recommend My Soul into the Hands of God that Gave it, & for 
my Body I Recommend it to the Earth, to be buried in a Christian like & 
decent Manner at the discretion of My Executors, and at their Own Cost, 
Hoping at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the Same again by the 
Mighty Power of God, & as Touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it 
hath pleased God to Bless Me in this Life, I Give devise & dispose of the 
Same in the following Manner and Form. 

"Imprimis. I Give .fc Be(|neath to My Thi'oe Sisters, Kathorine, 
Sarah & Mary Three pounds L. m which is twenty shillings to Each of 
them. 

"Item. I Give & Bequeath to ray Grandaughter the widow Han- 
nah Weld of Salem Six pounds L. m. 

"Item. I Give & Bequeath to my Grandaughter Sarah Manning of 
Salem Six pounds L. m 

" Item. I Give & Bequeath to my Grandaughter Elizabeth|Mainiing 
of Salem Six pounds L. m 

" Item. I Give & Bequeath to my Great Grauchildrcu Vizt : Sam- 



698 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

iiel Martin Matthew Martin & Eobert Martin Eighteen pounds L. m Six 
pounds for Each of them, & to be p'^' to Each of them with the Interest of 
ttie Same from my Decease, When & as tliey shall arrive to the Age of 
twenty One years. I also order & say that my Grandsons, Samuel Man- 
nii g & Robert Manning are Equally to Provide for Me During My Life in 
Sickness & in health at their Own Cost, all the Necessaries of Life. 

"Item. I Give & Beiiueath all the Remainder of my Estate both 
Real & personal of what Nature or kind soever to My Grandsons, Vizt. 
Samuel Manning of New Salem and Robert Manning of Oxford to be Di- 
vided in Equal Halves between them or their Heirs, After my Just Debts 
are paid. I also (.'rjiistitute & appoint the s^i Samuel Manning & Robert 
Manning to be Sole Executors of this My Last Will & Testament. 

" Sam^I' Manning 

Sig:5eJ Se^.'^'l i'ablished & Declared by the s<J 

Samuel T.Can ::ng of Oxford to be his last Will & 

Testa* in presence of us. 

Joseph Bowman \ 
WiLLi.\JM Campbell >■ 

JOSLVH WOLCOTT " J 

Samuel Manning m. at a date not learned Margaret . Pro- 
longed and wide search has been made to learn her maiden name, 
but without success. In 1743 Samuel and Margaret sold land in 
New Salem which had been an original grant to Thomas (?) Luf- 
kin, but how their ownership came about is unknown. Mr. Bodge's 
" Soldiers of King Philip's War " shows that one Timothy Lufkin 
was a soldier of said war ; that his sou Thomas was a claimant for 
his services and one of the grantees of Amherst, N. H., and that 
his right there was " drawn by Samuel Manning." There is a very 
remote possibility that Margaret was a daughter and heiress of 
Thomas Luflvin, but the land transactions noted may be accounted 
for with equal probability ou the theory that the Mannings had 
purchased the rights from Lufkin. Margaret was living in 1748, 
and probably in 1755, when Samuel's wife is mentioned, but not 
by name. Mr. Manning d. 1774, Sep. 19, at Oxford. It is an 
impossibility to give a complete list of his children. Their birth 
was not recoi'ded, nor has their baptism been found, and, except 
for his two sons, no sign is found in Salem of any one who may, 
theoretically, have been a child of his. Perhaps he had several 
who, like many of his brothers and sisters, died young. Whether 
any of the unconnected persons in Boston, of the proper period 
[see appendix], were of his family cannot be told; it is d oubtful 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 699 

if they were. The same want of knowledge rests upon many of 
his grandchildren. Ch. : 

54. Robert, birth not recorded. 

55. Jacob, birth uot recorded. 

30. ANSTICE3 MANNING (Thomas,^ Richard') b. 1695, 
Oct., at Ipswich, Mass. ; m. 1716, published Mch. 24, Philemon, 
son of Dr. Philemon and Ruth (Converse) Dane, b. 1695, July 17. 
He d. 1748, Dec. 8. An old manuscript says, perhaps correctly, 
that Anstice d. 1775, aged 80. Ch. : 

56. Ruth (Daue) bap. 1718-19, Jan. 25. 

57. Philemon (Dane) bap. 1719-20, Feb. 21. 

58. Ruth (Dane) bap. 1721-2, Mch. 11. 

59. Edward (Dane) bap. 1723-4, Feb. 16. 

60. Thomas (Daue) bap. 172G, June 5. 

61. Anstice (Dane) bap. 1728, July 21. 

62. James (Dane) bap. 1735, July 20. 

32. RICHARDS MANNING (Thomas,^ Richard') b. about 
1700, at Ipswich, Mass. He always resided in his native town 
and was by trade a gunsmith. He was also a large landholder 
and doubtless engaged as a farmer. He was a captain of militia, 
and, 1757, August, in the old French war, went at the head of 
his company to the relief of Fort William Henry, following the 
general alarm of that time. The Colonial rolls call his company 
a "troop of horse," and it was a part of Col. Daniel Applctou's 
regiment. Capt. Manning's company is credited with marching 
from Ipswich Aug. 17, and to Springdeld, from which it would 
seem that they went no further, perhaps receiving more favorable 
news from the front. Whether this was his only service does not 
appear ; no more has been found on rolls now available. He was 
a prominent citizen. By his will he gave, first, to his wife Sarah 
the south-west end of his dwelling-house and improvement of ad- 
.ioining land, the privilege of the barn, a cow, etc., for life; 
secondly, to his wife and his daughter Anstice, his riding chaise ; 
thirdly, to his grandchildren, the children of his daughter Mary 
Barker, deceased, £2.13.4, to be divided equally; and, fourthly, 
the residue of his estate as follows : To his daughter Anstice 
Chipman and her heirs, one-third ; to his daughter Martha Tarle- 
ton and her heirs, one-third, and the remaining third to his grand- 
sons Jonathan and Thomas Morong, in equal parts, they being 
children of his daughter Priscilla Heath. The will was drawn 



700 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1774, Mch. 30, and the appointed executors were his brother Dr. 
Joseph Manning and the said daughter Anstice Ciiipmau. Capt. 
Manning m. (1st) 1722, Oct. 20, Margaret, dau. of Jacob Board- 
man, and sister of the wife of Dr. Joseph Manning [35], b. 1700, 
May 6, and d. 1762, July 15; (2d) 1764, published Sep. 15, 
Ruth Andrews, of Topsfield, who d. 1770, May 19; and (3d) 
1770, Nov. 10, Sarah Clinton, who was doubtless the Sarah Man- 
ning, widow, who d. 1789, Sep. 7, aged 64. Capt. Manning d. 
1774, Apr. 6, at Ipswich, aged 73. Ch., b. at Ipswich : 

63. Margaret, bap. 1723, Oct. 20; d. 1729-30, Feb. 9. 

64. AiSSTiCE, bap. 1725, Oct. 23. 

65. Margaret, bap. 1729-30, Feb. 22; probably d. in childhood or 

unm., in early womanhood; not mentioned in her^father's will. 

66. Mary, bap. 1731, Mch. 19; d. 1732, Mch. 25. 

67. Mary, bap. 1733, Nov. 25; d. 1771; m. 17G0, pubUshed Feb. 12, 

Ephraim Barker, of Newmarket, N. H., a housewright, church- 
builder and deacon ; resided first at Newmarket and then at 
Amherst, N. H., where both died, Mr. Barker in 1800, Sep. 29. 
A MS. now over 50 years old says their ch. were : I. Joseph, 
of Ohio. II. William, of Wiscasset, Me. III. Anstice, who 
m. Whiting, of Amlierst. There were others : (a) Mar- 
garet, b. about 1761; m. Joseph Towne, of Henniker. (6) 
Jeremiah; a physician in Portland, Me. The Joseph above 
mentioned m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. William Dana, and d. 
1843, Sep., at Marietta, O. By a second wife, Mary, widow of 
David Ramsey, of Amherst, Dea. Barker had other children. 

68. Martha, bap. 1737-8, Jan. 29; ra. 1766, published Nov. 11, Still- 

man Tarleton, of Newmarket. 

69. Priscilla, bap. 1740, Oct. 26; m. 1763, published June 18, Thomas 

Morong, of Salem, and, as her father's will shows (2d) 

Heath, of whom no more has been found. There was one 
Thomas Morong, son of Thomas and Jemima, bap. 1740, May!4, 
at Salem, who may have been the same mentioned above. Ch. 
of Thomas and Priscilla : I. Jonathan, bap. 1764, Nov. 11, at 
Salem ; probably the same who, with wife Mary, had ch. born 
in Salem 1787 and after, namely, Thomas, Polly, Martha, Pris- 
cilla, Sarah, Elizabeth and Anna. II. Thomas, bap. 1767, Mch. 1. 

34. JOHN^ MANNING (Thonias,^ Richardi) b. 1703, Mch. 
16, at Ipswich, Mass. He resided in his native town, occupying 
and cultivating the farm he had received by will from his father. 
This farm was described, when his father purchased it in 1707, as 
" lying on the southerly side of Mile Crook river," and consisted 
of "arable pasturing meadow and wood land," which was then 
bought together with the " dwellings, dwelling house, outhouses, 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNmO. 701 

ffences, orchards, Trees, woods, herbage, Springs, water Courses 
wayes Rights, benefitts, profitts. Commodities, Conveniences, ac- 
commodations, privileges and appurtenances ;" a deed which cer- 
tainly covered all included. Details as to his life are lacking. At 
his decease he left the following will : 

" In the Name of God Amen. I John Manning of Ipswich in the 
County of Essex & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 
yeoman, being at this Time, thro' tlie Goodness of God, of sound Mind & 
Memory, Do malie and ordain this my last "Will and Testament; and first 
I resign my Soul to God who gave it, & my Body to the Earth to be bur- 
ied in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors here- 
after named, in hopes of a glorious Resurrection to Life eternal, thro' 
the Merits of my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ; and as to my worldly Es- 
tate, I dispose of it in the following INIanner, viz. — 

" Imprisis, I Avill that all my just Debts & funeral Charges be paid 
as soon as conveniently may be after my Decease, & I do hei-eby author- 
ize & impower my Executors to sell so much of my real Estate as shall 
be sufficient to discharge the same. — 

" Item I give to my beloved Wife Ruth Manning, all my personal 
Estate, and also the Improvement of my Dwelling House & half an acre 
of Land adjoining thereto during her natural Life. — 

"Item I give to my Daughter Mary Howard & her Heirs five 
Shillings besides what I have ah'eady given her. — 

" Item I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Day & her Heirs five Shil- 
lings besides what I have already given her. — 

" Item I give to my Daughter Anna Dodge & her Heirs forty Shil- 
lings besides what I have already given her. — 

" Item I give to my Daughter Rebecca Huse i&her Heirs six pounds 
besides what I have already given her. — 

"Item I give to my Daughter Ruth Manning and to her Heirs 
thirty four Pounds Lawful money. — 

" Item I give to my Daughter Jane Perkins and her Heirs Eight 
Pounds besides what I have already given her. — 

" Item I give to my Daughter Sarah Lakeman & to her Heirs Eight 
Pounds besides what I have already given her, & further I do hereby will 
& order that the several Legacies afore-mentioned to my Dauglitcrs be 
paid in three years after my Decease by my three Sons John, Thomas & 
Richard in the following Proportion, viz. one half Part thereof l)y my son 
John, one Quarter Part thereof by my son Thomas, & the remaining 
Quarter Part thereof by my Son Richard. — 

" Item all the Remainder of my Estate of what Name, Nature or 
kind soever, I give and bequeath to my three sons, John, Thomas & Rich- 
ard ; in the following Manner, viz. one half Part thereof to my Son John 
Manning and to his Heirs & assigns forever, one Quarter Part thereof to 
my son Thomas Manning and his Heirs & assigns forever; & the remain- 
ing Quarter Part thereof to my son Richard Manning & to his Heirs & as- 
signs forever. 



p 



702 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

"Lastly I do hereby constitute & appoint my two Sons Jolm Man- 
ning & Tliomas Manning joint Executors of tliis my last Will & Testament 
& do hereby ratify and couflrni this and no other to be my last Will and 
Testament. In Testimony Avhercof I do hereunto set my Hand & Seal 
this Eighteenth Day of July Anno Domini one thousand and seven hun- 
dred & seventy Ave Annoque Regni Regis Georgii tertii &c Decimo Quinto — 

his 

John X Manning 

mark 
signed, sealed & declared by the said John 
Manning as his last Will & Testament 
in the Presence of us 

Samuel Potter 

Joseph Manning 

Jacob Manning " 

In the papers in the Probate Office which accompany the 
above will it is said that, in his final years, John Manning was 
afflicted with a nervous ailment, and this it doubtless was which 
ed to his making his " mark," instead of signing in full. An in- 
ventory of the estate was taken by Benjamin Fellows, Benjamin 
Brown and Daniel Rogers, and is as follows : 

" An Inventory & Appraisement of the Estate of John Manning late 
of Ipswich de'd taken by the Subscribers the 22^ Day March A D : 1776. — 

Wearing Apparel 

19ib Pewter 1/. 19/. 5'" old d° @ /9. 3/8 

1 Eeather Bed 24/. 1 old d" 14/ one d^ 30/ 
Sheets & Pillowbiers 18/. 2 Coverlets 18/. Quilt & Rug G/ 

2 Bedsteads & Cords 14/ Looking Glass 3/ 
G Chairs IG/ Chest with draws 4/ Trunk 4/ 
Bible & other books 15/ 3 Sheets Pillowbiers & Table Cloth 

18/ 
12 oz Silver @ 6/8p. £4 Si" old pewter 2/6 
2 1/2'b Pewter 2/6 box Iron & heaters 2/ Tin funel /3 
Earthen & Glass ware G/8 small box 1/ 
Iron & Brass ware 14/ lO'b flax 10/ Chest 2/ 
old chairs 2/ Cupboard 2/ Cheese Press 2/ 
one old cow 72/ one tl" younger 93/4 
1 yearling Heifer 29/4 a Calf 14/8 2 Swine 44/6 

Personal 33 

An old House & Barn 8 

About GO Acres of Upland & Meadow @ £4.10/ p acre 270 



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John Manning, Jr., presented this inventory in Court, 1776, June 4, 
and made affidavit to its correctness. John Manning, the father. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHAKD MANNING. 703 

was three times mfirried. He m. (1st) 1728, July 2, Jane Brad- 
street, bap, 1707-8, Feb. 15, and d. 1732, July 13. Iler ancestry 
was Moses^ and Hannah (Pickard) ; Capt. Moses- and Elizabeth 
(Harris), and Humphrey^ Bradstreet, an early settler at Ipswich, 
Mass., and who came in 1634 from Ipswich, Eng. John Manning 
m. (2d) 1733-4, Feb. 20, Elizabeth Wallis, who d. 1738, Dec. 21. 
Samuel and Anna (Porter) Wallis had a daughter P21izabeth b. 
1706, Aug. 18, at Ipswich; possibly the same, although one ac- 
count says Elizabeth, wife of John, died aged 33, which would 
place her birth in 1705. John Manning m. (3d) 1739, June 14, 
Ruth Potter,* b. 1709, Aug. 4, and d. 1791, July 13. John Man- 
ning's death was not recorded, but he died in 1775, between July 
18, the date of his will, and Sep. 18, when it was presented in 
Court and duly " proved." All his children were boru at Ipswich. 

Ch. of John and Jane Manning: 

70. JouN, b. 1732, June 19; d. 1736, Aug. 14 (gravestoue in Rowley 

says Aug. 12). 

Ch. of John and Elizabeth Manning : 

71. Eliz.vbeth, bap. 1734, Oct. 20. 

72. Mary, bap. 1735, Oct. 19. 

73. Rebecca, bap. 1737, Nov. 20; was living in 1775; m. at Ipswich, 

1754, published Nov. 9, Enoch, son of Abel and Elizabeth (Lit- 
tle) Huse, b. 1732, Oct. 12, probably at Newbury. Tliey re- 
moved to Harvard, where Enoch purchased land 1771, May !), of 
Jonathan Reed, and Avhere he was living 1813, June 26 (vide 
will of his son Enoch, Jr.). Ch., b. at Ipswich : I. John Deni- 
son, bap. 1756, Nov. 28; d. 1840 (?), Aug. 6; resided at Har- 
vard; in. Rebecca Parker, who d. 1869, Sep. 14, aged 104. Of 

* Anthony Potter was at Ipswich as early as 1C48, where he was a success- 
ful cultivator of fruit. He aud liis wife gave a silver cup to the church. He m. Eliz- 
abeth, dau. of Dea. .John and Sarah Whipple. Anthony d. in 1690. Ch., of whom all 
tlie sons resided at Ipswich: I. .John, b. 1652; d. 1718, Sep. 9; m. Sarah, dau. of John 
andlSlary (Bradstreet) Kimball; (ich. II. Edmund, b. I(;r34; d. 1702, Ai)r.; m. .Abigail 
Wells; i ch. III. Samuel, d. 1714; m. (1) .Joanna Wood; (2) Ruth Dunton; (3) widow 
Sarah Burnett; 13 ch. IV. Thomas, d. 1745; m. Mary Kimball; 7 ch. V. Anthony; 
see below. VI. Elizabeth; m. Thomas Kimball. VII. Lydia; m. .Jonathan Putnam. 

Anthony Pottku, son of the above Anthony, birth-date unknown; deacon 
of the church ; d. 1751; m. 1(195, .July 11, Martha Dresser, b. 1671, Auj;-. 1, and d. 1728, 
dau. of I;ieut. .John and Martha (Thurlow),andgi<anddau. of .John and M.ary Dreiser, 
early settlers of Rowley. Ch., b. Ipswich: I. Martha, 1). 16U7, .Jan. 10; d. 1698, Jan. 
21. II. Daniel, b. 1098, Jan. 24; d. 1770, Mch.; m. Anna Wallis and (2d) Elizabeth 

Kimball ; 10 ch. by the last marriage. III. Martha, b. 1700, Oct. 19; m. Rindgc. 

IV. Elizabeth, b. 1701-2, Mch. 4; m. Ei)hraim Kimball. V. David, b. 1703, Feb. 5; 
said to luive d. num. VI. Jonathan, twin, 1). 1703, Feb. 5; history unknown. VII. 
Richard, b. 1705, Nov. 15; m. Eydia (Cogswell) Symnics. Vlll. Sarah, b. 1707, Dec. 
10; unm. IX. Jtuth, b. 1709, Aug. 4; m. Johu Manuing. X. Hannah, b. 1710, Oct. 23; 
m. John Newmarch, Jr. 



704 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

her several children three outlived her, viz., John, Enoch and 

Rebecca (who m. Ross). II. Enoch, bap. 17(51, Jan. 

18; resided at Harvard; d. 1813; m. Lucy ; children, if 

any, not learned. 

74. Aj>^na, bap. 1738, Dec. 17. 

Ch. of John and Math Mannivg : 

75. Ruth, bap. 1740, Apr. 13; d. 1818, May 17; m. 1793, Apr. 25, as a 

third wife, Francis Kust, Jr. 

76. John, bap. 1741, Jnne 14. 

77. Anstice, bap. 1742, Dec. 19; not mentioned in her father's will ; 

probably d. unm. 

78. Jane, bap. 1745, Dec. 15. 

79. Sarah, bap. 1747, Jan. 10; ni. 1773, Jan. 5, William Lakeman. Ch., 

recorded at Ipswicli : I. William, bap. 1773, Nov. 28. II. 
James, bap. 177G, June 16. III. Josiah, bap. 1785, May 15. It 
is said there were also ch. Joseph and Sarah. ■ 

80. Thomas, b. 1750, Jan. 23. 

81. Richard, b. 1755, May 29. 

35. JOSEPH^ MANNING (Thomas,^ Richard^) b. 1703, 
Mch. 16, at Ipswich, Mass. He graduated at Harvard College in 
1725 ; the first of his name to enter that institution of learning, 
and, settling in liis native town, was for more than 50 years a phy- 
sician. As such he was eminent, and long and favorably known. 
Younger men, preparing for the medical profession, studied under 
his instruction. It is fortunate that the inventory of his estate, 
taken after his decease, names in detail sundry books which con- 
stituted his medical library, and it is safe to believe that, for that 
period, it was a very extensive equipment, comprising, as it did, 
twenty different works which were mentioned specifically, and of 
which eight were of two volumes each. The list is valuable, too, 
in that it shows what authors were then of good standing. Some 
other items of the inventor}' are in the line of his profession, and 
carry us directly to the typical old-time doctor's office — the eleven 
pill pots ; the iron mortar, the bell metal mortar and the lignum 
vitse mortar, each with its appropriate pestle ; the gallipot ; the 
three-gallon glass bottle, the five-quart and 30 smaller bottles, and 
the eleven bottles of " white flint with flint ' stopples.' " His 
library was not confined to what has been indicated above, for he 
had " 120 bound books on Different subjects " and " a large num- 
ber of pamphletes," the nature of which cannot be known. A 
doctor of that day was a man second in importance only to the 
local minister, and one much respected, looked up to and consulted. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHAED MANNING. 705 

His education was far superior to that of liis neighbors, and he 
was credited with profound wisdom. He was the learned associate 
of the minister, and often called upon in public and private busi- 
ness affairs. Such was the typical doctor, and we may be sure 
that Dr. Manning filled a like position in his own community. 
Furthermore, the testimony of those who knew him personally has 
been handed down through the generations, and is to the effect 
that " he was above the average, both in bodily and mental endow- 
ments ; a skillful and trusted physician, and withal a very good 
man. He had a spice of roguish slyness, and was not averse to 
exciting, sometimes, the puzzled amazement of his less acute and 
more credulous neighbors. An example may be given. Dr. Man- 
ning owned the lot which is nearly opposite to the present town 
house, and put up the square edifice still standing there. To make 
a substantial wall upon the river side he needed lai-ge stones. In 
the river-bed, a mile or two down, there were boulders in abun- 
dance. Selecting at low tide one of these, he would put a chain 
about it and so mark its position as to be able to find it with no 
other light but the stars and moon. At night, the ebbing tide 
would find the wily doctor with his boat anchored over the rock, 
which would soon after be grappled to the little skiff. Then as 
the sea wave came, the lifting and wafting force of the water was 
all that was needed to place the boulder in the very spot where 
he wished to have it. Small wonder that passers by on the follow- 
ing morning, seeing a large stone h'ing where no stone had been 
the night before, and looking like a vast meteorite which had fallen 
from the sky, should turn their eyes askance as the young doctor 
passed, and almost fancy they detected a whiff of brimstone in 
the air." His attention was not all given to medicine ; he owned 
75 or more acres of land, and must have engaged, though perhaps 
indirectly, at farming. Another industry is suggested by an entry 
in the Ipswich town book for the year 1732, as follows : " Joseph 
Manning is allowed to erect a wharf. The town agree to have one 
at their expense, as a landing place, at 6d. a load." Administra- 
tion on Dr. Manning's estate, he having left no will, was granted 
by the Court, 1784, June 7, to his son Dr. John Manning, who 
gave bond for the faithful discharge of his duties, with Francis 
Cogswell and Jacob Manning as sureties. The inventory was 
taken July 30, by William Story, Jr., Samuel Adams and Nathan- 
iel Fitz, and was as follows : 
45 



706 



THE MANNING TAMELY. 



" Inventory of the Estate of Docf Joseph Manning late of Ipswich 
in the County of Essex Deceased appraised by us the Subscribers appointed 
by the Ilon'ble the Judge of Probate of Wills &c in & for said County 
(having been first Sworn) Vizt. — 
The late Mansion House of said Deceased & the land adjoin- 



ing 
One half the Barn one half the Cow Yard, so Called, & about 

one acre of land adjoining 
About 4 Acers of Land at French's Cove, so called 
About ten Acres of Land in "Wards Meadow, so called, at £9 

an acre 
About thirteen acres of Land Called Common Pasture at 

£7 an acre 
About fourteen acres of Land Called the River Pasture at 

£9.10/ an acre 
About fifteen acres of Land Called Day's Hill at 33/ an acre 
About Eighteen Acres of Land adjoining Rowley River at 

£6 an acre 



1 large Iron Mortar & Pestle 
1 Bell mettle d^ & d» 

I Lignum Vitee d" & d° 
one 3 Gal Glass Bottle 
one 5 Quart d" 

30 Quart & Smaller Bottles 

II white flint ditto with flint Stopples 
6 Specie Glasses with Covers 

8 Ditto without Covers 

11 Pill Pots 

3 large Delph Pots & 16 Gallipots 

Sundry Medicines 

1 p"" small Scales & 3 weights 

1 Side & part of a Side of Leather 

1 Large Bible 

Sundry Books on Medicines &c Vizt.— Shaws Practice 2^ 
Vols. Aliens d° 2 Vols. Perry's d° 2 Vols. Tur- 
ners Surgery 2 Vols. Strothers Materia Medica 
2 Vols. Theobald's Medulla Medicina Universee. 
Quincy's Dispensatory. Turner on Diseases 2 
Vols. Quincey's Lexicon. Clieyne on Diseases 
2 Vols. Robinson on Consumptions, Morgan's 
Practice 2 Vols. Friends Emmenologie, Syden- 
ham's Practice, Turneforl's Materia Medica, 
Strother on Fevers, Meads Treatise, Gilchrist's 
Sea Voyages, Catherweed on Appoplexy & Sal- 
mons Dispensatory. 



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DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 707 

120 bound books on Different subjects 

a large Number of Pamplets 

2 old Clocks 

1 Chest & Lock & Key 

1 Table Spoon & 6 Tea d^ 

1 p"" Knee Buckles 

1 Large Maple Table 

1 Pine Table 1/6 33 l/4ib old Pewter 35/3 

1 Copper Kettle 27 1/41'' 

1 Brass Pan 4/6 a Catheter & a Case with 2 handles 2/6 

2 old Sj'thcs 1 pr Tongs & old Iron &c 

1 Case for writings &c 3/ 1 Chest Draws 8/ Walnut Desk 30/ 
1 Trunk 6/ 1 Arm Chair & 10 Common ditto 22/ 
1 Maple Bearsfoot Table 12/ Enamel'd China Bowl 18/ 
white Stone Bowl 1/ Looking Glass 60/ 
wearing apparrell 

1 old oak Chest Draws 5/ Desk in Chamber 12/ 
Pine Chest Draws in Chamber 3/ Fineered Case Draws 15/ 
Chamber Table 6/ Stand 2/ Suit Calico Curtains 9/ 

2 Rugs & 2 Blankets 26/ 1 Bed 2 Pillows & 1 Bolster 70/ 
1 other Bed 2 Pillows & 1 Bolster 93/4 
Sacking Bottom Bedstead 20/ Cane 7/6 1 Cow 54/ 

£61. 16. 3 

The total of the real and personal estate was £796.11.3 (also given 
as "3185 2/3 dollars of old money"). The outstanding debts 
against the estate, at the time of the first accounting, amounted 
to £77.11.6. The land was divided into six parts, of which John 
Manning, as the older son, received two parts, and Jacob Man- 
ning, Anstice Cogswell, Priscilla Abbot and the heirs of Sarah 
McKean, deceased, one part each. Dr. Manning m. (1st) 1726-7, 
published Jan. 22, Priscilla Boardman,* bap. 1707, July 25, and 
d. 1730-1, Jan. 11; and (2d) 1732, Nov. 14, her cousin, Eliza- 
beth Boardman,* who d. 1779, Jan. 30, in her 71st year. Dr. 

* Thomas Boardman, bap. 1601, Oct. 18, at Claydon, Eng., came early to this 
country and settled at Ipswicli about 16;i5, where he was selectman and deputy. He 
d. 1673, May; Margaret, his wife, d. 1679, Nov. 25. Ch.: I. Mary; m. Robert Kins- 
man. II. Daniel; m. Hannali Hutchinson. III. Martha; m. Dea. Thomas Low. 
IV. r/j07««s, b. 1643; see below. V. Joanna; m. Isaac Fellows. 

Thomas Boardman, son of the aliove Thomas, m. Elizabetli Perkins. She 
d. 1718, Dec. 4; he d. 1719, Oct. 3. Ch.: I. Thomas, b. 1069, Aug. 8; see below. II. 
Jacob, b. 1671, June 10; see below. III. .lohn, b. 1672-;?, Mch. 18; not traced. IV. 
Offln, b. 1676, Dec. 3; m. Sarah Heard. V. Margaret, b. 1681, Apr. 5; m. Thomas Burn- 
ham. VI. Elizabeth, b. 1686, Nov. 9; m. JedediahTitcomb. 

Thomas Boardman, b. 1669, Aug. 8, son of the second Thomas, above, m. Sarah 
Langley. She d. 1725, Dec. 27; he was living in 1736. Ch.: I. John, a captain, b. 



708 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Manning d. 1784, May 8. In the Ipswich cemetery is the grave- 
stone of the first wife, while a larger stone is inscribed jointly to 
the doctor and his second wife. Near these graves are those of 
their two daughters, Mrs. McKean and Mrs. Lord, and except for 
those here enumerated there is a dearth of early gravestones to 
Mannings in the town of Ipswich. 

Ch. of Dr. Joseph and Priscilla Manning: 

82. Thomas, bap. 1728, Dec. 29; d. 1729-30, Jan. 31. 

83. Thomas, bap. 1730, Dec. 20. He began as a physician, but died 

1754, Aug. 4, aged 23. It is not known that he ever married, 
but it may be worthwhile to read No. 106 of the Miscellaneous 
Families, on a later page. There is no reason to believe 
that the Thomas of this section was the same as the above- 
mentioned No. 106, except the fact that 106 was from Ipswich. 
Otherwise, the possibility is improbable. 

Gil. of Dr. Joseph and Elizabeth Manning : 

84. PRiscn.LA, bap. 1733, Oct. 7; m. 1772, Mch. 12, George Abbot, 

born, it is said, 1748, Feb. 9, at Andover. Eesided at Salem, 
where he was a shop-keeper, and she continued the business 
after his death, 1784, Oct. 5. She d. 1804, Mch. 18, at Salem. 
Ch. : Priscilla, b. 1773, Mch. 20. 

85. Joseph, bap. 1736, May 30; a ship-captain; d. unm., 1764, July 3, 

at Cape Francois. 

86. John, bap. 1738, Nov. 12. 

87. Anstice, bap. 1740-1, Jan. 4. 

88. Sarah, bap. 1743, Aug. 21. 

89. Richard, bap. 1745-6, Feb. 2; d. unm. at sea, aged 23 years. 

90. Jacob, bap. 1748, Aug. 7. 

91. Mary, bap. 1750, Nov. 4; d. 1776, Dec. 28; m. 1774, Dec. 29, Dr. 

Josiah Lord. " No children to survive." 

1697-8, Feb. 13; d. about 17G0; m. Abigail Choate; 9 ch. II. Abel, b. 1700, Sep. 23. 
III. Sarah; m. Thomas Cross. IV. Lucy; m. John Appleton. V, Hannah; m. John 
Treadwell. VI. Abel; m. Mary Warner. VII. Martha; m. Caleb Poole. VIII. 
Stephen; m. Elizaljeth Cogswell. IX. £Zt«o7;e!!/t; m. Dr. Joseph Manning. X.Lang- 
ley; history unknown. 

Jacob Boardman, b. 1G71, June 10, sou of the second Thomas, d. 1756, Nov. 
21; m. Mrs. Martha (Smith) Rogers, who d. 1740, June 11. Ch. : I. Margaret, h. 1700, 
May 6; m. Capt. Richard Manning [32]. II. Jacob, b. 1702, Apr. 1; m. (1) Joanna 
Hodgkins and (2) widow Zeruiah Biu'nham. III. Mary, b. 1704, Nov. 20. IV. Pris- 
ciUa, bap. 1707, July 25; m. Dr. Joseph Manning. V. John, bap. 1709, Sep. 5; m. 
Anna Fuller. VI. Hannah, bap. 1711, Nov. 11. VJI. Elizabeth, b. 1714, 31ay 23; d. 
1736, May 4. 



FOURTH GENERATION. 



54. ROBERT^ MANNING (Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard') was 
undoubtedly born at Salem, though his birth is not on record. Ab- 
solutely no details of importance can be given of him, for, except 
for one record which shows positively that he was a son of Sam- 
uel Manning, nothing has been found of him in old documents. It 
is believed that he was, like his father, a gunsmith, or blacksmith, 
and it is probable that he worked with his father. His death is 
not recorded, nor is there any estate to be found in the Probate 
Office. This was, it is thought, because, working with his father, 
he had accumulated but little independently, and as his children 
were afterwards cared for by the grandfather, it would seem that 
there was no call for an inventor^' of mere household effects. He 
probably died before the departure of his father from Salem, in 
1748. Robert m. at Salem, 1738, Mch. 30, Hannah, dau. of John 
Green. Of their children only three are known, and the others 
here named as possible children of Robert are included for pres- 
ervation. Ch. : 

92. Sajiuel, b. 1739, at Salem. 

93. Hanxaii, date of birth unknown; intention of marriage at Salem, 

17G4, Oct. 20, with George OUver, "late of Madeira, now of 
Salem." No children have been found on record, nor is more 
known of Hannah. Samuel Manning, her grandfather, in his 
will, mentions his granddaughter "the widoAV Hannah Weld, 
of Salem." Possibly she was this Hannah, twice widowed in 
1773, but Mrs. "Weld is, perhaps, more likely to have been the 
child of a daughter of Samuel of whom we know nothing. A 
certain Edward Weld and wife Hannah were of Marblehead in 
1766. No known connection exists between them and the widow 
Hannah Weld of the year 1773, yet there may have been one. 

94. Robert, b. about 174G, at Salem. 

95. ? Sarah. Perhaps no such child. In his will the above Samuel Man- 

ning mentions his great grandchildren, Samuel, Matthew and 

Robert Martin. Whether they were grandchildren of one of 

• his sons or of a daughter, does not appear. There was a 

Samuel Martin, of Marblehead, who d. 1789, Dec. 28, aged 38, 

(709) 



710 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

hence, born 1751; and Sarah, his wife, d. 1779, Dec. 23, aged 
31, hence, born 1748. These are the only persons yet found 
who could have been parents of the three brothers named 
above, but it is considered very unlikely that they were the 
parents. After Samuel Manning, the younger [92], removed 
to New Salem, Mass., he sold 46 acres of land there, 1789, 
Aug. 3, to Matthew Martin, of that town, probably the same 
man mentioned in the will of Samuel Manning, the elder [27]. 
9G. ? Betty. Perhaps no such child. One Betty Manning and Philip 
Gilbert, 4th, were ni. 1770, Jan. 11, at Brookfleld. The fact 
that the latter toAvn lies very near Oxford, to which place Sam- 
uel Manning [27] and several of his grandchildren had removed, 
and that the name of Gilbert soon reappeared in this branch 
of the family, leads to the belief that this marriage has been 
correctly placed, but this cannot be asserted. 

55. JACOB" MANNING (Samuel,3 Jacob,^ Richardi). 
Neither the date of his birth nor that of his death is known, as they 
are not on record. He resided at Salem and m. there 1745, July 2, 
Mary, dau. of Joshua and Margaret (Lambert) Tyler, bap. 1727-8, 
Jan. 21, at Salem. Mary was a niece of the Hannah Lambert who 
married Jacob's uncle, Benjamin Manning. Mary m. (2d) 1750, 
June 7, Stephen Webb, which shows that Jacob Manning had died 
before that date. It is not known that he left children, as far as 
actual records show, for no birth is recorded ; but the will of his 
father mentions grandchildren who, it would seem, must have been 
daughters of Jacob, since we are not pi-epared to allot them to his 
brother Robert. On this evidence they are included here. 

97. ? Elizabeth ; mentioned in the above will ; probably a daughter of 

Jacob. Single in 1773, and living in Salem; possibly the same 
whose marriage intention with John Flein [Flynu?] was "pub- 
lished" at Salem, 1774, Oct. 8. 

98. ? Sarah; mentioned in the will; probably daughter of Jacob. 

Single in 1773, and residing in Salem. Was she the same 
whose marriage intention with John Curtis was published at 
Salem, 1780, Jan. 15 ? 

64. ANSTICE4 MANNING (Richard,^ Thomas, 2 Richard^) 
bap. 1725, Oct. 23, at Ipswich, Mass. ; m. 1744, published June 
30, Capt. Samuel, son of Rev. John and Rebecca (Hale) Chipman, 
b. 1726, Dec. 11, at Beverly; a shipmaster. He d. 1761, Sep. 19, 
at St. Martins, West Indies ; Anstice d. 1789, Apr. 25. Ch. : 

99. John (Chipman) b. 1746, Aug. 9. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 711 

100. Richard (Chipman) b. 1748, Oct. 20. 

101. Thomas (Chipman) bap. 1750, Jan. 27. 

102. Anstice (Chipman) bap. 1754, Nov. 17; d. 1821, Apr. 25; m. (1st) 

1772, July 23, Joshua Richardson, -who d. 1774, Feb. 22, and 
(2d) 1777, Oct. 23, Thomas Manning, of the Cambridge family 
[see No. 268]. 

103. Thomas (Chipman) b. 1756, Nov. 18. 

104. Rebecca (Chipman) bap. 1758, Sep. 3. 

105. Makgaret (Chipman) b. 1760, June 3. 

106. Elizabeth (Chipman) twin, b. 1760, June 3. 

107. Samuel (Chipman) b. about 1761. 

71. ELIZABETH^ MANNING(John,3Thomas,2 Richard») 
bap. 1734, Oct. 20, at Ipswich, Mass.; m. there 1756, Mch. 9, 
Thomas Day. She was living in 1775. No more can be said of 
them here than that the following children were baptized at Ips- 
wich : 

108. Thomas (Day) bap. 1757, Jan. 16. Some one of this name was 

"published" 1783, Mch. 22, as intending marriage with Lucy 
Hodgkins. 

109. Elizabeth (Day) bap. 1758, Dec. 3. 

110. Amos (Day) bap. 1761, Aug. 23. 

111. Sarah (Day) bap. 1765, May 5. 

112. Anstice (Day) bap. 1767, Mch. 29. 

113. John (Day) bap. 1769, Oct. 1. 

114. Isaac (Day) bap. 1771, Dec. 15. 

72. MARY^ MANNINCJ (John,^ Thomas,^ Richard') bap. 
1735, Oct. 19, at Ipswich, Mass. ; lu. there 1755, Apr. 1, Stephen, 
son of Samuel and Esther (Cross) Howard, b. 1721, Nov. 26, at 
Ipswich. Resided in Ipswich for a time, but removed before 1773 
to Hampton, Ct., where both died ; he, 1777, Feb. 21, and she at 
a date not learned. Ch. : 

115. jERE>nAH (Howard) b. 1756, Feb. 8, at Ipswich. 

116. Mary (Howard) b. 1758, Mch. 19, at Ipswich. 

117. Mary (Howard) b. 1761, June 14, at Ipswich. 

118. Stephen (Howard) b. 1703, Aug. 6, at Ipswich. 

119. Elizabeth (Howard) b. 1765, Mch. 23, at Ipswich. 

120. SA3IUEL (Howard) b. 1767, at Ipswich. 

121. John (HoAvard) b. 1769, at Ipswich. 

122. William (Howard) b. 1772, Nov. 3, at Hampton. 

74. ANNA4 MANNING (Johii,3 Thomas,^ Richard') bap. 
1738, Dec. 17, at Ipswich, Mass. ; m. there, 17G0, Mch. 13, 



712 The manning family. 

Ezekiel Dodge, b. 1737, June 15, at Ipswich, where they continued 
to reside. He d. shortly before Dec, 1775 ; she d. 1808, Mav 15. 
Ch. : 

123. AxNA (Dodge) bap. 1761, Feb. 22. 

124. Sakah (Dodge) bap. 1762, Oct. 17, 

125. Ezekiel (Dodge) b. 17G4 or 1765. 

126. JosiAH (Dodge) b. about 1775. 

127. Lois (Dodge) bap. 1775, Jan. 1. 

76. JOHN"! MANNING (John,3 Thomas,^ Richard^) bap. 
1741, June 14, at Ipswich, Mass. He was a farmer in his native 
place. As a soldier he served in two wars. lu the French-and- 
Indiau war he served 39 weeks and 5 days, in 1760, in Capt. 
Israel Herrick's company. In the Revolution his name appears 
three times on the Rolls. He marched on the Lexington alarm, 
1775, Apr. 19, under Capt. Thomas Burnham; served in 1777 
from Sep. 30 to Nov. 7 under Capt. David Low and Col. Charles 
Smith, and in 1781 from July 13 to Dec. 1 under Capt. John 
Robinson and Col. William Turner. In both of the latter terms 
he held the office of sergeant. By his will, drawn 1811, Jan. 22, 
he gave to his wife (not mentioned by name) ; to his daughters 
Mary and Sarah a room in his house, and to each $80 to be paid 
them by his son William when the latter became 21 years of age ; 
to his said son William his "horse and shay," and a wood-lot ly- 
ing in Chebacco woods "over the ponds ;" to his sons John and 
Joseph $100 each, to be paid them by his son Richard, who was 
made executor of the will, and the residue of the estate to his sons 
Richard and William. He m. 1764, Feb. 16, Mary, dau. of 
Joseph Proctor, bap. 1747, May 17, at Ipswich. She d. 1827, 
May 28; Sergeant John Manning d. 1814, Feb. 5, both at Ips- 
wich. Ch. : 

128. John, b. 1765, Feb. 15. 

129. Joseph, bap. 1767, May 31. 

130. Mary, bap. 1769, Sep. 17; "lived unmarried in Ipswicli," says 

the family report. 

131. Thomas, bap. 1775, May 7. Not mentioned in his father's will, 

and not remembered by collateral descendants. It seems safe 
to believe that he was the subject of the following entry in the 
Ipswich records: 1797, Nov. 14, "Thomas Manning died with 
Capt. Hammon." Probably a sailor and died at sea. 

132. Richakd, bap. 1777, May 4. 

133. S.\J{AH, bap. 1787, July 15. 

134. William, b. 1793, May 20. 



DESCENDANTS OF EICHARD MANNING. 713 

78. JANE4 MANNING (Jolm,3 Tbomas,2 Richard') bap 
1745, Dec. 15, at Ipswich, Mass. ; m. 1769, June 1, Elisha Per- 
kins, of Topsfield, b. 1745, Apr. 7, son of Jacob and Hannah 
(Boardman) Perkins. They removed to Rindge, N. H. He was 
a Revolutionary soldier, and died in consequence of heat and ex 
cessive fatigue experieuced on the day of the battle of Benning- 
ton, 1777, Aug. 31. Jane d. 1822, May 27. Ch. : 

135. Elisha (Perkins) b. 1770, July 18, at Topsfield; d. 1777. 

136. Jaxe (Perkins) b. 1772, July 4, at Rindge; d. 1777. 

137. Hannah" (Perkins) b. 1774, Oct. 2 ; d. 1777. 

138. Elisha (Perkins) b. 1777, Oct. 5; a farmer; d. unm. at Rindge, 

1851, Aug. 4. 

80. THOMAS^ MANNING (John,^ Thomas,^ Richard>) 
b. 1750, Jan. 23, at Ipswich, Mass. He went to Charlestown 
when a j^oung man, and resided there and in Medford for a few 
years, but removed to Salem as early as 1780, and there passed 
the rest of his life. He may have been a Revolutionary soldier. 
There is service on record in that war which cannot be allotted pos- 
itively, but which, theoretically, seems to apply to him. He m. 
1774, Apr. 13, Rebecca, dau. of William and Rebecca Tufts, b. 
1754, July 1, at Medford ; d. 1813, Oct. 19, at Salem. Mr. Man- 
ning d. at the same place 1808, July 28 ; instantly killed^by a fall 
from a building. Ch. : 

139. Thojlvs, b. 1776, Oct., probably at Medford; d. there 1778, July 2, 

and is buried there. 

140. Rkbecca, b. 1778, Sep. 28, probably at Medford; m. at Salem, 1802, 

Dec. 5, Capt. Joseph Cook, a mariner. She d. 1851, Apr. 25. 
Eflbrts to locate descendants have failed to produce results. 
An old MS. record names these children : I. Joseph. II. Lydia. 
III. George. IV. Lucy. V. Edward. Another old MS. names : 
I. RebeccaMauning, bap. 1805, July 21. II. Joseph, bap. 1806, 
Aug. 3. III. George Washington, bap. 1809, July 30. This 
second MS. says there were one son and two daughters more. 

141. Lucy, b. 1780, Aug. 21, at Salem; d. 1813, Oct. 25; m. 1804, Oct. 

22, Jacob Peabody, b. 1778, May 14, at Boxford, and d. 1856, 
Nov. 12. Ch. : I. Lucy Manning, b. 1805, Aug. (>; d. 1877, 
Oct. 24; m. 1827, Nov. 12, Julius A. Palmer. II. Jacob Lowe; 
d. young. III. Charles Henry, b. 1810, Apr. 29; d. unm., 1892, 
Jan. 19. IV. Harriet, b. 1812, July 6; d. 1896, Sep. 7; m. 
Rev. Joshua Emery. 

142. Abigail, b. 1782, Oct. 4, at Salem; d. 1865, Mch. 14; m. Theodore 

Morgan, b. 1778, Nov. 19, at West Springfield, and d. 1845, 



714 THE MANlSriNG FAMILY. 

Dec. 10. Eftbrts to obtain full birth-dates have failed. Ch. : 
I. Theodore Sedgwick, b. 1807, Apr. 2. II. Abigail Maiming. 
III. Rebecca Tufts. IV. Luther S. V. Koswell Smith. VI. 
Lucy Peabody. 

143. Thomas, b. 1784, Nov. 2, at Salem; d. unm., 1813, May 22, at 

Charlestown, in the U. S. Marine Hospital, from which it 
would seem he was engaged in the war of 1812. 

144. Lydia, b. 1786, Sep. 15, at Salem; d. 1845, Jan. 12; m. 1814, Oct. 

26, Jacob Peabody, who had previously married her sister Lucy. 
One child: William Augustus, b. 1816, Dec. 6; a clergyman; 
d. 1850, Feb. 27; m. Margaret Russell Codman. 

145. Elizabeth, b. 1788, Nov. 25, at Salem; d. 1846, Dec. 1; m. 1807, 

Jan. 25, Capt. Jolin Peabody, b. 1781, Jan. 16, who d. 1821 at 
Batavia, E. I. Ch. : I. Elizabeth. II. Mary. III. Ann. Another 
account names but two children, and calls them Elizabeth and 
Mary Ann. The former account seems the more reliable. 

146. Haheiet, b. 1790, Nov. 23, at Salem; d. 1835, Feb. 2; m. 1813, 

Dec. 14, John Brooks, b. 1789, May 22, and d. 1836, Sep. 22. 
Ch. : I. Harriet, b. 1816, Nov. 1. II. John, b. 1820, Aug. 1. 
III. Mary, b. 1822, July 10. IV. David Brainerd, b. 1824, 
Aug. 7. V. Sophia Rebecca, b. 1827, Sep. 5. VI. Luther Cal- 
vin, b. 1829, June 12. VII. Lyman Beecher, b. 1830, Oct. 31 ; 
res. Boston. 

147. William Tuets, b. 1793, Nov. 8, at Salem; d. 1813, June 11. 

148. Jacob, b. 1795, Oct. 6, at Salem. Before 1818 he went to Boston 

and began as a dry-goods merchant at No. 47 Cornhill, but 
seems to have continued there only a year or two. He probably 
left Boston in 1820. He then went to New York City, where 
he d. 1827, July 25. He m. in Boston, 1819, Aug. 30, Sophia, 
dan. of Jacob and Lucy (Brooks) Potter, b. 1791(?), Jan. 15. 
" No children survived." She m. (2d) 1840, June 2, William 
Lambert Cogswell, b. 1803, Aug. 17, at Brunswick, Me., and 
she d. 1877, Jan. 30 (another account says 1879). 

149. John, b. 1798, June 4, at Salem; resided at Waite, Me., where he 

d. 1880, Oct. 23. He m. AnnaYeaton. One child, Rebecca M., 
whod. 1882, June 30. She was married and had one son. 

81. RICHARD4 MANNING (John,3 Thomas,^ Richardi) 
b. 1755, May 29, at Ipswich, Mass. He was, it is believed, the 
Revolutionary soldier of his name uuder Capt. Jedediah Goodwin 
and Col. Joseph Prime, having enlisted 1780, May 17, for eight 
months. Perhaps he served further. He early settled in Salem 
and engaged as a blacksmith, but business enterprise led to an ex- 
tension of his undertakings. He established the Salem and Boston 
stage company, a feature of life in the town at that time which 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 715 

finds frequent mention in local publications relating to the Salem 
of that clay, and an enteri)rise in wliich some of his children shared. 
He purchased, 1795, Sep. 23, for $oOO, land in Raymond, Cum- 
berland Co., Me., of Samuel Sjnnonds, of Danvers, and, the next 
month, made two additional purchases at a total cost of ^906 in 
the same town. Other like acquirements followed until he became 
the owner of a very large tract. His and his children's transac- 
tions there fill several pages in the index-volume of the Cumber- 
land county Registry of Deeds, and, in later years, their operations 
became so extensive that his son Richard removed to Raymond 
and became manager of the business. The land lay near Sebago 
Lake. The subject of this sketch was probably the Richard Man- 
ning, Jr., who Avas one of the subscribers to build the ship Essex 
about 1800, as he used his name as here given. He was in the 
midst of his active life when, in 1813, he started for Raymond and 
lodged for the night at a house on an island in the Merrimack, 
where the chain bridge crosses, and was found dead in his bed in 
the morning. This island is now the property of Mrs. Harriet 
Prescott Spoftord, and is the site of her residence. The Salem 
Gazette for Apr. 20 contained the following obituary notice : "In 
Newbury, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Richard Manning, aged 59, a 
very respectable citizen of this town. He left his family in per- 
fect health on Saturday, on a journey to the eastward, and pi'O- 
ceeded as far as Newbury, and on the following morning was 
arrested by the hand of death, being found in his bed in a fit of 
apoplexy. His funeral will be this day at 5 o'clock froifi his late 
dwelling in Herbert street, which his relations and friends are de- 
sired to attend." Mr. Manning m. at Ipswich, 1776, intention 
May 4, Miriam, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Clarke) Lord, 
bap. 1748, Dec. 4; d. 1831, Oct. A manuscript which seems to 
be reliable gives her further ancestry as John^ and Elizabeth 
(Clark), her grandparents ; Robert- and Hannah (Day) and Rob- 
ert^ and Mary (Waite) Lord, all of Ipswich. Mr. Manning d. 
1813, Apr. 19, at Newbury. Ch., b. at Salem : 

150. Mary, b. 1777, June 1 ; d. unm., 1841, Oct. 25. 
161. William, b. 1778, Nov. 27; a merchant in Salem; d. unm., 1864, 
Sep. 5. 

152. Elizabeth Clarke, b. 1780, Sep. G. 

153. Richard, b. 1782, July 31. He resided in New Hampshire a num- 

ber of years on account of ill health, and then removed to 



716 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Raymond, Me., and became manager of the family estate near 
Sebago Lake. There he was a justice of the peace. His health 
continued poor, and he was never again able to visit Salem. 
In the latter part of his life he could go about only in a wheel- 
chair. He d. at Raymond in 1830 ; an old almanac contains 
notes on the weather in his writing up to July 31. He m. in 
1816, Susan Dingley, of Raymond. Noch. Shem. (2d) Fran- 
cis Radoux. 

154. Robert, b. 1784, July 19. 

155. Maria, b. 1786, June 18; d. num., 1814, May 20. 

156. John, b. 1788, Feb. 10. He had a passion for the sea and early 

became a sailor. Where he sailed is not now known. When 
on one of these voyages he probably lost his life, for he 
was seen no more and never heard from afterwards. The 
faces of sailors temporarily in Salem were long scanned, but 
without results. While some reports say he was "lost at sea" 
the belief of survivors of his family is that he was lost on 
some lake, and there was, at one time, a report that a vessel 
had gone down "on the lake " with a man of the name of 
Manning at the helm, but the report could not be verified. A 
letter written 1814, Feb. 25, from New York, by one Joseph 
Lakeman to Nathaniel Wells contained this passage : " I have 
the pleasure to inform you that I saw John Manning about six 
months ago in the city of New York. He informed me that 
he was going to the lakes to work at his trade." The term 
" the Lakes," in this letter, would seem to mean the Great 
Lakes, and may determine approximately the time and the 
place where John was lost. A manuscript written before 1850 
has the following words after John's name : " L' N. of Peru." 
The only interpretation yet put upon this, puzzling abbreviation 
is " Lieutenant, Navy of Peru." Nothing is known of this by 
surviving relatives. 

157. Priscilla Miriam, b. 1790, Jan. 10; d. 1873, Oct. 19; m, 1817, Oct. 

17, John Dike, Jr., who d. 1871, Mch. 8. No ch. 

158. Samuel, b. 1791, Dec. 17; d. unm., 1833, Nov. 17. 

86. JOHN"! MANNING (Joseph,:^ Thomas,^ RicharcP) bap. 
1738, Nov. 12, at Ipswich, Mass. He studied medicine under his 
father's direction, and then commenced practice, at the age of 
twenty, at Newmarket, N. H. After one year he returned to 
Ipswich, where he resided and practiced the remainder of his life. 
As there were no medical colleges or hospitals in America at that 
day, Dr. Manning, at the age of thirty-three, and after some 
twelve years of active practice, crossed the ocean to perfect his 
medical education in England. Returning to this country 1772, 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 717 

May 8, after a course of six months training in the hospitals and 
lecture rooms of London, his practice soon became extensive. On 
the 19th of April, 1775, the day of the battle of Lexington, he 
drove to Boston to bring his sister, Mrs. McKean, to Ipswich. 
When near Boston he overtook a British officer, severely wounded, 
to whom he freely gave the medical attention which he greatly 
needed. For this humane act the officer gave Dr. Manning a pass 
which enabled him to enter Boston and depart witli his sister. He 
arrived at Ipswich at night, arousetl his family', and, when he had 
collected such articles as he knew would be needed, hastened to 
the relief of those wounded in the battle, giving to his suffering 
countrymen such aid as his skill and medicine could accomplish. 
His grandson, Joseph Bolles Manning, P^sq., is authority for the 
further statement that, when this was done, he assisted the British 
surgeons in caring for their wounded, "and by his direction both 
parties [of wounded] were reinoved to Cambridge, where he at- 
tended six weeks until they were discharged." This was, on his 
part, an early application of the doctrine, since common to all 
civilized nations, that in the presence of those suffering after bat- 
tle, all partisan feeling should be forgotten. Later in the war he 
served as surgeon at Newport, R. I. In 1777 he strongly advo- 
cated inoculation for the prevention of small pox, which caused 
so much opposition and hostility that, for a time, it is said, his life 
seemed in danger. He was active in business enterprises. He 
bought and sold real estate outside of his own county, having 
transactions of this kind in Worcester Co., Mass., Hillsborough Co., 
N. H., and Cumberland Co., Me. In 1788 he, with others, made 
proposals to the Legislature for taking the poor of the Common- 
wealth which were in the almshouse at Boston, and removing them 
to Ipswich, where, with the selectman of that town to act as over- 
seers, the projectors of the plan would supply them with lodging, 
good, wholesome food, medical attendance, etc., for three-fourths 
of the then present expense. A paper was drawn up by the 
House to accept the proposal, but shows no sign of having been 
acted upon [House Document, 2640]. Ten years later, however, 
the doctor petitioned for the payment of expenses which he had 
incurred because, by direction of the selectmen of Ipswich, he 
had during the past year "supported several of the poor of the 
Commonwealth," proving that his plan had in some degree been 
carried into effect. The Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts for 



718 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1790-1 show that he petitioned for payment of certain dues 
from the Commonwealth to enable and encourage him to carry on 
a woolen manufactory at Ipswich. The State agreed to pay from 
its treasury the interest due him on the State notes he held in his 
own name, and so much of the principal as should amount, with 
the interest, to £1,000, he first giving bond that the £1,000 should 
be within one year employed in a woolen manfactory in Ipswich. 
Whether this official action was satisfactory, and was accepted, 
has not been learned, but the enterprise was consummated. In 
1792 the town of Ipswich granted Dr. Manning land for the erec- 
tion of the factory. This was, perhaps, the first woolen mill in 
the country. It stood upon the bank of the river, and was run by 
a windmill. It was a two-storied building, about 60 x 30 feet, 
and was at the foot of the hill, at the northwest corner of Choate 
Bridge. The structure now on the site is called Caldwell's Block. 
On the end of the building, away from the bridge, was a sign- 
board, about 5x24^ feet, with " Massacluisetts "Woolen Manu- 
factory " painted upon it, this being the name by which it was 
known. Blankets and flannels were made at the factory, which 
went into operation in 1794, but the enterprise was not a success, 
and it was closed in 1800. The doctor's son, Capt. Richard Man- 
ning, was superintendent of the mill, and his pattern-book is now 
in the possession of Mr. Francis H. Manning [348]. Dr. Man- 
ning's hospitality was widely known. The house he built on High 
street, Ipswich, still standing, was constructed with a view to in- 
dulging this characteristic. The partitions of the lower story 
were hung upon hinges at the ceiling, so that they could be raised, 
thus making one room of the hall and the rooms on each side. As 
an illustration of this hospitable proclivity his grandson, Richard 
H. Manning, related this incident: "Dr. Manning was riding 
one summer afternoon, about 1818, toward Hamilton, when he 
met a Company of Horse, known as the Salem Troop. Drawing 
up before the captain, whom he saluted as only he could do it, for 
he was an exceedingly courteous gentleman, stately, and venerable 
withal, he invited the Company to ride on to his house in Ipswich 
and take supper with him. The invitation being accepted, the 
doctor turned his horse and rode back to Ipswich at the head of 
the Troop, which soon drew up in front of the mansion on ' Pud- 
ding street,' now High street. This was the first intimation the 
family had of the intended feast, and I, a shaver of eight or nine 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 719 

years, was dispatched to all the neighbors for spoons and cooked 
food to eke out the entertainment." Dr. Manning was elected 
representative from Ipswich 1781-2, '84, '87, '89-92 and '94, or a 
total of nine years. His skill and experience rendered him for a 
long time eminent in the medical profession ; all publications deal- 
ing with his county mention this fact, lie had his own opinions 
upon politics and religion, and was fond of power and resolute in 
carrying out his purposes. His character was marked by unvary- 
ing courtesy, a broad charity and great kindness of heart. In per- 
son he was tall and slender. His dress-sword descended through 
the family of his eldest son, and was presented about 1890 by his 
grandson, James Manning [239] to the latter's nephew. Dr. Joseph 
Manning [333], and was by Dr. Joseph given to his own grandson, 
John Manning [578]. Dr. John Manning m. at Ipswich 1760, 
Nov. 27, Lucy, dau. of Charles and Lucy (Kimball) Bolles, and 
granddau. of Joseph and Lucretia (Derby) Bolles, b. 1742, Apr. .5, 
and d. 1817, Aug. 23. Dr. Manning d. 1824, Oct. 25, at Ipswich. 
[A family record says Oct. 24; Felt's Ipswich says Oct. 19.] 
Ch., b. at Ipswich : 

159. John, b. 1761, Oct. 19. 

160. Lucy, b. 1763, Jan. 3; d. 1791, June 6, at Topsfleld. She m. 1787, 

Oct. 6, Nehemiah Cleveland. No ch. survived. He was b. 
1760, Aug. 26, at Ipswich, and d. 1837, Feb. 26. He studied 
medicine with Dr. Manning, and was a physician; Associate 
Justice of the Court of Sessions, Essex Co., 1820-22, and 
Chief Justice, 1823-28. By a second wife. Experience Lord, 
he had a large family. 

161. Lucretia, b. 1765, Mch. 23. 

162. Joseph, b. 1767, Mch. 7. 

163. ELIZ.VBETH, b. 1769, Sep. 26 ; d. unm. 1794, June 17, at Gloucester. 

164. Thomas, b. 1775, Feb. 7. 

165. RiCH.U{D, b. 1777, Jan. 9. 

166. Sarah, b. 1779, Mch. 10. 

167. Priscilla Arbott, b. 1781, Aug. 4; d. unm. 1843, May 3, in Brook- 

lyn, N. Y. 

168. Mary, twin, b. 1781, Aug. 4. 

169. Anstice, b. 1784, Aug. 3; d. unm. 1809, Apr. 12, at Ipswich. 

87. ANSTICE" MANNING (Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Richard^) 
bap. 1740-41, Jan. 4, at Ipswicli, Mass. ; m. 1771, Feb. 14, Fran- 
cis, son of Francis and P^lizabeth Cogswell, bap. 1734, Feb. 4, at 
Ipswicli, where they resided. He d. 1793, Oct. 22; Anstice d. 
1816, Nov. 1. Ch. : 



720 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

170. Hannah (Cogswell) b. 1772 ; d. 1786, June 12. 

171. Anstice (Cogswell) b. 1774, Nov. 20; d. 1793, May 5. 

172. Elizabeth (Cogswell) bap. 1775, Sep. 10; d. unm., 1831, Dec. 30. 

173. Sarah (Cogswell) bap. 1776, Sep. 8; d. num., 1808, May 9. 

174. FR.VNCIS (Cogswell) b. 1779, Aug. 21; d. young, it is said. 

175. Joseph Gkeen (Cogswell) b. 1786, Sep. 27; graduated Harvard, 

1806; studied law and practiced; tutor in Latin at Harvard; 
Librarian and Professor of Mineralogy and Geology at Har- 
vard; superintendent of Astor Library, N. Y., 1848-61. He 
m. Mary F., dan. of Hon. John T. and Deborah (Folsom) Gil- 
man, 

88. SARAH" MANNING (Josepb,3 Thomas,^ Richardi) 
bap. 1743, Aug. 21, at Ipswich, Mass.; d. 1776, May 15, aged 
33; buried near her parents. She m. 1769, published Mch. 3, 
William McKean, b. 1739, Apr. 7, at Glasgow, Scotland. He 
came to America in 1763, removed from Boston to Ipswich in 
1775, and returned to Boston 1783, where he thereafter resided. 
Ch. : 

176. Agnes (McKean) b. 1770, Jan. 13; m. Henry Swift. 

177. Sarah (McKean) b. 1771, June 24; d. 1775, Oct. 6. 

178. William (McKean) b. 1773, Feb. 25; d. 1790, Nov. 6 (town record 

says 1791). 

179. Eliz.\I5ETH (McKean) b. 1774, Aug. 7. 

180. Joseph (McKean) b. 1776, Apr. 19; d. 1818, Mch. 17. He was at 

first a teacher but subsequently a clergyman, and, finally, a pro- 
fessor in Harvard College, of which he had been a graduate, 
1794. He m. Amy, dan. of Maj. Joseph and Susanna (Wise) 
Swasey, of Ipswich. Cli. : I. Joseph, b. 1800, Sep. 17; a phy- 
sician. 11. Amy Elizabeth, b. 1802, July 23. III. Susan Sarah, 
b. 1805, Apr. 9. IV. Charlotte Agnes, b. 1807, Sep. 16. V. 
Henry Swasey, b. 1810, Feb. 9. VI. John George, b. 1811, 
Dec. 1. 

90. JACOB" MANNING (Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Richard^) 
bap. 1748, Aug. 7, at Ipswich, Mass. He was a farmer in that 
part of Ipswich which is within the present town of that name. 
He m. 1776, Dec. 19, Hannah, dau. of Rev. Nehemiah and Re- 
becca (Chipman) Porter, b. 1751, Dec. 26, at Ipswich. Her 
father was pastor at Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, 1750-74, and at 
Ashfield for 45 years after. Her further ancestry was Nehemiah" 
and Hannah (Smith), of Ipswich; John^ and Lydia (Herrick), 
of Weuham ; Samuel^ and Hannah (Dodge) , of Wenham, and 
John! and Mary Porter, who were of Hingham, 1637, and Salem, 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 721 

1644. Jacob Manning d. 1842, May 7, aged 93 years and 9 
mouths; Hannah, his wife, d. 1833, May 18, both at Ipswich. 
Ch., b. at Ipswich : 

181. Maiiy, b. 1777, Sep. 21. She ni. Tliomns Bickford and resided, 

at least a part of the time, in Salem, -where her son Jacob Man- 
ning d. 1809, Jnly 25, aged 4 years. At the time of his death 
two other children, sons, were hving. They may have l)een 
Joseph and Tliomas, for two such sons of Mary's are remem- 
bered by collateral descendants. 

182. Eliza, b. 1778, Sep. 24; not accounted for further. 

183. Priscilla, b. 1779, Nov. G; resided in Ipswich; d. num., 1840, 

Jan. 27. 

184. Jacob, b. 1783, July 30. 

185. A Child, d. 1785, Sep. 28. 

186. An Infant, d. 1786, Oct. 16. 

187. Hannah, b. 1787, Nov. 16; d. unm. at Ipswich, 1834, Oct. 24. 

188. Joseph Porter, b. 1789, Jan. 12. 

189. Benj.vjiin Franklin, b. 1790, Apr. 3. He served in the war of 

1812, and was once taken prisoner. lie was for many years, 
and as late as 1834, a sailor. Later, he settled at Charlcstown, 
where he was a house and ship carpenter. After the death of 
his wife he removed to Ipswich, where he continued his trade, 
and where he d. 18C2, Sep. 9. He m. at Ciiarlestown, 1819, in- 
tention June 16, Ruth, dan. of Israel and Hannah Rogers, who 
d. at Charlestown, 1854, Jan. 9, aged 75 years, 7 months and 6 
days, according to record of her death. 

190. Lucy, b. 1791, June 10; m. at Boston, intention 1826, Aug. 9, Jo- 

seph Brown and resided there, 1834. 

191. An Infant, d. 1793, July 3. 

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FIFTH GENERATION. 



92. SAMUEL'' MANNING (Robert,^ Sainuel,^ Jacob,^ 
Richard^) b. about 1739, at Salem, Mass. At an early age he 
went to Oxford, Worcester Co., and in the French-and-Indian 
war began, to the credit of that town, what was to be a long mili- 
tary career. In 1756 he was under Capt. Ebenezer Larned and 
Col. Timothy Ruggles in the expedition to the northern part of 
New York, and was in camp with his command at Lake George 
in September. The duration of this service does not appear, and 
it can only be said that it began as early as May 10 and contin- 
ued after Oct. 12. He also served in 1757, and probably in 1758. 
In 1759 he served under Capt. Jeremiah Learned from May 7 to 
Dec. 11, or 31 weeks and two days. In this campaign he was a 
sergeant. In the Revolution he marched from Oxford in Capt. 
John Town's company on the Lexington alarm, 1775, Apr. 19, 
and afterwards saw long service. He was under Capt. Jeremiah 
Ballard and Lt. Col. Samuel Williams, having enlisted 1776, May 
10, and was still in service 1778, Dec. 30. The term may have 
continued much longer. In this campaign he was a first lieuten- 
ant. There are times during his eaily manhood that his residence 
is not certain. He married at Oxford in 1759. In 1763 some one 
named Samuel Manning and his wife Sarah united with the church 
at Sutton. It is believed that they were the subjects of this 
sketch, as no one else is known to fit the case. A Revolutionary 
roll of 1778 gives Samuel's residence as Montague, but it is be- 
lieved that this was an error, for in 1773, in his grandfather's will, 
Samuel is said to be of New Salem, and the latter was long his 
home. Montague and New Salem are adjoining towns ; probably 
he enlisted at the former place, which supposition would explain 
the statement of the roll. P'rom a date as early as 1773, then, to 
the close of his life, he resided in New Salem. There he was a 
church member, and this, with his military record (something that 
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DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 723 

counted for more at that time than now), probably made him a 
prominent man locally, but the unfortunate fact that all of the 
New Salem town records were destroyed by fire in 1855 makes it 
impossible to learn what offices he held. He was a large land- 
holder. His first acquisitions in this line are not to be found on 
record, as they were lots "originally drawn" by his grandfather 
Manning. It is probable that said lots were deeded to him l)y ins 
grandfather, and recorded in the proprietors' book (which doubt- 
less shared the fate of the other records in 1855). He sold cer- 
tain "rights" in 1787; a 46-acre lot in 1789 to Matthew Martin; 
50 acres in 1793 to Jeremiah Meacham, "and it is a fourth divi- 
sion of Lot No. 175 originally drawn by Samuel Manning" (his 
grandfather); 50 acres in 1794 to Sampson Marvin, "it being 
Lot No. 161 in tlie 4th division," and similarly acquired. Other 
sales followed. He purchased 100 acres in 1791, and 75 acres in 
1793. He m. (1st) at Oxford, 1759, Apr. 22 (another account 
says Jan. 13) Sarah Pratt, b. 1740, Aug. 15. Her ancestry was 
Joseph"^ and Sarah (Hunkins) , her parents ; Jonathan- and Sarah 
(Gale), all of Oxford, and Thomas^ Pratt, wlio was of Water- 
town 1647 and, later, of Framingham. "When Sarah died has not 
been learned. Lieut. Manning m. (2d), before 1786, Lydia 
Thompson. She was living 1835, July 8, but when she died is 
unknown. Nothing has been ascertained as to her parentage; 
she purchased land in 1834 that had formerly been owned by Ezra 
Thompson, who may have been a near relative. Lieut. Manning 
was living 1811, Mch. 9, but died before 1818, Dec. 8. He had 
one child by his second marriage. Tradition says that there were 
no children by the first marriage, and as none have been found in 
the list of church baptism of infants by those who have searched 
there for the present Avriter, this statement seems to be confirmed 
in a degree. No estate of Lieut. Manning appears in the Probate 
Office, and he seems to have conveyed his property to his son. 
Ch. : 

192. Samuel, b. 178R, Feb. 3, at New Salem. 

94. ROBERT-^' MANNING (Robert,'' Samuel,^ Jacob,^ 
Richard") b. about 1746 at Salem, Mass. The latter part of his 
minority and most of his manhood years were passed at Oxford, 
Worcester Co. He was a soldier of long experience. In the 
French-and-Indian war he served in 1760 in Capt. Aaron Wil- 
lard's company from Mch. 29 to Dec. 8, or 36 weeics and 3 days ; 



724 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

in 1761 uucler Capt. Thomas Cowdin from May 18 to Dec. 2, or 
28 weeks and 3 days, and in 1762 from Mcli. 15 to Nov. 13, or 8 
months and 20 days. In the Revolution he served at times from 
1775 to 1780. He marched with Capt. John Town's company on 
the Lexington alarm, 1775, Apr. 19, and, the same year, Avas under 
Capt. Samuel Curtis and Col. Ebeuezer Learned for at least two 
months. In 1777 he served under Capt. John Nichols and Col. 
Jonathan Holmes. In 1779 he enlisted for nine months, serving 
first under Cai)t. Tucker and, later, under Capt. Wiley, in the Sth 
Regt. Near the end of this term of service he was reported as hav- 
ing been taken prisoner, but of this no more appears. At onetime 
he was a corporal. A slight description of him appears on a Roll 
of 1779 — "Age 33 years; height, 5 feet, 9 inches; complexion, 
light." In private life he was a farmer. He never purchased land, 
but unquestionably lived with and operated the farm of his grand- 
father Manning. This was sold in 1776, and in tlie same year his 
wife received by the will of her father, Nathaniel Eustes, 38 acres 
of land, with the buildings thereon, in the adjoining town of Charl- 
ton, whereupon they removed to that place. This Charlton estate 
she, then a widow, sold 179 1 , Aug. 30, to their son Jacob, who con- 
veyed the same, 1798, Apr. 10, to Luke Converse. Mr. Manning 
survived but five years after this removal. His death is not re- 
corded, but it was shortly before 1781, Apr. 17, when the inventory 
of his estate was presented. He had "one pair of oxen, one red 
cow, one black cow, one white faste cow, one two year old heffer, 
one yearling, eleven sheep and six lambs, two swine and one 
horse," and indoor and outdoor movables to the total value of 
£132.12.7, exclusive of divers notes of hand which aggregated 
nearly £75. The later accounting of the administratrix, his widow, 
showed a total of £227.18.5, which was reduced by offsetting 
items to £174.5.11, but the sum divided eventually, in 1784, was 
but £153.5.1. Of this the widow received £58.2 ; the eldest son 
£33, and each of the other children, £16.12. Mr. Manning m. at 
Charlton, 1765, July 11, Abigail, dau. of Nathaniel Eustes, of that 
town. In her later years she resided at Coventry, Chenango Co., 
N. y., with her son Samuel, by whose side she lies buried. She 
d. 1833, Feb. 9, aged 87 years, 7 months and eleven days, which 
places her birth about 1745, June 28. Ch. : 

193. Jacob, b. 1767, Aug. 26, at Oxford. 

194. Nathaniel, ta. 1769, Sep. 27, at Oxford. 



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DESCENDANTS OF KICHARD MANNING. 725 

195. John, b. 1772, Aug. G, at Oxford. Not traced. He was living 1784, 

Oct., when he shared in his father's estate. 

196. Samukl, b. 1774, Dec. 22, at Oxford. 

197. Abigail, b. about 1777, at Cliarlton; not traced. 

198. Elizabeth, b. about 1779, at Charlton. 

128. J0IIN5 MANNING (John,'* Johu,^ Thomas,^ Richard' ) 
b. 17G5, Feb. 15, at Ipswich, Mass. He was a farmer iu his native 
town. Details of his life are lacking. On his death Jeremiah 
Lord was appointed administrator. At a Court held the second 
Tuesday of December, 1844, it was ordered that all his personal 
estate should be sold at auction. An inventory was taken by Jacob 
Brown, Daniel Appletou and Daniel AVhipple of his real estate. 
The " house and homestead " was appraised at $1,350 ; a wood- 
land at Essex, $10 ; " one lot thatch banks, cross bank," $5.3, and 
" one lot marsh and thatch bank in Ilnndrcds," $30, making a to- 
tal of $1,443. He m. 1793, Jan. 24, Sarah Lord, of Ipswich, who 
d. 1831, July 8, aged 64. Her parentage is not certain. Mr. 
Manning d. at Ipswich 1844, Aug. 25. The birth-dates of iiis 
children have not been found on record, and efforts to secure them 
from other sources have been little more successful. Repeated 
efforts enable the writer to give only this imperfect list : 

199. Sally, bap. 1798, May 27; was the second wife of John Wood- 

bury Dodge. No ch. She d. 1800, Oct. 8. 

200. Lucy, b. 1801, Aug. 21; ui. 1825, May 30, Daniel, son of Stephen 

and Mary (Boyd) Story, b. 1798, Sep. 12, at Ipswich. He d. 
1877, July 4; Lucy d. 1883, Mch. 9, both at Essex. Ch., b. at 
Essex: I. John Manning, b. 1826, Dec. 16; d. 1829, Aug. 2(). 
II. Hervey, b. 1828, Dec. 12; d. 1891, July G. His son Manning 
Story resides at Essex. III. John Manning, b. 1830, July 2; 
d. 1850, Aug. G. 

201. Eli/.aueth; in. Solomon Cares and lived at Wenham. Ch. : I. 

John, of Wenham, who failed to furnish his mother's record 
when requested. II. Horace; d. aged 17. III. Elizabeth; d. 
aged 24. 

202. Maky Lord, bap. 180G, Apr. 27; m. her cousin, John Manninij: 

[205], which see. 

203. A Son; d. in infancy. 

204. Abigail, b. 1812, March; d. 1871, Aug.; m. at Ipswich, 1842, Doc. 

20, Eben, son of Trustrum and Hannah Fall, b. 1817, May, at 
Ossipee, N. II., and living at Ipswich, 1894. Ch. : I. John 
Manning. 11. Sarah .Vbby. 

129. JOSEPH^ MANNING (John," Johu,3 Thomas,'^ Rich- 



726 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

ard') biip. 1767, May 31, at Ipswich, Mass. He early settled iu 
New Gloucester, Me., where he was a blacksmith. He purchased 
there 1793, Dec. 30, for £48, one acre of laud with house, barn 
and blacksmith shop, and made other small purchases in 1795 and 
1796. He m. at Ipswich 1792, Apr. 4, Elizabeth, dau. of John 
and Mary Smith, b. at Ipswich. After his death she went to Bos- 
ton to live with her children, where she d. 1858, Oct. 22, aged 93. 
Mr. Manning d. at New Gloucester 1843, Apr. 27. The exact 
order of birth of his children is unknown. Ch. : 

205. John, b. about 1800; was of Boston 1843; d. 1885 at Calais, Me. ; 

m. at Ipswich 18-15, published Mch. G, his cousin Mary Lord 
Manning [202]. No ch. She d. 1892, Nov., at Calais. 

206. Joseph, b. 1803, Sep. He resided somewhat, and perhaps contin- 

uously, in manhood, in Boston, though his name is not always 
found in the directory. He was probal)ly the Joseph, machinist, 
who appears in that volume 1829-38, inclusive, and, also, the 
blacksmith of 1839 and 1840. He m. in Boston 1828, May 29, 
Sarah Moody Kimball, b. 180G, Nov. 2; dau. of Joseph and 
Mary (Hall) Kimball. She d. 1855, Apr. 10; Mr. Manning d. 
1855, Apr. 11, both in Boston, and separated by death but one 
day. No ch. 

207. Joshua, b. about 1808. He located in Boston and was a dealer in 

provisions, first with George C. Kipley as a partner, but, after 
a few years, with no partner. During the last twelve years of 
his life his place of business was at No. 99 Summer street. He 
d. unm. 1851, Apr. 10, in Boston. 

208. Thomas. 

209. Susan; m. John Dinsmore ; res. Boston. No ch. 

210. Sakah; m. William Bragg; res. Boston. Ch. : I. Susan; d. many 

years ago, unm. IL William; m. his cousin, Theodocia, dau. 
of Thomas Manning [208] . 

211. Eijza; m. her brother-in-law, William Bragg, after her sister's 

death. No ch. 

132. RICHARDS MANNING (John,^ Johu,^ Thomas,^ 
Richard^) bap. 1777, May 4, at Ipswich, Mass. He resided in his 
native town. He m. (1st) Abigail, dau. of Zebulon Lane. Slie, 
or a younger sister of the same name, was baptized 1769, Jan. 1. 
The date of her death has not been learned. He m. (2d) 1821, 
Jan. 10, Judith Brown, whose parentage has not been found ; she d. 
1856, June 22, aged 71. Mr. Manning d. 1821, May 22, at Ips- 
wich. The inventory of his estate was $2,890.83. His children 
were born at Ipswich, though the births are not on record. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 727 

Ch. of Richard and Abigail Manning : 

212. Danikl Cogswell, b. 1805, Dec. 27. 

213. GicoHGK, b. about 1807. 

214. Ricii.vHD, b. 1809 ; made his home at Salem with his brother Dan- 

iel C. ; li. iinm , 1830, Dec. 30, in Zanzibar. He was on a sea 
voj-age and fell overboard. 

Ch. of Richard and Judith Manning : 

215. Francis Brown; d. 1827, Feb. 9, aged 6 years. 

133. SARAH'^ MANNING (John,4 Jobu,^ Tbomas,^ Rich- 
aid') bap. 1787, July 15, at Ipswich, Mass.; in. 1816, June 4, 
Daniel Nelson, b. 178G, June 19, at Rowley. He d. 1875, Oct. 6, 
at AVest Newbury; Sarah d. 1835, Aug. 15, in Byfield Parish, 
Newbury. Their first child was born at Rowley, near Glen Mills, 
and all others at Newbury, near Dummer Academy. Ch. : 

216. Daxiel Proctor (Nelson) b. 1816, Dec. 29; d. 1891, Dec. 1. 

217. Davio Henry (Nelson) b. 1819, Oct. 16; d. 1881, Nov. 1. 

218. Abigail (Nelson) b. 1820, Dec. 8; d. 1821, Apr. 1. 

219. Frederic (Nelson) b. 1822, May 22; d. 1822, .Jane 12. 

220. William (Nelson) twin, b. 1822, May 22; d. 1822, June 18. 

221. Mary Abby (Nelson) b. 1827, Oct. 30. 

134. WILLIAM-^ MANNING (John," John,^ Thomas,^ 
Richard') b. 1793, May 20, at Ipswich, Mass. He was a farmer 
in his native town. He married, according to family report, Mary 
Parsons, b. 1784, Feb. 29, at Ipswich, and d. there 1860, June 9. 
The family report is here accepted as prime authority, but a mar- 
riage at Ipswich is that of one William Manning, supposed to be 
the same, and " Mrs. Mary Treadwell." From this it appears that 
she was twice married. In the death-record of her son John H. 
her own birthplace is given as Marblehead. Mr. Manning d. 1860, 
May 27, at Ipswich. Ch. : 

222. William Augustus, b. 1816, June 28. 

223. John Henry, b. 1818, Apr. 29. He early located in Boston, and 

was an artist. The Boston directoiy shows him as a "designer 
and engraver " from 1851 to the time of his death. In 1852 he 
is called a " designer at Gleason's Publishing Hall." Frederick 
Gleason was at that time the publisher of the most successful 
literary pci'iodicals of the popular class in the country. He 
published "The Line-of-Battle Ship." His most successful 
paper was, unless the writer's memory is at fault, called "The 



728 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Flag of Our Union." It seems that Mr. Manning was illustra- 
tor of these publications. His address was for the greater 
part of the time No. 156 Washington street (this was before 
the extension and renumbering of the street). In 1856 he had 
as a co-laborer S. E. Brown, and the Arm was called Manninjr 
& Brown. Mr. Manning d. unm., 1860, Dec. 12, at North 
Stoughton. 

224. Alfred, b. 1819, July 29. 

225. Harriet, b. 1822, May 19. 

226. Lucius Washington, b. 1824, Mch. 24. 

152. ELIZABETH CLARKE^ MANNING (Ricbard,^ 
Jolm,3 Thomas,2 Ricbardi) b. 1780, Sep. 6, at Salem, Mass. Sbe 
m. Natbaniel Hatbonie, a sea captain, b. 1775, May 19. His an- 
cestry was Daniel^ and Racbel (Pbelps), bis parents ; Josepli^and 
Sarab (Bowditcb) ; Jobn'~ and Rntb (Gardner) , William^ and 
Anne Hatborne. Tbe last-named couple came to tbis country in 
tbe sbip Arabella in 1630, and soon settled at Salem, wbere Wi!l- 
iami acbieved wide celebrity. He was a deputy. Speaker of tbe 
House, an Assistant in tbe Council, and major in tbe Indian wars. 
Capt. Natbaniel Hatborne d. in Surinam, in ISOS, before 19 Apr. 
His widow, left witb ber young cbildren, found an able belper and 
friend in ber brotber, Robert Manning, wlio cared for tbe cbildren. 
Sbed. 1849, July 31. Tbe name, Hatborne, still used in otber 
brancbes of tbis family, was, in tbis particular line, cbanged by 
tbe son Natbaniel [228], by tbe insertion of one letter, to Haw- 
tborne. He, by bis talents, made it a bousebold word, and tbe 
form will be used bere. Cb. : 

227. Elizabeth Manning (Hawthorne) b. 1802, Mch. 7. 

228. Nathaniel (Hawthorne) b. 1804, July 4. It is wholly impossible 

to give within the limits of this volume anything like such a 
sketch as the genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne demands. He 
shares with James Fenimore Cooper the honor of standing at 
the very front of American novelists, with no rival who ap- 
proaches them. Cared for and protected in his youth by his 
uncle, Robert Manning, and afterwards being sent to college 
by that same friend, he was thereby given chance to lay a sound 
foundation for his subsequent brilliant career. He was for a 
time connected with the Custom House at Salem as Surveyor 
of the Port, and was United States Cousul at Liverpool, Eng- 
land, 1853; but his greatest gifts lay in another direction. He 
turned to literature, and from his magic pen flowed such works 
as " The Scarlet Letter," " The House of Seven Gables," "The 
Blithedale Romance," "Mosses from an old Manse," "Fan- 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHAKD MANNING. 729 

shaw," " Septimus Felton," " The Marble Faun," " Dr. Grim- 
shaw's Secret," "The Dolliver Romance," etc. If he had 
written only " The Scarlet Letter," the popularity of which re- 
mains undimmod to-day, he would deservedly have been famous, 
for, in its inimitable style, power and intense interest, it is a 
monument to his genius. His work gave him wide celebrity, 
and he became the companion and friend of Longfellow, Emer- 
son, Thoreau, and the others of that group of literary lights of 
that period. In 1841 he was associated with others in the well- 
known " Brook Farm " enterprise at West Roxbury. His res- 
idence was, at difl'ereut times, Salem, Lenox and Concord. His 
health failed, and he was on a journey with the hope that 
changed conditions would bring improvement, Avith his friend, 
Franklin Pierce, ex-President of the United States, as a com- 
panion, when he died suddenly at Plymouth, N. H., 1864, May 
19. He was buried at Concord, Mass. He m. 1842, July 9, 
Sophia Amelia, dau. of Dr. Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Palmer) 
Peabody, b. 1809, Sep. 21. 
229. Maria LomsE (Hawthorne) b. 1808, Jan. 9; lost on the steamer 
Henry Clay, on the Hudson River, 1852, July 27, when that ves- 
sel was burned. 

154. ROBERT^ MANNING (Richard,^ John,-"' Thomas,^ 
Richard') b. 1784, July 19, ut Salem, Mass. In early manhood he 
opened a broker's office in Salem, and was also agent of the Salem 
and Boston Stage Company, established by his father. His con- 
nection with the large tracts of land in Maine has been mentioned 
in his father's sketch. At the age of twenty- four he assumed charge 
of his widowed sister's family, afterwards sending the son, Na- 
thaniel Hawthorne, to Bowdoin college, where the latter laid the 
foundation of his brilliant literary career. The last twenty-five 
years of Mr. Manning's life were devoted to pomological pursuits, 
in which he became the leading authority at that time in this coun- 
try. After his death lengthy sketches of his life appeared in news- 
papers and journals, and of these a necessarily brief abiidgment 
is here given. Before 1817 he began a collection of fruits, and a 
few j'ears after established his pomological garden. At that time 
the varieties of pears in cultivation here were limited, and of these 
some were beginning to show the blight and decay that soon ren- 
dered it necessary to discontinue their growth, and he saw that new 
kinds must be added or the cultivation of the pear be given up. 
The importation of fruits was something little known at that time, 
and in the long passages of the packet ships from Europe trees 



730 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

were so liable to perish that few would hazard the risk and expense 
of bringing them to this country. Knowing these obstacles to suc- 
cess, Mr. Manning resolved upon making a collection at his garden 
of all the newly-raised and highly-esteemed fruits. It was his 
plan to make a specialty of pears, as tliey most needed attention, 
but his attention and its consummation included all desirable vari- 
eties of fruits. He endeavored to open a correspondence with the 
leading European cultivators, and more particularly with Mr. 
Knight, late president of the London Horticultural Society, Mr. 
Thompson, Dr. Van Mons, of Louvain, the Chevalier Parmentier, 
and others wlio were known as the possessors of fine new fruits, 
for the purpose of procuring scions and trees. After repeated 
disappointments, sufficient to discourage one of less perseverance, 
he succeeded, after years of effort, in forming a collection of very 
manv of the varieties it had so long been his Avish to obtain. Of 
these he leceived specimens from Messrs. Baumann, DeWall, Vil- 
morin, and others, in addition to what were obtained from the cul- 
tivators before named. As a whole, his collection was such as was 
long unequalled by any other in this country. Besides procuring 
all the best foreign fruits he spared no pains to add every native 
American variety which had the reputation of being worth culti- 
vation. With a liberality which had but little regard for his own 
pecuniary interests, JNIr. Manning by distributing scions among 
his friends, and disposing of them on accommodating terms to 
nurserymen and commercial gardeners, placed the choicest and 
newest fruits of Europe and America within reacli of almost every- 
one. He grew some trees from seeds, and raised several superior 
varieties of cherries, one of which bore his name, but he did not 
make a specialty of originating new fruits, nor the mere cultiva- 
tion of trees or their products ; that branch of horticulture he 
chiefly left to others, though he exhibited large and fine fruit, and 
was a regular attendant and liberal contributor to the exhibitions 
of the Mass. Horticultural Society. His principal object was to 
introduce new and valuable varieties into the United States ; to 
test the peculiar adaptation of such to our country ; to identify the 
different kinds, and to correct the nomenclature, which had been in 
great confusion. It was believed, said the New England Farmer, 
that Mr. Manning proved and tested a greater number of fruits 
than any other individual in this country or Europe. He was so 
familiar with the names and habits of the trees and the qualities 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 731 

of fruits that he could identify at sight even the most rare kinds, 
and in this respect he was without a rival. When he began his 
work the various kinds of each fruit in cultivation here were few, 
but, with no especial facilities and limited pecuniary resources, and 
at the cost of patience, time and large financial outlay, he added 
to his collection until, at the time of his death, his garden con- 
tained nearly one thousand varieties of pears alone, and, of apples, 
peaches, cherries and plums a number in excess of five hundred 
more ; making a collection greater by far than was elsewhere to be 
found in this country, and equalled by but few in Europe. His 
efforts made fine fruit available to the general public, and the obitu- 
ries printed on his death unite in terming him a public benefactor 
and his decease an almost irreparable loss to horticulture. He was 
modest and unassuming in his manners, and of an unobtrusive 
and retiring disposition. He freel}' imparted to others information 
obtained by him with much time and labor, never attempting to 
appropriate to his sole advantage the benefits to be derived from 
an exclusive possession of his choice fruits. He was an extensive 
reader, a contributor through many years to horticultural journals, 
and one of the original members of the Massachusetts Horticultu- 
ral Society. His last illness was prolonged, and for a year severe, 
but was borne with patience, and his interest in his pomological 
garden endured to the last. The territory of tlie garden remains, 
having never been built upon, and is now in the possession of the 
older sou and his sisters, who occupy the old homestead built by 
Robert Manning just before his marriage. A few of the original 
fruit-trees are still standing. He m. 1824, Dec. 20, Rebecca 
Dodge Burnham, b. 1797, Apr. 21, of an old Ipswich family. 
Her ancestry was Ebenezer'* and Mary (Dodge), her parents; 
Thomas'* and Judith (Lord) ; Thomas'^ and Priscilla (Appleton) ; 
Lieut. Thomas- and Hester (Cogswell) Burnham. There is, it 
seems, a doubt as to the name of the Burnham ancestor of the 
first generation, concerning which the reader is referred to the 
Burnham and Cogswell genealogies. Robert Manning d. 1842, 
Oct. 10 ; Rebecca, his widow, d. 1869, Dec. 24. Ch., b. at Salem : 

230. Mauia, b. 182G, Feb. 7 ; unm. 

231. RoBKRT, b. 1827, July G. At the death of his father, though only 

about liftecu years old, he took charge of the pomological 
garden and carried it on for many years. Afterward for 
three years he was editor of Tilton's Magazine of Horticulture, 
and iu 1874 was choseu Secretary of the Massachusetts Ilor- 



732 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

ticultural Society and editor of its transactions, and he also 
edited a History of the Society. In 1881 he became librarian 
of the Society, and he still holds these positions. He is un- 
married. 

232. Richard Clarke, b. 1830, Jan. 8. 

233. Rebecca BuRNHiVM, b. 1834, Sep. 4; unm. 



159. JOHNS MANNING (Jobn,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Rioh- 
arcP) b. 1761, Oct. 19, at Ipswich, Mass. At the age of seven- 
teen, in the Revolutionary war, he served as surgeon's mate in the 
patriot armj^ in Rhode Island, and some of those wounded in 
battle were under his care. He had been assigned to Col. Words- 
worth's regiment from Connecticut, which had no surgeon there. 
When about twenty-one years of age he settled as a physician in 
Chester, N. H., where he early signalized himself by resuscitating 
a woman who had been laid out as dead, and was nearly cold. 
While in the latter town he was a partner of Dr. Page, but after 
four years he removed, in 1786, to Gloucester, Mass., where the 
remainder of his life was passed as a physician. He resided in 
the Harbor Parish until 1798, and afterwards at the head of Cape 
Ann. This part of Gloucester was set off in 1840 and established 
as the present town of Rockport. In his medical practice he was 
eminent for his skill and success. He was for many years also 
known as an enterprising merchant, and during the last thirty 
years of his life for his improvements in agriculture. He gave 
attention to ocean commerce, and in 1900 his surviving heirs 
received from the Government an award for the loss of the 
schooner Friendship, taken by the French in 1800, this being the 
settlement of a claim under the ''French spoliation" act. His 
grandson, William N. Manning, of Rockport, was administrator 
in this transaction, and received and paid the award to the heirs. 
Dr. Manning was a justice of the peace, and was also represen- 
tative to the General Court from Gloucester in 1809 and five 
subsequent years. He m. at Ipswich 1786, Apr. 4, Hannah 
Goodliue, b. 1763, Aug. 29; d. 1840, Jan. 22 (another account 
says July 22). The present writer has not been al)le to trace her 
ancestry, but an old manuscript gives it as follows : Daniel** and 
Hannah (Giddings), her parents; Joseph^ and Elizabeth; Capt. 
William- and Hannali (Dane), and Deacon William^ and Mar- 
gery (Watson) Goodhue, of Ipswich. Dr. Manning d. at Glou- 
cester, 1841, Nov. 5. Ch., b. at Gloucester: 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 733 

234. Joseph Bollks, b. 1787, Mch. 5. 

235. JoHX, b. 1789, Oct. 12. 

28(5. Lucy, b. 1794, Apr. 15; d. 1796, Sep. 2fi. 

237. Lucy, b. 1797, Auij. 19; d. 1798, May 16. 

238. Cn.\RLES Boi.i.ES, b. 1799, Nov. 16. lie siradiiiUod at Harvard 

College ill 1819 and was a physician in his native phice, Avhere 
he d. 1843, Dec. 16, iinni. 

239. J.\MKS, b. 1805, Doc. 19. 

161. LUCRETIA-' MANNING (John, f Joseph,^ Thomas,^ 
Richard') b. 1765, Mch. 23, at Ipswich, Mass.; ni. 1788, Nov 
27, Asa Smith, b. 1759, July 17, at Ipswich. She d. 1852, July 
9; he d. 1852, July 30, both at Hamilton. Ch., b. at Ipswich: 

240. Ammi (Smith) b. 1790, May 26; ni. Lucy Lakoman. 

241. William McKeax (^Smith) b. 1791, Nov. 7; ni. Ilann.ih Appleton. 

242. Charles BoLLES (Smith) 1). 1793, Aug. 9; num. 

243. Elizabeth (Smith) b. 1795, Mch. 16; num. 

244. A Daughter, twin, b. 1795, Mcli. 16; d. in infancy. 

245. Lucy Bolles (Smitli) b. 1796, Nov. 21 ; m. Stephen Cobnrn. 

246. Lydia (Smith) b. 1798, Aug. 2; m. Isaac Brown. 

247. George (Smitli) b. 1800, Apr. 13; m. Susan A. Adams. 

248. Joseph Manning (Smith) b. 1802, Feb. 4 ; m. Charlotte E. BabcocP:. 

249. LuCRETiA Derby (Smith) b. 1804, .Ian. 26; d. in childhood. 

250. Albert William (Smith) b. 1805, Aug. 15; m. lOlizabcth IIol- 

brook and (2d) Lucy J. Bugbee. 

251. Anstice Manning (Smith) b. 1810, Mch. 1; m. John Choate. 

162. JOSEPIP MANNING (Johu,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,^ 
Richard^) b. 1767, Mch. 7, at Ipswich, Mass. lie Avas a phy- 
sician. He went to Europe to attend medical lectures, in London, 
Edinburgh and Paris. This was done, in part, in 1800. His sub- 
sequent movements are given in an old manuscript as follows : 
He was in Salem, Mass., 1801 ; the states of Georgia and South 
Carolina, 1804; and in Charleston, S. C, 1807 to 1820. He 
was in active practice of his profession. From the last-given 
date to the time of his death he resided chie% in Brooklyn, N. Y., 
but, according to the authority before quoted, also in Ipswich. 
He m. in the latter town 1793, Oct. 13, Elizabeth Pickard, who d. 
there 1796, Aug. 23. Dr. Manning d. 1844, Feb. 23, at Ipswich. 
Ch., b. at Ipswich : 

252. Abig.ul riCKARD, b. 1794, Apr. 15. 

253. George, birth not recorded; d. 1796, Nov. 27. 



734 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

1G4. THOMAS^ MANNING (Jolm,^ Joseph,^ TlioniHs,^ 
Richard') b. 1775, Feb. 7, at Ipswich, Mass. He was a physi- 
cian, and a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is 
believed that he practiced for a short time in Marblehead, at the 
beginning of his career, but he soon located in Ipswich and re- 
mained a successful physician there to the time of his death. He 
was among the progressive members of his profession, and the 
first doctor who introduced inoculation for kine pox in his vicinity, 
his experiments being completely satisfactory. He was a justice 
of the peace, and, 1802, June 1, was commissioned surgeon of the 
2d regt., 2d brigade and 2d division of the State militia. In ad- 
vancing the business interests of the town he was energetic. By 
will he left a large sum of money to found the Manning School, 
at Ipswich, and this, uuder the wise oversight of his nephew^, 
Richard H. Manning [263] and others, became an established and 
highly successful institution which has enjoyed an excellent repu- 
tation to the present time. He m. 1807, May 24, Margaret Heard, 
b. 1783, probably at Ipswich, and d. 1829, Aug. 13. She was a 
dau. of Hon. John Heard ; her mother's maiden name, according 
to an old manuscript, was Sarah Staniford. Dr. Manning d. 1854, 
Feb. 3, at Ipswich. Ch. : 

254. Elizabeth Heard, b. 1808, May 26; d. uiuii. 1831, July 20. 
25.5. Lucy Sakah, b. 1810, Aiii,^ 1; il. 1812, RLay 3. 

256. John Heard, b. 1812, July 17. He was eilncated at Round Hill, 

Northampton, Mass. ; at Dummer Academy, Byfleld, and at 
Harvard College, where lie was graduated in 1832. He then 
began as a physician in his native town, but d. unm., 1837, 
Mch. 6, at sea, on the passage from Boston to Charleston, S. C. 

257. Abby Pickard, b. 1821, June 30; d. 1830, June9. 

258. Joseph Edward, b. 1829, July 16. 

165. RICHARD^ MANNING (John,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,'^ 
Richard') b. 1777, Jan. 9, at Ipswich, Mass. He was a surveyor, 
a school-teacher, a woolen manufacturer, and a sea captain. In 
1801, Aug. 28, he was commissioned lieutenant in the 2d regt., 2d 
brigade and 2d division of the State militia, and, 1802, May 4, 
was commissioned captain in the same regiment. He m. 1800, 
Oct. 14, Lydia Pearson, b. 1779, July 19, at Ipswich; d. there 
1809, Sep. 12. Her ancestry was Enoch'* and Eunice (Choate), 
her parents ; Benjamin-^ and Jane (Noyes) ; Benjamin- and Han- 
nah (Thurston), and John' Pearson who, with his wife Dorcas, 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 735 

was of Ipswich as early as 1643. Capt. Maiming d. at Ipswich, 
1815, Juue 16. As the yoarof his death has been given in manu- 
scripts as 1816, it may be stated that a notice of his death was 
printed in the Salem Gazette of 1815, June 23, thus showing the 
true date conclusively. Ch., b. at Ipswich : 

259. Hexuy, b. 1801, Sep. 20; d. 1807, Mch. 31. 

260. Eliz.vbeth, b. 1803, Jan. 14; d. iiiun., 1880, Sep. 17. She was a 

member of her brother liicliard's familj' after 1835. 

261. Fkaxcis Cogswell, b. 180+, Oct. 3; d. 1806, Aus:. 26. 

262. Fkaxcis Cogswell, b. 1806, Nov. II. 

263. Richard Hexry, b. 1809, Feb. 1. 

166. SARAH' MANNING (John,-' Joseph,^' Thomas,^ Rich- 
ard') b. 1779, Mch. 10, at Ipswich, Mass. ; m. 1814, .Tune8, Rev. 
Edward Richmond, D.D., b. 1767, June 29, at INIiddleboro. He 
was a graduate of Brown College, 1789, and, later, pastor at 
Stoughton and Dorchester. He d. in Boston, 1842, Apr. 10; 
Sarah d. 1816, Sep. 17. Ch. : 

264. Sakah Manning (Richmond) b. 1816, Aug. 27, at Stoughton; d. 

1847, May 29. She m. Francis H. Blancliard, of Boston. Ch. : 
I. Edward, b. 1842, July 9; d. in infancy. II. Edward Rich- 
mond, b. 1843, July 3. III. Sarah Gertrude, b. 1847, Mch. 30. 

168. MARY^ MANNING (John,^ Josei)h,3Thomas,2 Rich- 
ard') b. 1781, Aug. 4, at Ipswich, Mass.; d. there 1864, July 
17; m. 1813, Dec. 6, Capt. Michael, son of Jabez and Lucy 
(Rogers) P^arley, b. 1782, Oct. 5, at Ipswich; d. 1819, Mch. 7, 
on board ship, in Africa. Ch., b. at Ipswich: 

265. Alkred Manning (Farley) b. 1814, Oct. 5; d. 1873, Aug. 4, at St. 

Catherine, Canada; m. Mary Cogswell Farley and (2d) Abigail 
Wise. 

266. Lucy Sarati (Farley) b. 1817, May 12; d. 1880, Dec. 1, in Boston; 

m. Otis Kimball. 

267. Aba Curtice (Farley) b. 1818, July 28; d. 1825. 

184. JACOB'5 MANNING (Jacob," Joseph.^Thomas,^ Rich- 
ard') b. 1783, July 30, at Ipswich, Mass. In early life he was a 
sea captain, sailing chiefly between Essex Co., ^Mass., and the 
South. He was afterwards a carpenter, and, as such, once built 
a school-hc^use in Savannah, Ga. He resided in his native town. 
He m. 1807, Mch. 15, Anna, dau. of Philip and Elizabeth (Kim- 



736 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

ball) Lord, b. 1784, Oct. 10, at Ipswich; d. 1853, Mch. 19. Capt. 
Manning d. 1852, Aug. 16. Ch., b. at Ipswich: 

268. Nathaniel Loud, b. 1808, Aug. 13. When a young man he went 
to Boston, where he was engaged as an upholsterer at various 
times up to 1851. A considerable part of the time h« resided 
at No. 5 North Center St. Later, he returned to Ipswich, Avhere 
he was a justice of the peace. He m., intention 1843, Jan. 19, 
Mrs. Louisa (Stocliwell) Smith. No ch. She d. 1871, Sep. 5; 
Mr. Manning d. 1871, Dec. 5, both at Ipswich. 

26i:t. Maky BiCKFOUD, b. 1811, Jan. 5. 

270. George Washington, b. 1813, May 28. 

271. BEN.jiVMiN Warren, b. 1815, Sep. 7. 

272. Eliza Ann, twin, b. 1815, Sep. 7; d. 1818, Mch. 2. 
278. Leighton Wilson, b. 1818, May 30. 

274. Abby Ann, b. 1826, Oct. 30; d. 1827, Aug. 13. 

188. JOSEPH PORTER-'^ MANNING (Jacob,^ Joseph,^ 
Thomas,^ Richard') b. 1789, Jan. 12, at Ipswich, Mass. He re 
sided in manhood at Ashfield, Franklin Co. He was one of the 
subscribers to the fund for erecting Amherst College. He m. (1st) 
1825, June 27, Asenath, dau. of Artemas Rice, b. 1803, July 5, 
and d. 1825, Sep. 22 ; and (2d) Nancy Barnes, a native of Heath, 
who d. at North Adams, 1879, Mch. 18, aged 79. Mr. Manning 
d. 1866, May 21, at Ashfield. Ch. : 

275. Julia A., b. 1828, at Ashfield; res. North Adams; m. Albert Balder, 

of Springfield. Ch. : Franlv Albert, b. 1845, Nov. 26; d. 1887, 
Oct. 7. He ra. Eunice Annie Davenport, b. 1849, Aug. 22. Ch. : 
1. Frank Eugene, b. 1869, Dec. 22. 2. Ammon Albert, b. 1871, 
July 28; d. 1896, Oct. 26. 3. Hoy Davenport, b. 1877, July 6. 
4. Will Manning, b. 1885, Apr. 1. 



SIXTH GENERATION. 



192. SAMUEL6 MANNING (Samuel,^ Robert,^ Samuel,3 
Jacob.2 Ricbardi) b. 1786, Feb. 3, at New Salem, Mass. He was 
a farmer in his native town, but further than this nothing has been 
learned of his life. The town records of New Salem have been 
destroyed by fire, and the family record does not give the date of 
his death, but this occurred shortly before May 11, 1834, when the 
inventory of his estate was taken. This was appraised at $1,125.65. 
Jacob Haskell was appointed guardian of the two older sons, upon 
their choice, and the widow was guardian of the two younger sons. 
Mr. Manning m. 1811, Feb. 3, Lucinda Wheeler, b. 1787, Mch. 
10. After his death she removed to Little Valley, Cattaraugus 
Co., N. Y., where she d. 1873, Feb. Ch., b. at New Salem: 

276. Ltdia Elvira, b. 1811, Nov. 26; resided at Little Valley, where 

shed. 1865, Jan. ; m. RoswellPhinney. Ch. : A daughter, who 
d. aged four years. 

277. BEXJAJirs Wheeler, b. 1814, Apr. 12. 

278. Sally, b. 1817, Dec. 29; d. in infancy. 

279. LY5LiN, b. 1819, Jan. 28. 

280. S-vjii-EL Greex, b. 1821, Apr. 11. 

281. Atkixs a., b. 1825, Aug. 13. 

193. JAC0B6 MANNING (Robert,-^ Robert,* Samuel,-"' 
Jacob,2 Richard!) b. 1767, Aug. 26, at Oxford, Mass. He resided 
for several years after reaching manhood in Charlton, where he 
was a farmer. In 1791 he made several purchases of land. Of 
these he bought, Jan. 27, upwards of 12 acres, with buildings, of 
his mother for £13. Aug. 30 he also bought of her 38 acres, and 
buildings, for £160. This purchase was the homestead, where his 
father's final years were passed. May 4 he acquired, by two pur- 
chases, 41 acres and some rods at atotal cost of £80.14. All thi.s 
land was in Charlton, and partly, perhaps wholly, bordering on the 
line between that town and Spencer. All of these parcels he sold, 
1798, Apr. 10, to Luke Convers, and he removed to Spencer, where 

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738 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

he purchased a farm July 9 of the same year, of Abraham Lackej'. 
He made additional purchases there from David Hamraond and 
Levi Baldwin. He sold his entire holdings there 1814, June 15, 
and removed to Coventry, Chenango Co., N. Y. It seems that 
the rest of his life was passed there, for he and his wife d. there, 
but efforts to learn more of him from his descendants have failed, 
except that they say " he was in poor health for thirty years be- 
fore he died." Man}- descendants have been asked to estimate 
the date of his death, but this has not been done. The Surrogate's 
office has no record of his estate. He m. at Charlton, 1790, June 
29, Abigail Morey. Persistent inquiry and research have failed 
to furnish any date or fact relating to her. One Ephraim Morey 
and his wife Abigail had children born in Leicester, near Spencer, 
between 1737 and 1757. He can hardly have been father of our 
Abigail. Was he her grandfather, or otherwise a relative? Ch. 
of Jacob and Abigail Manning : 

282. Alpheus, b. 1793, Oct. 15, at Charlton. 

283. D.VjS'roiiD, b. 1795, Apr. 6, at Charltou. 

284. Clarissa. This name is from descendanls of one of her brothers. 

In her father's deed of 1814 one Clarissa Manning appears as 
a witness. Undoubtedly, this was our Clarissa. This would 
indicate that she was older than Alphens, for otherwise her 
signature would be that of a minor. Despite this, it is prob- 
able that she was the youngest of the three children. She m. 
John Hammond, perhaps a relative of the David Hammond of 
whom her fatlier bought land in 1801. After her marriage she 
lived for a time in Chautauqua Co., it is said, and then " went 
West." Report says she had seven sons, of whom Joseph 
studied for the ministry and is reputed to have preached in New 
Jersey, later. 

194. NATHAN1EL6 MANNING (Robert,^ Robert,^ Sam- 
uel,3 Jacob,2 Richardi) b. 1769, Sep. 27, at Oxford, Mass. He 
early went to the State of New York, and, at the time of his mar- 
riage, was living at Rensselaer, Albany Co. About 1799, if the 
recollection of his descendants is correct, he went to Chenango Co. 
There he settled in Coventry, on what was then known as the 
Harper Tract, about two and one-half miles south of the present 
village of Coventry. He owned about two hundred acres of land, 
and was a well-to-do farmer. He held several town offices, of 
which one was that of justice of the peace. The last year of his 
life he resided with his son Lewis on what is now known as the 



DESCEXDANTS OF RICHAED MANNING. 739 

Joslyn farm, wliere he died. He was buried in the Wylie ceme- 
tery. Hem. at Charlton, Mass., 1792, Feb. 12, Anna, dan. of 
p:benezer and Christian White, b. 1771, Oct. 5 (another account 
says Oct. 20), at Charlton or Brookfield, Mass. In 1813 she and 
Nathaniel sold her rights in her father's estate (Worcester Co. 
Deeds, 188-271, 343). Shed. 1848, Mch. 5; Mr. Manning d. 
1849, Aug. 6, both at Coventry. Ch. : 

285. Nancy, b. 1794, Aug. 3; d. 1837, June 7, unm. 

286. Chaeles White, b. irno, July 30, perhaps at Rensselaer. 

287. Betsey, b. 1799, Sep. 13, at Coventry. 

288. George, b. 1802, Jan. 22, at Coventry. 

289. Lewis, b. 1804, June 29, at Coventry. 

290. IBA, b. 1807, Feb. 19, at Coventry. 

291. A>-NA, b. 1809, Apr. 9, at Coventry. 

292. Abigail C, b. 1812, Jan. 5, at Coventry; d. 1882, Nov. 22, unni. 

196. SAMUEL6 MANNING- (Robert,^ Kobert,^ Samuel,^ 
Jacob, ^ Richard^) b. 1774, Dec. 22, at Oxford, Mass. He removed 
to Coventry, N. Y., where he afterwards resided. He was a farmer. 
Of his land a tract of twenty-five acres was given to him by the 
town for services rendered to said town, and it is believed he was 
in some way a land-agent. He m. at Coventry, 1827, Oct., Mrs. 
Fanny (Osboru) Woodward, b. 1787, Apr. 19, in Vermont. She 
d. 1868, Mch. 6; Mr. Manning d. 1845, Mch. 18, both at Coven- 
try. Ch. : 

293. Isaiah, b. 1830, Apr. 24, at Coventry. 

198. ELIZABETHG MANNING (Robert,^ Robert,'' Sam- 
uel, ^ Jacob,- Richard!) b. about 1779, at Charlton, Mass. She was 
more coramonl}' known under the name of Betsey. She m. Kldt'r 
John Holmes, a Baptist clergyman. He d. 1859(?), Jan. 24. at 
Binghamton, N. Y., aged 77. She d. 1850, Oct., at Great Bend, 
Susquehanna Co., Fa., aged 70. No definite record of the family 
has been secured. The recollection of a descendant is that there 
were thirteen children, but this cannot be asserted. Tiie names 
that are recalled follow : 

294. Robert (Holmes) ; d. in Bin'rlmniton. 

295. Louisa (Holmes) b. 1812, June 1; living at Lawsvillc, Pa., 189fi. 

296. Sylvestek (Holmes) d. 1854, Feb. 27, aged 42(?), at Great Beud. 

297. John (Holmes) ; had a son John, and a dan. Sarali whom. George 

Wellman and res. not far from New Mil ford, I'a. The hitter's 
dau. Mrs. II. S. ^Millard, of Ilalstoad, Siis(|. Co.. has failed to 
answer letters of inquiry. 



740 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

298. Abigaul (Holmes) cl. 1853, Sep., aged 40(?). 

299. Polly Ann (Holmes). No report. 

300. Rebecca (Holmes) b. 1820, July 19; cl. 1891, July 27, at Upson- 

ville, Pa.; m. John Dunn McKinney. Their dau. Ellen res. 
Lawsville. 

301. Joseph Bishop (Holmes) d. 1895, July, at Binghamtou. 

20S. THOMAS^ MANNING (Josepb,^ John," John,3 
Thomas,- Richard') b. at a date not learned, at New Gloucester, 
Me. He graduated at Bowdoiu College, after nhich he taught 
school at Germantown, Pa., and later had charge of a seminary in 
that State, at Hartsville. On account of ill health he next had 
an agency from the Sunday School Union, which took him to Ala- 
bama, where he again taught, residing at Tuscaloosa. After about 
three years he returned North and went on an agency through 
New York and some of the Western States. Later, he settled in 
Kingsport, East Tenn., where he taught children, studied medicine, 
began to practice, raised mulberry trees, married and had two 
children, and died in March, 1839. This is from a printed sketch 
of his life. Relatives in the East say " he was a minister in the 
South," which indicates that the sketch is not complete. The 
name of his wife has not been learned. Ch. : 

302. Theodocl\; m. her cousin, William Bragg [210]. 

303. Emma; m. Stow. She res. in Bensonhurst, N. Y., 189fi, 

when the records in her line were requested but not received. 

212. DANIEL COGSWELLS MANNING (Richard, ■'^John,'' 
John, 3 Thomas,- Richard') b. 1805, Dec. 27, at Ipswich, Mass. 
When a young man he went to Salem, where he thereafter resided. 
He m. there, 1827, June 12, Louisa, dau. of Henry and Sally 
(Graves) Massey, b. 1807, July 13, at Salem, and living in 1896. 
Mr. Manning d. 1882, Apr. 30, at Wincliendon. Ch., b. at Salem : 

304. Anna Louisa, b. 1828, June 12; res. Boston; m. James Augustus, 

son of Thomas Earless. Ch. : I. Anna Manning, b. 1852, May 
10, at Salem; d. 1890, Jan. 11, at Everett; m. 1879, Nov. 6, 
William Henry Peabody Faruham, and had ch. : I. Anna Louisa 
Manning, b. 1880, Dec. 27, in Boston. 2. Henry Peabody, b. 
1882, Nov. 30, at W. Newton.— II. James Heury, b. 1857, Jan. 
25, at Salem; d. 1886, Feb. 9, at Deland, Fla. ; buried in Salem ; 
m. 1882, Feb. 15, in Boston, Elizabetli Stowell. He left no ch. 

305. Mary Eliz.vbeth, b. 1836, July 9; d. 1869, May 12; m. Ben j. Webb 

Russell, of Salem. One child, stillborn, 1869, May 8. 

213. GEORGES MANNING (Richard,^ John," Johu,^ 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 741 

Thonias,2 Richard') b. about 1807, at Ipswich, Mass. lie resideil 
at Salem, and at Washington, I). C, and Brooklyn, N. Y. ; d. in 
the latter city 1801, Mch. 10. Hem. 1833, Dec, Frances Wil- 
kins, dan. of Benj. and Frances (Wilkins) Ropes, b. 1800, Sep. 
5 ; d. 1866, June 11. Ch., b. at Salem : 

306. George Francis, b. about 1835; drowned at Salem 1841, June 2G, 

aged 6 years. 

307. Maecellina R. , b. about I83G; d. unui. at Yonkcrs, N. Y., 1807, 

Mcli. 30. 

308. A Sox, d. iu infancy. 

222. WILLIAM AUGUSTUSe MANNING (William,-- 
John,"* John,'^ Thomas,- Richard') b. 1816, June 28, at Ipswich, 
Mass. He attended the district and Latin schools in his native 
town, and, later, Fhillips Academy, at Andover. He attended 
medical lectures iu Cambridge and became a physician. He prac- 
ticed for some years at Eaton, N. H., and then removed to Maine. 
He m. 1848, June 25, at Eliot, Me., Nancy, dan. of Joseph and 
Hannah (Smith) Atkinson, b. 1828, Jan. 1, at Eaton. Dr. Man- 
ning d. 1876, Mch. 28, at Weld, INIe. Ch., b. at Eaton : 

309. William Augustus, b. 1850, Dec. 12. 

310. Harriet EmiA, b. 1854, Apr. 1; d. 1857, Dec. I. 

311. John Francis, 1). 185G, Dec. 24. 

312. Ida Harriet, b. 18C0, Sep. 27 ; d. 1895, Mch. 14, at Watcrford, Me. ; 

m. 188fi, Feb., at Cautou, Dr. Charles Mnrriiu-r Coolidii;!', 1). 
1864, Sep. 25; son of Dr. Charles A. and Sarah N. (Foster) 
Coolidge. Ch. : Marion Allegra, b. 1891, Apr. 20. 

313. Allegra; birth not reported. 

224. ALFREDS MANNING (William,'' John,' Jolm,:' 
Thomas,- Richard') b. 1819, July 29, at Ipswich, Mass. Resided 
at Daaversport. He m. (1st) 1839, Mary Ann, dau. of Daniel 
and Annie Buxton, b. 1819, Oct., at Peahody, and (2d) Sylvina, 
dau. of Mark and Mercy Allen, b. 1839, Sep. 11. Mr. .Manning 
d. 1899, Dec. 12, at Danvers. 

Ch. of Alfred and Mary A. Manning: 

314. Alkred Franklin, b. al)out 1841 at Peabody, where he res.; ni. 

1889, Aug. 31, Minerva Olivia Barnett. 

315. V.\LENTiNE, b. about 1843, at Ipswich; d. 1851, Apr. 8, at Heverly, 

aged seven years and seven months. 

316. Martha Porter, b. at Danversport; ni. WiUhini PhiHip.s; res. 



742 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Salem. The incomplete record of lier parents is due to her 
failure to answer letters of iuquirj'. 

317. Austin, b. 1857, July 1, at Dauversport. 

Ch. of Alfred and Sylvina Manning : 

318. Editha, b. 1875, Sep. 4, at Beverly. 

225. HARRIET^ MANNING (William,^ John," John,3 
Thomas, 2 Richavdi) b. 1822, May 19, at Ipswich, Mass.; m. 
Willard Benaiah, son of William and Sarah Kinsman, b. 1822, 
Feb. 3, at Ipswich. He d. 1894, Jan. 22 ; she d. 1889, Feb. 14, 
both at Ipswich. Ch. : 

319. Sakah Makia (Kinsman) b. 1844, July 3; m. Joseph A. Story. 

320. Anna Manning (Kinsman) b. 1846, Sep. 24. 

321. Hattie Manning (Kinsman) twin, b. 1846, Sep. 24; m. Edward 

B. Wildes. 

322. Mary Brown (Kinsman) b. 1848, Mch. 9. 

323. Willard Francis (Kinsman) b. 1849, Nov. 29. 

324. Rhoda E. (Kinsman) b. 1854, Sep. 6. 

325. Louise Emma (Kinsman) b. 1861, May 27. 

226. LUCIUS WASHINGT0N6 MANNING Oyilliam,^ 
John,4 John,3 Thomas,^ Richard^) b. 1824, Mch. 24, at Ipswich, 
Mass. He attended the high school in Ipswich, and afterward a 
seminary in the same town. He began preaching at the age of 
nineteen, and also taught school. In his later life, as a clergy- 
man, he preached in the following towns in Mass. : Harwich, 
West Dennis, Sandwich, South Dennis. He then went to Cuba 
for his health. Returning after six months he filled pastorates at 
Provincetown, Concord, Stoughton, New Bedford, North Dighton ; 
then at Carolina Mills, R. I., and Norton, Mass. He m. Fannie 
Gorham Farris, b. 1830, Oct. 27, at South Yarmouth; dau. of 
Amos and Nancy (Gorham) Farris. She d. 1898, Feb. 14, at 
Brocliton, Mass. ; Rev. Mr. Manning d. 1888, July 28, at Mt. 
Vernon, Me. Ch. : 

326. Ervllla, b. 1851, Apr. 8, at West Dennis. 

327. LuciAN Wellington, b. 1855, May 30, at South Yarmouth. Re- 

sides at Brockton, He ra. 1898, Mch. , Mrs. Charlotte McAlpine. 

328. Annie Earless, b. 1862, Nov. 4, at Rochester; res. Brockton; 

unm., 1900. 

232. RICHARD CLARKE^ MANNING (Robert,^ Rich- 
ard," Johu,3 Thomas,'-^ Richard^) b. 1830, Jan. 8, at Salem, Mass. 



DESCENDANTS OF IlICIIAKl) MANNING. 743 

At the age of fourteen he left seliool to assist his brother in the 
care of the poinological garden at North Salem. Wlien seven- 
teen he went as clerk to John Dike in the coal and wood business, 
and at the age of twenty-one became a partner, and has continued 
in that business ever since. He has been a member of the Com- 
mon Council, and of the Board of Aldermen of the city of Suiem, 
and, for many years, one of the trustees of the Salem Five Cents 
Savings Bank. He has been much interested in the charitable 
and literary institutions of his native city. One of the Board of 
Managers of the Home for Aged AVomen from its formation in 
1860. One of the trustees of the Salem hospital for fifteen years 
from its foundation in 1873. One of the Board of Directors of the 
Essex Institute. President of the Salem Athenieum. He m. 
1865, Oct. 11, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth (Yeaton) Gould, b. 1833, 
June 12, at Exeter, N. H., widow of Oliver H. Gould. She is a 
dau. of John S. and Elizabeth (Leavitt) Yeaton, and granddau. 
of Philip and Huldah (Sanders) Yeaton. Ch. : 

329. Richard Clarke, b. 1807, Aug. 7, at Salem. On f,'radMfttiug from 
the Salem High School iu 1884 he entered Harvard College and 
graduated there in the class of 1888, summa cum laude ; taught 
Latin for three years in a private school at Worcester; then 
continued his studies of the classics at Harvard and at the 
German universities of Bonn and Leipzig, receiving the degree 
of Ph.D. from Harvard in 1896; was tutor of Latin in Har- 
vard from 1896 to 1899, and, since the latter date, has been 
Assistant Professor of Latin and Greek at Hobart College, 
Geneva, N. Y. Unm., 1900. 

234. JOSEPH BOLLES« MANNING (John,-'John,''Joseph,3 
Thomas,- Richardi) b. 1787, Mch. 5, at Gloucester, Mass. lie 
graduated at Harvard College in 1808 and became a lawyer. Per- 
haps he first located in Ipswich, as a list of professional men in 
the State shows him to have been there in 1814, but he soon re- 
moved to that part of Gloucester which is now Rockport, and 
where, in addition to his practice, he was a justice of the peace. 
He also devoted considerable time to philological pursuit.s, and 
embodied the results in two published volumes, the first of which 
was entitled: " Epeography ; or Notations of ()rtlio«'py. To 
which is prefixed Lektography ; an Improvement in .Mpliabctical 
Writing for representing Sounds of Words, as described iu Letters- 
Patent of the United States." The second book bore the title: 



744 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

" The Voice of Letters : Ancient Proprieties of Latin and Greek ; 
the Standard of English Letter-Customs, their Inherent System, 
and preferred Orthography." He made a collection of genealogical 
data relating to the families in which he was interested, including 
not only his direct line of the Manning family and certain connect- 
ing branches, but an in-gathering relating to the ancestry of those 
who had married into the Manning family, which, in the aggregate, 
was probably ten times greater than what he had of the Mannings. 
The names most considered Avere Giddings, Goodhue, Boardman, 
etc. Relating to these intermarrying families he had a collection 
which, for that time, with its limited facilities for such work, was 
large. The Manning family he did not attempt to follow beyond 
Essex Co., but he had probably one-quarter of the records of those 
who resided theie, sometimes in full, and sometimes in partial 
form. On his death his book of records descended to his nephew, 
Dr. Joseph Manning, and, later, to the son of the latter, Dr. Charles 
B. Manning. The present writer had long had knowledge of the 
above book, and when, a few months before the printing of the 
Manning genealogy, he found his own collection ready for the press, 
he borrowed Joseph B. Manning's collection for comparison. The 
result was very gratifying, as there was no conflict between the 
two, all of which speaks highly for the gentleman who made his 
gathering half a century ago, when genealogy was in its infancy. 
In the years succeeding Joseph B. Manning's death there have 
been several manuscript records of certain branches of the family 
in Essex Co., the compilation of which has been ascribed to vari- 
ous persons, but when they are compared with Esquire Manning's 
book one must conclude that all were drawn therefrom, directly 
or indirectly. Mr. Manning did not marry. He d. 1854, May 22, 
at Ipswich, while on a visit. 

235. J0HN6 MANNING(John,"5 John,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,^ 
Richard') b. 1789, Oct. 12, at Gloucester, Mass. He graduated 
at Harvard College in 1810, and became a physician. In the au- 
tumn of the same year his father fitted him out with a horse and 
saddle, and "side saddle" filled with medicines, surgical instru- 
ments, etc., and told him to " shift for himself." He started for 
Waldoboro, Maine, with a letter of introduction to Paine Elwell, 
a former resident of Gloucester. He was some ten days on the 
journey, every day of which it rained. His success in obtaining 



DESCENDANTS OF RICIIAKD MANXINC. 14!) 

patients in competition wilh a Dr. Hrown, then of WaUlohoro, was 
not flattering in tlie first three or four years, and he ohtaineil ap- 
pointment as surgeon in 1815 on board the privateer '•Maniuiuth," 
sailing from Portland. He made but one voyage, and returned to 
Waldoboro, wliere he gradually secured standing ami the good 
will of the older physicians of that place and the surrounding 
towns, and was frequently called in consultation. He continued 
practice, and meanwhile acted as town clerk. In 1834 he was 
chosen Senator for Lincoln county, and, as the manual shows, was 
on four or five of the most important committees while a member 
of that body. In 1842 he removed his family to Kockport, Mass., 
where he practiced until his death, though less laboriously than lie- 
fore. There is still preserved among his descendants a daily recoid 
of his voyage in the " Mammoth," as surgeon, from the cockpit. 
He m. 1819, Apr., Elizabeth Thomas Thomson, b. 17:)7, July 29, 
and d. 1848, Oct. 29 ; dan. of William H. and Mary (Schenck) 
Thomson. Her sister Mary m. Gorham I'arke, a prominent law- 
yer of Waldoboro and Bangor, and once candidate for Governor. 
Dr. Manning d. 1852, Feb. 7, at Rockport. Ch., b. at Waldo- 
boro : 

330. William Henry, b. 1820, Mch. 20. He remained iu his native town 
ia business until after 1850, when he removed te Kockport. IK- 
was appointed Collector of Customs for Gloucester l)y Presi- 
dent Pierce, and held the office six years. In June, 1859, he 
entered into partnership with his brother Charles B. Ahmninji, 
in Boston, and continued thus until his deatli, havinu; removed 
his residence to Lynn in 1859, or early in 18(J0. He m. in 1841» 
Mrs. Ruth Ann (King) Larabee, widow of Giles K. Larabee, 
and dau. of King, of Whitefleld, Me. No ch. Mr. Man- 
ning d. 1882, Nov. 22, at Lynn. Some accounts give Mr. Lar- 
abee's Christian name as Miles, but what sclmus to be the most 
reUable statement has been folloAved here. 

381. Elizabeth, b. 1822; d. in infancy. 

332. John, b. 1824, June 9. 

333. Joseph, b. 182G, Nov. 7. 

334. Charles Bolles, b. 1829, Apr. 7. 

239. JAMES6 MANNING (Johu,-"^ John,'Joseph,:'Thoma.s^ 
Richardi) b. 1805, Dec. 19, at Gloucester, Mass., but in that pari 
of the old town which is now Kockport. He always resitU-d in 
the latter place. He taught school in his younger days, and was 
also a civil engineer. He was a prime mover in bringing the steam 



740 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

railroad to Rockport. For a number of years he was town treas- 
urer and selectman. He engaged as a manufacturer of isinglass, 
and accumulated quite a property, but the panic of 1873 swept 
everything away. He was a life member of the Odd Fellows. He 
m. 1830, Oct. 5, Sophia, dau. of William and Susanna (Wheeler) 
Norwood, b. 1806, July 23, at Gloucester (Rockport). She d. 
1892, Oct. 22; Mr. Manning d. 1892, Mch. 25, both at Rockport. 
Ch. : 

335. John James, b. 1832, Oct. 31. 

336. William Norwood, b. 1834, June 3. 

252. ABIGAIL PICKARD6 MANNING (Joseph,^ John," 
Joseph,^ Thomas,- Richard') b. 1794, Apr. 15, at Ipswich, Mass. ; 
m. Nehemiah Cleaveland, b. 1796, Aug. 16, at Topsfield. He 
graduated at Bowdoin College in 1813 and was long a teacher, be- 
ing at one time Professor of ancient Languages in Phillips Acad- 
emy, and, later, he kept a young ladies' Seminary in Brooklyn, N.Y. 
He d. 1877, Apr. 17, at Westport, Ct. ; Abigail, his wife, d. 1836, 
July 2, at Newbury. Ch. : 

337. Joseph Maistning (Cleaveland) b. 1824, July 22. 

338. George Nehemiah (Cleaveland) b. 1826, Feb. 17. 

339. Henry William (Cleaveland) b. 1827, Dec. 17. 

340. A Daughter, b. 1829, July 15; d. 1829, July 17. 

341. A Daughter, b. 1829, July 15; d. 1829, July 20. 

342. Abby Elizabeth (Cleaveland) b. 1832, Dec. 16. 

343. Mary Lord (Cleaveland) b. 1835, May 28; d. 1836, Sep. 30. 

258. JOSEPH ED WARD6 MANNING (Thomas,^ John,^ 
Joseph, 3 Thomas,2 Richardi) b. 1829, July 16, at Ipswich, Mass. 
When a young man he went to Boston, where he has since been 
engaged in commercial interests. He resides at Milton. He m. at 
Dedham, 1863, Apr. 28, Anna Russell, dau. of William Russell 
and Anna Alleyue (Chickering) Sumner, b. 1842, May 12, in Bos- 
ton. Ch. : 

344. Margaret Heard, b. 1864, Aug. 14, at Dedham. 

345. Alice Lee, b. 1869, Jan. IG, in Boston. 

262. FRANCIS COGSWELL^ MANNING (Richard,"^ 
John,'* Joseph,^ Thomas,- Richard') b. 1806, Nov. 11, at Ipswich, 
Mass. The house in which he was born is still standing, and now 
known as the Ross Tavern. After his father's death he resided with 



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(No. 263.) 
RICHARD H. MANNING. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 747 

his paterual giandftither until 1821, wlicii ho removed to lioslon and 
entered the store of Charles White, druggist. No. 1 .Marlboro street. 
In 1822 he was emplo3'ed by Howard & Gordon, of No. 30 State 
street. In 1832 he succeeded to the business, in company with 
Robert Howard (son of Jonathan Howard, of Howard & Gordon). 
Mr. Manning remained in active business until his death. He was 
closely identified with many financial, charitable and public institu- 
tions, and at one time was a member of the Boston City Conncil. 
In manner he was ever courteous to all, and strictly consideiate 
of the comfort of others. In business circles his word was as yood 
as his bond, and, famed for his love of justice and his ability to look 
upon both sides of a question with fairness, he was often called 
upon to decide a misunderstanding in the matter of a trnde. He 
had a keen sense of humor, and a ready wit, and by nature he was 
kind-hearted, generous and hospitable, and always quick to excuse 
the shortcomings of his neighbor. He had the respect and con- 
fidence of all who knew him, and being easy to approach, he was 
in close touch with younger men, who often sought his counsel in 
business or personal affairs. To them his ears were always ready 
to listen, and his advice often ended in a favorite motto : '-Never 
be afraid to do what is right." He m. 1839, Mch. 20, Abby 
Howard, b. 1814, July 18, in Boston; dau. of Jonathan and 
Joanna (Rust) Howard. Her further ancestry was William,'' her 
grandfather; Jonathan- and Sarah (Farwell) ; and Nathaniel' 
Howard, who was of Charlestown in 1676, and removed in 1702 
to Chelmsford. The ancestry of Joanna Rust, above, was Dr. 
Wallis,^ Nathaniel,'^ John,^ Nathaniel^ and Henry' Rust. Mrs. 
Manning resides in Boston. Mr. Manning d. in that city 1^69, 
Jan. 11. He was buried at Mount Auburn. Ch. : 

34G. Sarah Howap.d; m. John N. Partridge. She d. 1887, Oct. 12. 
leaving one cliiki, Nelson Howard, 1). 18(;8, Nov. 1. who ni. 
Blanche Jones. 

347. Abby FiiANCKS ; unm. 

348. Francis Henry, b. 1847, Aug. 26. 

349. Annie Faulkner; unm. 

263. RICHARD HENRY6 MANNING (Richanl, • .b.hn,' 
Joseph,3Thomas,2 Richard') b. 1809, Feb. 1, at Ip.swich, .Ma.ss. 
After the early death of his parents he was reared by his grand- 
parents until he was sent to Dummer Academy, in Bylield. I.eav- 
ing this school in 1825, at the age of sixteen he went to Boston 



748 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

and began his business life. There he devoted his leisure hours 
to the reading of well-chosen books, and to various literary exer- 
cises and debates under the auspices of the Mercantile Library, of 
which he became a director. Attracted to people of literary tastes 
and liberal thought, he became one of a congenial group of young 
people, with several of whom his friendship lasted throughout life. 
In 1831 he went to Philadelphia, and after one year became a 
partner in the firm of Farnsworth & Manning ; but established 
himself in New York as a dry-goods merchant just before the great 
fire of 1835 and the financial crash of 1836. After taking a year 
of leisure in 1851 he entered the business and partnership in which 
he remained until his retirement in 1883. During this period his 
partner was William C. Squier, and the firm name Manning & 
Squier. The business was the mining of zinc, and manufactur- 
ing it into white oxides ; later, also, the production of spelter, 
and still later of speigeleisen. This partnership continued until 
within three years of Mr. Manning's death, a connection and a 
friendship which no cloud of personal misunderstanding ever 
dimmed. Mr. Manning was closely connected with the Unitarian 
church under Dr. Furness, in Philadelphia, and with the First 
Unitarian Church in Brooklyn ; and, later, was an organizer and 
trustee of the Second Society in the latter city. An interest in 
the teachings of Fourier which dated from the years spent in 
Boston led him, with others, to induce the Rev. William H. Chan- 
ning to go to Brooklyn as minister to the First Unitarian Society 
there. Mr. Channing was profoundly interested in the principles 
of industrial association, and his enthusiastic exposition of them 
was the great attraction for the little coterie he drew about him- 
self. Nearly ten years later Mr. Manning and a few friends, with 
their families, made their residence in the summers of 1850 and 
1851 at the North American Phalanx (the "Brook Farm" of the 
neighborhood of New York) , and he always believed that the fail- 
ure of these movements was owing more to accidental than intrin- 
sic causes, and that our industrial and social order would be much 
improved if the principles of industrial association were better un- 
derstood and more resolutely carried out. He identified himself 
with the anti-slavery movement from the beginning of the great 
debate, and during the war in which it culminated gave unweary- 
ing cooperation, with his wife and sister, for the alleviation of 
the sufferino- and sorrow of the time. He was a trustee of the 
fund left by his uncle. Dr. Thomas Manning, to found a High 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 74J) 

School in Ipswich. When, under his care, the original endow- 
ment had greatly increased, he immediately and suhbequenlly con- 
tributed to it largely from his own means ; l)ut more and better 
than money he gave to the school his constant oversight and help- 
ful counsel, and at the time of his death it was regarded as one of 
the model schools of New England. From 1840 until his death he 
was a citizen of Brooklyn, with full consciousness and performance 
of civic responsiliilities. In his hospitable home was a welcome 
not only for the fortunate and happy, but equally for the weary 
and suffering. IMargaret Fuller was for months a member of his 
household, and Madam Zulavsky found there a refuge in exile and 
a quiet place in which to die. Among his friends were Horace 
Greele}^ who, dying, made him an executor of his will, and I'rof. 
E. L. Youmans, whose noble passion for the scientific method 
Mr. Manning fully shared. He was interested in political econ- 
omy aud scientific investigation. By nature he was cautious :iud 
conservative in practical affairs. He had a genius for frieudsliip, 
and in his associations showed an old-fashioned courtesy and kind- 
ness that made and retained friends. One of those who knew him 
well said of him: " He was wisely economical lliat he might be 
nobly generous." Mr. Manning m. (1st) Frances Augusta, ihu\. 
of Herbert and Nancy (Clark) Moore, b. 1813, at Winslow, Me., 
and d. 1839, Mch. 31, in New York; (2d) Sarah Porter, dan. of 
P'rancis and Hannah (Child) Swan, b. 1816, Feb. 5, at "Winslow, 
and d. 1841, Dec. 21, on the island of St. Croix, W. I. ; and (3d) 
1843, June 29, Mary Dustin, dau. of Cole and Eliza (Elkins) 
Weeks, b. 1815, June 6, at Sanborntoii, N. H.. and yet living. 
Mr. Manning d. 1887, Nov. 2, in Brooklyn. 

Ch. of Richard II . and Frances A. Manniny : 

350. Abbv Adfxine, b. 183G, June29, atNo. oC Hudson St., N.Y. : niun. ; 

resides iu Boston. 

351. Emily, b. 1838, Sep. 12, as above; d. 1839, Mcli. 3. 

Ch. of Richard II. and Sarah P. Manning: 

352. Sarah Augusta, b. 1841, July 24, at No. 131 Hicks st., Brooklyn. 

Ch. of Richard H. and Mary I). Wcehs : 

353. Hkxiiy Swan, b. 1844, Nov. 7, at No. 43 .Midda-li st.. Hmoklyii. 

354. Maky CiiANNiNG, b. 1857, Feb. 18, at No. 89 Stalest., Brooklyn. 



750 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

269. MARY BICKF0RD<5 MANNING (.lacob,^ Jacob/ 
Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Richard^) b. 1811, Jan. 5, at Ipswich, Mass. 
Resided in hernative town, where the compiler of this volume met 
her in 1896. She was then in her eighty-sixth year, but remark- 
ably well preserved, and mentally bright, alert and vivacious, of 
unimpaired memory and a most interesting example of old age. 
She m. at Ipswich 1829, Oct. 18, Benjamin Canney, son of Benja- 
min and Mary (Canney) Brown, b. 1808, Mch. 4, at Ossipee, 
N. H., and d. 1883, Feb. 20, at Ipswich. Mrs. Mary B. Brown 
d. later than 1896. Ch., b. at Ipswich: 

355. Maky Ann (Brown) b. 1831, Dec. 1; d. 1851, Sep. 21. 
350. Makgaijet Ellen (Brown) b. 1833, May 13. 

357. James Wauren (Brown) b. 183)i, Aug. 2(>. 

358. John Manning (Brown) b. 1838, Feb. 3. 

359. WiLHiLMNA Francis (Brown) )). 18-tG, Dec. 2; d. 1869, Jan. 5. 
3G0. Lucy Sarah (Brown) b. 1848, Sep. 14; d. 1890, Sep. 3. 

361. Charles William (Brown) b. 1850, Nov. 11. 

270. GEORGE WASHINGTON^ MANNING (Jacob,^ 
Jacob,'' Joseph,^ Thomas, ^ Richard^) b. 1813, May 28, at Ipswich, 
Mass. Fie was a blacksmith in his years of activity, and now, at 
the age of eighty-eight, resides in Newburyport in good health. 
He m. (1st) at Ipswich, 1833, published Oct. 19, Elizabeth, dau. 
of Samuel and Eunice (Mclntire) Brookings, b. 1813, Apr. 15, at 
Newburyport, where she d. 1863, May 28 ; and (2d) Dorcas Ham. 
Ch. : 

362. Ann Lord, b. 1834, Ang. 27, at Rowley; res., 1901, at Prescott, 

Arizona; m. George Adams Tilton, of Deerfleld, N. II. Ch. : 
I. George F. II. Horace. III. Jacob Manning. 

303. George Warren, b. 1835, Dec. 12, at Rowley. 

364. Louisa Maria, b. 1837, July 3, at Rowley; unm. 

305. Emily Drucilla, b. 1839, Oct. 8, at Rowley. 

360. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1843, Jan. 30, at Rowley; d. 1863, Oct. 30, at 

Newburyport. 

367. Minor Raymond Ringgold, b. 1845, Feb. 22, at Newburyport; d. 

1801, Feb. 1. 

368. ISANNAii Adams, b. 1849, June 20, at Newburyport; res. Chicago; 

ni. Charles Desmond. 
309. Edward Foster, b. 1852, Jan. 10, at Newburyport. 
370. Benjamin Franklin, b. 1854, Feb. 22; d. 1854, Aug. 30. 

271. BENJAMIN WARREN6MANNING(Jacob,5Jacob,4 
Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Richard') b. 1815, Sep. 7, at Ipswich, Mass. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICIIAUI) MANMNC. T.M 

He was at one time a haniesa-maker. Resides (1 !)()!) at (Jrovo- 
land. lie m. 1S39, Nov. 26, Eiinn;i Carr, dau. of Walter and 
Mary (Noyes) Bailey, b. 1820, Apr. 26, at West Newi.Mrv, and 
d. 1864, Sep. 19. Cb. : 

371. Mary Emma, b. 1841, Oct. 25, at Ipswich; tl. 1S77. Mdi. j; „i. 

Joseph Sliute. Ch. : Allen Howard. 

372. Eliza Axx, birth-date not learned; d. 1844, Jnn. is. aired C \v»-ek.s. 

373. Sarah Adeline, b. 1848, M;iy .->, at Ipswich; d. I8(!3, Dee. 5. 

374. Eben Walter, b. 1850, Oct. 21, at Ipswich; d. 1H82. Apr. K!, at 

Newark, N. J., on a train, retnrning from the Sonth. IK- ni. 
Hortense Williams. No ch. 

375. AViLLiAM W., b. 1854, Apr. 5, at West Newbury. 

273. LEIGHTON WILSON^ MANNING (.Tafob,'' Jaeol..' 
Joseph,^ Thomas,2 Richard') b. 1818, May 30, at Ipswich, Mass. 
He resided a large part of his life in Boston, engaged as an up- 
holsterer. He m, 1843, June 8, Caroline A., dau. of Joseph and 
Amy (Locke) Stockwell, b. 1822, Sep. 22. She d. 1808, Doe 8; 
Mr. Manning d. 1881, June 17, both at Somerville. Ch. : 

376. Joseph Stockwell, b. 1845, Apr. 13, at Ipswich. A soldier of ilic 

Eebellion In Co. K, 29th Mass. Infantry. lie was awarded 
the medal of honor for "captniin;; the colors of the ICtli 
Georgia regt. in action at Fort Sanndcrs," 1SG3, Nov. 2'.i, dur- 
ing the siege at Knoxville. A small detachment of his re;;!- 
ment was ordered as a flanking party at a critical moment in 
the battle, and moved out under a severe fire of musketry and 
artillery. They entered the ditch occupied by ihe enemy, ami, 
with Manning leading the charge, captured two stands of 
colors, Manning taking tho.«e of the 16th Georgia after a liand- 
to-hand contest. He is a charter memlx-r of the Mediil of 
Honor Legion, and served as adjutant-general in 1892. Resides 
at Somerville. He m. Delia F. Xnrris. No ch. 

377. Caroline Elizabeth, b. 1847, Sep. 30, at Ipswich ; d. 1847, Sep. 80. 

378. William Earle, b. 18-18, Oct. 20, at Ipswich; d. 1849, Oct. 1. 

379. Edward Washburn Weston, b. 1850, Sep. 15, in Boston; d. 188H, 

Mch. 1, nnm. 

380. Charlotte Augusta, b. 1852, Dec. U', in IJostun ; d. is.'l. .inur 

23. 

381. Lucia Adel.vide, b. 1855, Oct. 28, in Boston; num., 1900. 

382. Leighton Wilson, b. 1857, Oct. 31, in Boston; resides ai .s..iiiir- 

ville; m. 1898, Apr. 19, Harriet Mabel Viiuglian, of Lowell. 

383. Amy Locke, b. 1861, Sep. 7, in Boston; resides at Somerville; m. 

1897, June 29, William Pierce Mitchell, of the latter city. 



SEVENTH GENERATION. 



277. BENJAMIN WHEELERS MANNING (Samuel,'' 
Samuel,5 Robert,'* Sainuel,^ Jacobs Ricbaixl') b. 1814, Apr. 12, 
at New Salein, Mass. Early iu life lie removed to the town of 
Little Valley, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., and subsequently resided 
at Humphrey, fifteen miles distant. He m. 1849, Oct. 1, Abigail, 
dau. of Nathan and Betsey (Jones) Whitford, b. 1818, Jan. 20, 
at Whitehall, Mass. (So reported ; should it be New York?) She 
m. (2d) Benj. Osgood and resides at Ischua, in the same county. 
Mr. Manning d. 1879, Aug. 2, at Humphrey. Ch. : 

384. Adelbert, b. 1851, Mch. 13, at Little Valle}' ; nmn. 

385. AxTinNS Harry, b. 1856, Feb. 4, at Little Valley. 

386. Addison B., b. 1860, May 20, at Humphrey; d. 1863, Mch. 21. 

279. LYMAN7 MANNING (Samuel," Samuel,^ Robert,^ 
Samuel,^ Jacob,- Richard') b. 1819, Jan. 28, at New Salem, Mass. 
When about nineteen years of age he went to Little Valley, N.Y., 
where he thereafter resided. He was a farmer. He m. 1849, Dec. 
iJl, Leafy, dau. of Asa and Parney (Chase) Furness, b. 1830, Dec. 
2, at New Salem ; d. 1899, June 17. Mr. Manning d. 1892, Apr. 
8, at Elkdale, a part of Little Valley. Ch., b. at Elkdale : 

387. Harlen, b. 1850, May 4. 

388. Howard Eobert, b. 1851, Dec. 1; accidentally shot himself ■while 

getting over a fence 1875, Jan. 1. 

389. Angeline Harriet, b. 1854, Apr. IG; nnra., 11)00. 

390. Harvey Green, b. 1857, Apr. 1. 

391. Hiram Wheaton, b. 1863, Apr. 27. 

392. Ida Laura, b. 1868, Feb. 25; resides at Elkdale; m. Laverna Fuss. 

No ch., 1900. 

393. Frank Sumner, b. 1870, Jan. 19. 

280. SAMUEL GREEN^ MANNING (Samuel,« Samuel,^ 
Robert,'* Samuel, ^ Jacob,^ Richard^) b. 1821, Apr. 11, at New 
Salem, Mass. He was a soldier of the Rebellion in Co. A, Heavy 

(752) 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 7.53 

Artillery, from Wisconsin. He went from Little Valley, N. Y., to 
Cold Spring, Jefferson Co., Wis., about 1850 ; removed in IH.'iS to 
Hebron, in the same county, where he resided until 1.S78, follow- 
ing his trade of carpenter and joiner; lived for the next twenty 
years in Chickasaw Co., Iowa, and now resides at Fort Atkinson, 
Wis. He m. (1st) Harriet, dau. of John and Hannah (Winship) 

Boutell, b. 1830, Sep. 20, at New Salem. She m. (2d) Stau- 

cil, and she d. 1901, Feb. 22, at Villanow, Walker Co., Ga. Mr. 
Manning m. (2d) 1855, Sep. 2, Nancy, dau. of Alexander and 
Anne (Milieu) Graham, b. 1832, Jan. 11, at Slippery Kock, near 
Portersville, Butler Co., Pa. She survives, 1901. 

Ch. of Samuel G. and Harriet Manning: 

394. Cortland, b. 1851, Aug. 30, at Little Valley. 

Ch. of Samuel G. and Nancy Manning : 

395. Cora Axxe, b. 1860, Oct. 7, at Hebron; resides at Fort Atkinson; 

iinm., 1900; a school-teacher. 

396. Elmer Jasper, b. 1867, Feb. 11. at Hebron; an engineer and ma- 

chinist; resides Monroe, Green Co.; m. there 1897, .June 29, 

Emma Frances, dau. of G. T. and (Banks) Hodyes. No 

ch., 1900. 

281. ATKINS A.7 MANNING (Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Rob- 
ert,^ Samuel, 2 Jacob, ^ Richard') b. 1825, Aug. 13, at New Salem, 
Mass. Karly in life he went to AVisconsin, where he was a farmer 
and lumberman in Monroe Co. He m. (1st) Helen, dau. of Noah 
and Lucinda Grover, b. 1831, Feb. 18. at Osego (?), N. Y., and 
d. 1865, Nov. 12, at Greenfield, Wis. ; and (2d) Celestia, dan. 
of William and Debra (Briggs) Smith, b. 1847, May 12, at Free- 
port, 111., who is yet living. Mr. Manning d. 1882, .Tuly 4, at 
Greenfield. 

Ch. of Atkins A. and Helen Manning: 

397. Emogene, b. 1855, June 2, near WhiteAvater, Wis.; d. 1888, Mch. 

27, at Pasadena, Cal. ; m. Adelhort S. Hartwi-ll. No ch. 

398. Lucy Elvira, b. 1859, Apr. 18, near Wiiitewatcr; d. iy.>2, .May ", 

at Kirby, Wis. ; ra. 1881, Jan. 3, John, son of George and I)o- 
marius (Stredder) Musson, b. 1856, Jan. 29, at Oconomowoc. 
He resides at Kirby. Ch. : I. George Atkins, b. It^Hl, Nov. 23. 
at Kirljy. II. Chester Ward. b. 1H&3, Nov. 21, at Kirby. 

399. Clarissa Lucinda, b. 1865, Nov. 10, at Greenfield. In 1887, at which 

48 



754 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

time she was unmarried, she Aveut to Chicago, and, Avhile her 
relatives have not been able to secure positive information, it 
is believed that she died during the grippe epidemic of the 
winter of 1887-8. 

Ch. of Atkins A. and Celestia Manning : 

400. FitAXK Albekt, b. 18G8, Nov. lo, at Greenfield; m. Florella Wet- 

more; resides at Tunnel City, Monroe Co. 

401. Grant Emery, b. 1870, Oct. 14, at Greenfield; resides at Tunnel 

City. 

282. ALPIIEUS^ MANNING (Jacob,^ Robert,^ Robert," 
Samuel,3 Jacob,^ RieharcP) b. 1793, Oct. 15, at Charltou, Mass. 
He was a farmer in Coventry, Chenango Co., N. Y., nearly all his 
life. When of advanced age he went to live with his son at Wind- 
sor, Broome Co., and d. 1870, Mch. 25, a few days after arriving 
there. He m. Deborah, dau. of Nathan and Abigail Bassett, 
b. 1789, July 17, " at Cape Cod, Mass.," and d. 1872, Mch. 9, 
at Windsor. Ch., b. at Coventry : 

402. Polly Marlv; d. unm., 1854, Sep. 13, aged 33 years. 

403. MDfliRVA; d. unm., 1843, Oct. 14, in her 20th year. 

404. Almira EsTELLA,b. 1825, Oct. 4; res. at Afton. She m. (1st) 1845, 

Nov. 28, Usher Hampton Moore, a native of Minisink, and son 
of William and Sally Moore. Ch. : I. Edward Carl, b. 184{;, 
Feb. 15, at Coventry. II. William Alpheus,b. 1847, Dec. 1, at 
Union, Broome Co. She m. (2d) Thomas Jefierson Hyde. Ch. : 
Ira Dewitte, b. 1860, July 16, at Bainbridge. 

405. Melissa Cellv, b. 1827, Aug.; d. 1893, Dec. 25; m. (1st) Andrew 

Bennett and (2d) Tyler Hull. No ch. 
40G. Chauncy, b. 1831, Nov.; res. East Homer, Cortland Co. At 
various times in the last six years his record has been re- 
quested, but no reply has been received. He m. Melissa 
Andrews. Two children, one of whom was deceased in 1895, 
and the other living. 

283. DANFORD' MANNING (Jacob,6 Robert,^ Robert," 
Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard') b. 1795, Apr. 6, at Charlton, Mass. 
He m. 1818, Oct. 9, p:inora Robinson, who d. 1836, June 15, and 
(2d) 1840, Nov. 25, Permilla Woodcock. The birthplaces of Dan- 
ford's children show his residence at various times, but further 
than this nothing can be said of him. Persistent inquiry has failed 
to bring information, as his older relatives who, it would be sup- 
posed, would know of him have not given desired facts. When 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHAHl) MAN.MNO. T',:, 



there was a failure to obtain the date of his deatli, thoy were asked 
to estimate the time when he died. None of them did so. With 
the notable exception of two of the younger descendants informa- 
tion has not been sent by them, and, generally, no replies have 
been received to letters. The compiler does not know wlu-thi-r 
Danford died in the East, or went to Wisconsin witli his children. 
The latter were as follows : 

407. Solomon, b. 1819, Nov. 20, at Coventry, N. Y. 

408. Susan, b. 1821, Oct. H, at Coventry; d. 1893, at Marengo, 111. 

Repeated inquiries have hrouiiht little inforniation relating to 
her. One collateral relative says she " had no children." A 

younger member of the family says shem. Miller, which 

cannot, however, be asserted here. 

409. OziAS, b. 1824, Aug. 30, at Ellery, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. 

410. Danfokd, b. 1825, Sep. IG, at Coventry (?). In the submitted 

record his birth was given as here shown, but his name was 
placed second in the list. Possibly there is an error. The 
widow of his brother George states that Daiiford m. PMorelia 
Woodcock, and that he d. in Crawford Co., Pa. Is thi.s cor- 
rect, or has he been confounded with his father? Note the 
father's second marriage, as reported by the family. 

411. William, b. 1827, Nov. 24, at Ellery. 

412. George, b. 1832, Jan. 28, at Ellery. 

286. CHARLES WHITE" MANNING (Nathaniel,'' Rob- 
ert,^ Robert,^ Samuel,-'' Jaeob,2 Richard^) b. 1796, July 30, per- 
haps at Rensselaer, N. Y. He was reared at Coventry, Chenango 
Co., and resided there for many years, but later removed to the 
West. He m. Abiah Sutton, b. 1803, Jan. 31, and d. !«><"», Dec. 
17, at Great Barrington, Mass. Mr. Manning d. 1878, Jan. 31, 
at Springfield, Wis. Cli., b. at Coventry : 

413. John Henry, b. 1824, Feb. 29. 

414. Emeline Minerva, b. 1826, Feb. 24; wiis residing a few years ago 

at Chester, Mass. ; record requested but not received. She m. 
at Chester, 1852, July 11, Abral (?) Kasson Al)bot, son of Jo- 
seph. Ch. : I. A daughter; d. aged about four years. II A 
daughter; m., and res. Chester. 

415. Lewis Clark, b. 1828, May 15. 

416. Phebe Ann. b. 1830, Oct. 15; d. uinu , 18-19, Dec. I. 

417. George Leroy, b. 1833, May 10; d. 1H40. Dec. 17. 

418. Charles Burton, b. 1836, May 7; a soldier of the IJ.-beliion In Co. 

K, 8th Wis. Volunteers; d. in the army 1861, Dec. 23 (another 
account says Dec. 24), at Sulphur Springs, Mo. Not married. 

419. Harrison Seward, b. 1838, July 19. 



756 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

420. Francis Edgar, b. 1843, July 2C; a soldier of the Rebellion in Co. 

A, 10th Wis. Vols., and ivas killed in battle at rerryville,Keu., 
1862, Oct. 8. Not married. 

287. BETSEY^ MANNING (Nathaniel,^ Robert,^ Robert,^ 
Samuel,3 jacob,^ Richard') b. 1799, Sep. 13, at Coventry, N. Y. ; 
m. 1822, Nov. 28, Calvin, son of Roger and Betsey (Cole) Edger- 
ton, b. 1797, July 19, at Coventry. He d. 1874, April; she d. 
1829, Nov. 1, both at the latter place. Ch., b. at Coventry: 

421. Eliza Ann (Edgerton) b. 1824, July 2; res. Coventry; m. 1847, 

June 2, Cyrus Smith, whod. 1874, Sep. 16. Ch. : I. Ann Eliza, 
b. 1852, July 15 ; m. 1875, Nov. 24, Coryell G. Beardsley. Ch. : 

I. Ella Louisa, b. 1880, Feb. 10. 2. Ray Smith, b. 1884, Feb. 
14. 3. William Phillips, b. 1886, Apr. 17.— II. George Wihis, 
b. 1855, Aug. 25; d. 1859, Dec. 7. 

422. George Washington (Edgerton) b. 1825, Oct. 1 ; d. 1895, June 19 ; 

was married. 

423. Williajvi Henry (Edgerton) b. 1827, Feb. 11; d. 1828, Sep. 12. 

424. Henry Leroy (Edgerton) b. 1829, Oct. 3; d. 1830, Sep. 1. 

288. GEORGE^ MANNING (Natlianiel,^ Robert,^ Robert," 
Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard') b. 1802, Jan. 22, at Coventry, N. Y., 
where he d. 1831, Eeb. 28. He m. Julia Leach. Ch., b. at 
Coventry : 

425. Emily Almira, b. 1827, Aug. 31; d. 1893, June 19; m. William 

Ireland. Ch., two sons and three or four daughters. 

426. Mary Jane, b. 1829, Sep. 6; res. Bainbridge; m. 1853, Mch. 29, 

David, son of Thomas Pearsall, b. 1822, May 24, at the latter 
town. Ch.,b. at Bainbridge : I. Joseph Leal, b. 1855, Apr. 29. 

II. Mary, b. 1858, Dec. 29. III. Edson, b. 1861, May 9. IV. 
Edgar, b. 1861, May 9. 

289. LEWIS^ MANNING (Nathaniel,^ Robert,^ Robert," 
Samuel,3 Jacob,^ Richardi) b. 1804, June 29, at Coventry, N. Y. 
He resided in Chautauqua and Chenango counties, in New York, 
and Potter and Tioga counties, Fa. He was a practical farmer 
nearly all his life, but, after removing to Westfield, Pa., opened 
a grocery store. While residing at Harrison Valley, in that State, 
he was postmaster for three years, 1860-2. He was of sterling 
common sense, and honest and upright in all his dealings. He m. 
(1st) in Steuben Co., N. Y., Amanda, dau. of Rev. John D. and 
Susan (Thomas) Gilbert, b. 1807, Sep. 14, and d. 1844, Dec. 21, 
at Coventry; and (2d) 1846, Aug. 12, Julia Emeline Hovey, of 



DESCENDANTS OF lilCIIAUD MA.XXINiJ. 7.07 

Oxford, N. Y., b. 1816, May 23, in Mass. Mr. .Mauuiii^' d. 1H«7, 
Sep. 

Ch. of Leifis and Amanda Manniiif( : 

427. Susan Anna; res. Canisteo, N. Y. ; record roiniesleil liiit not re- 

ceived ; m. Nelson Doty. 

428. Nancy Cassandra, b. 1835, June 2, at Ellery, N. V. 

429. GiLBKRT Nathantix, b. 1842, Apr. 8, at Ellery. 

Ch. of Lewis and Julia E. Manning : 

430. Franklin Benjamin, b. 1848, Apr. 21, at Oxford, N. Y. ; res. West- 

field, Pa. ; ra. 1891, Sep. 19, Cora Kiiapp. No eli., 1900. 

431. Amanda jMklvina, b. 1850, May 14, at Harrison Valley. 

432. Smith Adelbert, b. 1853, Nov. 22, at Harrison Valley ; d. mini, 

1899, Nov. 8. 

433. Mary, b. 1855, Feb. 28, at Harrison Valley: res. Sterlinj,', 111. She 

m. (1st) Arthur Bristol. Ch. : Anna Lena, b. 1877, June 18. 
She m. (2d) Hawk. 

290. IRA^ MANNING (Nathaniel,^ Robert,-' Robert,-' 
Samuel, 3 Jacob,^ RicbaixU) b. 1807, Feb. 19, at Coventry, N. Y., on 
the farm now owned by J. W. Beardsley. He resided in bis native 
town. His education was received there in the common schools. 
About the time of his marriage he purchased a farm adjoining 
that of his father. He was supervisor of Coventry, and assessor 
for several years. He m. Mary A., dan. of James and Lucy 
(Pomeroy) Treadway, b. 1808, June 27, in Conn. She d. lx«)8, 
Oct. 23; Mr. Manning d. 1865, Oct. 18, both at Coventry, where 
they were buried. Ch., b. at Coventry : 

434. Abbie Jane, b. 1835, Aui,'. 8; res. Coventry; in. Robert, .son of 

Robert and Mary (Love) Wilson, b. 1827, in Ireland, and d. 
1886, Feb. 15, at Greene, Cheuauiro Co. Noch. He was a proni- 
iiient farmer, and a kind and oblijiiiiL' citizen. 

435. John Waters, b. 1837, May 20. 

436. WiLLiAiM Seward, b. 1839, Feb. 24. 

437. Ira Delos, b. 1842, Nov. 20. 

438. Mary An^n, b. 1848, June 27; res. at Greene; m. there 1877. June 

20, Allan, son of John and Sarah Weeks (Hand) Napier. Ii. 
1840, Jan. 7, in Brooklyn. Ch., b. in Brooklyn : I. Sarah 
Weeks, b. 1880, Dec. 22. II. John l)wi«ht. b. IM)'.', Jan. 10. 

439. LiBBiE EM.MA, b. 1851, May 1; d. 1870, Jan. 12. 

291. ANNA7 MANNING (Nutliaiiiel,'' Robert,' Uob.r(,< 
Samuel,3 Jacob,^ Richard') b. 1809, Apr. 9, at Coventry, .\. V. ; 
d. there 1866, Feb. 13 ; m. 1829, Nov. 15, Joseph, sou of Joseph 



758 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

and Hannah (Wheeler) Fairchild, b. 1806, July 24, atWatertown, 
Ct,., and d. 1888, Mch. 29, at Coventry. Ch., b. at Coventry: 

440. Betsey Ann (Fairchild) b. 1830, Dec. 4; m. 1849, Oct. 4, Orrin W. 

Childs. 

441. Ira Manning (Fairchild) b. 1833, May 12; resided at Coventry un- 

til 1894 and then removed to Sidney, m. 1869, Dec. 15, Frances 
E. Tuckey. Their dau. AnnaE., m. James G. Simonson. 

442. Charles Leroy (Fairchild) b. 1836, May 17; d. 1895, June 28, at 

Bainbridge; m. 1864, Dec. 28, Sally A. Salisbury. 

443. Nancy Louise (Fairchild) b. 1839, Mch. 2; d. 1851, Sep. 30, at 

Coventry. 

444. George KussELL (Fairchild) b. 1842, Jan. 15; d. 1851, Sep. 24. 

445. John Henry (Fairchild) b. 1845, Apr. 29; d. 1869, Oct. 11, at Cov- 

entry; m. 18fJ9, Jan. 5, Eugenia Waters. 

446. Lewis Wheeler (Fairchild) b. 1847, Nov. 19; d. 1851, Sep. 26. 

293. ISAIAH^ MANNING (Samuel,^ Robert,^ Robert,^ 
Samuel,3 Jacob,^ Richardi) b. 1830, Apr. 24, at Coventry, N. Y. 
He was a millwright or machinist, and sawyer, which occupation 
he followed until he was killed by the fall of a tree, 1873, Oct. 19, 
at Afton. He m. 1853, Sep. 14, Myra Elizabeth, dau. of Uriah 
and Clariss Stow, b. 1829, May 17, at Windsor, and d. 1878, Apr. 
15, at Coventry. Ch., b. at Coventry : 

447. George Ellory, b. 1857, Aug. 24; d. 1864, Mch. 27. 

448. Ida Rosella, b. 1860, Dec. 17 ; res. Lesterville, Broome Co. ; in. 

1879, Jan. 11, George Albert, son of William and Calista May, 
b. 1854, Apr. 13, at Coventry. Noch., 1896. 

309. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS^ MANNING (William A. ,6 
William, 5 John,"* John,^ Thomas,^ Richardi) b. 1850, Dec. 12, at 
P^aton, N. H. He resides at North Waterford, Me. He m. at 
Pittsfield, Pa., 1881, June 13, Lizzie May Bartlett, b. 1860, Jan. 
17, at Stoneham, Me. Her father's name, Enoch Maffitt Bartlett ; 
her mother's maiden name, Mary Taylor Ayers. Ch., b. at 
Waterford : 

449. FoNTi Eloise, b. 1882, July 15. 

450. Robert Lynne, b. 1885, Jan. 21. 

451. Mary Ayers, b. J888, Aug. 12. 

452. Arthur Bower, b. 1891, July 4. 

311. JOHN FRANCIS^ MANNING (William A.,6 William,^ 
John,'' John,3 Tliomas,^ Richardi) b. 1856, Dec. 24, at Eaton, 
N. H. He attended school at Waterford, Norway and Paris, in 



DESCENDANTS OF RIOHAi;i) MANNING. T.',;) 

Maine, and at New Haven, Ct. ; gradnated from tlie Bowdoiu Med- 
ical School in Brunswick, Me., 1879, and, after live vears practice 
as a physician at Surry, in that State, passed the win'ter of lHs.j-5 
at the University Medical School of New York. In tlie sprinjr of 
1885 he went to Germany and was two years in tlie Universities of 
Kiel, Heidelburg and Berlin, afterwards passing six months in the 
university of Vienna and one year in the University of Paris. He 
has since been engaged in the practice of medicine at Kllsworih, 
Me. He m. at the last-named place, 1895, Dec. 21, Maude Mary, 
dan. of Hutson B. and Frances (Cole) Saunders, h. 1809, July 12, 
at Ellsworth. She is a granddau. of John J. and Elvira Saunders. 
No ch., 1900. 

326. ERVILLA" MANNING (Lucius W.,-' William,'- John,"* 
John,3Thomas,2 Richardi)b. 1851, Apr. 8, at West Dennis, Mass. ; 
res. North Dightou ; m. Capt. Darius Mason White, b. 1835, Feb. 
10, at Taunton, son of Darius and Sarah A. (Lewis) White. Ch., 
b. at North Dighton: 

453. Grace MAX>riNG (Wliite) b. 1870, Aug. 17. 

454. Fanxie Gertrude (Wliito) b. 1875, Apr. 1. 

455. Alfred Lester (White) b. 1877, Sep. 14. 

456. Darius Elmer (White; b. 1879, July 17. 

457. Ethel Daken (White) b. 1885, June 9; d. 1888, Apr. 29. 

332. JOHN" MANNING (Johu,« John,-" John/ Joseph,^ 
Thomas,2 Richard') b. 1824, June 9, at Waldoboro, Me. lie 
went with his father's family in Oct., 1842, to Rockport, Mass., 
where he attended school until 1846, and then went to Bangor, 
Me., and engaged with firms in the lumber business as clerk ; 
then as messenger between Bangor and Boston with Bryant's ami 
other express companies until 1852, when he returned to Rock- 
port and established himself in the dr^'-goods and jewelry busi- 
ness. In 1857 and 1858 he was chosen on the board of selectmen 
of Rockport. In 1861-2 he joined the 19th Regt., Mass. Vols., 
assembling at Lynnfield, as quartermaster and connnissary ser- 
geant (non-commissioned, his father-in-law, ftlr. Shaw, being 
quartermaster of the regiment). He went to the front with the 
regiment, and after leaving it in Maryland, he joined the Adams 
Express Company at Fortress Monroe, returning home an invalid. 
From 1862-3 to 1874 he was in various business enterprises in 
Boston, New York (for six years) and Pemaquid, .Mf. In 1874 he 



760 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

purchased a fish and trading stand at New Harbor, Me., dealing in 
fish, fish-oil, and general stores, provisions, groceries, etc., and 
after disposing of the business he retired. He resides at Medford, 
Mass. He m. at Rockport, 1854, Sep. 24, Arabella S. W., dau. 
of Levi and Charlotte Shaw, b. 1836, Sep. 21, at Boars Head, 
N. H., whence her parents had removed to Rockport. Mrs. Man- 
ning d. 1885, June 15, at Medford. No ch. They legally 
adopted Helen Fuller, an infant, of a family residing in Lynnfield. 
She was educated at Rockport and at Ipswich Seminary, and in 
1878 she m. Daniel J. Puffer, of Medford, having one child. Belle 
S., b. 1888, June 11. 

333. JOSEPH^ MANNING (Johu,6 John,^ John,^ Joseph,3 
Thomas,2 Richardi) b. 1826, Nov. 7, at Waldoboro, Me. He 
accompanied his father Avhenthe latter removed in 1842, to Rock- 
port, Mass., and attended the public schools of that town, subse- 
quently preparing for the medical profession under his father's 
tuition. In May, 1852, he graduated from Bowdoiu College, 
Brunswick, Me., later taking degrees at Harvard Medical College. 
Returning to Rockport he engaged in the practice of his profes- 
sion, combining dentistry, to which he gave considerable atten- 
tion, with physic and surgery. He was a member of the Massa- 
chusetts Medical Society from 1853. He was town treasurer of 
Rockport from 1864 to 1890, and one of the school committee in 
1853. He was also treasurer of Rockport Savings Bank 1876-7, 
and one of the receivers, and closed the affairs of the bank with but 
trifling loss in 1883. He was clerk and treasurer of the Sandy 
Bay Pier Company for four years, 1876-9, and clerk and treasurer 
of the Universalist Society, 1878. In 1876 he was appointed jus- 
tice of the peace. He was treasurer and a member of Ashler 
Lodge, F. A. M., from 1858 until his decease in 33d degree, and 
was also a member of Bethlehem Commandery, K. T., of Glou- 
cester. He m. Mary Jane, dau. of Tobias and Betsey Leighton, 
who survived him. Dr. Manning d. 1894, Dec. 10, at Rockport. 
Ch. : 

458. Charles Bolles, b. 1858, Apr. 15. 

45'J. Lizzre T., b. 18G5, Apr. 16; d. 1865, May 6. 

334. CHARLES BOLLES^ MANNING (John,^ John,^ 
John,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,^ Richard') b. 1829, Apr. 7, at Waldo- 



DESCENDANTS OF RICIIAUD MANMNC. 7(]1 

boro, Me. In 1842 he was taken by his parents to Rockport, 
Mass., where he attended school until Jan., \Hi'J. Ik' sail.d in 
the schooner ''Boston" for California by way of the Slrait.s of 
Magellan, returning in March, 1850. He was for a time dork in 
a book and stationery store in Ilallowell, Me., ami clerk in the 
express business in Boston, Mass., 1851-5; was with tlie N. K. 
Oil Manufacturing Co. of that city to 1859, when he fornu-d a 
partnership with his brother William H. in the oil and isinglass 
(fish glue) business at 138 Commercial street, Boston, and is now 
in the same line at 65-G9 Richmond street. He resiiles in Hoston, 
but lives at Rockport from May to Octol)er. lie ni. ISCG, Nov. 
22, Melvina Lucinda Emery, b. 1831, Oct. 21, at Hampden, Me. ; 
dau. of Alonzo and Lucinda (Hoiikins), and granddan. of .lolm 
and Sarah Emery. No ch. 

335. JOHN JAMKS' MANNING (James,^ John,- J<.hn,' 
Joseph,^ Thomas,2 Richard') b. 1832, Oct. 31, at Hockport, 
Mass., where he resides. He m. 1854, Jan. 17, Emma Marshall, 
b. 1832, Jan. 28, at Rockport. Her known ancestry was Thomas 
0. and Susan (Rowe), her parents; Benj. S. and Anna B. 
(Oakes), and Zerubbabel and Elizabeth (Soper) ^Marshall. Ch., 
b. at Rockport : 

460. EimA Sophia, b. 1854, Nov. 17; m. 1881, Sep. "JS, Dr. r.forjje 

Albert, son of Capt. Eben and Abigail Lowe. Ch , b. at Hock- 
port : I. George Albert, b. 1882, Dec. 3. 11. Uolu-rt .Miin- 
ning, b. 188G, Dec. 13. 

461. Ida, b. 1856, Feb. G. 

462. Jennie, b. 1858, Jmae 23; d. 1893, Dec. 19; ni. 1889, Dec. 29, 

Samuel Gott Henderson. Ch. : I. Emma Gertrude, b. 1891, 
July 27, at Brighton; d. 1892, Aug. 5. II. Jennie Manning, 
b. 1893, Dec. 19. 

33G. WILLIAM NORWOOD^ MANNING (James," John,-' 
John, 4 Joseph,^ Thomas,-^ Richard') b. 1834, June 3, at Hockport, 
Mass., on Beaver Dam Farm. He left the Rocki)orl High School 
at the age of fourteen to learn the watchmaker's trade ; went into 
business on his own account at sixteen, and has followed the 
same to the present time with the exception of f«)iir years as 
superintendent of the Manning Organ Company. He was always 
greatly interested in music, played church organ when twi-lve 
years old, and has played most band and orchestra instruments. 
In 1896 he had written and published upwards of thirty pieces of 



762 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

music, and has since added to the list. At the same date he had 
been a member of the Odd Fellows for thirty-one years, and was 
a Past Grand ; also a member of most of the patriotic orders. 
He resides in Rockport ; a watchmaker and jeweler, and dealer in 
pianos, music, etc. He m. 1854, Dec. 25, Augusta Pool, b. 1833, 
July 5, at Rockport. Her known ancestry was Capt. John and 
Sally (Klwell), her parents, and John and Martha (Bowman) 
Pool. Ch., b. at Rockport: 

463. Augusta, b. 1857, Mcli. 16; d. 1891, Apr. 16, uum. 

464. James William, b. 1859, May 31 ; d. 1888, Feb. 4, num. 

465. Carrie, b. 1861, Sep. 17; d. 1868, July 26. 

466. Maud, b. 1869, May 11; res. Dorchester; ni. Martin J. Connolly. 

Ch. : I. Grace, b. 1891, Oct. 2. II. A son. III. Marion. 

467. Edgar, b. 1871, Ang. 5; d. 1871, Sep. 10. 

468. Bertha, b. 1874, Jan. 18; ni. Ralph, son of Capt. Edward Hazel, 

of Gloucester. 

348. FRANCIS HENRY^ MANNING (Francis 0.,^ Rich- 
ard,5 John,'' Joseph,^ Thomas,^ Richard') b. 1847, Aug. 26, in 
Boston, Mass., his present residence. He m. 1870, Oct. 6, 
Charlotte Barrett Vose, b. 1850, July 20, at Springfield, and d. 
1900, Jan. 13. Her ancestry was Judge Henry '^ and Martha 
Barrett (Ripley) her parents ; Elijah^ and Rebecca Gorham 
(Bartlett) ; Elijah-^ and Ruth (Tufts) ; Elijah'' and Sarah (Bent) ; 
Capt. NathanieP and Mary (Belcher) ; Edward^ and Abigail, and 
Robert^ and Abigail Vose, the founders of the family in America. 
Robert^ was in Dorchester (now Milton), Mass., in 1642. Ch. of 
Francis H. and Charlotte B. Manning: 

469. Margaret Anstice, b. 1884, Aug. 15. 

352. SARAH AUGUSTA^ MANNING (Richard H.,g 
Richard,^ John,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,^ Richard') b. 1841, July 24, 
in Brooklyn, N. Y. Resides in Alban3\ She m. 1865, June 13, 
Dean, son of Henry Williams and Susan Elizabeth (Linn) Sage, 
b. 1842, at Ithaca. Ch. : 

470. Susan Linn (Sage) b. 1866, Oct. 1, in Brooklyn; res. Albany; m. 

James Feunimore Cooper. Ch. : I. James Fennimore. II. 
Henry Sage. III. Paul. IV. Linn. 

471. Henry Manning (Sage) b. 1868, May 18, in Albany, wliere he 

resides; m. Annie Wheeler Ward. Ch. : I. Ann Erskine. 
II. Katherine Linn. 

472. Sarah Porter (Sage) b. 1874, June 8, iu Albany. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHAHI) MAXNINO. 7(;3 

473. Dean (Sage) b. 1876, Dec. i;^, in Brooklyn; n-s. Xi-w York; in. 

Anna Parker. 

474. Elizabeth Manning (Sage; h. 1878, Mch. 27, in Brooklyn; ri-B. 

New York; m. Walter Lippincott Goodwin. 

353. HENRY SWAN^ MANNING (Uichurd II.,'- KicliMnl,- 
Jobu,^ Joseph,3 Thomas,^ Richard') b. 1814, Nov. 7, in Hruoklyii, 
N. Y. He received his early education in small privali' ami tht-n 
the public schools of his native city until 1857, when he was placed 
ill the boarding school of Theodore I). Weld, at Eagles wooil, .\. ,1 ., 
where he remained until he entered the Shelllelil Scientific Sclioul 
of Y'ale College, graduating in 1.SG2. This was followeil by a post 
graduate course in engineering, which was not completed, as he 
entered the army, leaving New York in the latter part of 186."^. 
His first commission was that of a second lieutenant in ihc loth 
Regt., Corps du Afrique, which was the second coloretl regiment 
mustered into the United States service. Later, he was made Hr«t 
lieutenant, and afterward captain by brevet; was in a number of 
engagements in Louisiana, Miss., Georgia, Florida and Alabama, 
and was once quite seriously wounded. In the spring of 1800, 
retiring from the army, he commenced business life as a clerk, l)ut 
in the fall of 1867 began the turpentine production in Florida, mar 
Jacksonville, remaining there until 187U. He then enteretl his 
father's business, but, not finding it engrossing enough, in May, 
1873, he started in New York the railway and machinists' tool and 
supply business as H. S. Manning & Co., the name of the lirm 
being changed in 1880 to Manning, Maxwell ct Moore. Having 
a taste for the military he, before the war, had joined the National 
Guard, State of New York, and on returning from thf wai- renewed 
his connection. P^ntering as a private, he passed through various 
grades of regimental and staff ofiicership, and retired about IMK) 
as Lieutenant Colonel by brevet. He resides in New York. He 
m. (1st) 1870, Oct. 19, Anna Louise, dau. of Jeremiaii and Sn^an 
Louise (Beveridge) Fisher, b. 1849, May 17, in lialtiniure, Md., 
and d. 1876, Dec. 29; and (2d) 1880, Nov. 18, Leona foe, 
dau. of John and Elizabeth (Scott) Pearce, b. 1«47, Mch. 22, in 
Philadelphia, Pa. All of the following children were born in 
Brooklyn. 

Ch. of Henry S. and Anna L. Manniwj: 

475. Edith, b. 1872, Apr. 14; d. 1873, Apr. 4. 

476. Richard Fisher, b. 1873, Dec. I'J. He Is president of the Ut-ucral 



764 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Supply Co., dealers in machine tools and factory supplies, John 
street, N. Y. He m. 1900, Nov. 21, Louisa, dau. of Seth Wel- 
lington and Ella Frances (Lemp) Johnson, b. 1874, Aug. 29, in 
New York. 

Ch. oj Henry S. and Leona C. Manning : 

477. Elizabeth Pearce, b. 1882, Apr. 3; d. 1883, Apr. 16. 

478. John Pearce, b. 1883, July 10. 

479. Henry Swan, b. 1885, Apr. 5. 

354. MARY CHANNING^ MANNING (Richard H.,6 Rich- 
ard,5 John, 4 Joseph,=^ Thomas,- Richardi) b. 1857, Feb. 18, in 
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; d. 1891, Jan. 16; resided in Brooklyn. She ni. 
Richard Cromwell Field. Ch. : 

480. Frederick Cromwell (Field) b. 1875, Oct. 17. 

481. Harold Manning (Field) b. 1878, Mch. 6; deceased. 

482. Mary Elizabeth (Field) b. 1880, Jan. 24; deceased. 

483. Richard Manning (Field) b. 1882, Aug. 29. 

484. Charles Manning (Field) b. 1886, Oct. 18. 

485. Manning (Field) b. 1890, Dec. 1. 

363. GEORGE WARREN^ MANNING (George W.,^ Ja- 
cob,^ Jacob, "^ Joseph,^ Thomas,- Richard^) b. 1835, Dec. 12, at 
Rowley, Mass. He is a blacksmith and resides at Somerville. He 
m. at Newburyport, 1860, Nov. 29, Martha Thaxter, dau. of Levi 
and Mary (Larabee) Beal, b. 1827, Mch. 23, in Boston. Ch. : 

486. George Edward, b. 18G3, Jan. 6, at Cambridgeport. 

365. P:MILY DRUCILLA" MANNING (George W.,6 Ja- 
cob,s Jacob,^ Joseph,^ Thomas,- Richard^ ) b. 1839, Oct. 8, at 
Rowley, Mass. ; res. Topsfield ; m. Albert Folsom, son of Josiah 
B. and Nancy Tilton, b. 1835, Apr. 8, at Ueerfield, N. H. Ch., 
b. at Deerfield : 

487. Albert Folsom (Tilton) b. 1859, Oct. 28; m. Emma Hitchens. 

Ch. : I. Olive Belle. IT. Ethel. 

488. John Adams (Tilton) h. 1861, Mch. 24; m. Lucy H. Crawley. Ch. : 

Marion Ella. 

489. Carrie Belle (Tilton) b. 1864, July 12; m. Ilsley. 

490. Warren Thaxter (Tilton) b. 1873, Mch. 20. 

491. George Manning (Tilton) b. 1877, May 9. 

369. EDWARD FOSTERS MANNING (George W.,^ Ja- 
cob,^ Jacob,"* Joseph, 2 Thomas,- Richard^) b. 1852, Jan. 10, at 



DESCENDANTS OF UICIIAKD .MANNING. 7(ij 

Newburyport, Muss. He is a veterinary surgeon, residing at Mai- 
den. He m. at Newbury, 1874, ]\Iay 111, Eunice Augusta, dau. of 
Frederick and Angeline (Jewett) Kiclier, b. 1854, Sep. 2, at New- 
buryport. Ch. : 

492. Geutrude Moohk, b. 1874, Oct. 10. at Ncwhnrvport. 

493. Warken EuciENE, b. 1877, Jan. 17, at Kowlcy. 

494. Elizabeth Augusta, b. 1879, Feb. 27. at Newburyport. 

495. Mary Abbie, b. 1880, June 19, at Newburyport. 

496. Arthur Edwaim), 1). 1882, Aug. 30, at Newburyport. 

497. EDrni Fostkk, b. 1884, Dec. 1, at N.; d. 188."), July 29. 

498. Ruth Jewett, b. 1889, May 26, at Newburyport. 

499. Ellen Mills, b. 1891, Apr. 3, at N. ; d. 1894, Aug. 9. 

375. WILLIAM W.' MANNING (Benjamin W.,*"' Jacob,-' 
Jacob,'' Josepli,3 Thomas,- Richard') b. 1854, Apr. 5, at West 
Newbury, Mass. He resides at Grovelaud. He ni. 1879, July *27, 
Melissa J., dau. of Charles and Mary Henthorue, b. 185H, Sept. 
24, at Lawrence. Ch., b. at Haverhill : 

500. Elrm Warren, b. 1880, June 11. 

501. Walter Albert, b. 1882, May 3. 



EIGHTH GENERATION. 



385. ATTKINS HARRYS MANNING(BenjaminW.,7 Sam- 
uel,6 Samuel,^ RobeiV Samuel,3 Jacob,^ Richardi) b. 1856, Feb. 4, 
at Little Valley, N. Y. He resides at Chapelsburg. He m. 1876, 
Sep. 6, Luella Maria, dau. of Rufus and Betsey (Train) Sweet, b. 
1857, Jnly 18, at Hnmphrey. Ch. : 

502. Vincent Ray, b. 1880, Jan. 18, at Humphrey. 

503. Ivan Rufus, b. 1884, Oct. 1, at Humphrey. 

504. Leon Benjamin, b. 1890, May 23, at Bozzard Hill; d. 1892, Nov. 

21. 

387. HARLEN^ MANNING (Lymnn,^ Sannie],6 Samuel,^ 
Robert,^ Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard i) b. 1850, May 4, at Elkdale, 
N. Y., his present residence. He m. 1885, Apr. 27, Ellen, dau. of 
John and Margaret Corcoran. Ch., b. at Elkdale : 

505. John, b. 1886, Feb. 7. 

506. Leonard, b. 1887, Aug. 3. 
607. Emmet, b. 1889, Jan. 19. 

508. RoBEKT, b. 1890, Dec. 14. 

509. Feed, b. 1892, Sep. 5. 

510. Henry, b. 1895, Apr. 3. 

511. James Wilbur, b. 1897, Dec. 28. 

390. HARVEY GREF:N8 MANNING (Lyman,' Samuel,'? 
Samuel,^ Robert,^ Saniuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard') b. 1857, Apr. 1, at 
Elkdale, N. Y. He was formerly in the grocery business at Brad- 
ford, Pa., and now resides at Little Valley, N. Y^, where he is 
town clerk. He m. 1891, Dec. 23, Emma, dan. of Fred and Chris- 
tine Bernhoft, b. at West Valley. Ch., b. at West Valley : 

512. Lee Charles, b. 1892, Oct. 12. 

391. HIRAM WHE:AT0N8 MANNING (Lyman,' Samuel,^ 
Samuel,^ Robert,'' Samuel,^^ Jacob,^ Richard') b. 1863, Apr. 27, at 

(766) 



DESCENDANTS OF KICHARI) MANNING. 7(i7 

Elkdule, N. Y. Resides at Chapelsburg. He m. iMinnie Sill 
Ch. : 

513. Edward Stephen, 1). 1900, Mch. 7, at Fitch, iijthe town of Frniik- 

liuville. 

393. FRANK SUMNER^ MANNING (Lyman,"? Samiiol.c 
Samuel, 5 Robert,'' Samnel,^ Jacob,^ Richard') b. 1870, Jan. 19, at 
Elkdale, N. Y. Resides at Salamanca. He in. Coralynn Lucas. 
Ch. : 

514. Marion Lytuax, b. 1898, Jan. 28. 

515. Olive Winifred, b. 1899, Aug. 14. 

394. C0RTLAND8 MANNING (Samuel G.,- Samucl,'"- 
Samuel,'^ Robert,"* Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard') b. 1«51, Auj;. :U», 
at Little Valley, N. Y. He resides at Villanow, AValkcr Co..(Joor- 
gia. He m. 1871, Aug. 3, Catherine, dau. of John and Sarah Jane 
(Ellis) Staucel, b. 1851, Dec. 12, in Catoosa Co., Ga. Ch. : 

616. Lauka Lucinda, b. 1872, June 27, at Villanow, whore she now re- 
sides ; m. Hoyt Scott. Ch. : I. Bertha May, b. 1894, .lune 8, 
at Blue Springs, Tenu. II. Artie Edward, b. 189fi, .lau. 23. at 
Blue Springs. III. John Winfleld, b. 1898, Aug. 19, at Vil- 
lanow. 

517. William Lucius, b. 1874, Jan. 7, in Wise Co., Tex. 

518. John Edward, b. 1875, Nov. 12, at Tunnel Hill, Ga. 

519. CILA.RLES Ellis, b. 1877, Feb. G, at VillanoAv; num., 1900. 

520. Nathan Adams, b. 1878, Dec. 29, at Villanow; unni. 

521. Albert Lafayette, b. 1880, Nov. 17, at Villanow; ni. Ilattie 

White. 

522. Dennis, b. 1882, Oct. 10, at V. ; d. 1883. Jan. 29. 

523. Artie Hamilton, b. 1883, Dec. 16, at Villanow. 

524. Anderson, b. 1886, Mch. l.">, at V.; d. 1886, Mch. 15. 

525. Cortland Suttle, b. 1888, Jan. 31, at Villanow. 

526. Harlan, b. 1891, Feb. 5, at V.; d. 1892, Aug. 28. 

527. Bessie, b. 1893, Feb. 13, at V.; d. 1896, July 1- 

528. Harvey, b. 1898, Jan. 28, at Villanow. 

407. SOLOMONS MANNING (Danford,"? Jacob," Robert,-' 
Robert,^ Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard') b. 1819, Nov. 20, at Coven- 
try, N. Y. Every possible effort has been made to obtain liis and 
his children's family records, but of the children whose rosidenco 
could be ascertained not one has replied to letters of inquiry. 
This sketch must go to press in the incomplete form liero shown, 
but the fault does not rest with the compiler of this vuhnne. If. 



768 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

in the future, other descendants wish to learn more, and fail, they 
may know why. At a date not learned Solomon Manning went to 
Wisconsin, and he d. 1888, Sep. 24, at Darien. He m. Amanda 
Baker. Ch. : 

529. Mary; m. Baker (?) ; said to reside at Darien; a letter 

sent toiler tliere returned by P. O. Dept. endorsed "Unclaimed." 

530. William; resides London, Wis.; has not replied to letters of in- 

quiry. 
. 531. Akthur; resides White Water, Wis. ; has not replied to letters. 

532. GEORGT5; residence not learned. 

533. OzL\s; residence not learned. 

409. 0ZIAS8 MANNING (Danford,^ Jacob,« Robert,^ 
Robert,4 Samuel,^ .Tacob,^ Richard') b. 1824, Aug. 30, at Ellery, 
N. Y. He early removed to Wisconsin, and there made his home. 
He m. 1850, June 29, Sarah Chestina, dau. of Hiram W. and 
Harriet (Huntley) Blanchard, b. 1830, June 12, at AVest Bloom- 
field, Chat. Co., N. Y., who is living (1901). Mr. Manning d. 
1879, Aug. 9, at Aztalan, Wis. Ch. : 
584. Frank Arthur, b. 1852, Dec. 5, at Lake Mills, Wis. 

535. Emma May, b. 1855, Apr. 7, at Lake Mills ; res. Oshkosh ; m. Frank 

E. Allen. Record not furnished. Ch. : I. Claude Manning. 
II. Ethel Irene. III. Francis Ray. IV. Harlow^ 

536. Mary Belle, b. 1868, Aug. 12, at Aztalan, Wis.; res. Lake Mills; 

m. 1881, Nov. 22, Elmer Ellsworth, son of James and Diautha 
(Thayer) Crump, b. 1863, Feb. 15, at Lake Mills. Ch. : Lvnn 
Manning, b. 1886, Oct. 3, at Waukesha. 

411. WILLIAMS MANNING (Danford,^ Jacob,^ Robert,^ 
Robert,4 Samuel,3 Jacob,^ Richardi) b. 1827, Nov. 24, at Ellery, 
N. Y. He early removed to Wisconsin. He m. Matilda, dau. of 
Daniel and Hannah (Schnermaun) Rathburn, b. 1837, Mch. 10, 
in Michigan. Mr. Manning d. at Lake Mills, Wis., 1884, June 1 
(another account says 1883, June 17). Ch. : 

537. Flora, b. 1857, Mch. 28, at Marengo, 111. ; res. Dunbarton, N. H. ; 

m. at Lake Mills, 1879, Feb. 5, Bradford, son of Samuel and 
Hannah (Dane) Burnhara, b. 1841, Jan. 9, at New^ Gloucester, 
Me. Ch. : I. Mabel Hannah, b. 1880, July 13, in Chicago, 111. 
II. William Bradford, b. 1891, Aug. 5, in St. Louis, Mo. 

538. Forest; record requested but not furnished; res. Lake Geneva, 

Wis. ; m. Maggie McManus. 

539. Elnora, b. at Lake Mills ; record requested but not furnished; res. 

Denver, Col. ; m. William S. Corson. Ch. : 1. Ethel. II. Irene. 

540. Harry; res. in Dakota. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 76H 

412. GEORGES MANNING (Danford,' Jacob/' Robort,^ 
Robert,^ Samuel,^ Jacob,'- Richard^) b. 1832, Jan. 28, at Ellery, 

N. Y. He removed to AViscousin ; m. Betsey . lied. IHTr), 

Dec. 25, at Baraboo, Wis. Repeated efforts have been made to 
obtain the records of his and his children's families, and care has 
been taken to explain that, as records of births, etc., were not kept 
iu many parts of the West until very lately, it would soon be im- 
possible to secure facts that might now be recorded in this volume 
so easily, but all efforts have failed. The responsibility for this 
apology for a record lies with George Manning's own family. C'li. : 

541. George Daxford; " resides iu Wisconsin." 

542. Charles; res. Baraboo, Wis. ; has made no reply to letters of in- 

quiry. 

543. Ozi; res. Reedsbnrg, Wis. 

544. Mary Anx; res. Reedsburg; m. Tin Bois. No reply to let- 

ters of inquiry. She was requested to extend an invitation to 
all of the family in Reedsburg to furnish their records. 

545. Rhoda; res. Chicago; m. Bistee. 

546. Susan ; res. Chicago ; m. Cooper. 

547. Rebecca; res. Chicago; m. Snyder. 

548. WiLLiA^i ; res. Reedsburg. 

413. JOHN HENRYS MANNING (Charles W.,' Nathan- 
iel,^ Robert,^ Robert,'' Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard') b. 1824, Feb. 
29, at Coventry, N. Y. The birthplaces of his children indicate 
several of his places of residence. In later years he lived largely 
at Great Barrington, Mass., but, after the burning of his home 
there, went to Mansfield, in the same State, where he resides in 
1901. He m. at Providence, R. I., Maria Ophelia, dan. of Friend 
C. and Amy (Ide) Dudley, b. 1832, Jan. 22, at North Providence. 
Her maternal grandparents were James and Lydia Ide. Ch. : 

549. Friexd CH.VRLES, b. 1852, Mch. 2G, at rrovidence. 

550. AnnaM., b. 1854, Nov. 23, atBlandford, Mass.; d. 1855. Dec. 1. 

551. Lela Maxetta, b. 1859, May 22, at Lake Mills, Wi-*. ; r.s. Lexing- 

ton, Ky. ; m. at Hartford, Ct., Joseph Ilollis, son of llmry H. 
and Lucy M. (.Stokes) Thayer, b. 1851, Apr. IH, at IlninhurK, 
S. C. No ch., 1900. 

552. Lincoln Clayton, b. 1864, Nov. 6, at Blandfnnl; r.s. n.nahn. 

Neb.; m. 1895, July 16, Mrs. Pattl Ethyl cUandlol; Iliblmrd, b. 
1868,' Nov. 11, in New York; widow of C. M. Illbbiinl. nn.l 
dau.'of Giles and Delphine (Bassett) Randlct. No ch., 1900. 

49 



770 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

By her first marriage Mrs. Manning had one child, Mabel Ethyl, 
b. 1889, Feb. 12, at Denver, Col. 

553. Arthur L., b. 1875, Oct. 24, at New Marlboro, Mass.; d. 1876, 

Jan. 6. 

415. LEWIS CLARK^ MANNING (Charles W.,7Nathan- 
iel,6 Robert,^ Robert,^ Samnel,^ Jacob,^ Richard^) b. 1828, May 
15, at Coventry, N. Y. Removed to Wisconsin. He m. Mary 
Julia, dau. of Hiram W. and Harriet (Huntley) Blanehard, b. at 
West Bloomfield, N. Y., and d. 1861, Nov., at Lake Mills, Wis. 
Mr. Manning d. at the same place, 1864, Oct. 4. Ch. : 

554. Edith Belle, b. 1858, Jan. 26, at Lake Mills; res. at Harvey; m. 

Jasper G. Seward. 

419. HARRISON SEWARD^ MANNING (Charles W.,^ 
Nathaniel,'' Robert,^ Robert,^ Samuel,^ Jacob,'-^ Richard') b. 1838, 
July 19, at Coventry, N. Y. He resides at Bowers, Wis. He m. 
in that State, at Geneva, 1860, Nov. 7, Harriet E. Palmer, b. 
1835, Nov. 28, at Austerlitz, Columbia Co., N. Y.; dau. of 
Joseph Gillette and Polly (Palmer) Palmer, and granddau. of 
Robert and Eunice (Alger) Palmer. Ch., b. at Geneva: 

555. Mary Emma, b. 1862, Dec. 29; res. Bowers; m. Dr. Benjamin 

Verdo Gregory, b. 18G9, Nov. 18, at Louisville, Ky.; son of 
Dr. Christopher and Charlotte Gregory. Dr. B. V. Gregory 
served six months as surgeon in Cuba during the war with 
Spain, and in Jan., 1901, had been 14 months in the Philippines 
in the same capacity, having charge of the largest hospital on 
the island of Luzon. Ch. : Ruth Harriet, b. 1896, Nov. 11, at 
Geneva. 

556. WiLMOT Howard, b. 1867, Feb. 2. 

557. Bessie Bj:lle, b. 1869, Jan. 22; d. 1869, Dec. 23. 

428. NANCY CASSANDRA^ MANNING (Lewi8,7 Na- 
thaniel,^ Robert,^ Robert,'^ Samuel,3 Jacob,- Richard') b. 1835, 
June 2, at Ellery, N. Y. ; resides at Westfield, Pa. She m. 1851, 
Apr. 9, Dr. James Masten, b. 1827, May 26, at Penn Yan, N. Y. ; 
son of Cornelius and Maria (Vosburgh) Masten, and grandson of 
Lieut. Cornelius Masten. Cornelius, junior, was a major in the 
war of 1812, and, later, a Judge. Maria Vosburgh was a dau. 
of Gen. Peter I. Vosburgh, the Revolutionary soldier. Ch. of Dr. 
James and Nancy C. Masten : 

658. Norman Lewis (Masten) b. 1852, Oct. 31, at Whites Corners, Pa. 
559. Ida Eliz.vueth (Masten) b. 1855, Sep. 25, at Whites Corners. 



DESCENDANTS OF RICTIARO MANMNO. 77] 

560. James Gilbert (Masten) b. 1850, Mcli. 9, at Whites rorn.rs; d. 

1863, Jan. 15, at Westllekl. 

561. Ed. Sawyer (Masten) b, 1863, Dec. 11, at WestlleUI. 

562. Effie (Masten) twin, b. 1863, Dec. 11. 

563. Frank Gilbert (Masten) b. 1870, Aiii,'. 17, at WisiiluUl. 

429. GILBP:RT NATHANIELS MANNING (Lewis,' 
Nathaniel,^ liobert,^ Robert,^ Sainuel,=Macob,- Richard') b. 1H12, 
Apr. 8, at Ellery, N. Y. A soldier of the Roliellion, iHfil, Sep. 
2, to 1865, July 16, in Co. G, 46th Regt., Penn. Volunteers. Ist 
Brigade, 1st Division, 12th and 20th Army Corps. He i.s now a 
farmer at Potter Brook, Pa. He m. 1865, Sep. 17, Addie L., 
dau. of John and Lorauy (Strong) Lovel, b. 1843, July 4, at 
Clymer, Pa. Ch., b. at Clymer : 

564. Frank Gilbert, b. 1872, Feb. 11; res. Potter Brook; in. at 

Whitesville, 18!)2, Apr. 9, Sarah A. Wilkinson. No cb., 1900. 

565. Orie Arthur, b. 1877, Nov. 4; res. Potter Hrook ; unni., 1900. 

431. AMANDA MELVINA" MANNING (Lewis,' Na- 
thaniel,*' Robert,^ Robert,'' Samuel, ^ Jacol)r Richard') b. 1850, 
May 14, at Harrison Valley, Pa.; res. Potter Brook; m. (Ist) 
1869, Apr. 26, Sheldon Ilurlbut, of Harrison Valley, and (2d) 
1890, Oct. 4, Joseph P. Brooks. Ch., b. at Harrison Valley : 

566. Edith May (Hurlbut) b. 1870, Feb. 16; res. Mills, Potter Co.; 

m. 1896, Dec. 29, Arthur Webster. 

567. Wesley Frank (Ilurlbut) b. 1872, Oct. 24; res. Endeavor, Forest 

Co.; m. 1895, May, Nettie Stewart. Ch. : Gay, b. 1896. 

568. Bertha Estella (Hurlbut) b. 1876, An;2r. 15; res. Endeavor; ni. 

Carl Monroe. Ch. : Gladys, b. 1897. 

569. OsMER (Hurlbut) b. 1879, Oct. 20. 

435. JOHN WATERS^ MANNING (Ira," Nathaniel,''' 
Robert,^ Robert,^ Samuel,^ Jacob,- Richard') b. 1H37, May 2(», 
at Coventry, N. Y. His early education was received in the 
common schools, and he afterwards attended the Oxford Acad- 
emy, at Oxford, N. Y., for several terms. He is a farmer in 
Coventry. He m. 1866, May 9, Martha Wealthy Hull, of ().\- 
ford. Ch., b. at Coventry: 

570. FR.VNK Maurice, b. 1867, Aug. 27; a telegrapher; res. at Coven- 

try; unin., 1900. 

571. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1869, Nov. 30; res. Coventry; ni. 1898, Sep. 

8, Clark E. Smith, b. 1866, Feb. 24. 



772 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

572. "William Alanson, b. 1872, Jan. 4; res. Sidney; is in the office of 

the N. Y., O. & W. Kailroad. Unm., 1900. 
673. Mary Wealthy, b. 1874, Oct. 2; d. 1889, July 31. 

436. WILLIAM SEWARDS MANNING (Ira,' Nathamel,^ 
Robert,^ Robert,^ Samuel,:' Jacob,^ Richard^) b. 1839, Feb. 24, at 
Coventry, N. Y. He m. (1st) in New York City, 1867, June 25, 
Sarah, dau. of Robert Wilson, b. 1840, in Greene, and d. 1870, 
Oct. 16; and (2d) 1874, Jan. 14, Margaret P., dau. of George 
N. and Lucetta (Willougbby) Havens, b. 1841, Oct. 26, at Ox- 
ford. She resides, 1901, at West Exeter. Mr. Manning d. 1876, 
Oct. 14. 

Ch. of William S. and Sarah Manning : 

574. William H., b. 1869, Dec. 9, in New York City; d. 1870, June 30, 

at Smithville. 

Cli. of William S. and Margaret P. Manning : 

575. Fanky Havens, b. 1875, Mch. 5, at Oxford. Slie graduated from 

Oxford Academy, 1892, and from Kraus Seminary, N. Y. City, 
where she toolv a Kindergarten course, in 1895. She then 
taught in a mission school in Broolvlyn, under the supervision 
of Plymouth Church, until 1897, when, the school being given 
up, she engaged in public school work at Newark, N. J., until 
her marriage, 1900, Aug. 22, to Rev. Alfred Richard Buiive. 
Res. West Exeter. 

437. IRA DEL0S8 MANNING (Ira,"? Nathaniel,^ Robert,-^ 
Robert,^ Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard^) b. 1842, Nov. 20, at Coven- 
try, N. Y. His education was obtained at district schools and the 
academies at Oxford and Norwich. AVhen a young man he taught 
twelve terms of school. He resides as a farmer on the Manning 
homestead in Coventry, where, in 1896, he had been commissioner 
for six years. He m. 1870, Sep. 7, Julia Eliza, dau. of Charles 
and Eliza (Miller) Sanford, b. 1842, Aug. 14, in New York City. 
Ch. : 

576. Leigh Delos, b. 1871, Aug. 28, at Coventry; d. 1872, Mch. 4. 

577. Julia May, b. 1878, Aug. 8, at Oxford. 

458. CHARLES BOLLES^ MANNING (Joseph,^ John,« 
John,'' John,^ Joseph,^ Thomas, ^ Richard^) b. 1858, Apr. 15, at 
Rockport, Mass. He graduated from Tufts College, 1882, and 
Harvard Medical College, 1886. He soon removed to Lincoln, 



DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 773 

Neb., ami began the practice of bis profession, aftorwanls estab- 
lishing himself in Boston, lie now resides at I'eulmily, .Muss. 
He m. 1887, Oct. 10, Mary G. Dennis. Cb. : 

578. JouN, b. 1890, Dec. 10, at Luicohi. 

486. GEORGE EDWARD^ MANNING (George W.,' 
George W.,^ Jacob, ^ Jacob, •' Joseph,-' 'rhoin:is,- Richanl') b. 
1863, Jan. 6, at Cambridgeport, Mass. He rcsi(U'S at Soiiu'rvilU'. 
He m. 1890, Jan. 1, Leonora, dau. of Francis and Sarah ('. (llitoli- 
ens) Conant, b. 1869, Apr. 4, at Charlestown. Ch., b. atSomer- 
ville : 

579. Florence Lincoln, b. 1890, Oct. 9. 

580. Francis Edward Waurex, b. 1892, .Tunc IM. 

581. Sarah Tiiaxter, b. 1895, Apr. 2. 

582. Leonora Belle, b. 1899, June 24. 



NINTH GENERATION. 



517. WILLIAM LUCIUS9 MANNING (Cortlancl,^ Sam- 
uel G./ Samuel,6 Samuel,^ Robert/ Samuel ,3 Jacobs Rieharcli) 
b. 1874, Jan. 7, in Wise Co., Texas. He resides at Villanow, 
Walker Co., Georgia. He m. Emma Babb. Ch. : 

583. WnxiAM KiRBY, b. 1892, Nov. 22. 

584. Robert Lee, b. 1894, Sep. 11. 

585. Mary Viola, b. 1896, Oct. 9; d. 1898, Dec. 21. 

586. Dewey Otis, b. 1899, Jan. 1. 

518. JOHN EDWARD9 MANNING (Cortland,^ Samuel 
G.,' Samuel,6 Samuel,^ Robert,^ Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Riebardi) b. 
1875, Nov. 12, at Tunnel Hill, Ga. Resides at Sweetwater, Okla- 
homa territory. He m. Lavuda Fowler. Ch., b. at Villanow, Ga. : 

587. Laura Anis, b. 1895, Sep. 1. 

588. Janie May, b. 1897, Jan. 23. 

589. Cora Bell, b. 1899, Nov. 1. 

534. FRANK ARTHURS MANNING (Ozias,^ Danford,7 
Jacob,6 Robert,^ Robert,^ Samuel,^ Jacob,^ Richard^) b. 1852, 
Dec. 5, at Lake Mills, Wis. He m. 1879, Dec, Carrie, dau. of 
Samuel Hosley, b. 1858, Jan. 26, at Aztalan. Mr. Manning d. 
at the latter place 1885, Oct. 19. Ch., b. at Aztalan : 

590. Leon Hosley, b. 1880, Nov. 24. 

591. Grace Evaleen, b. 1882, Oct. 20. 

592. Frank Elimer, b. 1884, Nov. 26. 

549. FRIEND CHARLES^ MANNING (John H.,8 Charles 
W.,"' Nathaniel,^ Robert,^ Robert,^ Samuel,^ Jacob,- Richard^) b. 
1852, Mch. 26, at Providence, R. I. He resides at Perry, Iowa. 
He m. 1884, Mch. 26, Sarah Isabel, dau. of Elias and Saluda 
(Rickabaugh) Hilsabeck, b. 1860, June 21, in Greeucastle town- 
ship, Marshall Co., la. Ch. : 
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DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD MANNING. 77.') 

693. John Lovel, b. 1885, Oct. 27, at Marslialltown, la. 

594. Flovd SnKT.TON, b. 1887, Aug. 12, at .Marshalltouii. 

595. Gkuald Eliduke, b. 1890, Aug. 24, at IVny. 

556. WILMOT HOWARD^ MANNING (Harrison S.,8 
Charles W.,"^ Nathauiel,^ Robert,''' Robert,-* Samuel,^' Jacob,- Rich- 
ard') b. 1867, Feb. 2, at Geneva, "Wis. He rcbiiles at Howcrs. 
He m. Eva May, dau. of Hugh C. and Margaret (Mayhew i Padew, 
b. 1869, Feb. 11, at Spring Prairie. Ch. : 

59G. Harrison Padew, b. 1899, Oct. 31, at Geneva. 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 



Note. — Besides the two Manning families of New England which 
have been continued by representatives to the present day, there were sev- 
eral settlers of the same surname who early located within the limits of 
the above district, and had children born to them, but whose descend- 
ants in the male line either became soon extinct, or are supposed to have 
done so. There are also on record certain marriages of persons who have 
not been connected with any family, and of whom nothing can be said 
additionally. The latter, in most cases, were probably persons who had 
come to this country unaccompanied by any relative of the Manning 
name. In the following pages the compiler gives all he has been able to 
learn of these above-described families and persons. 

I. FAMILIES AND UNCONNECTED MARRIAGES 
OF NEW ENGLAND. 

Section One— Gleanings Chiefly in Boston and Southward. 

L DENNIS MANNING was an early settler on Nantucket island, 
offthe coast of Mass. With the exception of one item, knowledge of the 
family is derived from Savage's Genealogical Dictionary (.see "additions' 
at the end of one of his volumes). I find no trace of any one in the male 
line after the third generation who is likely to have been a descendant, 
but have made no investigation " on Nantucket." The fact that several 
of the daughters married there is against the theory that the family re- 
turned to England; it may have become extinct in the male line, or the 
survivors may have removed to a distance. Mass. Archives [17-591] show 
a petition, 1739, May 30, of the selectmen of Sherborn, now Nantucket, 
and the paper relates that Dennis Manning gave to his son William a 
house and land on condition that the said son supported Dennis and wife 
during their lifetime, but father and son both having died, while Dennis' 
wife yet lived and had nothing to support her, the petitioners pray for 
permission to sell the house and land to procure funds for her mainte- 
nance. Granted. The paper also mentions that William left two " or- 
fans," and that their mother had married again. Here knowledge of 
the family ends. Dennis m. 1678, Catherine Innis. Ch., b. " on Nan- 
tucket :" 

2. Betty, b. 1679, July 10 ; not traced. 
(776) 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 777 

3. Jajies, b. 1G81, Jan. 20; not traced. 

4. David, b. 1683, Apr. 2 ; not traced. 

5. Eunice, b. 1685; m. 1712, Dec. 28, Thomas Newcomb, of Nan- 

tucket; lived in Conn., at Lebanon and Salisbnry. 

6. DoKCAS; m. Natlianiel Barnard. 

7. BENjAJim; not traced. 

8. DiXAH; m. 1717, William Stubbs. 

9. Rebecca; m. 1719, Dec. 19, Jo.seph Molt, of U. I. 

10. WiLLi.vJi; was of Nantucket, Avlicre he di«d 1730, July 20; ni. 1726, 
Oct. 24, Hannah, dan. of Siiubael.Gorham, of Barnstnl)le. Cli. : 
1. David; may have been at Barnstable, 1746. II. I'hebo. 

11. GEORGE MANNING was a shoemaker and early rosidmt of 
Boston, being there as soon as 1653. " Savage," in his Genfal(>;,'ical Dic- 
tionary, twice gives his children, once under the name of Manning, and 
again under that of Mannings, his two lists being idi-ntical as to nani.-.s 
and dates, except that George " Mannings "is allowed a son Kll.>sha, b. 
1659, Dec. 15, in place of Mary, b. 1659, Dec. 15. of George Mimning'.s 
family; a curious record. Otherwise, the lists are exactly alike. Despite 
the wayward spelling of that day the surname of this family, often given 
in town, church, probate and State records, hoKls fast to one form. .Man- 
ning; the one lapse being when the first child was i)orn, and tli.-ii the 
record says Munnings, but the church record of baptism, the ne.\t day, set 
tlie error right. Before and after, the name was given as .Manning. The 
suggestion has been advanced that George was a son of an old resident of 
Boston named George Munnings (see Munnings supplement here). This 
is possible, but very improbable. In support of the theory arc the facts 
that both Georges lived in Boston and were shoemakers, and that, when 
the older George died, the father-in-law of George the younger, James 
Everell, was one of the men appointed to inventory the estate; but Mr. 
Everell was a prominent man, liable to be called upon in any case. On the 
otlier hand, though the two Georges lived in Boston contcniporaneou.sjy, 
the younger was never styled "junior," though the word was in common 
use. Again, George Manning married in 165;!, from which we may Infer 
he was born about 1625-1632. George Mannings crossed the ocean in 
1634. If lie had a sou of such tender years, where was the son? Not with 
the father on the ship " Elizabeth." In the lack of proof, bat witli tin* 
diflerent form of spelling the surnames, and the altsoncc of the w«>ixl 
"junior," the opinion is reasonable that the two men were not related. 
Of George Manning's life little is known except that his later yearn were 
vexed by the course of the Colony in compelling his eldest son to .serve 
long as a soldier. George, the father, d. between 1677. Sep. 24, the date 
of his will, and Oct. 22 following, when it was proved. Me left hid lioaso. 
land, etc., to his wife, with the request that what remainei! at her decease 
should be divided among his " five children, George, James. Jolin. Ell/.n- 
beth and Mary," a double portion being allotted to the ehlesl. and tl>e 
others to share alike. He m. at Boston, 1653, July 15. Mary Marrodcn. 
who probably died without issue; and (2d) 1656, Mch. 13, Hannah, widow 



778 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

of Wm. Blanchard and dau. of James Everell. She had several ch. by her 
lirst marriage, and her dau. Hannah Blanchard m. Wakum [Rob- 
ert?], as George Manning's will shows. The widow Hannah afterwards 
lived with her father, and probably had a thrilling experience in 1679, 
when, at midnight, Aug. 8, a fire broke out " at one Gross's house, the 
sign of the three mariners, near the dockMn Boston," and continued until 
near noon the ensuing day, consuming 80 dwelling houses, 70 warehouses 
and several vessels and their lading, entailing a loss of about two hun- 
dred thousand pounds. The town of Boston allowed James Everell and 
" his daughter Manning " 140''i " towards rebuildinge of theire houses 
blowne vp, to stopp the fire." Suffolk County Deed 23-134, bearing date 
of 1706, June 10, is the sale by Hannah of a house and land, she having 
built said house since her husband's death on land purchased of her father, 
James Everell, and its location being on "the broad street leading from 
the tOAvn conduit towards the Mill bridge," etc. She had purchased the 
rights of inheritance of her daughter Elizabeth Brown (see below), by 
release dated 1705-6, Jan. 10, and the sale was in trust for her daughter 
Mary, wife of Thomas Hunt. It also included her household goods, 
but excepted her " shop goods and trading stock which I have already 
given to my grandson Abraham ffrancis." She was, perhaps, the Hannah 
Manning who, according to Boston records, died 1712, Apr. 14. A head- 
stone in King's Chapel Cemetery is that of a Hannah Manning who, un- 
less my figures are wrong, died 1721, Apr. 14. The two dates look like 
the same one with two figures reversed. Our Hannah's first child by Wm. 
Blanchard was])orn about 1047; baptized "9, 11 mo." Ch. of George and 
Hannah Manning : 

12. George, b. 1655, Nov. 24; a soldier of King Philip's war, and un- 

der Capt. Samuel Mosely from 1G75-6, Jan. 25, and in garrison 
at Westfield Sep. 23 of that year ; was promoted to corporal. 
His parents were opposed to this service, and at least one cam- 
paign was the result of impressment. Three times the father 
petitioned for his release from service, the mother joining on 
the last occasion. The first petition was 1675, July 5 [Mass. 
Archives, 69-42] ; the next, 1676, Oct. 9, when the father states 
that the family suffers for want of the sou's aid at home [Ar- 
chives, 69-68], and, lastly, 1676, Nov. 27,when the parents jointly 
pray for the discharge of their son " who hath been a souldger 
so long, and once returned home only to be prest again after 
four days." He finally reached home, but died, evidently un- 
married, between 1678, Nov. 22, the date of his will, and 1679, 
Aug. 2, when it was proved. He left to his mother what his 
father had given him, the same to pass at her death to his 
brothers and sisters ; his brother James to have a double por- 
tion, " if hee carry it dutifuU to his mother." To James was 
also willed a musket, etc., and to his brother John a carbine 
and rapier. The testator also remembered his grandfather 
Everell, and his " cousin," Abiel Everell. 

13. Elizabeth, b. 1657, Mch. 19 ; d. 1660, Feb. 4. 



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14. Mary, b. 1G59, Dec. 15; d. young. 

15. ELIZ.UJETH, b. 16G1, Oct. 13; Avitiicss, 170C, .Tunc 10, to her muth- 

er's above deed of ^ sale; m. Brown. In several Urowu 

families in Boston of due period the niotiier Avas named Eliza- 
beth, but the writer cannot specify wliich was the subject of 
this sketch. 

16. JA.MES, b. 1663, Mch. 6; living, and " serving his time " with his 

grandfather Everell in 1678, wlien liis brotlier deorge niadeliLs 
will, and Mr. Everell, in his own will, bequcatlied him " illvc 
pounds" in 1683, after which no sign has been found of him. 
The fact that he is seen no further in records, together with Ids 
mother's above-mentioned deed of 1706 (which seems to show 
that the mother's only children in 1706 were two ilaughlers), 
leads to the belief, doubtless reliable, that James and all his 
brothers were deceased; that they died unmarried or childless, 
and that with their death the family of George Manning, senior, 
became extinct in the male line. 

17. Hannah, b. 1665, Apr. 20; probably d. before 1677. In that year 

her father, in drawing up liis will, mentioned his " live chil- 
dren, George, James, John, Elizabeth and Mary." This leads 
to the inevitable conclusion that they were the only surviving 
children, and that Hannah, Sarah and Joseph had died befon* 
that date. 

18. Maky, b. 1666, Nov. 3; m. (Lst) Abraham Francis and had ch. b. 

in Boston: I. Hannah, b. 1684, Dec. 19. II. Abraham. i>. 1688, 
Sep. 10; a merchant in Boston, 1706. III. Elizal)eth, perhaps, 
who was bap. 1691, Apr. 5. Possit)ly others. The mother ni. 
(2d) 1704, Sep. 12, Thomas Hunt, and had a child .lanies, bap. 
1705-6, Jan. 26; d. 1709, July 13. She was living 1725. Dec. 14, 
when she was adnirx. of Mr. Hunt's estate. 
18a. Saiuh, b. 1668, Mch. 19; probably d. before 1677; see note to her 
sister Hannah. 

19. John, b. 1671, Oct. 11 ; living in ICTS; probably d. early and sin- 

gle; see note to his brother James. 

20. Joseph, b. 1674, Nov. 6; doubtless d. before 1677; sec note to his 

sister Hannah. 

21. GEORGE MANNING, born about 1644 or 1645. according to 
his own statement, was a sea captain along the N'ew England coast. 1674- 
83. In 1674 trading vessels sent out by Boston merchants won- much 
troubled by so-called Dutch " pirates," and in Dec. of that year several 
small craft were captured at the " eastward" by the Dutch and sundry 
English associates. (N. E. Jlist.-O'en. Iir<iisln; Vol. 37, |>i>. 172 3.) Of 
these, a " shallopp called Phillipp" belonged to John Frcake, of Boston. 
with George Manning as captain, and a crew composed of three persons, 
it seems, viz., James Debeck, "the Frenchman " and "the hoy;" the 
last two being of unknown identity. A manuscript letter of Capt. Man- 



780 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

ning to " Mr. ffreak," now to be found in Mass. Archives [61-65], was 
dated 1674, Dec. 27, at St. John's River, Nova Scotia, where he was held 
prisoner. He liad met the " duch," Avho seized his peltries and vessel, 
and " shot me throw the hand, and cutt James on the writt arme." They 
would have set him adrift, but, after much persuasion, allowed him to 
remain on and sail his own vessel, but held it as a prize and compelled 
him to keep in their company. A rescue party under Capt. Mosely Avent 
by water, came up with the pirates and gave them battle. Capt. Manning 
turned upon his captors and aided in their defeat. Taken to Boston iu 
April, they were put on trial. Manning's testimony being " taken in open 
court," 1G75, June 17, when he gave his age as "30 years or thereabouts." 
(Archives, Gl, 117-20.) He explained that he had been sent on a trading 
voyage by " Mr. freke," and captured at "the eastward of Mount deZart 
by Capt. Petter Rodrigoe and Capt. John Rodes in their duch cutters,'' 
and circumstantially described the harsh treatment to which he and James 
Debeck had been subjected. The accused made a stout defense, based in 
part on the alleged fact that the colonial vessels inade a practice of trad- 
ing with the French, with whom the Dutch were then at war; but Ave 
of the prisoners were condemned to death as pirates. Considerable sym- 
pathy was awakened for them, and the sentences were finally reconsid- 
ered, some being pardoned and others banished. Capt. Manning reappears 
in a deposition taken 1683, Jan. 24, when he was still in command of a 
vessel. He then gave his age as 38 years [Essex Co. Deeds, 13-73], agree- 
ing closely with his previous statement of age. Of his origin and after 
history nothing has been learned. He may have been a relative, but was 
not a descendant, of the George Manning of the previous sketch. He 
seems not to have made any abiding imprint on land, and if he had chil- 
dren the fact does not appear. His home was in or near Boston, and he 
was married, for, in the letter to Mr. Freake, telling of his capture, he 
writes : "I desire you to acciuaint my wife of itt, and tell her I am thanks 
be to god in good helth." 

22. GEORGE MANNING, OR MUNNINGS. The Middlesex Coun- 
ty records, at Cambridge, contain the marriage, 1680, Nov. 1, of "Mary 
Mixtnr" and George Mannings, while Bond calls him George Munnings, 
Jr., and Barry says Manning. Mary was a dau. of Isaac Mixer, of 
Watertown, and b. 1656, May 18. George is an imknown. He cannot 
have been George, son of George Manning, the shoemaker, for this son 
died a year before' the marriage. (See No. 12 here.) Whether he was 
the same as Capt. George [21] the compiler cannot undertake to say. 
Unless he was, no sign of him and Mary appears after their above mar- 
riage. 

23. JOHN MANNING, a merchant, was in Boston as early as 
1641, in which year he joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com- 
pany. He was appointed ensign in a few years, and, later, the Boston 
town records always call him "Captain," though the source of this title 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 781 

does not appear. His -wife Abi^'ail d. Ifi-Jf. Jmu- L'5. after uliich ho m. 
(2d) Ann, dan. of Richard Pari^er, a incrchaut of Hostoii. 'I'lic siip^.-s- 
tion has been advanced that Capt. John was related to William Miimiin^. 
the founder of the Cambridge family, but has not the support of one 
known fact. John Avas one generation the younger, ami, if of rndicnlly 
near relationship, would naturally be a sou of William, but this id«-a Is 
too improbable to be entertained. William p;ave his jiroperty by will to 
his wife, and at her death it was to pass to certain of his heirs; and the 
final disposition, as he plainly indicated, Avas "fovernod by tlie llnancinl 
circumstances of those he left behind hiui, it being his purpose to <ii>- 
tribute his money according to the needs of his descendants. Unless 
the Avriter greatly mistakes the condition of Capt. John's business in the 
later years of his life, his children had been left not only fatherless l»ut 
heirs only to a seriously embarrassed, probably wrecked estate, as will 
appear later. If AVilliam had been grandfather to these children lie 
would, in their financial dilliculties, have been far more lil<ely to aid 
them than to set his money aside to enable another grandchild to "learn 
a trade." Possibly John was nephew to William, but, if so, it is pecu- 
liar that not one document has been found to show business or other 
association between the two families. The writer does not believe there 
was any near relationship between them. Capt. John occupied a promi- 
nent position for many years. A merchant, an officer of the Artillery 
Company, the son-in-law of a citizen of high repute, and himself called 
to administer on the estate of at least one fellow townsman, he was 
doubtless much respected. The first sign of trouble api)ears in IcriG, 
when Wm. Bradick, a merchant of London, gave power of attorney to 
another to sue for debt Edward Ting and John Manning, merchants of 
Boston. (Suffolk Co. Deeds, II, 206.) Again, IM',:', (H;(;:3-ro, Jan. 'J. 
Capt. John covenanted with Nicholas Davison, a merchant of Charles- 
town, to deliver a quantity of sugar in Surinam, binding himself by bond 
to pay a forfeit of £120 for non-fuinilment of the contract. (Itn'il. VI, 
85.) To this last paper is appended the deixisition of the witnesses 
thereto, who appeared IGO'J, Aug. 30, and swore that they saw ("apt. 
John sign the original pa]jer. It Avould seem the contract had not lieon 
fulfilled. This, taken in connection with the fact that John did not leave 
any estate to be settled (at least, none is on record), would seem to In- 
dicate that his business grew unprofitable and was closed out, and that 
he died without financial means. The date of his death has not bem 
learned, the signing of the bond in ICCA being the last sign found of him. 
In IG55 he had been witness to the will of Nicholas Davison. When the 
other witness appeared, 1664, July 11, to make oath to the validity <»f 
said will, Capt. John Avas not mentioned in the papers of the e.slale. 
Perhaps this was the year in Avhich he died. His second wife, Ann. in. 
(2d), soon after, Wm. Gerrish, who came from Essex Co. to Boston In 
1668, and they had a son Henry b. 1676, Aug. IH. (Hist. C.l. Essex Insti- 
tute, V, 22; also Savage, II, 244, and sketch of Hichard Parker.) Mr. 
Gerrish d. in 1687, adra. on his estate being granted to Ann, his widow, 



782 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

July 10. As the suggestion has been made that Capt. John was the same 
man as a Capt. John of New Yoi'k, reference may be had to the sketch 
of the latter here [132], where the point is more fully considered. Of 
Capt. John's ch., born at Boston, two were by his first wife; the others 
by his marriage with Ann. Ch. : 

24. John, b. 1643, May 2 ; d. young. 

25. Mary, b. 1644, June 3; not traced. 

26. Ebenezek, bap. 1047, May 16, "aged about 10 Aveeks and 3 days." 

Doubtless d. in childhood. His grandfather Parker, in his 
will of 1674, Jan. 23, seems to mention all of his (Mr. Par- 
ker's) grandchildren, and does mention Ephraim and Ann of 
the Manning family. The fact that Ebenezer and the follow- 
ing John are not referred to seems to indicate that they were 
then deceased. 

27. John, bap. 1648, Sep. 24, "aged about 4 days." Probably d. 

young ; see note to his brother Ebenezer. 

28. Ann, b. 1652, Mch. 13; m. John Sandys (sometimes spelled 

Sands), perhaps a son of Henry and Sibil, and b. 1646, Aug. 
28. A merchant. Ch. : I. Ann, b. 1671, Nov. 2; perhaps m. 
1694, Sep. 21, Joseph Dowding. II. Sibella, b. 1673, Oct. 22. 
Adra. on Mr. Sandys' estate was granted 1676, June 2, to his 
widow, Ann, when he was "late of Boston." 

29. Ephraim, b. 1055, Aug. 10. In 1674 he was in the employ of Mr. 

Brattle. In that year, too, he was bequeathed £500 by his 
grandfather Parker, to be paid when he became of age, but 
Ephraim, himself, d. in Boston, 1678, Dec. 7. Evidently he 
never Avas married, for, by his will, drawn five days before 
his death, he gave all his possessions to his mother, specify- 
ing that, at her death, what remained was to pass to his sister, 
Ann Sandys. The witnesses to the Avill were Wm. Gerrish, 
Hannah Paine and Ann Paine, and Mrs. Ann Gerrish was 
executrix. With Ephraim's death this family unquestionably 
became extinct in the male line. 

30. Ann Manning,* aged 17, servant to Henry Dow, came to the 
Colony 1637, from Ormsby, Co. Suffolk, Eng. After history unknown. 

31. Anna Manning and Amasa Fisk m. 1771, Nov. 24, at Cumber- 
land, R. I. 

32. Battery Manning and Eliza Powers m. 1733, Nov. 8, at Charles- 
town. 

33. Bela Manning is mentioned in an advertisement in the Windham, 
Ct., Phenix of 1792, Aug. 29, relative to men in Mansfield and Ashford 

*In the brief notes immediately following, lacli of comment indicates tliat no 
more has been learned of such persons. Tliose of date Ijefore 1750 cannot be of the 
Cambridge family; and those before 1700, and some of subsequent date, doubtless 
came to America without relatives named Manning, and had no such kindred here. 



MISCELLANEOUS FAJIILIES. 78H 

subject to militia duty. Undoubtedly an error for Billy Mnnninf; (Cam- 
bridge family), who then lived at ISIansliold. 

34. Betty Manning and Philip Gill)ert. 4lli, ni. I77(», Jan. II. m 
Brookfield, Mass. (See Saleni-Ipswich family, No. yc.) 

35. Clement M.vnning, 1638. "John C'ro.^se beinj; warned to ap- 
pear about his servant, Clement Manuinj;, who miscarried, the said 
Crosse was discharged." (Records of Mass., I, 234.) 

35«. Daniel Manning and Mary Davis, intention of nnirriaur at 
Boston, 1803, June 6. Unknown. But read what is said of Thomas D. 
Manning, No. 82a. 

36. David Maxing and Christian Fairwether, intention of marrlaiie 
at Boston, 1708, Apr. 3. 

37. Dorothy Manning and Henry Wholman [Holman?], intention <.f 
marriage at Boston, 1732, Aug. 12. 

38. Elizabeth Mantsing and William Thompson m. atBo.ston, 1741, 
Oct. — . 

39. ELiz.iBETH Manning and Daniel aicNamara ni. at Boston, 1744, 
Nov. 23. 

40. George Manning, of Dorchester, Mass., d. there 1829, Feb. 27, 
aged 71; hence, b. about 1758. The record of death of his sun IJussel] 
states, and doubtless correctly, that he (George) was born in England. 
Whether the family he founded here has male representatives now Is un- 
known. A shoemaker. Ills name appears several times in Norfolk Co. 
Deeds. He m. Ann Wiswell, 1788, Oct. 9, at Dorchester, where they h.-id 
ch. : I. George, b. 1790, Mch 2. II. Anna, stillborn, 1791, Nov. III. 
Russell, b. 1792; a shoemaker in Boston, residing chielly in South Boston; 
d. 1867, Jan. 12; m. 1819, June 21, Mary Alcock. Imperfect records prob- 
ably fail to show all his ch. Some of them were : 1. Jdihert A., d. 182.^, 
May 10, aged 3 yrs. 2. Emeline A., d. 1839, July 20, aged 4 yrs and lo 
mos. 3. Hannah M., b. about 1826; m. 1852, Aug. 31, at Boston, Charle.s 
H. White. Probably others. IV. Ann, b. 1795. V. Hannah, b. 1797. 

41. Hannah Manning. The Boston First Church Records, nndi-r 
date of 1672-3, Feb. 23, say : "Hannah Maninge daughter of our sister 
Dinsdale and Adam Dinsdale, her sonne, were both baptized." This would 
indicate that "our sister "had first married some one namrd .Manning 
(but whom does not appear), and (2d) Mr. Dinsdale. Town records show 
birth of Adam, son of Adam and Hannah Dinsdale, 1071, Mch. 29, and 
later ch. 

42. Jaimes Manning was a seaman on the ship Resolute In 1780, and 
in that capacity serving the patriot cause in the Revolution. His residence 
was then Boston, and his age 24. 

43. Jeffrey Manning and Mary Colt, intention of marriage at Bosi- 
ton, 1775, Jan. 2. 

44. John Mantsing was " commissioned by P. Warren, Ks<|., In con- 
junction with W. Pepperrell, Esq.," as sur-reon in the expedition from 
Boston against Louisburg, 1745. There is no antlioritiitlve evid.-nrolhftt 
John was of Massachusetts, though it has been inferred that he \\tx». It 



784 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

has been suggested that "John "was a clerical error for Joseph, and that 
the surgeon was, really, Dr. Joseph Manning of the Cambridge family 
[33] , but no proof has been found of the theory. It can hardly be en- 
couraged. 

45. John Manning and Lydia Holcomb m. 1777, Dec. 29, at Wind- 
sor, Ct. 

4G. John Manning and Polly Filley were married. Place, perhaps 
Windsor, Ct. Date, probably about 1805-10. Perhaps they lived later 
at Fair Haven, Vt. (See histories of Windsor and Fair Haven.) 

AGa. John Manning was an inhabitant of Boston in 1790, and in- 
cluded in the census of that year. His family consisted of "one free 
white male of 16 and upward " (himself), and two "free white females," 
perhaps his wife and a daughter, though this is not certain. He is not 
found before or after. 

47. Mary Manning admitted to the First Church, Boston, 1673, 
May 18. 

48. Maky Manning and Wm. Ross m. at Boston, 1707, Oct. 29, and 
had a sou William b. 1708, July 1. 

49. Mary Manning and RiceGunter m. at Boston, 1714, Aug. 9. 

50. Mary Manning and James Barroughs m. at Boston, 1720, 
Aug. 30. 

51. Mary Manning and Nathaniel King, intention of marriage at 
Boston, 1784, Dec. 5. " Forbid by Elizabeth King, his mother." 

51a. M.\RY' Manning and Henry Bayley, intention of marriage at 
Boston, 1802, July 21. 

52. Mehitable Manning and Alford Green m. at Windsor, Ct., 1800, 
Mch. 17. See No. 877, of the William Manning family. 

53. Michael M.vnning, Boston, was a soldier under Capt. James 
Gray, 1760, in the expedition against Canada. 

54. Patrick MANNaNG was at Dover, N. H., as early as 1741, when. 
May 29, he was dismissed to the church at Berwick, Me., where he was 
living in 1758 when he petitioned [Mass. Archives, 77-638] for the pay- 
ment of wages due his servant who had served as a soldier in 1757. A 
tailor. This is the same family, no doubt, of Avhich descendants give the 
following account, which is as near correct as can be remembered by 
them. They say the first of their line here Avas Alexander Manning, a 
tailor, from Limerick, Ireland, who settled at South Berwick; m. Mary 
White and (2d) Sarah Barnes. " There were two sons." I. John, a sur- 
veyor; laid out many towns in Carroll Co., N. H.; d. insane. [Resided 
at Wakefield, N. H., 1789 and 1797; vide York Co. Deeds.] II. Patrick, 

who m. and had ch. : 1. Samuel; m. Lydia . He d. before 1789. 

One child, Polly. Lydia, the widow, m. (2d) Dodovah Scates. 2. Wil- 
liam ; served in war of 1812, and was in the fight when tlie Enterprise 
captured the British brig Boxer. 3. Alexander. 4. John. 5. Sally; m. 

Wilkinson. 6. Bae.hel ; m. Mr. Wilkinson after her sister's death. 

7. Martha. Several of these sons settled in N. Y. State. John, fourth 
child of above list, m. Sally Fordrick and had 5 ch. Here the family re- 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 'Jg^i 

port ends. Some of the last mentioned ch. seem to have been : Tsi. .lolin 
A., b. at Ber-\vick; a soldier of the Rebellion, who d. at Midford. Ma««.. 
1899, July 13, ascd 52 yrs., G nios. ; m. at Mi-dford, l«r,7, Mny ?y, 
Hannah J. Ciirrcll. 2d. George F., b. at Berwick; ni. IRC?, An^. 17, nt 
age of 22, Sarah, dan. of Joseph and Sarali Doc. Putrick, above, iii. Mnry 
Dyer, and also had a dau. Betsey, -who -was in 1789 of Berwick, and then 
single [York Co. Deed, 51-238], and perhai^s Mary, who ni. Col. Ilnnili- 
ton, 1771, Feb. 8. Patrick was probaljly the same per.son of Colonial 
days enrolled in the Berwick militia company [rolls of Colonial soldlcfR, 
95-370J. 

55. Patrick MAXxrNX. had a son William l)apti7.t'd in Trinity church, 
Boston, 1775, June 11. "Whether he was identical witli the former Pat- 
rick has not been learned. 

56. Peter Maxntxg, butcher, was in Boston, 1720, and tin- shcrifl" 
was ordered to levy on his goods to satisfy a debt due to Thomas Clark 
of Marblehead. The sherift" took Peter in custody, but carelessly allowed 
him to escape, after which another sheriff received the same orders but 
made report: "I have found neither person nor estate & return tliis 
Writ in non Est Inventus." Evidently Peter had left Boston. Tlie items 
of the debt were 7 yards of kersie; 8 yards shalloon; silk, thread, etc. 
Evidently Mr. Clark was a merchant, and Peter may have been from 
Marblehead, formerly. 

56a. Keturn Maxntng. See No. 127, on a later page. 

57. RiCHAKD MAjnsTCNG and Elenor Mitchell m. 1737-8, Mch. 14, at 
Boston, where they resided for some years, and where she d. 1740, aged 
32; buried Sep. 11. No children are recorded either in town or church 
records, but Richard appears three times (in 1747, and twice In 1749), 
and Elenor once (1747), as "sponsers"at the baptism of children of sun- 
dry other persons in King's Chapel Episcopal Church. Porha|)s they had 
no children of their own. The name of this Richard, the lime in wliich 
he lived and his affiliation with the Episcopal Church, led the compiler to 
believe, for a time, that he was a son of John and Joanna Manning of 
the Salem-Ipswich family. (See No. 12 in genealogy of that family.) 
Un the other hand, the fact that Richard and Elenor hud as aBsociate 
sponsors, on the above occasions, individuals named Hogan, Kelly and 
Brian might point to Irish extraction for Hichard. This iil.-a is not con- 
clusive, for other sponsors were named Howard and Abraham. Thi- 
parents of the three children baptized, as above, were named Hogan. 
Mathews and Field. 

58. Samuel D. Manning was in Dorchester, Mass., as early as 1«2H. 
and often appears in land transacUons in Norfolk Co. De.ds. Later 
than 1838, Sep., and before 1844, Sep., he removed to Fall KIv.t. Hf 
was again in Dorchester in 1850, after which no more is found of him. 
A mason by trade. He m. Julia Ann Arnold, probably a dau. of Kllitha 
Arnold, of (or near) PaAvtucket, K.I. (Providence. U. I.. Deed. 216- 
276). Ch. : I. Elisha A., above the age of 14 in 1850 [Norfolk Co. 
Probate Records, 12-254] ; resided, 1850, at Stonehani, Mass. IF. Mar- 

50 



786 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

ciis Morton, b. 1841, Oct. 28, at Cambridge; resided, 1856, at South 
Danvers, Mass. 

59. Sarah Manning admitted to the First Church, Boston, 1692-3, 
Feb. 26, on which day her daughter Sarah was baptized in infancy. 

60. Sarah Manning and Samuel Barrett m. at Boston, 1694, Mcli. 8. 

61. Sarah Manning (?) and Edward Winsliip (he of Lexington) m. 
about 1705. The marriage lias not been found on record by the present 
writer, nor has he found the authority for the statement that Sarah, the 
wife, was surnamed Manning before marriage. 

62. Sarah Manning and Lorunna Fitch Patricli [Fitzpatrick?], in- 
tention of marriage at Boston, 1732, Mch. 16. 

63. S.VRAH Manning and Edward Gray m. at Boston, 1737, Dec. 29. 

64. Sarah Manning and "William Hawley Hinman (he born 1768) 
m. 1790, Mch. 16, at Southbuiy, Ct. (Hinman's Early Puritan Settlers 
of Ct., p. 829.) 



65. THADDEUS MANNING was a Revolutionary soldier. He en- 
listed at Sharon, Ct., 1777, Jan. 18, as a private; promoted corporal 
1778, May. He was previously a farmer. Was in the 3d Troop, Col. 
Elisha Sheldon's Light Dragoons, 1777-80, of which the adjutant was 
Jeronimus Hoagland. The above is from the Revolutionary Rolls of Ct., 
which, in addition, thus describe him: Height, 5 f t , 8 1-2 in.; com- 
plexion light; eyes gray; hair brown; killed 1780, Aug. 18. More light 
is thrown upon the rank he attained, and on the particulars of his death, 
by a letter written at the time by a fellow officer to Thaddeus' widow, 
and of which a copy Avas furnished some years ago by his grandson of 
the same name [Thaddeus Manning, born 1809, Dec. 19], and which is 
here given : 

North Castle Aug. 18, 1780. 

Madam. It is with extreme sorrow that I am obliged at this time 
to open a Correspondence with you on a snbject that gives me the great- 
est pain. I cannot without dropping a sympathetic Tear Inform you that 
by a most unlucky accident your husband Thaddeus Manning (a Capt. in 
my Troop) was killed last evening by a buckshot which entered an artery 
in the back of his head and Penetrated his brains — he was last night 
on Duty below our lines, where he Commanded a party & there fell in 
with Serj. David Hamilton who was also out with a party, they each 
mistook the other for the Enemy & when poor Manning was hailed and 
desired to stand, he Immediately ordered his party to charge, and gave 
Hamilton's Party a fire & push'd through them Supposing them to be the 
Enemy; on which Serj. Hamilton's part}^ Avho likewise took him to be 
the Enemy fired & killed poor Manning & Wounded Danl Patchen before 
they Discovered who each other Avere — Hamilton had one ball & one buck 
shot fir'd through his Jacket but Avas not hurt — This afternoon your 
husband Avill be buried, the whole Reg*. Avill attend & Ave shall sheAv him 
every mark of respect that (in our present situation) Can be Coufer'd on 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 787 

a brave worthy man— I hope it will be Some Consolation for you t.. h.-sir. 
that he has at all times behaved well. I assure ynu frou) the Coloni-I to ilu- 
private Soldier, all lament the loss of so brave & Good a soldier— I shall 
take particular care of his property in your bi-half & by tiie next Con- 
veyance shall Send yon his Property; the Necessary Ccrllllcntes &c ic. 
If I Can Do you any Service pray Command me— I am in hasio your 
Real friend, 

Jero" Iloatrland, Cap'. 2'' He';'. D'. Drnfroons." 
From this letter it -will be seen that Thaddeus had reachi-d the rank of 
captain, and if the letter was correctly dated, the date of his death was 
Aug. 17, not the 18th, as given in the Rolls. His home, at the time of IdH 
death, was Durham, Ct., and descendants know he was "young, "then, but 
they do not know where or when he was born, nor what was his pan-ut- 
age. The present writer long entertained the belief (and has not wholly 
abandoned it) that he was a son of David and Anne Manning, of Sharon, 
Ct. [Cambridge family, No. 121]. His probable age and the fact that 
he enlisted at Sharon favor this theory. The name of "Thadeus Man- 
ing," so spelled, occurs, in 1775, in the list of patriot "Associator.s" in 
Northeast Precinct, Duchess Co., N. Y. (which lies adjoining Sharon), 
and is, it might seem, that of the same Thaddeus. lie may have con- 
tinued to reside there, and have gone to Sharon to enlist, in which case 
his motive was either that Sharon Avas the home of his family or that 
he took the step simply because enlistment was in progress tlu-re, and 
not because of any family tie. He married (probably during the war, 
though the date is lacking) Elizabeth Parsons, of Durham, Ct. This 
place is remote from New York, and, while the circumstantial evidence 
is not conclusive, the fact appears to point to alHlialion with tlie Stale 
of Ct. and its people, such as would be natural if it were the home of 
his ancestors. The uncertainty which exists as to the full number of 
the children of the above David Manning [I'il] leaves room for Tha»l- 
deus, as far as is known, but the compiler has failed to (Ind, among 
David's known descendants, any one who remembers a Thaddeus by 
tradition, or the tragic death in war of any member of the family at that 
time. Capt. Thaddeus had but one child (see below). 

66. Thaddeus Manning, son of Thaddeus 05, was b. \~so, Feb. 
23, at Durham. He resided in Middletown and vicinity, and d. Is-iG. 
Aug. 21. He m. Sally, dan. of Manoah Hubl)ard, who d. 1H15, Dec. 0, 
and (2d) Sally, dan. of Daniel and Bethia (Buckingham) (;ia«lwin. b. 
1783, Apr. See the six numbers below. 

67. Elizabeth Manning, dan. of Thaddeus C,G, m. Sanmel riirHoii.H, 
her father's cousin, a merchant in N. Y. City. She resided, 1871, at 
Durham. 

68. Caroline Manning, dau. of Thaddeus 66, b. ISOS, Feb. f»; m. 

John M. Baldwin. 

69. Thaddeus Manning, son of Thaddeus r.c, b. IHiVj, Dec. U». at 
Middletown; was living, 1S71, at Cromwell. He worked at the l.rlUnnIa 
business after 1827; sold out to his son In ISGl. He m. \y.V2, Dec. -J, Es- 



788 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

ther, dau. of Timothy and Esther (Hough) Richards, b. 1813, May, at 
Glastonbury. Ch. : I. Edward B., b. 1834, Jan. 21, at Middletown; ni. 
1863, Sep. 11, Martha J., dau. of Lester and Nancy (Twitchell) Robinson. 
II, Louisa J., b. 1837, Apr. 11; d. 1868, Nov. 9. III. Harriet E., b. 1840, 
Jan. 23. IV. Henry Augustus, b. 1843, Apr. 7; a merchant in New York. 
V. Charles W., b. 1848, June 31. 

70. Eunice Manning, dau. of Thaddeus 66; m. Allyn Perliins; re- 
sided at Binghamton, N. Y., 1871. 

71. Sarah G. Manning, dau. of Thaddeus 66, b. 1820, Apr. 17; m. 
Albert McNary, of Middletown; located in Cleveland, Ohio. 

72. Charles P. Manning, son of Thaddeus 66, b. 1823, Apr. ; mar- 
ried, but had no ch. in 1871. 



73. Thomas Manning and Rachel Bliss m. 1674, Oct. 28, at Swanzey, 
Mass. ' 

74. Thomas Manning and wife Dorothy had a dau. Bridget b. 1727, 
May 9, at Boston ; baptized May 21, King's Chapel, in the records of which 
church Dorothy Manning, presumably the same as above, appears, 1753, 
58, '59, '61 and 1763 as " sponsor" when ch. of other families were bap- 
tized. 

75. Thomas Mantsting and Elizabeth Eliot m. 1738, July 10, at Bos- 
ton. 

76. Thomas Manning and Eleanor Ireland, marriage intention 1746, 
June 27, at Boston. 

77. Thojias Manning and Mary Franks m. 1748, Aug. 18, at Boston. 

78. Thomas Manning and Esther Nicholson, Boston, 1749. See rep- 
etition as No. 106. 

78a. Thomas Manning, born at Sudbury, Mass. ; resided at Grafton 
in 1756-7, when he was a Colonial soldier, under Capt. John Taplin, 1756, 
and, secondly, was on training-band list, 1757. 

78&. Thomas Manning, Halifax, Mass., was a Colonial soldier, 1762, 
under Capt. James Reed. 

79. Thomas Manning and Mary Davis m. 1752, Aug. 27, at Newport, 

R. I. 

80. Thomas Manning and Martha Pryor m. 1762, Aug. 1, at New- 
port. 

81. Thomas Manning and Susanna Foot, marriage intention 1790, 
July 7, at Boston. 

82. Thomas Manning, Revolutionary soldier. War Rolls give his 
residence as Boston and Dedham at various times ; enlisted for 3 years 
1777, Apr. 27, under Capt. David Allen and Col. John Crane; killed at 
Monmouth, 1778, June 28. Adm. on his estate was granted 1793, May 20, 
to Florence Crowley. Mass. Senate Document, No. 1726, says: " Tliis 
certifies that it appears by the books of the army that there remains due 
to the heirs of Thomas Manning, late a mattross in Col. Crane's regiment 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 789 

of artillery, who was killed at the battle of Mouinoiith," £'J0.0.9. l)oe« 
the uarae of the admluistratoi- suggest that Thomas was of Irish orl},'ln? 

82a. Thomas Daniel Manning was loug a resideut of Salem, where 
he d. 1868, Oct. 14, aged C2-9-21. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Simou and 
Rachel (Gould) Jordan. Ch. : I. Elizabeth. 11. Charles; m. Ellzaboth 
Wilkins. III. Lydia S., b. 1834, Dec. 20; m. Beiij. V. Arriii-toii. IV. 
Thomas Henry; m. Irene Wagoner. V. Susan C. ; unm. VI. William 
Harri:-!on; d. aged 18 j-ears. VII. Joseph Albert; m. Caroline E. Need- 
ham. VIII. Eliza B. ; d. young. Tiadition and the record of Mr. .Man- 
ning's death say he was born in Boston. Tradition further says that his 
mother died when he was a very small child, and his father when lie 
(Thomas D.) was 20 years old; that the father m. (2d) a Mrs. Bryant 
and had a second child, a daughter; and that this daughter and her 
mother finally went to a more westerly place to reside. \\\ eflbrts to 
learn the names of Thouias Daniel's parents have failed. Not as an as- 
serted connection, but as a suggestion, it may be asked : Can Daniel 
Manning, No. 3oa in this appendix, have been his father? and was the 
Daniel just named the same man as Daniel Manning, No. 58G of the Cam- 
bridge family? The compiler of this volume has made a long Investiga- 
tion along this line of theorizing, but has failed to find reliable conllrmation 
of his surmise. The theory may have no foundation of fact. 

82&. William Manning. Jury of Inquest, 1703, Nov. 26, "onyboily 
of William Manning: hoe was taken up ded : hanging to y' riging of a 
bark y' was cast ashore at y" eastern Chop of Ilolmsis hole: We llnde 
yMiis deth Come : by violence of Wind and Sea : and shii)rack." (Suf- 
folk Co. Court Files, 28966.) The paper is signed by the Jury and Cor- 
oner of Duke's Co., Mass. 

83. WILLIA3I M.VNNING, a sailor, came to Boston in 1760 from Lisbon, 
in a vessel whereof one Marshman was captain; was taken sick and was 
unable to continue the voyage, Avhereupon the selectmen voted to iiarbor 
him at the alms-house on the Province account. He was there as late as 
1762, June 30, and may have died there. 

84. William Manning, of Norwich, Ct., bought a house and 13 acres 
of laud there, on Trading Cove brook, 1771, Aug. 17, and probably was 
the same who, with wife Martha, had the following ch. born in Norwich : 
I. Anne, b. 1766, Sep. 15. IL Olive, b. 1769, Oct. 15. IlL Lucy, b. 1777, 
Aug. 17. IV. John, b. 1780, Aug. 28. V. Samuel, b. 17S3. Meh. H. The 
names in this family are strikingly like those current In the Cambridge 
race, and this may be a lost tribe, of unknown root. ( Butcom|iare with 
the Gloucester-Marlborough family, Xos. 115, lie, 117, on a later i>agc.) 

85. WiLLLVM M.VNNING, a miuor aged about 19 years, of New ILivcu, 
Ct., chose a guardian, 1804, Apr. 20. 

8C. An Unknown. The will of Daniel Kittrcdge. of Blllerlcn. drawn 
about 1742, mentions, among his other heirs, his '•daughter Ellzahclh 
Manning." She was born 1(;99-1700, Jan. 12. Invesllgalion and specu- 
lation have alike failed to prove or indicate whom she marrle,! to ac.|ulre 
the surname of xMauniug. No one is known who, even hifcreutlally. may 



790 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

have been the Mr. Manning of the case. Possibly slie was a second wife 
to some member of the Billerica family, but there is no evidence to that 
eflect. 



Section Two— Gleanings Chiefly in Essex Co., Mass., and Northward. 

iq'OTE — Erom a very early date there were families and, it would 
seem, unconnected individuals in Essex Co. who bore the name of Man- 
ning. As a rule they do not appear on records of births, marriages and 
deaths, and only vague signs can now be found of them. The earliest 
family of all may have become extinct. In the Eighteenth Century cer- 
tain persons of the name were in the county, but all efforts to ascertain 
their origin and after history have failed, and, on the whole, it would be 
hard to find a more complete and puzzling state of confusion than the 
unconnected Mannings of said county present. What follows is very un- 
satisfactory, and, in its lack of deflniteness, gives little indication of the 
time and labor vainly given to the clearing up of the mystery of the links 
that cannot be welded into a chain. 

87. JOHN MANNING was at Ipswich in 1634, when, Jan. 26, he 
was granted 6 acres of land in equal shares with Thomas Ilowlett and 
others. He had a house in that town in 1635 [Hist. Col. Essex Institute, 
xix-223], and was probably the same John paid, in 1639, for helping 
Goodman Woodward in " ruiiing up Merrimack" [Records of Mass., i- 
261], or surveying that district. No more has been found of him, nor is 
it known whether he had children or was married. 

88. Moses Manning is mentioned in a letter written by John Man- 
ning to John Deverean, dated 1651, 1st month, Ipswich [Essex Co. Court 
Records], in which Moses is called his brother; and John, the letter 
writer, was doubtless John, No. 87, here. No more is known of Moses. 

89. Thomas Manning was in Ipswich, 1636 ; commoner, or part 
owner of common lands, 1641; called a tailor in 1653; d. 1668, Dec. 19, 
aged 74 ; hence, born about 1594. Valuation of his estate, Jan. 6 after, 
was £38.8.2, no heirs being mentioned. Doubtless a near relative of John 
[87] ; perliaps a brother. John was old enough in 1635 to own a house; 
Thomas was then but 41, so they cannot have been father and son. What 
children he had is unknoAvn. Later, there was a generation in wiiich 
there were three brothers, Thomas, b. about 1645; John, birth unknown, 
and Daniel, b. about 1648. The father of these brothers was named 
Thomas, but whether he was the lirst Thomas (89) does not appear. 
There may have been an intermediate Thomas. The above Daniel, in a 
paper of 1704 (see his own sketch), refers to his father's " last will and 
testament." No such paper has been found. He also states that he (Dan- 
iel) was administrator of his brother Thomas' estate, and that the latter 
was executor of their father's will. Radically different deductions may 
be drawn from this. First, as the brother Thomas probably died in 1675, 
and the only other known Thomas Manning estate is that of the intestate 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 791 

of 16G9, before mentioned, it may ])e accepted as fact tliatlhe nrstTliomnfi 
was fatlier of the three brothers because there was low-ilridalile es- 
tate for brother Thomas to settle. Secondly, Daniel distinctly slates that 
his father left a will, and this su,s;gests that tiu-re was an Intermediate 
Thomas, and that, in the passage of time, the will has been lost from 
among the Probate Records. However, hnman memory is not iufalllblc, 
and in the lapse of 35 years Daniel may have forgotten that there was no 
will, or, more likely yet, the recorder of 170t may have made a slip and 
confused a will with an intestate estate. Two ccmlradictory facLs remalu 
to be mentioned. First, if the first Thomas was father of the three 
brothers he was, when his children were born, from 51 to fiC years old; 
a possibility rare in those days, but not improbable, especially as hr may 
have made a second marriage. Secondly, no use of the term •• senior" 
has been found at a date which would prove that he had a son Thoman 
prior to 1645, whereas, if he had, we should expect the word. ".Senior" 
was often, but not always, used in such instances. The compiler will 
not undertake to say whether there was an intermediate Thomas. 

90. Thomas Manning, b. about 1645, mentioned above, was in 
Ipswich in 1669, when he and his brothers John and Daniel t|uarrcli'd 
with and assaulted one IMark Quilter [Ipswich Court KccordsJ, and in 
1671, he testified that he was 26 years old. In 1674 some one of his name 
(doubtless he) bought land in Wells, Me. [York Deeds, n-161], but if he 
removed there he soon returned to Ipswich. Me was the Thomas .Man- 
ning, " of Ipswich," who, as a soldier, marched under Cai)t. Lathroj), and 
•was one of the victims, 1675, Sep. 18, when that unfortunate command 
was ambushed and slaughtered by the Indians at Bloody Brook, Deer- 
field. Inventory Sep. 30 after; valuation upwards of £107 ; Daniel .Man- 
ning [92], administrator. Probably Thomas died unmarried; in 1704, 
Daniel states that he was then his only surviving heir; hence, Thomas 
left no descendants in direct line who were living in 1704. 

91. JouN MAXXixd, brother of Thomas 90, early became a resident 
of Wells, Me. York Co. deeds mention him in 1671 and 1673. He left no 
descendants Avho survived in 1704 (see sketches of his brothers), and 
perhaps never married; d. before 1674, Oct. 5. when " inventory of his 
estate was returned" [Savage]. 

92. Daniel Manning, brother of Thomas 90 and John 91, b. ab()»it 
1648; testified in 1669 that he was 21 years old. Administrator. 167.'.. i»f 
his brother Thomas' estate. He inherited land in Wells, .Me., form.-rly 
owned by his brother John, and probably that of his brother Thomas. 
He may have resided at Wells for a time, but, if so, returned to Kssex Co. 
In 1703-4, Mch. 23, he, then residing at Ipswich, sold the connnonnjce 
right which had been a family possession since KHl [ICssex Co. D»"e<IJ. 
and, in this paper, he states that he had been admr. of his brother Thonia«* 
estate, and that Thomas " was executor of the last will and lestamont of 
my father Thomas Manning, being the sole and only surviving helrof my 
said father and said brother." In 1724-5, Feb. 9, Daniel, still livln« at 
Ipswich, sold, etc., to his "cousins," Abraham and Thomas Kc-dlnj;tou, 



792 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

of Rowley village in Boxford (Essex Co. deed). After that no more has 
been found of him. Abraliam Redington, senior, had sons Abraham (b. 
1647) and Thomas (b. 1649). There are several different ways in which 
the above cousinship could have come about, and, in the lack of further 
evidence, the point need not be considered here. Did Daniel leave chil- 
dren? If not, his father's family in the male line became extinct with 
him, but the compiler is inclined, reasoning from theory, to believe Dan- 
iel did leave children. The Mannings of Portsmouth, N. H., of later 
period [see Nos. 112 and 113], may have been descendants, and so, too, 
may William Manning, of Gloucester [see 115]. If so, no actual evidence 
has been found to support the theory. 

93. Charles Manning* and Elizabeth (or Eliza?) Merrifleld werem. 
1718, Oct. 25, at Ipswich. No more is known of them. If Charles was 
a descendant of any family before mentioned he would seem to have been 
either of the very early Ipswich family, and probably descended from 
Daniel [92], or else of the more modern Richard Manning family of 
Salem-Ipswich, and a son of John and Joanna [Lash] Manning. (See No. 
12, Richard Manning family.) 

93a. Cyrus Manning. The compiler's entire Ivnowledge of the 
origin of this family is due to the report to him by the Major Manning 
mentioned below. Cyrus, says this report, was born in Essex, Mass. 
(Essex was established as a town in 1819, having previously been a part 
of Ipswich. Was the bii'thplace Ipswich, or should it really be, not 
the town, but the county of Essex?) " About the year 1800 he returned 
to Essex, and was never again heard from by his family." His widow 
m. a Mr. Monson. The only child of Cyrus which was mentioned 
in the above report was James, b. in or near Eastport, Me., in 1794; d. 
about 1866; m. Jane Bowness, and had children : I. Betsey. II. Mary 
Ann. III. Sarah. IV. Cyrus. V. Hamilton. VI. George A. ; a com- 
missioner to the Chicago World's Fair, and was at Post Falls, Idaho, 
1891; a soldier of the Rebellion, 2d Mass. Cavalry; a captain; pi'isoner 
in Libby. VII. William C, b. about 1839; a soldier of the Rebellion in 
the 2d Mass. Cavalry; reached the rank of major; a captive in Libby 
prison for 14 months; afterwards settled at Newport, Me., where he d. 
in 1891; m. Ellen M. Fletcher; had two children, of whom Cora L. sur- 
vived. Maj. Manning's war record was notable, and his prison experi- 
ence thrilling. (See N. Y. Sun for 1891, Oct. 23.) VIII. Lydia. IX. 
Louisa. X. John. The present writer has searched long and carefully 
for some sign of the Cyrus Manning whose name stands at the beginning 
of this section, but nothing has been found, and nothing can here be said 
as to his origin. 

94. Daniel Manning was a Colonial soldier, 1756, in Capt. Israel 
Davis' CO. of Col. Bagley's regt. He is credited to Ipswich, but his birth- 

* The connection, if there was any, of the subjects of the brief notes immedi- 
ately following, with other families, has not been learned. 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 7^3 

place is given as New Hampshire. [Rolls of Colonial soldiers, 1*4-380, 
477; 95-110.] 

95. DoKOTHY Manning and Samuel Green, both of Marblchead, ni. 
there 1713, Oct. 24. 

96. Elizabeth Manning and Nathan Perkins m. 1731, Oct. 23, at 
Ipswich. 

97. Grace Manning and Peter Trevally m. 1705, An-,'. 15, at Miirlile- 
head. 

98. Hannah Manning and John ChappeU m. 1701, .June 4, at Marble- 
head. 

99. Jacob Manning. Mr. Savage, in his Genealogical Dictionary, 
says : "Jacob [ManuingJ, sou of Return, wasdcputy marshal in the doleful 
days of 1692." The authority for tliis statement is not found, and, with 
due respect for the statements of the euiiueut antiiinarian. the present 
writer is inclined strongly to question its correctness. The reasons are : 
First, at that date there Avas living in Salem one Jacob Manning, of 
the Richard Manning family of Salem-Ipswich [No. 6], who was consta- 
ble in 1694, and might very naturally be the marshal's deputy of 16'.t2. 
Secondly, because this Jacob was the only man of his name whom the 
compiler has found trace of at Salem at that periotl. Thirdly, because 
Return "Manning's" surname was not properly Maiming but Mniinings 
(see No. 127, after). Fourthly, because Mr. Savage does not liim.self 
credit Return with a son Jacol) in his sketch of said Return. Fifthly, 
because the compiler has not found any such son Jacob, and, als<j, be- 
cause, in the list of Return's children, there does not seem to l)e chrono- 
logical room for such a son wlio could be old enough to be a deputy 
marshal in 1692. It is respectfully submitted that Mr. Savage was In 
eiTor. 

100. Joanna Manning and Richard Lee were m. 1691, July is, at 
Marblehead. 

101. John Manning and Elizabeth Stone in. 1769, Oct. 28. Probably 
both were of Salem, Avhere they were baptized -in adult age," 1770, Feb. 4. 
at Salem Middle Precinct (afterwards, South Danvers). John i)robably 
soon died, for she m. (2d) 1777, Feb. 18, Wm. Reed, unless the coiu|)il.r 
mistakes the identity of the Mrs. Elizabeth (Stone) Manning whom .Mr. 
Reed married. If John had children the fact has not been learned; by 
her second marriage his widow had six. 

102. Joseph Manxin'c, Salem, 1679. When Mrs. Ansliee .Manning 
and her cliildren, of the Salem-Ipswich family, came to America in 1(;7'.». 
one name on the ship's list of passengers was Joseph Manning. He iiroke 
a " shinn" on the voyage. No more has been found of him. He was not 
of Mrs. Anstice's immediate family, but perhaps was a relative. 

103. JosEi'H Manning, "of Nantucket," m. at Salem, 1707. July, 
Hannah Becket. She was b. 1686, July 17. They liad :i dau. llnnnaii wlio 
m. 1726, Mch. 9, Ephraiin Ingalls, and (2d) Richard H.lhel, but no other 
ch. appear. After history and origin unknown. 

104. Maky M.v^ninu and Nicholas Holt m. 1708, Sep. 16. He WMof 



794 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Andover, where they resided and had several ch., as duly set forth in the 
Holt Genealogy. 

105. Mary Manning of Newburyport and Benj. Eaton m. 1778, 

Nov. 26. 

105a. Samuel Manning, of Marblehead, d. 1859, May 28, aged 66 
years. The record of his death says he was born in Spain. Tradition 
also says he was a Spaniard, and that his original name was not Manning, 

but Manuel. He m. Elizabeth (Preble?) , and some of his ch. were : 

I. Samuel; killed on the Eastern railroad 1848, Nov. 3; m. Elizabeth W. 
Stevens, and had a dau. Caroline who m. John H. Knight. 11. Mary A. ; 
in. John Walton. III. Rebecca; m. Edwin R. Goodrich. IV. Elizabeth, 
perhaps, who m. Calvin H. Lake. 

106. Thomas Manning and Esther Nicholson, marriage intention 
1749, Apr. 2, at Boston, and, if No. 64451 of Suffolk Co. Court Files is 
correctly understood, both had gone to that town in 1748 from Ipswich. 
A daughter Elizabeth was b. 1750, Nov. 1. Comparison with No. 83 of 
the Salem-Ipswich family may be made, tliough any seeming connection 
is liable to be deceptive. 

107. William Manning and Sarah West ra. 1798, July 1, at Salem. 
A gravestone by St. Peter's Church, in that city, is to the memory of 
Sally, wife of William Manning, who d. 1798, Aug. 21. Probably the 
same. 

108. William Manning and Martha Teague m. 1798, Nov. 12 (at 
Salem?), according to report. The compiler has not found this item. 

109. William Taylor Manning, born in Charles City county, Va., 
according to his obituary in the Salem Register of 1838, June 7; went to 
Essex Co., Mass., when twelve or fifteen years old, but soon settled in 
Beverly and made that place his permanent home. He was a Revolu- 
tionary soldier of long service. A part of the time he was a drummer, 
and in Col. Rnfus Putnam's regt., with Capt. Job Whipple commonly his 
company commander. In 1818 a pension was granted to him for 6 years 
actual service. He m. 1787, Feb. 28, Elizabeth Woodbury. Evidently 
resided wholly in Beverly, where he d. 1838, June 1. In 1818 he gave his 
age as 60 years, which Axes his birth in 1757, or 1758. By will he gave 

to his wife Betsey, and his daus. Betsey Manning (afterwards m. 

Homans), Mary Patch and Alice Manning (later m. Cox). His 

widow d. 1840, Apr. 3. These were the only ch. who survived her, but 
whether others were born to the parents has not been learned. 

110. Unknown. The Abbot Genealogy states that Rachel Abbot, b. 

1720, m. ■ Manning. Neither known facts nor inference suffices to 

afford grounds for even a surmise as to his identity. 

111. Unknown. A letter, 1631, Apr. 12, from JohuEndicott to Gov. 
Wintlirop, says : "I could wish when Manning hath recovered his strength 
that you would free him for he will never do you or Mr. Hewson service, 
for Avhen he was well he was as negligent as the worst of them." (Felt's 
Annals of Salem.) This very early Manning is of uaknown identity. 
Was he the same as No. 87? 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 795 

112. JOHN MANNIXG, of Portsmoiith, N. II., 1756, sold land in 
that j'ear to Thomas Parker, and soon died, if lie was. as seems llkolv. the 
same John of Portsmouth whose widow, Sarali, ailmrx.. iMtltionod, 17ri7, 
for permission to sell a part of his land to pay his debts. No ch. are 
mentioned, and no more is known of him. 

113. Thomas M.\JS'NiNa, rortsmoulh, innholdtr, deceased 1777. He 
may have been related to the subject of previous sketch [John lli'J, and 
he, this Thomas, may have been a descendant of Daniel Manidnfj [!t2J, of 
Ipswich. .Mary, wife of Thomas, d. in 1773. as^ed ")(;, acconlinu; t<> death 
notice in Boston Xews Letter of 1773, Nov. 4; after which he ni. (-Jd) 
1774, Feb. 3, Sarah Seward. Shem. (2d) before 1780, John Arnc [Ornc?] 
The known ch. of Thomas were: I. James, baj). 1749, July 1<5; a marl 
ner, and at one time captain of the privateer " General Sullivan." In the 
Revolutionary war ; not further traced. II. Elizabeth, l)ni). 1753, July 
29. III. Mary, bap. 1753, July 29. IV. Thomas; see bcloAv, No. 114. V. 
Augustus, probably, of whom I know no more than that he advertised in 
the N. H. Gazette, 1783, May 17, and after, tiiat he had ^oods for sale at 
Capt. Thomas Manning's store; dress goods, nautical goods, sugar, tea, 
etc. 

114. Thomas Manxixc;, son of Thomas 113, admr. of his father'.s 
estate, was a sea captain and, in tlie Revolution, at one time commanded 
the privateer " General Sullivan." He seems to have continued as a mar- 
iner as late as 1787, sailing to St. Christophers, London, Martinlco, etc., 
but, as early as 1783, had a store in Tortsmouth, and, later, retired and 
devoted his time to mercantile pursuits. He was also a bank olllcer and 
prominent citizen. He m. Statira, dan. of Jonathan Ayers, who d. 1807, 
June 8, aged 54, and (2d) 1808, Jan. 9, Margaret Purcell. who d. 1830. 
Capt. Manning d. 1819, Mch. 24, aged 72. Ch. : I. Statira, bap. 1777, 
Apr. 6. II. Statira, again, bap. 1781, July 1; d. 1820, June 5; m. James 
H. Pierpont. III. Elizabeth Bennett, bap. 1783, June 1 ; m. Capt. Andrew 
W. Bell. IV. Mary Peirce, bap. 1785, Nov. (i ; m. James Kennard ; sev- 
eral ch. bap. in Portsmouth. V. Thomas Augustus, bap. 17^7, June 3; 
a mariner in 1815, residing in Portsmouth; d. as early as 1821, when hl.s 
estate was settled; evidently unm., as his heirs were his sisters and their 
ch. VI. Alice Sherburn, bap. 1789, Sep. 27: m. James 11. IM.rrcponi. VII. 
Sarah Ann, bap. 1792, Sep. 30; m. Andrew Halliburton. Vlll. William, 
bap. 1791, Aug. 13; probably d. young. IX. Edward Sherburn, bap. 1795. 
July 19; a merchant; d. 1821, June 10; m. 1820, .lune 25. Mary Ann Shaw, 
who m. (2d) Thomas Stanhope Knglish, of Boston. Edward gave all 
his property to his wife by will, mentioning no other heirs. I'orliapH no 
child was born to him before or after his death. When Edward and hl« 
brother Thomas died the family of Thomas 1H undoubtedly beiann- ex- 
tinct in the male line. The evidence to that ctlect alr-adv «iven hocmH 
conclusive, but it is conflrmed by the fact that, in 1899. the heirs of nnld 
Thomas were claimants for awards under the French si.ollatlon act. and 
that, on reachinga successful termination, thecaseeamo b.-for.- IhcCourl 
holden at Exeter in that year, in October, with Woodward Emery as ad- 



796 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

ministrator of the estate. The notice thereof was printed iu the Ports- 
mouth J^owr^a^ folloAviug tlae Probate citation of Aug. 16, witli tlie names 
of the 26 heirs. Among these appear the names Halliburton, Emery, Wise, 
Salter, Ingraham, etc., but no Manning is in the list. 

115. WILLIAM MANNING, Gloucester, Mass., was in that town 
as early as 1702, Feb. 16, when he had a son William born by his wife 
Sarah (said to have been formerly the widow of Thomas Rowe). She d. 
1702, Mch. 3, and he m. (2d) 1702, Dec. -1, Mary Smith, at Ipswich. The 
fact that he sought his second wife in that town may be taken, perhaps, 
an an indication that Ipswich was his own early home, but it is a faint 
and unreliable ray of evidence; yet, if we assume that he Avas of an es- 
tablished New England family, we can most reasonably assume that he 
was a descendant of the early Ipswich family, and probably of Daniel 
[92]. There is, however, no evidence to that eflect. He was in Glouces- 
ter as late as 1704 [Essex Co. Deed]. He soon died, and his widow m. 
(2d) 1700, Mch. 22, Caleb Kimball, of Ipswich, and, after he d. in 1714, 
(3d), Joseph Pillsbury. She was a dau. of Joseph Smith, in whose 
family William Manning, junior, was reared. See below. 

116. WiixiAM Manning, Gloucester, fisherman, may be believed, 
theoretically, but, it would seem, safely, to have been the son of 
William 115, and himself the child b. 1702, Feb. 16. He m. at Glouces- 
ter, 1723, Apr. 1, Mary Boyles, doubtless dau. of Richard and Mary 
Boyles, who were of Beverly in 1741. William lived in Gloucester as 
late as 1737, but removed to Souhegau West [Amherst, N. H.] before 
1741, and engaged as a carpenter and farmer. In that year, Nov, 20, 
Richard and Mary Boyles, above, sold to him a lot of land they OAvned 
in Amherst, Avhich Wra. was then occupying, and had "settled" for them 
in conformity with the provisions of the original grant (Middlesex Co. 
Deed, 42-497). In 1749 a committee was chosen to dispossess him of 
land belonging to Deacon Bowtle which he had inclosed (history of 
Amherst). The compiler finds no more of William. In 1753 his wife, 
then a widow and residing at Gloucester, bought 9 acres of land, with 
dwelling house and two shops in Marlboro, and in 1754 she went to the 
latter town accompanied by her dau. Hannah (Middlesex Co. Court of 
Sessions). No more has been found of the widow, nor is the disposal 
of lier homestead known. If it was sold by any person named Manning 
the deed was not recorded ; possibly she married a second time. Ch. of 
William and Mary, b. at Gloucester: I. Sarah, b. 1724, Dec. 3. II. 
William, b. 1726, May 23; see No. 117, below. III. Martha, b. 1728, 
Mch. 5. IV. Mary, b. 1730, July 10. V. Elizabeth, b. 1732, Apr. 28. 

The Willard Genealogy says she m. (1st) Bailey, and, (2d) Daniel 

Willard, and that she was of Marlboro at the time of her last marriage. 
In Merrimack Valley Genealogies mention is made of a Moses Bailey, b. 

1730, Sep. 11, who m. Elizabeth , and the two may connect, but this 

is a suggestion without known support. VI. Hannah, b. 1734, Apr. 
VII. Esther, bap. 1737, May 8. 



MISCELLAXEOUS FAMILIES. 797 

117. WiLLi.oi Mailing, son of AVm. lUi, and hiiiisi-lf b. ITl'C, 
May 23, was of Gloucester in 1750. Terhaps he was the Miune Wni. who 
was a Colonial soldier, 17-15, as one of Capt. John GoflVs scout.s In the 
service of New Hampshire [N. H. Provincial Pajjcrs, Vol. Ifi], niul pes- 
sibly he was one of the grantees of Brattlehoro, Vt., \7'>A, Dt-c. 27 
[N. II. Provincial Papers, 26-55], in which case the grant was, It may be, 
in reward for the above service. He m. in riloncester. 17.'iO, .Aug. '2i, 
Elizabeth Stone, and they had two children l)orn there. In 1756 they 
removed to Marlboro; in 17.i!) to Townsend; and in 17C1 to Middlctoii. 
In the same year Elizabeth returned to Marlboro with two children, but 
not accompanied by her husband. He may havi- been the WilliHUi In 
Audover, 17G7. (Courts of Sessions of .Middlesex and Ksse.x Counties.) 
When at Marlboro he was a Colonial soldier, 1750, in the expedition 
against Crown Point, under Capt. John Nixon, in Col. Timothy Rugglc.s' 
regt. In this year he served from Feb. 20 to Sep. 16 as a corporal, and 
from Sep. 17 to Dec. 3 as a "clerk" (unless there were two Williams of 
Marlboro, which does not seem likely; it will be noticed that one term 
immediately follows the other.) In 1757 he was again in service. Ilis 
history after 1761 cannot be given. It may be worthy of mention that 
there was a Wm. Manning and wife Martha at Norwich, Ct., 1766 and 
after (see No. 84 here). No connection is known to exist between 
the two, but the Andover item may not apply to Win. of Marlboro, and 
he may have lost his wife and married again, and have been the Win. at 
Norwich ; a possibility rendered the more likely by what is inferred con- 
cerning his son of the same name (see below). Ch. of Wm. and Kllza- 
beth: I. Elizabeth, b. 1751, Aug. 22, at Gloucester; living in 1756, but 
not mentioned as accompanying her parents to Townsend in 1759; per- 
haps then deceased. II. William, b. 1754, Aug.'ll. at Gloncester; living 
in 1761; history unknown. It is, however, worthy of lujticf that the 
U. S. Pension Rolls of Revolutionary soldiers, printed in 1834, mention a 
Wm. Manning, pensioner, aged 80 years, whose service had been In the 
Connecticut troop. The latter was living in Franklin Co., Ohio, In 1K34. 
It will be seen that his age, then, exactly corresponds with that to which 
Wm. (born 1754) would have attained if then living. The pensioner'!* 
exact residence Avas not given by him, nor do his pension papers give It. 
and all eflforts to trace his descendants have failed. In his iippllcation 
for a pension in 1820 he says that he enlisted In 1775 for sev.-n months 
in Col. John Durkee's regt. of Gen. Israel Putnam's brlgad.-, and. In 1777, 
enlisted for three years and served under Capt. Shumway and Cols. 
Prentice and Starr. Col. Durkee was of Norwich, Ct. William also re- 
sided in Franklin Co. in 1820. He then gave his age as 66, and 1.1s wlfr's 
as 70. Her name was not given. III. Mary, birth not found, but wn.i 
with her mother to Marlboro in 1761. 



MUNNINGS FAMILIKS. 
NOTR.-Persons bearing the above surname d..not properly bHonu 
in this volume, and would find no mention here were It not that thi- 



798 THE MANMTNG FAMILY. 

names of Manning and Munnings have been so ■widely and extensively 
confused by historians and genealogists, not to mention town clerks of 
the Seventeenth Century. Mistakes made over 200 years ago have been 
repeated to the present day, and the name of Manning appears even in 
recent genealogies when Munnings should have been used. The present 
writer is not sanguine enough to think he can put an end to these errors, 
but it is worth trying; and, as he has made considerable study of the 
Munnings families (long since extinct, it would seem, in Massachusetts), 
a second reason exists for including the records in this place. 

1 18. GEORGE MUNNINGS came from Ipswich, Co. Suffolk, Eng. , 
in the ship Elizabeth, 1634, aged 37, with wife Elizabeth, 41, and cli., 
Elizabeth, 12, and Abigail, 7; was a freeman 163.5, Mch. 4; resided in 
Watertown 1637 ; was an original propx'ietor of Sudbury, 1640, but re- 
moved to Boston as early as 1646. It does not seem that any mistMke need 
be made in the spelling of his name. Munnings is the form observed in 
the records of the General Conrt. He was frequently a witness to deeds 
drawn by one Wm. AspiuAvall, notary public, and there the form is the 
same. The latter should be authoritative. He can properly be given no 
other surname than Munnings. He was a soldier in the expedition to 
Block Island against the Narragansett Indians, sent to avenge the death 
of Capt. John Oldham, who was murdered by them, in the early stages of 
the Pequot war, and the records of the General Court, 1636, Sep. 2, say : 
" Geoi'ge Munnings is graunted 5' in regard to the losse of his eye in the 
voyage to Block Island." And, " the fines of this weeke are agreed to bee 
given to George Munnings, who lost an eye in the countryes service, & 
this to bee added to the 5' given before." He appears in a less lofty light 
in the next record of said General Court, 1637, June 6: " George Mun- 
nings was fined 20 sh'' for seling beare and keeping a house of intertaine- 
ment without license;" and, tiie next Nov., " Munings of Watertown is 
put downe from keeping an ordinary, or house of intortainement." 
Brighter days were in store for him, and, in 1646, "It is ordered, y* 
George Munings shalbe alovved 15' p @ for his service in y^ place of a 
keeper of y« countryes prison, to w'^'^ he is chosen ov'', & beside y^ ap- 
pointed fees belonging to y' place, & y' he is freed fro™ executing publike 
correction & execution." After some years he had fresh trouble. The 
prison did not always prove secure, and prisoners had a disagreeable way 
of taking unceremonious leave, for which the keeper was blamed. In 1654 
one Benj. Saucer Avas incarcerated for blasphemy, but made his escape. 
AVhen so dangerous a person was allowed to get away the wrath of the 
General Conrt fell upon Munnings, and he was fined and discharged from 
his office. A new prison would probably have been more to the point 
than a new keeper. George d. 1658, Aug. 24. His wife Elizabeth was 
living in 1651 [deedj. Later he m. (2d) Johanna, widow of Simon Boyer. 
She survived him, and, despite the difference of name, may have been the 
" Johannah MuUings," widow, who m. John Laughton, 1659, Sep. 4. In 
his will George mentions only his wife, though the inventory refers to 
Theophylus Munnings, of Dorchester (perhaps a relative). It is not 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. 7;»9 

known that George had more than two children. It has, howi-vi-r. hc.-ii 
suggested that he was possibly father of George Maiininir, ..f Hcston ( No. 
11 here]. The improbability of this is considorrd in ilie sketch of the 
other George, which see. Known ch. : 

119. Elizai5i:tii, b. about 1(122, in Eiig. ; not traced. 

120. Abigail, b. al)ont 1G27, in Eng. ; ni. .Toiin Sawiii, uf Walortnwn. 

and had ch. : I. John, birth not recorded. II. Mmuiiiig, h. 
1655, Apr. 4. Ill, Thomas, b. 1G57, Sep. 27. 



121. EDMUND MUNNINGS came in 1635, in the ship Abigail, nnd 
settled at Dorchester, Mass. For 20.5 years spelling has been running 
riot as to his surname. He is often mentioned in tlie Dorchester records, 
and generally as Munnings, but occasionally as Moning-s, Monlnges, Man- 
nings, etc. ; while a tract of land to which his name was given wa.s. it is 
said, popularly known as " Manning's Moon." The sliippini,' clerk in Eng- 
land, in recording the departure of the family, dislingiiisjied himself by 
spelling the name in five difierent ways for the five persons named. Town 
clerks in the Colony recorded the name as both Munnings and .Manning, 
whence has resulted endless confusion in historical and genealo)iical vol- 
umes ever siuce. On the other hand, court records, deeds and estates in 
the Colony use the form, Munnings, and that is the spelling of Edmiind'8 
will in England. Sift the evidence and it appears that irresponsil)le re- 
corders spelled the name in all sorts of ways, but that otllcial docnment.s 
held fast to what was unquestionably the correct orthography. Munnings. 
When Edmund came in 1635 his age was 40, and he brought his wife 
Mary, 30, and ch., Mary, 9; Anna, 6, and Mahalaleel, 3. lie long resided 
at Dorchester. He was a proprietor as lat(; as \('>'>><, but had then, per- 
haps, returned to England. He did return at some date, and d. there, in 
Denge, Co. Essex, shortly l)efore July. 1667, leaving a wife Markiel. In 
his will he calls himself "the unprofitable servant of God." Ilebe(|neathed 
to his wife; to his sons Ilopestill, Keturn and Takeheed, and to his 
daughters, " Harry " and Rebecca. At that lime Heturn was his only sou 
in America, and it is probable that the family soon became extinct here 
in the male line. Ch. of Edmund : 

122. Mauy, b. about 1626, in England. 

123. Ann, b. about 1629, in Eng. 

124. Mahalaleel, b. about 1632, in Eng.; a merchant in BoHton. nnd 

the inventory of his estate, following his death, iiulleat<s tli.nl 
he did a large business; but when hr. was accidentally drownwl 
1659-60, Feb. 27, by falling from a bridge inl<i "ye mill creek " 
in Boston, at night, he left an insolvent estate, the dual sottlc- 
ment of which was long delayed. Hem.. 16:.t;, llimnnh. <lau. 
of Elder John Wiswall, of Boston. She m. (2d i Wm. Head, 
and (3d) Thomas Overman. She seems to have had two rh. by 
Mr. Read (Wm., b. 1665, Mcli. 26, and John, 1). li;i;9, Apr. 28). 



800 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

She d. about 1694 when, June 5, adm. on her estate was granted 
to Matthew Johnson, of Woburn, husband of her sister Re- 
becca. Ch. of Mahalaleel and Hannah : I. Hannah, b. 1657, 
Sep. 23; m. 1675, Oct., Josiah Willis; went soon to England; 
reputed to be alive in 1695 [Suffolk Co. Court Files, 4180], and 
was the only surviving daughter and heir of Mahalaleel. II. 
Mahalaleel, junior; died 1(!59, Nov. 22. III. Mehitable, b. 
1659-60, Jan. 20; see note to her sister Hannah. 

125. Rebecca ; mentioned in her father's will. Some one named Re- 

becca Munnings m. 1652, Jan. 14, Edmund Madocks, of Boston, 
and had Mary, b. 1655, Jan. 4, and John, b. 1657, Mch. 12. 

126. HoPESTiLL, b. 1637, Apr. 15, in Dorchester; returned to England 

and was executor of his father's will; m. a dan. of Richard 
Fouldger, of St. Lawrence, Essex, England. 

127. Return, b. 1640, Sep. 7, in Dorchester. He m. at Hingham, 1664, 

Dec. 9, Sarah, dau. of Edmund and Elizabeth Hobart, of Hing- 
ham, where they resided until after March, 1668, when they 
removed to Boston. There the spelling of the surname was 
erratic, some of the children being recorded as these of Return 
and Sarah Munnings, and others as of Return and Sarah Man- 
ning. Return sold land in 1683, and again in 1689, Avhich had 
previously belonged to his brother Mahalaleel (Suffolk Co. 
Deeds). He also brought suit in 1693 to secure possession of 
land in Dorchester formerly Edmund Munnings,' but then in 
possession of one Clapp, and, judgment being rendered against 
him, appealed, and gave as grounds for his contention, first, 
" Because I have Sufficiently proved that I am the undoubted 
heir of Edmund Munnings as his only Surviving Son, and heire 
to Mahalaleel Munnings as his only surviving brother;" sec- 
ondly, because the deed by which Edmund purported to sell to 
Clapp was never executed or acknowledged (Suffolk Co. Court 
Files, 2804). He brought a like suit in 1695 against other Dor- 
chester persons concerning land that had first been Edmund's, 
and then Mahalaleel's, but was occupied at time of suit by the 
defendants. This case was defended upon the claim that Han- 
nah Willis, dau. of Mahalaleel, was living and, consequently, 
the actual heir; and judgment was again against Return. Bos- 
ton records show the death, 1705-6, Mch. 24, of "Return 
MuUings," and, as this name has been found confused with 
Munnings in other cases, it seems safe to believe the deceased 
was the Return of this section. His ch. were : I. Edmund, b. 
1665-6, Mch. 22, at Hingham. II. A Daughter, b. 1667-8, 
Mch. 2, at Hingham; doubtless died in a few weeks. III. 
Sarah, b. 1669, Apr. 7, at Boston. IV. Rebecca, b. 1670, Sep. 
21, at Boston. V. Mary, birth not recorded, but mentioned in 
her grandfather Hobart's will; perhaps belongs here in the 
list. VI. Jeremiah, b. 1674, Apr. 5. What became of these 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. gQl 

children is uncertain, but not the sli-litost ovidence has l,.-,„ 
found that the sons lived to manhood, and, uiilesH th.-y sur- 
vived and removed to a distance, it is cortahi that Uolnru Mas 
the last survivor of the male line in this country. 
128. Takkhekd, b. 1642, Oct. 20, at Dorchester ; uas living in Kn;,'land. 
in 1666, when he witnessed his father's will. 



II. FAMILIES AND MARRIAGES CHIEFLY OUTSIDE OF NEW 

ENGLAND. 

129. CHARLES MANNING was of Clinton, Duchess Co..» N. Y.. 
in the Eighteenth Century. It is said that his father (name unknown) 
was buried in that part of tiie old Poughkeepsie cemetery which was de- 
stroyed to make room for the present Court House. Charles died, as n-- 
ported to me, in 1810, aged 67; hence, born about 1743; and is buried at 
Pleasant Valley. At the same place is the grave of John Manning, who 
d. 1806, aged 66; hence, born about 1740. In their day there was also a 
Joshua Manning there, and two of his wives are buried at Pleasant Val- 
ley, viz: Mary, b. 1750; d. 1774, Mch. 10; and Betty, b. 17r,l, Jan. l.",; d. 
1784 (so the dates were sent to the compiler). It is believed this was the 
same Joshua (grandfather of Mr. A. R. Manning, of Alburgh, Vt.) wlio 
removed to some place adjacent to Lake ChampUiin (the compiler is not 
informed where). This latter Joshna was b. 1751, Sep. 15 (place un- 
known), and was three times married. By his first wife he had sons 
Jacob, Joseph and John; by the second wife, Harry and Thomas; by tiie 
third wife, Absalom, Joshua, Gabriel and Richard, the last named being 
father of A. R. Manning. From Mr. Wra. J. Manning, Muskegon, ^^ch., 
the followi,ng report has been received : At the close of the Revolution 
his great grandfather (name unknown) went from or near Duchess 
Co. to Canada, accompanied by his sons Joseph. Gabriel, Jacob, Isaac, 
Joshua, Thomas and John. The first five finally removed to near Loudon, 
Ontario; the last two remained near Lacollc. Tiie sons of the al>ove 
Isaac were Jacob, John, William, Hari'y, Alpha, Wilsie and I.saac. Thai 
the lamilies mentioned by these two correspondents were closely related 
is certain; whether they were one, and of the same generation (In which 
case allowance must be made for the brevity of human memory), is not 
certain, as the names do not exactly correspond. Descendants arc very 
numerous in Canada and Micliigan. The Charles Manning (list menti<nic«l 
in this section was, perhaps, the same Charles of Duchess Co. of whom 
descendants say he had ch. Charles, Caleb, John, Levi, Samuel. Joseph. 

* In newspapers and geographies the name of this county, na farBnolmen-tMl^ 

is spelled "Dutchess." Historians who have nlven Hpeclal Invcstltrntlon to the nub- 
ject omit the "t." It seems so certain, despite .-ioine denlalH, that the name wni» be 
stowed in honor of the Duchess of York, as New York County was named for 11m> 
Duke of York, that the present volume will take Its ehaiiees of Ih<Iii« wrontf on Ihi? 
Bide of logic rather than to adopt so remarkable a spelling as Dutehecs. 

51 



802 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

Mercy, Mary, Lucy aud Ruth Ann. Of this branch of the family a chart 
has been drawn by William M. Du Boies, Esq., of White Plains, N. Y. 
A tradition in one branch is that the family went to Duchess Co. from 
Smithtown, L. I. Despite wide inquiry and investigation the origin of 
the family is unknown to the present writer, but the occurrence of the 
names John, Thomas, Jacob and Richard cannot help directing the in- 
quiring mind to the Salem-Ipswich family, and, studying that family, the 
inquiry is unavoidably awakened. Did John Manning [Salem-Ipswich, 
No. 12], son of Nicholas [2], leave descendants, and, if so, were the 
Mannings of Duchess Co. descended from him? 

130. EDWARD MANNING. His name appears in the county rec- 
ords at Albany, N. Y., 1746, as purchaser of land at Covey's Brook [deed; 
index says Curry's Brook]. The place may now be extinct under that 
name, but descendants place the early home as Princetown (now in Sche- 
nectady Co.) . The most likely theory seems to be that this family is not re- 
lated to any other herein. According to descendants, Edward's ch. were : 
I. John. II. Christian, who had sons (names not learned). III. Sam- 
uel; had a son Edward S. IV. Abram; had sons Abram, Solomon and 
John. V. Edward, b. 1771, at Princetown, and had ch. : 1. John, who 
had Wm. H., Edward and Ralph. 2. James, b. 1801 ; d. 1867; had sons : 
(a) Delevan, of Albany and Buffalo, whose sons are James D., Wm. L., 
Henry E. and Romeyn L. (6) Gilbert H. 3. Solomon; never m. 4. 
Henry, who had a son Edward Andrew Morrison. 

131. JOHN MANNING was owner and captain, as early as 1653, 
Nov., of a vessel in which he made trading voyages along the coast of 
Conn., N. Y. and Va., and probably other places. It was a time when 
the troubles between the English and Dutch were in full force, and trade 
with the latter was prohibited by royal decree of England; but when 
Manning brought his vessel into the harbor atMilford, Ct., in the spring 
of 1654, he was detained and brought before the General Court at New 
Haven, the vessel being left at Milford. Being formally put on trial he 
was charged with having traded with the Dutch at Manhatoes [New York] , 
"and so furnishing the enimies of the comonwealth of England w'h 
provissions;" but he defended himself so energetically that, being also 
favored by an influential witness, who intended going with him as a pas- 
senger, he was about to be released under bonds when news was received 
that Manning's men had " w'h a high hand and threatening speeches, 
caryed away" the vessel out of Milford harbor, but had been "pursued 
by a shallopp well manned and armed," and the vessel recovered. Man- 
ning denied all knowledge of this defiant step, but when witnesses testi- 
fied that the crew had acted under his explicit orders, the trial went on. 
It was shown that he had on several occasions carried cargoes of bread, 
tobacco, wine, etc., from Va. to N. Y. He produced papers showing that 
he was in good favor with Sir Henry Moody and others of Gravesend, 
near New York, and, in the face of strong evidence, persisted in denying 



MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES. gO.'J 

that he had in any way traded with the Dntch ; but the flndlnjj of the 
Court was ajfainst him. He was lined L'O shilliii-s for "two lyes (at 
least)," and liis vessel, being adjudged a lawful prize, was conilscal«-d 
and ordered to " be sould at Millford on Tuesday next, at tliree a clocke 
in y*- afternoone, ijy an inch of a candell, lie that oilers moat to have her." 
[New Hiiven Colonial Records, 165;5-I(J(;5, p. C'J.J This Capt. Manning 
was undoubtedly the same as the next, which see. 

132. JOHN MANNING, Capt., an early re.-,idenl and prominml 
figure in New York City was probably the same man as the subject of 
the previous sketch. His career on land was as striking as on water. 
He was witness to an Indian deed in IGG-I; one of the coniinlssloners of 
Esopus, 1609; sheriff of New York, 1GG7-72, anil was commonly known 
as Captain Manning. He was in favor with Gov. Lovelace, and during 
the temporary absence of the latter from the city was often plar.d in 
command of Fort James. He was thus in command in 1C73 when a 
hostile Dutch force appeared in the neiglil)oring waters and dennindtd a 
surrender. After some parley the fort was delivered up to the enemy ; 
a serious loss to the English. Capt. Manning soon sailed for Kiigland to 
explain the matter to the King. At that time he was still a sherilf, as 
appears by steps taken by the authorities to "pitch" upon a "anew 
Sheriff for Long Island East Hiding." He left " divers debts and l)lllrt," 
and proceedings were begun to " wind up his estate." On the voyage to 
England his wife died. He appeared before the King and the Duke «.f 
York, who exonerated him, deciding that Fort James could not have been 
held with so small a force; but he did not find such clemency on his re- 
turn to New York. Citizens who had sull'erod (Inancial losses l)y reason 
of the surrender clamored for satisfaction, and Capt. Maiming was put 
on trial on charges of treason and cowartlice. Of the ilrst he was ac- 
quitted, but was adjudged guilty of cowardice'and sentenced to have his 
sword broken over his head and to be forever debarred from holding 
public office. Modern writers incline to pronounce the sentence severe 
and unjust, and agree with the royal powers that the strength of the 
Dutch was not to be defied. However, the citizens of that day had 
suttered money loss; a victim Avas wanted; they found one. Aaer thin 
Capt. Manning retired to an island owned by him and situated in the 
waters of the East River, where he passed his remaining ycnrs, enter- 
taining freely and probai^ly enjoying himself <|uile as well as In his 
days of power. He died later than ICso. It is not known that lie 
left children of his own, and his island passed into tlie hands of Mary 
Manningham, said to have becju a daughter of Ids wife by a former 
marriage. She m., 1G76, Apr. 2G, Robert iJlaekw.-ll, whose name be- 
came permanently fixed upon the estate that had been Manning's, and 
which is now widely known as " Blackwell's Island," being the seal 
of many of the corrective institutions of New York county. An alli'n>|il 
has been made to connect Capt. John of New York, by InftTence, with 
Capt. John Manning of Boston [No. 2.1]. The known facts are decldeilly 



804 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

against the theory and, indeed, seem to render it impossible. The 
writer who advances the theory [vide Appleton's Cyclopedia of Am. Biog- 
raphy] seems to base his suggestion upon a statement which may be 
quoted from his article on John of New York; as follows: " His em- 
ployment in New Yorli came through the recommendation of Samuel 
Mavericlc, who, in a letter of 16 Sept., 1663, to the Earl of Clarendon, 
lord high chancellor of England, commended Manning as one ' who hath 
many years been a commander under Maj-Gen. Morgan, who hath given 
him a large and ample certificate, which he will show you ... He is well 
known and beloved in New England.' " The present writer supposes this 
Samuel Maverick to be the same who had dwelt at Noddle's Island [East 
Boston], and, perhaps, the same of the name who was commissioner in 
New York; and his flrst-raentioned residence, together with the state- 
ment that Manning was " well known " in New England, might seem to 
bear out the inference, but all further facts are against it. According to 
Lamb's History of New York, Capt. John of the latter place "had 
formerly commanded a trading vessel between New Haven and New York " 
(from which we may well believe he was the Capt. John, mariner, of the 
previous sketch [see 131], in which case he had been navigating the coast 
waters during a period beginning as early as 1653). We have seen that 
he sailed to Virginia, as well as New York and Connecticut, and, in pur- 
suing his sea ventures, governed, it would seem, in his choice of ports 
solely by the advantageous circumstances of the hour, he would natu- 
rally include Boston as a port, and may thus have met Mr. Maverick, or 
the latter may have seen him in New Haven. Again, he is not mentioned 
as one " well known " in Boston, but " in New England." Other reasons 
exist for believing that John of New York and John of Boston were entirely 
different persons. First, the wife of John of New York died at sea in 
1673, whereas, the wife of John of Boston continued to reside in Boston 
until her death at a date later than 1687. Secondly, John of New York 
died after 1685, and the wife of John of Boston had married (2d) Wil- 
liam Gerrish before 1676, Aug. 18. Thirdly, John of New York had 
"many years been a commander under Maj-Gen. Morgan." The most 
careful search has failed to discover any such high military officer in the 
Colonies at that period, and the only one known to history was in Eng- 
land, being Sir Thomas Morgan, who followed the calling of arms from 
at least 1645 to 1667, and was, during the final years of his service, 
Major-General of the English troops ; and lie it must have been, it seems, 
who was alluded to in Samuel Maverick's letter. John of Boston arrived 
In the Colony in 1640, and engaged as a merchant ; and was following 
that peaceful calling at a time, it would seem, when John of New York 
was serving in the English army as a " commander "under Gen. Morgan. 
John of Boston associated himself with the local militia and was styled 
"captain" in 1655, but had previously been plain Mr. Manning. More- 
over, John of New York'^, appears to have been a sea captain as early as 
1653, and John of Boston was certainly a merchant later than that date; 
and, finally, to assume that the two were one would necessitate the as- 



IVnSCELLANEOUS FAMILIES, 805 

sertion that John and Ann of Boston, husband and ^^\fc, had eadi taken 
a nevf matrimonial partner while the other Avas living'. 

133. JEFFREY MANNING Avas in Piscataway township. New 
Jersey, as early as 1076, in which year he purchased land. II.- was on.- 
of three commissioners to lay out land iirants, ICk-j, mid was niarslml of 
the first County Court of Middlesex, held at Piscataway. If„s3. Me d. in 
1693. He was the ancestor of a family that has hct-n lariie and intlnen- 
tial in and beyond N. J., and is evidently cxtonsive to the present dav. 
Mr. O. B. Leonard, of Plainfield, N. J., has collected the records of 
many descendants. Jeffrey m. Hepsibah, dau. of Joseph Andrt-ws, of 
Hingham, Mass., and granddau. of Sir Thomas Andrews, Lord .Mayor 
of London. As to the possibility that Jellrcy was related to one of llic 
Manning families of New England, read what is said |in the sketch of 
Capt. Nicholas Manning [2], of the Salem-Ipswich family. JeH'roy's 
children were: 1. John, b. about 1670; ni. Elizabeth Dennis an<l had 
ch. : 1. Gershom, b. 1694. 2. Elizabeth, b. 16'.t5. 3, J,,f,n, b. H;'.»7. 
4. Mary,h. 1700. 5. Ephraim, b. 1701; m. Elizabeth, dan. of Benja- 
min Fitz Randolph. She was a sister of Nathaniel Fitz Kandolph, who, 
born 1703, Nov. 11, at Princeton, N. J., is believed to have i)ccn lln- same 
man of his name mentioned in the sketch of Capt. Nicholas Manning 
[2], of the Salem-Ipswich family. 6. Ihith, b. 1703. 7. Martha, b. 
1705. II. Benjamin, b. about 1674; m. Ann Blackford. III. .lanws, 
b. about 1676; m. Christiana Laing. Ch. : 1. ./amr.v, b. 1700. 2. Mar- 
garet, b. 1701. 3. Ebenezer, b. 1703. 4. Isaac, b. 1705. 5. Xathaniel, 
b. 1707. IV. Elizabeth; m. Thomas Fitz Randolph. V. Joseph, b. 
about 1678; m. Temperance Fitz Randolph. Ch. : 1. Joanna, b. 1705. 
2. Trustrum, b. 1710. 3. Manj, b. 1712, 4. Elizabeth, b. 1713. 5. 
Eunice,h. 1715. 6. Rachel, b. 1715. 7. .InTreij, b. 1719. «. Grace, b. 
1721. 9. Euth, b. 1726. 

134. JOHN MANNING of Pennsylvania. The followhiR account 
is exclusively from family tradition, which says he was reared in Lon- 
don, Eng., and came to this country "before the Rcvolutl.mary war" 
The exact date is unknown, but about 1770 he became owner, by orinliial 
entry and purchase, of a tract of land in Manor townshi|). Lnnca.sli-r 
Co., Pa. Descendants are yet living in Highville, Ephrata, etc , while 
early emigrations to Ohio and Indiana have liberally peopled those SlaloH, 
the family being numerous. John lived, it is said, to be 94 years old. 
A family estimate of his birth-date places it about 1720. but this may lie 
too early. He m. (1st) Miss Groover; (2d) Miss Mellinger. by wh..m he 
had three sons; and (3d) Miss Zeigler, "by whom he had live ..r .six 
sons." There were also two daughters. The sons. It Is said, w.-re : I. 
John. II. David. III. Jacob; lived to be nearly h9: m. Miss Seldom- 
rid-e and had issue, Elizabeth, Mary, Mattle. (ieorce, John. Jacob, 
Benjamin, Joseph, Catherine and He.iry. The latter, b. about \m\, was 
living at Highville in 1891. IV. Samuel. V. Jacob. VI. William. 



806 THE MANNING FAMILY. 

VII. George. VIII. Thomas, b. ll'M, at Turkey Hills (the homestead), 
Lancaster Co.; d. 1865, at Abington, "Wayne Co., Ind. One of his sons 
is Rev. Wm. Manning, of Canyonville, Ore. IX. Benjamin. 

135. Hannah Manning and John Smith, m. 1665, Feb. 13, in New 
York State ; place not learned. 

136. Robert Manning and Mary Fforgison m. about 1676, Apr. 1 
[date of license]. Both were "of Westchester," N. Y. 

137. Thomas Manning and John Manning sailed from England 
for Virginia in 1635. Their after history has not been learned. Persons 
of the name of Manning have been well represented, perhaps numerous, 
in Virginia, Maryland and other Southern States. Whether they were 
descendants of the above two settlers, or from some other source, is 
unknown to the compiler of the present volume. 



Corrections. 



Page 183, line 21. Omit date and place of Susanna Bibbins' birth. It 
is not known when or where she was born. 

Page 264, Une 36. For " Grove" read Gove. 

Page 265, line 11, The " III " should be a figure 3. 

Page 307, line 9. For " July " read June. 

Page 620, line 26. For "Dougherty " read Daugherty. 



INDEX 1. 



The Christian Names in the William Mansinc; Kamii.k 

The first number is the vear of birth; the second, the (llstlntjulnhlnK nmiiboi 
vidual whose name precetles it. I'a^^c numbers do not appear In tlie Index ; a 
to be found by recourse to individual numbers. The surnames show whom . 
married. 



■ f tt..- Intl. 



1775 Aaron 600 Noves-Hatch 
1807 " 1066 Fessenden 

1806 " 1-259 McCarty 

1839 Abby C ii'M Foster 
1861 Abby H 3212 Minot 
1871 AbbV M 3-295 

1788 Abel 989 Little 
1801 " 10-21 Hale 
1739 Abiah 133 Bannister 
178-2 " 734 Henrv 
1790 Abial 625 Larrabec 

1698 Abiel 24 
1874 Abiel C 3333 

1699 Abigail 30 Carter 
1718 " 88 Bacon 
1722 " 118 Welch 
1728 " 128 King 
1766 " 407 W'alker 
1760 •' 498 Sherwiu 
1781 " 605 Ham mat 
1800 " 827 Squire 
1798 " 875 Beebe 
1797 " 1056 

1797 " 1088 Wentz 

1827 " 1403 Rutherford- 
Rose 

Abigail 1460 Richardson 
Abigail A 965 Thatcher 

1807 " " 1040 

1836 " " 1902 Taylor 
1824 Abigail G -2241 Green 
1735 Abner 186 

1880 Ada B 3038 

1868 Ada E 3576 Dye 

18-20 Adaline A 1898 Kemp 

1840 Adam V 2631 Hutchinson 
1890 Addie A 3602 

186'i Addie C 3017 
1840 Adelaide V 1656 Mareane- 
Price 

1828 Adelia -2734 Wordcn 
1859 " 2838 Parrish 

Adeline 968 
1840 " '2-239 Wood-Mann 

1869 Adelia C 2964 Fuller 
1849 Agnes L 2463 Dwinelle 
1753 Alathea 361 Rutld 
1760 " 415 Welch 

1797 " 774 Palmer 
1876 Albee J 3596 Pritchard 

1837 Albert 1330 Metcalf 

" 1689 
1840 Albert A 3045 Geiger 
1818 Albert C 1046 Jlolbrook 
18-20 Albert D -2309 Kittredge 
1855 " " 2790 Dangel 



1845 Albert K 2969 Glidden 
18';5 Albert F 3100 Moore 

1878 Albert H 3455 
18;i5 Albert O 2762 

1S69 " " 3577 Stevenson 

1846 Alberts -2521 Watson 
1853 Albert T 2-211 Waite 
18<!3 Albert W -2595 Miller 
18:59 " " 2>^;3 Lindsley 

1877 " " 3619 

1819 Albertus 1897 Partridge- 

Bushnell 
1S64 Alhinus P 2995 Devrles 
1873 Albion t)3S05 

1879 Alexander B 3379 

1856 Alexander I) -2939 Dewcv 

1886 Alexander T W 2661/ 

1782 Alfred s«i8 Strong 

1884 Alfred B 3649 

lS4;i Alfred F 3004 Jackson 

1S69 Alfred H 30-28 

1853 Alfred N 2870 Birchanl 

1848 Alfred W 2833 Thomas 

1728 Alice 92 Child 

1732 " 130 Palmer 

1763 " 305 Drake 

1766 " 451 

1878 " 2620 

1866 Alice B 3323 Montague 

1869 Alice E31-2S 

1882 Alice F 29-23 

1872 Alice G 3171 Redmond 

ia54 Alice 1 3355 Henley 

1891 " " 3512 

1881 " " 3683 

1890 A lice K 3894 

1881 Ali<e M :«62 

1899 " " 35K9 

1863 Alice R 3132 Turner 
1875 Alice ":i401 

1795 Ali(-.e W 5<a> 
1S43 " "1147 

1864 " " 34'.«> Benson 
1,s.t;{ Alida -2»kJ»J Bassler 

1861 Allen n -29'.ts Dnugherty 

l&^G Allen M 3lii5 (Jrcenlau 

1859 Alma ('3121 

19<K) Alma II 38.><.'i-r 

18<19 Almeila .1 35M (Junn 

185-1 Almcrretla I' 31iH WUM 

den 
ls(lS Aliiilra 6«V5 Babcock 

" 97-l/< McDoiiough 
1831 " -2735 FealherH >Iar(tli 
1861 A Imira C 35.52 Scott 
1810 Alonzo 1350 



18<i2 


Aliiii/j 


,. w , 


lS-i8 


AUah 


II 1 


1816 


A Ivan 


W It - IV 11. i« let 


18<>4 


" 


" -257.% 


181)1 


Alvarez K 121'' Iln/.cn 


1848 


A hid «>-.'05I 


1818 


Al/.lna 


I K ll«fi WrpI 


l-'U 


Aniani 


[|a (i \Xr> (.lis 


1769 


Amcli; 


11376 Smith 


1834 


Aniclli 


1 K 13'27 Cummin);*- 




WaiTcn 


183.-1 


.\iims 


( :{<i8flCovcll 


17'.»!t 


Amy 


I(i7.'l I'uinnni 


1893 


Aniv RS-2»"1 


1755 


Andrew 4 IS T.alhrop. 




Per 


k 


171M 


Andrew B 559 


1834 


Andrew S IGJ-.t Edwards 


1767 


Ann 5! 


.»7 Al.lK.tt 


184ti 


Ann A 


1 28-27 


1814 


Ann h 


; i:U7 Parker 


1841 


" " 


2*48 Aldcn 


1K{7 


Ann M -.•.•'■■4 


17t;2 


Anna 


• 


1745 


*4 


.>n 


18.-.7 


Anna 


A J- 




Anna 


(-31 1 


1S70 


.Vnna 


D-i'..., i ... 


185'i 


Anna K IMl « Ink 


IKM 


" ' 


" 24'>l Marston 


lS<i(i 


Anna K ;B-21 


l)a» 


Anna 


«; •2.V*9 


1S64 


.\nna 


.1 1313 


1S57 


'• 


•• 2;W5 


1875 


.\nna 


P3<^4 Wnr.l 


1815 


Anna 


U 1410 Kone WlilU' 


isi.-. 


■• 


•• Jliry 


l.-J.I 


Anna 


s ifl-25 iirundjr 


1-7.. 


A mie 


K-27f 


i^ai 


Anne 


Ml' ■ ' ''" 


l-.M 


An nil 


• n.' 1! 1 


187' 


" 


.ii.. 


1 -••.'■ 




:ii 


ls.r. 


Am.'. 


1 M. V.,lr 


IS'..' 


Ann 




1 
1 


\ I;! 


.>r 

1,." Ai' 
. \ an IIpu 



1-^ ArnUIlp R .l".'7 Ayr** 
1 

177a Ari;Uiu.Mi&Ju PolUrd 
(807) 



808 



INDEX I. 



1791 Arethusa 998 Wilder 1794 

1882 Arline3456 1840 
1766 Artemae 474 Snow- Wyeth 1761 
1S06 " 1024 Morse 
1861 Arthur 2954 Hills 1796 

1888 " 3626 1775 

1875 Arthur A 3036 1808 
1854 Arthur B 1830 Ball 1795 

" 2485 1799 

1893 Arthur C 3742 1823 

1876 Artliur G 3499 1822 
1870 Arthur H 3400 Kilborn 1815 
1874 " " 3443 1842 
1874 " " 3591 1894 

1883 Arthur M 3313 1821 

1884 " " 3407 1834 
1880 Arthur S 3429 1720 
1780 Asa 551 1730 

1780 " 566 Spaiilding 1887 
1795 " 926 Butler 1894 
1788 " 1052 Whitcomb-Jack- 1896 

sou-Williams 1757 

1809 Asa 1161 1872 

1870 Asa E 3250 1883 
1825 Asa run 1876 

1847 AsahelK2451 1898 
1746 Asenath 401 Robinson 1868 
1769 " 452 1882 
1791 " 547 Chamberlain 1887 

Asher B 1914 Howe 1838 

Aufi;u8ta 1864 Gardner 

1869 " E3041 1889 

1842 " M1487 1828 
1834 Augustus 1951 

1845 '• 2366 Pevey 1870 

1838 Augustus A 1903 Stedman 1871 

1848 Augustus K 2986 Grant 1886 
1842 Augustus L 2353 Olmsted 1849 
1830 Augustus R 2314 May- 

nard-Lane 1746 

1856 Aurelia 2837 Adair-Alex- 1778 

ander 1746 

1865 Aurelia E 2955 Nichols 1778 

1773 Azubah317Lyon 1851 

1859 
1867 Baden 3614 Walters 

1768 Barnabas 418 Belcher- 1894 

Lincoln 1894 

1889 Bates M 3485 1896 
1873 Ben E 3302 Bump 1807 
1705 Benjamin 38 French 1814 
1730 " 160 1816 
1730 " 183 1835 
1757 " 414 Muusell 

457 1833 
1773 " 504 Taylor 

1781 " 733 Simonds 1843 
1813 " 1069 Sanders 1833 
1803 " 1097 1843 
1807 " 1126 Morse 
1806 " 1348 1832 
1817 Benjamin F 1130 Straw 
1877 " " 3334 1866 
1798 Benjamin P 744 Smith 1837 
1844 Benjamin R 2060 Kdson 1825 
1821 Benjamin S1774Robinson 1826 
1832 " " 2096 1833 
1891 Bert W 3420 1852 

1871 Bertha 3433 1853 

1860 Bertha A 2475 Wagner 1865 
1887 " "2548 1872 
1895 Bertha J 3848 1869 

1872 Bertha L 3453 Phillips 1872 
Bertha M 2484 Parmele 1858 

1861 " " 2494 Nellis 1864 
1879 " "3174 1861 
1891 Bessie H 3698 1873 

1890 " M3533 1856 



Bethiah 1071 Baldwin 1838 

Bethiah G 2336 Titus 1827 

Betsey 304 Mumford 1844 

740 Harrison 18:il 

753 Parker 1894 

777 1892 

" 1015 Wright 1801 

" 1081 McBerty 1823 

" 1095 Taylor 1880 

" 1438 Colby 1850 

" 1472 Orne 1865 

" 1850 Balch 1869 

Betsey J 1825 Jacobs 1799 

" " 3608 1805 

Betsey L 1704 Gates 1813 

Betsey R 1433 Stebbins 1821 

Betty 89 Chaffee 

" 174 Stearns 1814 

Beulah 3156 1838 

3699 1836 
Beulah F 3568 

Billy 302 Nichols 1861 

Birdie 1 2822 Pixley 1879 
Birdie S 3600 

Blanche 2554 1873 
Blanche B 3610 1851 
Blanche H 2625 1869 
Blanche L 2608 1890 
" " 3825 1848 
Boardman 2172 Town- 1859 
Foster 1838 
Bradford M 3505 1821 
Bradlv S 1668 Simpson- 
Thayer 1867 
Burton 3084 1859 
Burton A 3389 Sherwood 1858 
Butler S 3620 1855 
Byron O 3049 Swaney 1854 
^- ' 1882 
Caleb 235 Rand ^ 1856 

" 604 Graves 

Calvin 366 Robertson 1894 

" 779 Rose 1880 

2591 Blake 1818 

CapatolieA3546Wunder- 1885 

lich 1844 

Carita 3513 1866 

Carl G 3635 1834 

Carlotta M 3475 

Caroline 1214 Janes 1881 

1955 Dunton 1871 

Caroline A 1358 Wilson 1876 

" 1510 Wood- 1790 

ward 1826 

Caroline A 2147 Lawton 1866 

" " 3^55 1819 

Caroline C 2228 Wright 1836 

Caroline D 1654 Seeley 1844 

Caroline E 1632 Green- 1841 

leaf 1843 

Caroline E 2012 Phil- 1871 

brook 1835 

Caroline E 2917 

" 3108 Richards 

Caroline E 1781 Garlick 1868 

Caroline M 1544 Watson 1876 

" 2213 Devert 1893 

** ** 2380 1877 

Caroline P 2523 Richer 1888 

Caroline T 2360 Whitehill 1895 

Carrie 2605 Burgess 1876 

3544 Gourley 1875 

Carrie A 3035 Dohcrty 1864 

Carrie B 2278 

Carrie L 2502 East 1845 

Carrie M 3071 Firman 1882 

Carrie T 3155 1852 

CasBius R 3060 Higby 1824 



Catherine 2364 Blaisdell 
CatherineA 2098 Burbank 
Catherine C 2354 Lewis 
Catherine L 920 A ndrews 
Catherine W 3667 
Cecil F 3566 
Cephas 1000 Green 
2007 Lyon 
3148 
Chapin S 3317 Blake ' 
Charity E 2624 
Charlena 2690 
Charles 973 Blunt 
1039 Avis 
" 1217 Morrill-Bailey 
" 1465 Kendall- 
Boiitelle 
Charles 1941 Wasgatt 
2238 Waldorf 
Charles A 2316 Lamprey- 
Eastman 
Charles A 3288 Wilcox 

" 3372 
Charles B 2722 
" " 3188 
Charles C 2569 Swarts 
" " 3422 White 
" 3861 
Charles D 2235 Goddard 
Charles E 1561/( Strange 
" " 1600 Miller 
" " 1986 Hosmer- 
Hemenway 
Charles E 2503 Lynch 
" " 2958 

" " 2979 

" 3066 Kelly 
" 3070 Toll 
" " 3525 
" " 3550 Wilson- 
Tyler 
Charles E 3687 
" 3867 
Charles F 1811 Hebard 
" 2438 Crockett 
" " 2444 Mitchell 
" " 2580 Fidler 
" " 2753 Gray- 
Mitchel 
Charles F 3559 
" 3573 
" " 3807 
Charles G 823 Stoddard 
" 2146 Clark 
" 2956 
Charles H 1273 Berrv 
" 1548 Hurlbut 
" " 2077 Bartlett 

•. 2107 
" " 2434 Haggert 
" " 2619 

" 2736 Dibble 
Charles H 2745 White- 
horn 
Charles H 3245 
" 3261 
" 3403 
" 3444 
" " 3459 
" 3671 

" 3799 Tuttle 
Charles HA 3172 
Charles K 3003 White- 
head 
Charles L 2387 
" " 3286 
" 3414 
Charles M 1846 Wheeler 



1875 Charles N 2601/! Hunter 

1870 " " 3097 Si)errv 
1817 Charles P 103-2 Thruston 

1840 " " 1648 

1834 " "2013Newitt 
1873 " " -2672 

1865 " " 2776 

1843 Charles R 2378 Fleet 
1848 " " 2.Vi5 

1836 " " 2620 Sears 
1859 " " 341»3 Guv 
1822 Charles S 017 Cray 

1821 " " 1621 Peiiibertou 

1892 " " 3203 

1853 Charles T 2087 Scullv 

1850 Cliarles W 1416 I'orter 

1841 " " 2073 Churchill 

1842 " "2138Seaver 

1848 " " 2340 Parker 

1853 " " 2687 Smith 
1873 " " 3256 

1880 " " 3388 

1896 " " 3777 
1801 Charlotte 1232 Adams 
1834 " 1576 P.enedict 

1847 Charlotte A 2262 Bartlett 
1864 Charlotte B 2981 
1846 Charlotte E 1334 
1859 " "2940Slauson 

1826 Charlotte G 1481 
1841 Charlotte L 2400 New- 
man-Read 
1859 Charlotte N 3755 Cossej' 
1859 Charlotte T 2090 Daily 

1837 Chattie L 1511 Sweet ' 
1837 Chauncey F 1642 Pritch- 

ard 
1877 Chauncey P 3818 

1880 Chester A 3438 

1854 Chester H 2950 Hyde 

1876 " " 3574 Fa"lkuer 

1891 Chester Z 3823 

-1772 Chloe573 Hawley-Al)Viott 
1834 Chloe L 1901 VVhitcomb 
1896 Christabelle A 3753 
Clara 1439 Ela 

1869 " 2918 

1849 Clara A 2544'Parker 

1887 " " 3517 

1871 Clara J 3151 Bennett 
1852 Clara L 2308 Miller 

1899 Claia M 2729 

1863 " " 2942 Payson 

1893 Clarence A 3846 

1851 Clarence D 3050 Parker 

1884 Clarence E 3519 

1900 Clarence H 2730 

1885 Clarence S 3419 
1851 Clarence W 2275 

1870 " " 3246 

1892 " " 3378 
1879 Claid O 3588 

1793 Clarissa 626 Stowell- 
Storrs 
Clarissa 877 

" 1211 Penninian- 
Cannon 
1812 Clarissa 1254 Richardson 
1840 Clarissa L 1824 Johnson 

1843 Clark M 2509 Boutwell 

1866 Claude P 2732 
1884 Claude W 3516 
1899 Clement 3654 

1854 Cleveland P 2082 Russell 

1881 Clidy 3252 

1888 Cllifford E 3826 

1894 Clifford X 3847 

1893 Clifford ['3536 
1,S99 Clifton 3528 

1850 Clinton H 2787 Proctor 



INDEX I. 




1899 CIvde K 3778 


1791 


188.3 Coil a H 3721 


Kf.t 


18711 I'ora 2604 Scaiilhind 


I'.HJO 


1852 Cora A 2355 Cook 


Iwto 


1865 " '• 3018 


1(;n{ 


1873 " " 3.350 


IfW'.t 


1878 Cora F 3661 Fuller 


1KJ9 


1862 Cora I 2829 


1N>M 


1862 Cora M 2385 


1878 


1892 Corinnc K 156l/i 


lS2'.t 


I82S Cornelia 1W7 I-aiiplier 


is.vi 


1858 " 264(1 ISunicker 


ls44 


1831 Cornelia A 2103 Miller 


\iHA 


18(!4 Coroselia I' 2689 




1872 Crai- I 2598 


1896 


18sn Curtiss R3708 


ISM 


178ii Cvnlliia9;t5 Prentice 


lNi2 


18,s2 ( "viilhia A 2676 


1743 


1830 Cynthia .M 1567 Brooks 


1871 


1743 Cyrus 356 Baker 


IWi.'. 




1873 


1870 Daisy M 2861 Vouni; 


I8;i8 


1884 DaisV W 367ii 


I.s7> 


1844 Dallas M 275>< Burt 


1884 


1753 Dan 404 Peters 


1>73 


1716 Daniel 81 Ahliott 


ISSll 


1744 " 234 Harris 


185'.l 


1740 " 244 


1877 


1778 •' 586 


1M49 


1785 " <i09 


18.VJ 


1805 " 1213 (iahKla 


1.^72 


1824 " 1571 Cole 


ISO'.I 


1820 " 2291 Martin 




1825 Daniel A 1276 Ruilh 


1841 


1851 " " 2477 




1839 Daniel F 2466 


18>2 


1875 Daniel H 2673 


16<t8 


1880 " " 3448 


1724 


1880 Daniel T. 38:15 Drake 


17M 


1835 Daniel W UOS 


1797 


1828 Darius 20UI Stiirer 


1845 


1820 Darius S 1719 Forc-Bou- 


isn 


ton 


1824 


1727 David 121 Haniilton-Siiu- 


188:1 


onson 


1807 


1759 David 397 Peck Jackson 


18-20 


1771 " 568 




1799 " 813 Palmer 


1859 


1802 " 845 D\vl;rht 


18iM 


1812 " 1171 Grosvenor 


1815 


1846 " 2;!39 BiKclow 


1861 


1S20 David A 1564 Ash 


18.50 


1878 David T! 2720 


\s:m 


1866 David E 2618 Smith 


ls51 


1846 David M 2930 


1838 


1795 David R 825 Shaw 


1S44 


1818 " " 1623 Van Duvn 


ls5l 


1S24 " " 1959 Manidnn 


1M9 


1885 " " 3375 


185'.l 


1807 David S 05s Ca/.\vell-Pur- 


1889 


rin^don 


ISVl 


1827 David W 1506 Walsli 


IKII 


Dehorah 28 


1K%2 


1874 Delia 3145 


1S58 


1845 Delia A 3055 Seley-Stc 


1847 


venson 


1872 


1822 DeliKht 14iki Davldiion 


IR'M 


Delo^fl 1862 Lowe 


1809 


1894 Dencv A 3H 3 


IHia 


1884 Dennis A 3589 


IHid 


1827 Desdemona 1697 Living- 


182<1 


stone 


IK'kl 


1898 Dewev 3891 


1810 


1789 Diada'ma 974*/ Honiiy 




Hehvincr 


1H47 


1760 Diah 425 (ilfford 


) -vV, 


|s8l Dnn C 3H65 < »'Dwyer 


|s.l'.i 


18,52 Don F2772 Lyman 


l-:* 


1863 Dora 2601 Cain 


1,>V.'(,H 



Doras 972 Georuo 



MO 9 



DiircaB 1076 
Doi.-Mh K K JltW 
Dnrlh W ;iM.I 
DorniT C .•tK7» 
Dorothy 1» Walker 

■•>A 

:H4«t/ 
Dorothy < :il;<5 
DruKlll:! :(iij| (ircfil 
Dudl<\ II 2-2'.i^i Lnw 
Duitl I' IKJ- Wtlhur 
Durand S Ikh; 
Dyer J 2«(J« Drake 

Earl B ;W.M 
Earl G -.ai^i 
Finn .1 ;t{2!i Clarke 
Elieni'/.cr 17:1 
EddU- C :t7H2 Dnvlii 
Eddie .1 :I0:!2 nillll|.ii 
EdK'ar A ^.V-T Hull 
EdK-ar <' -VM 
EiU-ar I Mf} 
Edllli 37t",li 
Kililh A MM 
Ldllh Ii37<'.il 
Edith F -2^72 Ward 
Edith (i :i:>u:i 

Kdllh .1 :Mi57 llenrv 
Kdlth (» :i:tr2 
Kdniuiid 1. :w:i6 I'rcKion 
Edniuiid 'I' loNi K<-<-d I^v 

ImikI 
Kdmuiid T 2232 Van Du 

sen Ail.'iniM 
Edna .1 3149 
Edward :15 Perry 
I. v. Day 
479 yKfaKK 
um McNeill 
I.V»9( lurk 
" 1778 UohlniMin 
■273:1 llaminund 
:i8<» 
Edward A ll(^ Merrill 

•• IM5 licer. 
(irant 
Edward A 'VOS Hlniea 

•• :i:iv. 
Eilward U ilW 

•• ^.MH Klrhy 
" •• •2'.Ms Leonard 
Edward C •2-2.V'* Terry 
•• 2801 

" :;o«>2 Merl)crt 
Ldward D \:»\ Law 
•• 2751 Pe<k 
Eilward E i:t:C. 

•• 2«>* Ul|dey 
" '• 'AV^> 

Kdw.inl K ' • " 

Kdwaid K '■' 

Kdward 1. ■:<•■ i im riMUi 
Edward M '2-^5 

" ;ilo2 Mllehrll 
• S-21'.i 
Edward I' tiC 

" '• l-iti llo»mcr 

•« " 1540 
E<lwrird U t.'M Cdilj 
L>l%wi:d \V -2 Mil 

•' •JA7H liariipa 
Edwin UWt Sample llrjr 

nnt 
Kdwlii IW.' 

Kdw. ■•"r» 

Edwin |i ;;-■ t ox-C ajK-n- 
Call 



810 



INDEX I. 



Edwin C 1913 Mills 

" " 3482 
Edwin K 3816 
Edwin L2730Sutliff 
" 3016 Tripi) 
" " 3814 
Edwin O 2577 
Effle A 3762 Mustoe 
EffieM3347 

Egbert A 2467 Spencer 
Elbert A 3710 
Elbert H 3719 
Elbridge G 1364 Holt 

" 2520 
Eldone 3641 

Eldridge B 1764 Williams 
Eleanor 2318 Perkins 
2641 Frisbie 
Eleazer 359 Loomis 
768 Fillmore 
Eli 812 SeamonsBass 
Eliakim J 1821 Whitaker 
Elias 393 Burr 

" 2365 
Elias J 1583 Porter 
Eliel 955 Sabin 
Elijah 362 

Elinor E 3061 Prescott 
Eliphalet23 ?Fro8t 
" 112 Aborn 
343 Goodwin 
409 
" 414 Ingraham 
Ells 454 
Elisha 972 
Elisha A 1717 Pond 
Elisha R 1401 Brown 
Eliza 919 A kins 

" 1207 King 

" 1356 Gleason 

" 1462 

" 1480 

" 1620 Coleman 
Eliza A 1363 Abbott 

" " 1792 Crane 

" " 2014 Fenn 
Eliza D 2757 Burt 
Eliza K 2832 Davis 
Eliza J 2561 Ryder 
Eliza L 1900 Porter 
Eliza M 1305 Pease-Ste- 



1702 
1745 
1738 
1749 
1755 
1750 
1768 
1786 
1799 
1773 
1765 
1771 
1789 
1807 
1781 
1810 



46 Manning 
200 Carleton 
231 Sweetser 
338 

370 Baker 
477 

502 Adams 
545 Harrison 
562 Carter 
569 

580 Taylor 
602 

607 Hall 
871 Withey 
956 'r'Luce 
1170 Warden- 



Grout 
1828 Elizabeth 1277 Moore 



1835 
1830 
1815 



1817 



1314 Chase 

1574 Grinnell 

1808 Griswold 

lS05Turenian 

1962 

2134 



1841 Elizabeth C 2058 Heald- 

Wocds- Marshall 
1841 Elizabeth E 2508 Stai)les 

1875 Elizabeth F 3239 Mc 

Intosh 
1838 Elizabeth H 2376 Lake 
1849 Elizabeth I 3122 Blood 
1805 Elizabeth J 1793 Hall 
1814 ElizabethL 1044 Williams 
1831 Elizabeth S 1989 
1829 Elizabeth T 2242 Stillwell 

1880 Elizabeth W 3646 

1855 Ella F 2493 Magee 

1857 " " 33',>3 Goddard-Hill 

1854 Ella L 3359 Howe 

1876 Ella M 2504a 

1849 Ella W 2436 McKenzie- 

Higgins 

1841 Ellen A 2265 Bacon 
1861 " " 2794 Crouch 

1856 " " 2876 

1855 " " 3015 Ormiston 

1842 Ellen E 1412 Seldon 

1836 Ellen F 1458 Allen 
1834 Ellen J 2410 Frenzell 

1858 Ellen K 3072 Aldrich 

1850 Ellen L 2188 Ham 
1838 Ellen M 2199 Ives 
1854 " " 2347 Baker 
1864 EUery E 3074 

1861 Ellis S 3073 Vosburgh 

19U1 Elmer 3859 

1863 Elmer E 2731 Rae 

1866 Elmer F 3075 

1860 Elmer J 2501 Stewart 
1821 Elmira 1945 Gregory 

1843 " 3118 Gardner 

1877 Elon R 3660 Stark 

1863 Elona G 3800 Jewell- 

Pierce 
Elsie 456 
" 1667 

1893 Elsie M 3896 

1894 Elson J 3306 

1820 Elson W 1137 Tufts 
1877 Elva J 3416 

1867 Elva L 3033 Wright 
1849 Elvin A 2222 Sheldon 

1868 Elwin F 3076 Smith 
1890 Emelia N 3506 

1819 Emeline 1428 Eoveland 

1837 Emeline E 1502 Green- 

1823 Emeline P 1899 Jones 

1851 " " 2223 Dever- 
eaux 

1840 Emily A 1601 Rice 

1847 " " 2187 Jacobson 
1842 " " 2824 Shumway 
1825 Emily B 2408 Edmunds- 
Manly 

1802 Emily E 651 Kimball- 
Apley 

1856 Emily K 2868 

1838 Emily P 2295 Shaw 
1879 " " 3417 

1834 Emily R 1485 

1849 Emma 1942 Harriman 

1867 " 2811 White 

1864 " 3081 I'ixley 

1845 Emma A 2220 Pember- 
Squire 

1848 Emma A 2663 Groff 
1847 Emma C 2120 Kelley 

1861 Emma E 2573 Armstrong 
1851 Emma F 2788 Eitemiller 

1857 fimma G 3556 Evarts 

1881 " " 3647 

1868 Emma H 3142 
1884 Emma J 2489 



855 Emma J 2539 Faulkner 
851 " " 2990 Wedge 

851 Emma M 2396 Huntley- 

Walker 

852 Emma N 1336 Clark 
850 Emma T 3068 

885 Emma V 2791 
870 Emogene M 1342 

784 Enoch 732 Farrington 
802 Enoch N 1257 
686 Ephraim 20 Tompson 
730 " 93 Fox ^ \ 

767 " 307 f Truesdale- 

fCorbin 
804 Ephraim 690 Spaulding 
7!12 " 810 Brooks 

778 " 977 Smith-Dame- 

Pfirkcr 

813 Ephraim 1925 

840 Ephraim M 3110 Thomp- 
son 
807 Ephraim S 1952 Richards 
834 Eri C 1142 Stevens 
879 Ernest 3767 
8:11 Ernest A 3827 
860 Ph-nest I 2558 White 

884 Ernest K 3663 
870 Ernest L 3217 

877 Ernest T 3821 

703 Esther 47 Baldwin 

735 ** 153 

744 " 179 Hildreth 

786 " 554 

767 " 564 Carleton 

782 " 861 Maranville 

821 Esther M 916 Ball 

899 " " 3792 

892 Ethel 3882 

887 " 2661»- 

886 Ethel A 3696 

888 Ethel L 3650 
879 " " 2661^- 

885 Ethelwvn 3223 

878 Etta M 36^11 
882 Ettie M 3735 
874 Kudora 2661re 

Eugene 1445 
866 " 3082 

886 " 3526 
897 Eugene A 3674 

857 Eugene E 2679 Westfall- 

Grinnell-Hall 
881 Eugene T 3789 

764 Eunice 374 Palmer 

765 " 391 Millard 
776 " 400 Swift 

756 " 423 Waterman , 

763 " 473 

786 " 922 Wilcox 

831 Eunice A 1916 Kelly 

814 Eunice K 1263 Danforth 
873 Eva 2693 

890 Eva E 3272 
852 Eva L 3069 Surdam 
885 Eva M 3787 
865 Evaline G 3289 Waldorf 
845 Evelyn E 2510 Marion 
Everett 1766 

887 Everett N 3464 

818 Ezra C 1464 Kendall 
848 Ezra K 2565 Bessey 
838 Ezra L 1319 Corey 

Faith 441 Whiting 
■71 Fanny 309 Mason 



789 
796 
808 
808 
874 



414 
654 Randall 
1489 Preston 
1698 Smith 
3557 Bishop 



INDEX I. 



Hll 



1820 Fanny C 1C02 Larabec ISSO 

1861 Fanny D l:«9 Selkirk I80G 

1890 Fanny E 3(i8(; 

1S34 Fanny M V.m 

1807 Fanny S KiOS 1893 

1873 Flora f. 3235 Woodruff 1894 
1842 Flort'lla ()20r)9Clioate 1845 

1874 Florence 2(i0(i lS3(i 
1884 " 3400 
1874 Florence A 3129 186G 
1856 " " 3356 Richards 1829 
1884 Florence E 3281 & 

1884 " " 3374 1885 

1886 " " 3520 1836 
1892 Florence ii 3527 1834 
1S57 Florence L 2490 Butler 

1887 " " 3282 1877 

1876 Florence M 3182 1878 

1886 " " 3634 1862 
1854 Florence R 3059 1866 

1887 Flossie V 3771 1871 

1877 Forest 2531 1878 
1876 Forrest 3618 1850 
1852 Foster L 2684 Wehh 1874 
1848 Francelia M 3263 Sliattuck 
1823 Frances A 1048 1765 

1839 " " 1411 Wood 1815 

1832 " " 1484 Foster 1856 
1811 " " 1795 Dunliam 1892 

1850 " " 2856 Bovnton 1890 

1851 " " 2932 Balilwin 

1860 " " 2935 Noteware 1788 
1846 " " 2988 Wilson 1829 

1885 Frances B 3196 1810 
1883 Frances G 3384 

1833 Prances I 2453 Gregory- 18:J7 

Wilson 1873 

1850 Frances L 3130 Uhilds 1834 

1826 Frances M 1469 Richard- 1857 

son 1865 

1835 Frances M 1655 Neally 1869 

1892 Frances N 3776 1888 

1848 Frances O 1827 Hatten- 18;i4 

Champion 1873 

1835 Francis A 2045 Flagg 1841 

1830 " " 2152 1879 

1892 Francis B 3191 1861 
1828 " H 695 Bullock 1855 

1840 " " 2519 Schu- 1861 
macher 1848 

1842 Francis L 1585 Wright 1882 

1822 Francis M 1513 Williams 1842 

1840 " " 1643 Perry 1842 

1872 " " 3085 1864 
1854 Francis AV 2836 Jetton 1850 

Frank 2743 1846 

1893 " 3580 1844 
1850 Frank A 2269 1863 

1854 Frank E 2556 Goff 1873 
1876 " " 2674 1853 
1858 " " 3341 Bro^s'n 
1878 Frank G 3713 1889 
1865 Frank H 3801 Moody 1829 

1855 Prank M 3545 l'hii)iis 

1849 Prank N 2975 1830 

1861 Frank O 3363 Vail 1882 

1873 Frank V 3098 1832 
1808 Franklin 1252 Cheney ]8»>9 
18f3 Franklin II 2802 Ballard 1845 

1874 Frankliti W 3643 1865 
1880 Fred 3248 1838 
1898 " 3582 1><»*8 
1865 Fred E 2280 Doolan 1858 
1869 Fred II 3396 Studley 1870 
1860 Fred .1 2548 Morris 1882 

1862 Fred N 2524 Johnson 1843 
1886 Fred W 3531 1875 
1758 Frederick 435 Young 1840 
1808 " 847 Dean 1814 

" 865 1888 



Frederick A •.'585 Morgun 
Frederick I', '.".ttw (irl-. 
wolil I'ratI l)o\vsctt 
French 
Frederick F 3672 
Fiedcrick J 3457 
Krcderick L 2987 Price 

" 3000 Van 
Beiitliiijscu 
Frederick I' 37ii6 Blair 
Freilerick R 1482 Arnold 

Atwater 
Frederick R36;i0 
Frederick S 14117 

" 1451 Rol.in- 
son 
Frederick T3371 
Frederick \' 3437 
Frederick W 2359 Delano 
" 248;j 
" " 385<) 

Fredson E 3597 Eddv 
Fredson K 2813 Pelkey 
Freeman 3292 

Gamaliel 417 
912 

Gardner II 2579Bottomly 

Garrold B 3828 

Geneva E 3590 

George 880 

" 908 Jlackey 

" 1139 IIovev-Bcnt 

" 1515 Houck 

" 16(17 Johnson 

" 2231 

" 2553 

George A 1814 Capwell 
" " 2571 Titus 
" " 3243 De Lano 
" " 3348 Vaughn 

George A R 3487 

George B 1500 I-anih 
" " 3260 Carter 

George E 2392 Hosmer 
" " 2675 
" " 2682 Dve 
" " 2725 Dimick 
" " 2886 Fuller 

George F 128:1 
" " 357s 

George G 2.3.37 Moore 
" " 2(Ut2 Kingsley 
" •' 2943 Russell 

George 11 2.389 Woodbury 
" " 2445 Snwver 
" " 2938 Hudkins 
" " 3031 Jonce 
" " 38.54 .'^klvcr 

George II E 1417 Murga 
troyd 

George I 3738 

George J 1627 Smltli- 
Mason 

George K li>28 White 
" 3.504 

George E 1820 Mcl.ard 
" " 2716 Wagner 
" " 27'i:i Miller 
<• " 3162 Ilea Id 

George M 2462 skill 
" " 2661m 

" " 3,->.-.i mil 

George N 2848 Hclirdner 

" 3418 
George O 2108 Alnutt 

" .3229 
George P I!»<i4 
George U 1224 IIoHUier 



1847 George R 3fH8 Thoini.»..n 
ISW (icorge .S 1508 

IM! .HmU riolU 

|N,() •• " 31u;» l.urvi-v 
1849 George T 217* iKniilnK. 

.Snx 
1873 (ieorge T X»\ R«vn«r 
17:'9 (Ieorge W ;r.. t 
1-31 •• •• l< . r 

18:U! •• •• iM lu 

1846 " •• %m MriiL.- 

18:18 " " 27y> .surk- 

weather 
1844 George W .tOia .Smith 
1872 " " Mm 
l.»64 " '• :tu* 
1888 •' •• .tvw 
IS8.. " •' iVS 

1880 " " .TSfl 
1895 " " ;W75 

1839 Gcorgcnia 1) 24.V% -SmlOi- 

Ferry 
18:17 Georglannn H.fl Elder. 

kin ('liani)ii'rllii 
18<>2 Georglanna .TtHi; ItavU 
1834 Georgliiniia >2437Tucker 
19tHl (Ji-rahl ». .fxtl 
Gertrude 'ia; 

1892 •' 3.'«72 
1885 Gertrude A 3r.'.0 

1870 Gertrude E .31142 HhrUt 

1840 Gilbert N 24:W 
18>.f2 tJladvs .M ,>a') 

1893 Ghid\> V :1473 
1872 lioldle M 3711 
1879 Gordon .12.30 
1868 Grace 26>» 

1847 •• 3408 
18.^3 Grace B •iMili 
186.3 Grace E 2«2.3 

1877 •' " 3236 
1874 " " .•J.'>02 

1879 " " :«'.»4 NlUd 
1S70 " " :J8.'i3 Miner 
1885 Grace K S817 

1881 Grace W :ti73 
1876 (iracle H 3146 
1887 tirade M 373»; 

18.36 Greenwood 2;M'.7 .Sutter 
17'.il (iurdon '.«>9 Cobb 
18"25 Gurdon G l-l<i Adnint 

1878 (JUKhle M .MirJ 
18S5 (;uv 2.MS 
1874 Guv U.32y6 



I8<;s 


Hale V 


.will 


189:1 


llit/.cl; 


l—.l 


18;t7 


Hazel 1 


I-. .;74.-. 


1897 


11m/. el M .U49f 


mxlt 


Ila/le < 


■ :I752 




Hnnnal 


li ;i WmlBby 


1542 


" 


4 StenniH 


1075 


(t 


14 Klnt- 


1719 


'• 


M Ijiiiiniin 


17:i:t 


" 


ir.2 mil 


17.'.o 


" 


I'.Cl 


1769 


• • 


MIS Mniuin 


17.5.5 


K 


:iui I'liilKtrblKn 


1757 


., 


:ia:< 


1771 


«l 


&H1 


17<;fl 


" 


r ; V 'r.r 


178:1 


• * 


I'riMliir 


17.-8 


•• 


. inlinan. 


1777 


n 


'11 
Klrhanlton 


IHIl 




I-- HrnrdJJjrl- 


17'.'2 


II a 


Itli 
I'Icrrc 



812 



INDEX I. 



1822 Hannah 1275 Thomas 
1817 " 1427 Spaulding 

192(5 
1826 " 2150 Clough 
1849 Hannah A 2200 
1836 Hannah L 1302 York 
1841 Hannah M l(i65 Collins 
1808 Hannah P 1106 Chandler 
1849 Hannibal L 2064 I'llbro 
Happalona 16s7 l^ewis 
1892 Harmon 1) 3880 
1899 Harold 3640 

1898 " 38S9 
1879 Harold A 3822 

1889 Harold G 3377 
1885 Harold J 3190 

1828 Harriet 613 

1793 " 772 Manning 
1839 " 2057 

Harriet A 1880 Todd 
1838 " " 2105 Whitcomb 
1826 " " 2162 
1835 Harriet B 2148 Coburu 
1881 Harriet C 3194 

1865 Harriet E 1343 Knight 

1832 " " 1568 

1848 " " 2471 
1348 " " 2522 

1841 " " 2984 Jewell 

1866 Harriet F 3343 

1854 Harriet J 2583 Kneeland 
1856 Harriet L 2277 Taylor 
1883 " " 3222 

1812 Harriet M 1835 Congdon 

1864 " " 3300 Rice 

1816 Harriet N 2128 Hapgood 

1822 Harriet P 1867 

1841 Harriet S 3092 

1866 Harry B 3367 Barnett 

1876 Harry C 3815 

1859 Harry G 2973 Morgan 
1887 Harry W 3310 

1792 Harvev 865 

1890 Harvey L 3565 

1807 Harvey P 1685 Grimes 

Hattie B 2486 
1858 Hattie C 2547 Bingham 
1870 Hattie M 2937 Dickson 

Helen 2621 
1895 " 3732 

1849 Helen A 1337 Kent 
1879 Helen B 3428 

1858 Helen D 3240 Miles 
1844 Helen E 2267 Wallace 
1862 " " 2891 

1899 Helen G 3892 

1844 Helen J 2458 Bateman- 

Sniith 
1849 Helen L 2307 

1855 " " 2667 Whipple 
1895 Helen M 3539 

1881 Helen P 2661rf 
1841 Helen S 1631 Clark 
1864 Henri L 2818 Goodyear 

1845 Henrietta 2435 Smith 
1868 Henrietta L 1344 
1845 Henriette 3047 Lew 

Henry 745 Andrews 
1791 '■ 803 Devotion 
1787 " 899 Kirtland-Bing. 

ham-Ruggles 
1810 Henry 1253 Burbank- 
Thonipson 

1829 Henry 1783 Arms 
1861 " 2913 

1845 Henry A 2304 

1860 " " 3030 Hanks 

1882 " " 3452 

1833 Henry C 1917 Tracy 
1833 Henry D 2044 Baker 



1853 Henry E 2563 1780 

1858 " '■ 2961 Culver 1803 
Henry H 1445 Braman 1812 

1844 " '• 2KS6 1846 

1891 " " 3488 1828 

1824 Henry L 1536 Vrooman 1898 
1852 " " 2081 1887 
1855 " " 2404 1884 
1818 IlenrvM 1219 Ingalls 1867 
1849 " " 2140 Pinkham 1756 

1859 Henry P 1338 Forman 1786 
18H8 Henry R 3294 1832 
1865 Henry S 2383 Hicks 1854 
1846 " " 2564 Barrows 1881 
1809 Henry W 849 Styles 1883 
1895 " '• 2505 1815 
1861 " " 2549 Wright 1889 
1883 Herbert 3158 

1895 Herbert B 3653 1807 
1861 Herbert C 2574 Love 1793 

1868 Herbert I 3040 Wilson 1824 
185() Herbert L 2871 Kenfield 

1851 Herbert W 2052 Bennett 1710 
1874 Herman L 3617 1739 

Hester A B 1958 Emerson 1750 

1721 Hezekiah 117 Webb 1771 

1787 " 783 Jacobs 1780 

1789 " 802 Briggs-Borst 1777 

1827 Hezekiah L 1519 Beek- 1797 

man 1811 

18-24 Hiram 1565 Corev 1824 

1834 Hiram E 2169 Baker 1826 

1825 Hiram N 1768 Williams lt^06 
1887 Hollis B 3484 1743 
1836 Hohnan D 2230 1765 
1894 Homer 3794 1772 
1827 Homer P 1854 Vanhouten 1792 
1813 Horace 660 Looniis 1806 
1820 " 1220 

1833 " 1308 Smith 

1803 " 1659Elliott-Kelley 1832 

1869 " 3324 Gerueu 1840 
1833 Horace C 1547 1854 
1864 Horatio S 2643 Masten 1838 
1880 Hortense L 3700 1876 
1900 Houghton 3583 1831 
1843 Howard L 2049 Robertson 1827 
1897 " " 3556 1873 
1861 Howard O 3242 Zediker 1850 

1896 Hubert M 3724 1878 
1878 Hugh L 3285 1847 
1873 Hugh R L 2661(/ 1855 
1824 Huldah 2008 Wood 1847 

1852 Huldah E 2707 Cunning- 1873 

ham 1890 

1848 Huldah R 1415 Davis 1899 

1850 

1818 Ichabod M 1718 Harmon 1836 

1867 Ida 2691 1S98 

1852 Ida E 2555 Hubbard 1812 

1855 Ida J 2545 Drowns 1817 

1859 Ida M 2962 Dougherty 1899 

1892 Ida P 3831 1892 
1761 Increase 365 Huntington 1842 
1896 Inez G 3833 1854 
1878 Inza V 3521 1890 

Ira 957 1891 

1804 Ira R 1212 1822 
1830 lrad2011 White 1824 

IradC3136 1850 

1730 Irena 129 Kingsley 1875 

1747 " 358 Carey 1824 
1804 " 815 Wia-lit 

1809 " 1699 Willis 1824 

1849 Irene 2664 Wing 1824 
1685 Isaac 19 Eager 1833 
1709 " 77 1821 
1743 " 207 Crosby-Totinan 1831 
1742 " 232Peirce 1832 
1755 " 342 Pike 1829 



Isaac 587 IMiller 
" 1065 Witherell 
" 1223 Chapin 

Isaac S I5»ile White 

Isabel C 2163 Stone 

Isabel H 3205 

Isabel R33I4 

Isabelle M 3729 

Isabelle R 3026 Embry 

Israel 470 Wright 
" 981 

Israel B 1929 Newell 

Israel D 3114 Harwood 

Iva B 2772 

Iva E 3150 

I vers B 1135 Eaton 

Ivy B 3749 

Jahez G 1075 Green 
Jabez P 901 Allen 

" " 1776 Robinson- 

Peckham 
Jacob 50 Beard 

" 205 Butteriield 

" 403 

" 565 Andrews 

" 760 Carter 

" 859 Hyde 

" 1156 Fuller-Prentice 

" 1461 Thayer 
Jacob M 2292 Fenn 
Jacob W 2297 Chandler 

" "3332Nason 
James 233 Brown 

" 596 

" 766 ?Lathrop 

" 785 Wilder 

" 816 Matthews 

" 968 

" 1445 

" 1575 Stevenson 

" 1587 Bailey 

" 1661 Darby 
James A 1931 

" " 3593 
James B 1570 Anderson 
James C 1988 
James D 3765 Durrin 
James E 1649 Kennedy 

" 3864 Laucke 
JamesiF 2468 Ostrander 

" " 3415 Witherell 
James H 2221 Allen 

" " 3165 

" " 3692 

" " 3820 
James K 3113 Seekens 
James L 1584 Pratt 

" " 3688 
James M 1262 Wool 

" " 1354 Kittredge 

" " 3873 
James O 3773 
James R 3003 Knox 

" " 3051 Moore 

" " 3200 

" " 3535 
James W 693 Fitts 

" " 1504 

" " 1817 Brandon 

" " 3454 
Jane 918 Andrews 
" 1662 

" 1694 Bellows 
" 2149 
Jane C2194 Saltonstall 
Jane E 18:^8 Brown 
Jane H 1132 Short 

" " 2043 Farnsworth 
Jane J 1317 Spafford 



INDEX I. 



813 



1840 Jane M 2217 Mason 1824 

183C Jane R 2225 Meriihcw 1803 
1828 Jane S 1885 Ki<ider 1827 

1194 Janet 1245 BuTl):uik 1811 

1851 Janette 3411 Palmer 1813 
18ti5 Janette D 1832 182« 

1852 Jeannette T 2(I8G Harber 1854 
1761 Jemima 313 Ware 1798 
1858 Jennie A 2869 1822 
1857 Jennie E 2474 1894 
1870 " " 3034 West 1799 

1848 " " 3112 Manning 1839 
1865 Jennie G 1833 1881 
1884 Jennie 1 3440 1879 

1870 Jennie M 2.i43 McDole 1878 

1837 Jennie S 1310 1825 
1861 " " 2959 Kevins 1872 

1849 Jennv C 2511 1894 
1772 Jephthah 528 1896 
1809 Jeremiali659 McLellan 18S3 
1847 Jeremiali C 2806 Buttles 1876 

1838 Jeremiali T 3117 Morton 1880 
1838 Jerome F 1991 Erlund 1779 

1871 Jerry L 3812 Greenlaw 1824 

1750 Jerusha 368 Cheney 1819 

1751 " 387 1842 
1791 " 538 1858 
1745 Jes8e208Carleton-Abbot 1840 

Baldwin 1846 

1776 Jesse 570 Kittredge-Du- 1849 

ren 1863 

1797 Jesse 1168 Talbot-Morgan 1892 
1809 Jesse K 1260 Marshall 1805 
1882 Jessie A 2488 1792 

1882 Jessie D 2965 1875 

1859 Jessie F2713 Kinney 1817 

1863 " " 3078 Hiatt 1817 

1862 Jessie G 3322 Clapp 1848 

1893 Jessie P 3747 1824 

1762 Joanna 241 Greenleaf 1900 

" 595ff 18()6 

1788 " 923 Lillie 1831 

1739 Joel 178 1830 

1756 •' 405 Bundy 1853 

1764 " 600 Bradstreet 1879 

1807 " 967 1826 

" 974 Cone 1845 

1800 " 1064 Verder 1877 

1793 " 1077 Jenkins 1808 
1825 Joel A 2ir)7 Blodgett 1843 
1844 Joel D 1906 Graves 1813 
1649 John 8 1828 
1666 " 12 Spaulding 1862 
1697 " 29 VVinship 
1696 " 34 Winship 
1720 " 123 Lanibert-Sea- 

burv 

1731 " 152 Houghton 
1725 " 157 

1732 " 184 
1774 " 310 Parmenter 
1749 " 339 Pike 

" 395 
1753 " 412 Perkins-Wood 
1753 " 469 Bailey 
1753 " 491 Kendall-Locke 
1776 " 585 Allen 

1794 " 653 Lawrence 

1785 " 898 Hvde-Williams 
1780 " 904 Ryfenburgh 

1796 " 964 Tower-Brown 
" 9ti8 
" 970 

1787 " 982 Tolnian 

1797 " 1019 Hayward 
1802 " 1037 Ward 

1786 " 1051 Wliitcondj 
1811 " 1216 Jeffrey 
1836 " 147fi Tilton-Dicken- 

son-Willey 



1832 
1837 
1830 
1838 
1856 
1873 
18:10 
1870 
1873 
1795 
1830 

lass 

178-1 
1749 
1774 
1790 

1808 
1795 

1812 
1705 
1729 
1718 
1731 



John 1780 Edwarda 
1921 I'oikins 
'• l'.il8 Wa.-gatt 
" l:i54 Kichardti 
" 11161 Brewster 
" 2136 McDuffee 
'• 2s79 Birchard 
John A 843 McDowell 
" " 1798Siivder 
" " 3780 
.lohn B 1(178 Stickiicv 
" "2104 Witlierbee 
" '• 2966 
" " 3221 
" " 3261 
John C 1810 Coburn 

" " 3227 
John n 3679 
.lohn 1) S 3204 
.John E 1540 
'• " 3351 
John K 2487 
John H 550 
'• " 1195 Batchelder 
" " 1772 Parker 
" >' 19(15 

" " 2357 Woodbridge 
" " 2377 .Sliillaber 
•< " 2860 Washburn 
" " 2931 (Jraelier 
" "3253 Preston 
'• " 3740 
John J 665 Northrop 
" " 824 S(|UireB 
" "3586 Nve 
John I> 1288 Boot 
«• " 2234 Johnson 
" •• 2(i2ii Wheeler 
John M (i94 Leoiiard-llall 
" " 250'; 

" " 26(t2 Ballengcr 
John P 1313 Jackson 
" " 1411 now 
" " 3115 Manning 
" " 3645 
John K219KC<deman 
" " 2253 Hanior 
" " 2719 
John S 1361 
" "156b/ Powers 
" " 1909 Hammond 
" " 2151 Hopkins 
" " 2282 Bovd 
John T741 ?Barker.?Ba. 

ker 
John W1141 Gliddcn 



17)15 JoBeph 242 Turt« 



1761 
176S 
1771 
17'.':. 
1797 
1S12 
1793 
1792 
1797 
lM(i 
1819 
1828 



4ti«l KveretUSmllh 
4T.'> < iitlliiK 
.Vi:i Baldwin 

M- !■ ... -r 

Kulghl 



1823 

" " 1919 Scott 
" " 2630 NicliolB 
II II ■>)i,->g 

>' " 3012 
" " 3(143 (lark 
" " 3269 NeliiiR8 
" " 3498 Kauffman 
John Y1I45 Wycoir 
" " 1H55 1 1 11 If 
" " 1^77 Wlllcox 
Jonas 702 Wright 
Jonathan 202 Howard 
'• 53'.i Howard 
" 7(U( arler-Arni 
strong 
Jonathan B 16S6 SpeiirH 
Jonathan C 1229 Hutchln 

Jonathan C IMO Bartlett 
JoKi'ph 33 

" 109 Child 
122 LIIUo 

" 168 Allen 



' 7j2 t nvciider 
' 'XiH Kouiptoii 

iii.;4 

l(i'.i;t (;ieai(uii 
' 1 l''..'i ( iriiiHbv 

144(1 ItartW-tt 
" 144.'. 
1825 " 2<''.t.'. Wilt 
lf<-24 •• .^''.KIllull 
laV) JoHfph A 1304 Karlrr 
ISM " " 2:14 1 AniKd'en 
1812 Joseph C Into l.lvcrniure 
1847 '• " •2079 Itarley 
1KS7 " " 3197 
18:)1 Joseph K '.'(IM KHtabrook 
1^29 Joseph 11 1312 BnlK-ork 
1S32 " " 2040 Thuniptton 
1S48 " •' 2075 
1S47 " •• :t412 McCoy 

1841 Joseph K I2M) 

18:15 " " l'.c«»Ncl»on 

IS78 Joseph L 3293 

1879 .lo.-eph N S:t.tt 

182;i JoHcph P 1767 Wlll.v 

1S^0 Joseph B 2476 Donniin 

1901 " " 38:17 

1824 JoHciih S 2407 Burn* 

\Vltherell 
1801 Joseph r 'J-:!* Storey 
18:>7 " " 2('Mt (MibUbor- 

ough 

1842 Joseph W iWXl Morrlce- 

Clarksoii Matsitrn 
Joshua P I5S2 Coon 
1720 Joslah 116 Kliig»lojr 
1725 " 126 ( ook 
1782 " '.Its Heiitlcy 
1778 Julia 571 Knapp 
1824 Julia A '-" ''Mrtt 
'• •■ 111 

1843 " • lor 
1873 " " •i'.-'-s Kaiolnll 
IKiO Julia E 1131 Warren 
1866 " " 28M)licrr 
1875 " " 2'.f2l Swaw'tr 
ISIS Julbi F '2431 Furliunh 
1843 Julia I. l:»20 Lowudit 
lH.9 " •• :t:M5 

iat2 Julia M l:U2 

IKKJ " " l"".* Mtttnon 

1851 " " :il2;l Mean 

IKH JullB s IM2 HocLma'Irr 

1W4 " " ' ' ■ 

1850 .lullnii ...i.kcr 

1815 Juliet A ,. , i ..unipnon 

ld:i3 '• •• 24n3 Cli»rc Kn*. 

man 
1«I2 .lerushn S :17:I0 
IS'kl Ju^lluH A 27-Jt Winter* 



1900 Karl N H'-''!> 
IK<; Kate A t2.'4 
I8«;5 Kale W iV.*! Part. 11 

1842 Kallc II 2161 It It . 

iy.k4 Kinnitli < 

i8if.' KciiiMth \ ' ■• 

Irtd Koiil ^ :f-75 

18-27 Kc/.luh M lUlH Burch 

18^25 I.andi.n 1705 H\U» 

.Spauldlnic 
1811 LathropUll WhIlforJ 



814 



1846 Laura A 1414 Buckmins- 

tcr 
1859 Laura E 3131 Meacham 

1864 Laura I 2386 

1853 " J 2321 Randlett- 

Barney 
1862 Laura L 3495 Keefer- 

Murray 
1895 Lawreuce L 3897 

1877 Lawrence VV 266y 

1878 Leeta D 2697 

1829 Leming C 2744 Wagoner 
1872 " " 3555 Auman 
1798 Lemira 927 Spencer 
1845 Lemuel A 2967 Maples 

1869 Lena G 3709 

1857 Leon a 3754 Cutter 

1856 Leonard J 2083 Cleveland 

1879 Leonard W 3682 

1830 Leonora 2362 Gove 
1894 Leora C 3836 

1822 Leretta E 1138 Meacham 
1887 Leroy3625 
1868 Lester G 2290 

1891 Lester H 3723 
1890 Leta F 3722 
1861 Lettie M 2774 
1890 Levard W 3881 
1766 Levi 501 Taylor 

1798 " 1082 Averill-Potter 
1827 Levi F 1474 

1830 Levi H 1886 Soper 

1871 " " 2581 

1838 Levi L 2171 Corey 

1842 Levi R 2218 

1788 Lewis 943 Cliester 

1833 " 1647 

1821 " 1852 Pardee 

1838 Lewis A 2368 Pope 

1850 Lewis 3 1606 Drew 

1842 Lewis B H 1653 
1853 Lewis S 2053 White 
1840 Lewis W 2137 Ayer 
1878 " " 3237 

1882 Lillian E 3648 

1866 Lillian M 3760 Mustoe 
1878 Lillie F 3447 

1883 " " 3463 

1875 Lizzie A 2865 Ayer 

1872 Lizzie B 3397 Varney 
1859 Lizzie E 2146 Kellogg 
1859 Lizzie F 2479 Trumbull 

1861 " " 2817 Senecal 
1856 Lizzie J 2934 Coe 

1892 Lizzie L 3862 
1838 Lloyd G 2056 Fay 
1837 Lloyd W 2046 Phillips 
1829 Lodica 1566 Diblile 

Lois 879 Swallow 
1784 " 906Stimpson-Garfleld 

1843 " 1316 Eckerson 
1898 Lois A 3673 

1774 Lora 318 Smith 

1799 " 688 McAllister 

1862 Lorane E 2809 Bowen 
1848 Lorenzo A 2050 Kilner 

1827 Lorenzo D 1960 

1828 Lorenzo P 1448 Woods 
1881 Lottie 3678 

1885 Lottie W 3458 

1870 Louis M 3763 Harris 
Louisa 1415 

1837 " 2737 Winslow 
Louisa P 667 Xorthrop 

1865 Louise 2617 Lawren<^e 
1865 Louise B 2874 Tucker 
1848 Louise L 1658 Rice 

1871 Love L 3642 Hubbel 

1893 Loyd J 3510 
1890 Lucia E 3281 



INDEX I. 






1837 Lucia H 2216 Brown 


1827 


Marcia A E 1769 Surdam 


1790 Luciuda 537 


1860 Marcia J 2859 Child 


1829 " 1404 Saywood- 


1710 Margaret 78 Barrett 


Jones 


1748 


265 


1791 Lucius 788 Saflford 


1747 


476 


1811 Lucius O E 1763 Bucklin- 


1830 


613 


Cross 


1821 


1859 Martin 


1856 Lucius R 2957 Bass 


1895 


3486 


1781 Lucretia533 


1825 


Margaret A 1430 Stevens 


1827 Lucretia C 1455 Bartlett 


1837 


"2637 Mitchell 


1824 Lucretia E 1874 


1899 


" 3540 


1827 Lucretia K 1782 Baldwin 


1891 


Margaret C 3490 


Lucy 314 Vail 


1878 Margaret E 3114 


1753 " 369 Hovey 


1891 


Margery H 3466 


1807 " 691 Allen 


1872 Margia A 3346 


1785 " 782 West 


1856 


Margie J 2447 Folsom 


1796 " 874 Fitch 


1879 Marguerite Y 2588 


1806 " 1060 Kendall 


1799 


Maria 628 Morton 


" 1158 Bixby 


1823 


" 1446 Colby 


1822 Lucy A 1503 Dunham 


1834 


" 2430 Chadwick 


1810 " " 1715 Byers 


1839 


Maria C 2184 


1817 " " 1858 Opdyke 


1826 


Maria D 1537 Wells 


1830 " " 2065 


1827 


Maria E 2409 Willis 


1828 " "2197 


1858 


Maria E F 3178 Ellicott 


1833 " •• 2301 Kingman 


1860 


aiaria F 2890 


1861 Lucy E 2839 Fry 


1856 


Maria L 2911 Huggins 


1836 Lucy F 3001 Keudig 


1833 


Maria S 1842 Elwell 


1878 " " 3728 


1897 


Marion 3491 


1813 Lucy M 1134 




Marion D 1766 


1859 " " 2708 Hall 


1893 


Marion H 3477 


1889 " " 2792 


1870 


Marion L 2695 


1891 " " 3509 


1884 


Marion M 3257 


1869 Lucy M L 3338 


1891 


Marion S 3202 


1786 Lucy P 821 Thompson 


1857 


Mark E 2773 Lyman 


1842 " " 1328 Chase-Weav- 


1831 


Mark S 1140 Moody 


er 


1852 Marquis L 2835 Patrick - 


1858 Lucy W 2877 Laugdon 




Dodgen 


1798 Luke 999 Watts 


1873 Marshall O 2849 Schreiner 


1799 " 1020 Turner 




Marsylvia 930 PColburn- 


1840 " 2015 




? Coleman 


1861 Lulu E 2499 


1718 Martha 53 


1889 Luman R 3830 


1759 


" 364 


1785 Luna 535 


1750 


" 428 Abbe 


1869 Lura E 3615 


1758 


" 497 Todd-Brown 


1888 Luster E 3772 


1776 


" 540 Walker 


1748 Luther 367 Smith 


1766 


" 563 Hill 


1786 " 787 Buruham 


1810 


" 1923 


1752 Lydia 444 Luce 




" 1963 Smith 


1782 " 543 


1841 


" 2156 Walker 


1794 " 713 Worthley 


1860 


" 2358 Disbrow 


V}i5 " 781 Parish 


1892 


" 3693 


1779 " 800 Hyde 


1830 ISlartha A 1449 Colby 


1792 " 962 Lamon 


1843 


" "2219 Squire 


1784 " 987 Neff 


1846 


" "2319Mar8ton 


1801 " 1089 


1866 


" " 2846Gouker 


1800 " 1208 


1890 


" " 3651 


1809 Lydia A 1345 Whitford 


1841 


Martha B 2185 


1810 Lydia B 1042 Glover 


1872 


Martha C 3228 


1859 " "2726 Bulkley 


1851 


Martha E 1818 Banbard 


1857 " " 3096 Hilton 


1867 


" 2172 Coolidge 


1824 Lydia C 1543 Smith 


1876 


" " 3247 


1816 Lydia N 1264 


1829 


Martha G 2427 Norwood 


Lydia S 1191 


1827 Martha H 2039 Howard 


1821 Lydia W 1166 Woodward 


1838 


Martha J 848 


1830 Lydiaette S 1800 


1827 


" 1431 Mills 


1844 Lyman B 1992 


1895 


Martha L 3489 




1856 


Martha M 3052 Brown- 


1897 Mabel 3890 




Inslev 


1880 Mabel A 3689 


1787 Martin 8'63 Kilburn 


1882 Mabel B 3720 




1689 


1881 Mabel E 3280 


1818 


1703 Gouey 


1889 Mabel H 3508 


1876 


INIartin E 3592 


1864 Madge T 2091 


1827 


IMartin H 1799 Scarvell 


1872 Mae 2692 


1832 


:Marvin L 1651 Case 


1847 Mahala A 3316 Rogers 


1651 


Mary 9 Adams 


1898 Maion E 3751 


1679 


" 16 Crosby 


1822 Major C 1579 Butts 


1704 


" 32 Case 


1783 Mansur 946 Safford 


1705 


" 48 


1797 Marcia 806 Nutting 


1713 


" 86 Morse 


1828 " 1545 Irnair 




" 115 French 



INDEX I. 



8iri 



1720 Mary 154 Randall 


173-2 


l:.« 


169 Warlaud- Dar- 


1748 Mary 192 Proctor 


1741 




206 


1749 




'236 ?Byrne-?Burn8 


1747 




264 


1744 




354 Brown 


1745 




357 Goodwin 


176-2 




373 Welch 


1762 




437 Young 


1753 




445 Ryder 


1790 




556 


1768 




567 


1784 




606 


1781 




622 


1802 




689 Chandler 


1785 




748 Tufts 


1783 




780 


1797 




903 


1785 




%0 Chester-Lansing 


1804 




1023 Pike 


1790 




1-226 Bennet 


1802 




1-249 Parsons 


1816 




1435 Gardner 


1818 




1563 Bracy 


1817 




1779 Edwards 






1873 Gibbs 


1832 




-2153 Wilder 


18-28 




-2298 Nichols 


1832 




2315 Shores 


1842 




2802 Beck-Wood- 




ward 


1876 




3584 


1812 


Mary A 1129 


1821 




" 1194 Barnard 


1836 




" 1409 


18-24 




" 1478 Fuller-Pres- 




ton 


1816 


Mary A 1619 Barrett 


1833 


(( 


" 1641 Searles 


1810 


C< 


" 1834 Watrous 


1838 


<t 


" 2183 


1850 


(1 


"2356 Keime 


1856 


ft 


" -2381 Searle 


1862 


(( 


" 2873 


1858 


{( 


" 3704 Hoy 


1893 


(( 


" 3743 


1824 


Mary A D 1868 Opdyke 


1822 


Mary B 2406 Taylor 


1863 


(( 


" 2915 


1881 


(t 


" 3481 


1765 


Mary C 480 


1820 


(( 


" 1274 Flovd 


1832 


(( 


" -2180 Maudesley 


1845 


(( 


" -2638 Badgley 


1862 


(( 


" 3062 Rice 


1811 


Mary D 1939 Gregory 


1875 


(( 


" 3192 


1883 


(( 


" 3630 


1835 


Mary E 1329 Nickerson 


1843 


(( 


" 1602 Copeland 


1830 


(( 


" 1770 Jordan 


1826 


(( 


" 1840 Sellew 


1838 


(( 


" -2072 Child 


1842 


(( 


" '2076 


1823 


(( 


" 2094 Cram 


1850 


(( 


" '2111 Blake 


1836 


(( 


'• '2215 Peniber 


1847 


(( 


" 2560 Mayberry 


1852 


t( 


" -2582 Sweet 


1853 


c 


" 2635 Dockstader 


1858 


C( 


" '2680 Goodaniote 


1870 


(( 


" '27'28 Dusenbery 


1848 


l( 


" 2867 


1873 


(1 


" 3021 Bassett 


1862 


t( 


" 30-24 Pinegar 


1842 


(( 


"3046 Ratcliire 


1855 


(< 


"3099 Campbell 


1865 


t{ 


" 3254 Berry 



1860 
1854 
1873 
1893 
1869 
1885 
18i)2 
1845 
1898 
1847 
1870 
1855 
1869 
1858 
1836 
1814 
1831 
1810 
1829 
1849 
IKiC, 
18(il 
1853 
1861 
1852 

1856 
1871 
1798 
1846 
1813 
1863 
1887 
1888 
1835 
1819 
1853 
1881 
1792 
18-20 
1817 
1826 
1829 
1853 
1795 
1806 
1810 
1891 
1801 
1795 
1883 
1839 
1812 
1829 
1876 
1861 
1874 
1874 
ISKi 
1878 
1881 
1870 
1872 
1788 
1837 
18;J0 
1862 
1869 
1S.17 
lM(t 
1735 
1M72 
1H83 
1K15 
1891 
18KS 
1S9H 
18114 
1898 
1874 



Mary E XUZ lf«0 

" " Xiivi Lawrence l.^To 

" " 3445 lh7.-< 

" '• 3:.:t4 iN!7 

" "35t;.i Kimball 1xj<k 

" " 3(«l5 17r.() 

" " 3(;r)2 1S.M 

Mary V -2139 White Iwnt 

" " 35-23 17:kS 

Mary II 1605 Hamilton 1K;3 
" " 31(a 

" " :«18 Bassett 18«ki 

" " 34-25 iwn 

" I 3357 Moody 1K« 

" .11143 Buck 1S41 
" " 1172 I.amb 

" " llKi liennet ls77 

" " l;r24 Hnickett 1H46 

" "2164 Elliott lS»-2 
" " -2705 .lames 

" " 2754 Cane 1872 

>Iary K -2980 Clarke 1875 

Mary L 1819 I.aHrec 18X7 

•' "-2482 llaggctt 1899 
" " 3007 Braie Lam. 1897 
bert 

Mary L 3161 Healfl 1778 

" " 3804 

Mary M 1035 llapgood 18(HI 

" " 1512 178(i 

" " 1796 Hudson 1789 

" " -2666 McKeown 178<5 

" " 3tH'*5 1797 

" " 3860 1782 

Mary O 3106 Fernald 1800 

Mary R 1366 Carter 17'.H> 

" " '23iK) Ingalls 1812 

" " 3662 1837 

Mary S 739 ' 18-25 

" " 1355 183-2 

" "l9llMetcalf ISM 

Marv V 1447 Morrill 18-20 

"■ " 21!»2 Fish 1810 

" " 3065 Locke 1x24 

Marv W 805 Hvde 18-20 

"" "10-28 Cleveland 1872 

" " 1466 Coolidge 18««) 

" " 3-2-25 1849 

Mason 664 Wright 17iiO 

" 789 Hovey-Leeda 17S4 

.3492 

Matilda A 1561/) .Tones 179S 

Matilda M 1346 18«« 

Matthew H 1x75 1821 

Mattie H 3727 1819 

Maud A -26-22 1875 

Maud C 37-26 1849 

JIaud I) 3712 \>^-<0 

Maud E -2a;l/» ISH 

:\Iaud 11 3147 

Maud 1 .3564 1832 
May 1) 2i<*;4 

May L '.iMX 180« 

Mehitabler>46 Adams ls») 

Melifisa M 3116 Hritt lx7.'> 
Alelville M 21imi McClure lx-24 

Melvin K 31151 Iiihley ixxo 

Melvin M -2t;Tii (ireci- 1x67 

Mclvina E 2759 K.-ade lx«a 

Mel/.erXlx Heiiodlct 1XS4 

Mercy 16:{ Woods Ixitt 

Merle F 3303 1W2 

Merrill (.' .3x<lX lx:i7 

Merrill E ;W15 DnVls Ixw 

Merrill M SCntx lx<Mt 

Mervvii M :i.•l'.^2 iJ^.W 

Mildred A 3-:^» lf*17 

Mildied II 3567 1«3(» 

Mildred V xm 1H49 

Millie M 3733 1870 



Mllo A -2X44 West 

Mlnii It ;i.-.72 

Mliii'tta M 314*1 

Ml mile I) .'777 Kryc 

.Minnie K X'dl 

MIrtiiiii :aj » nri>«ii(er 

Mlriiiiii It 24411 llvnii 

Miriam I 3476 

M.dlv 3ii;l 

.Moiiji M i'kkJ 

Monroe lur; 

MijiiLiiia M :C»47 

Morgan A '.Ul\> 

Morris V.W.i .lolinoon 

.Morris II 275<> Ucn<l rb(». 

Mix 
MorrlH II I'kVs 
Mortimer I. It-.45 
M Willard lU'.t 
Mvni K :(|c.s 
Myra N :Ut;i 
Mvroii F :W'»V.i Laugdou 
Myrtle 3.'d4 

Myrtle C Sxx4 

Nancy .311 Wright 
44o(;rlnwold 
" 6.V>('mII 
" 7*1 S(-«rlett 
" 7X4 Colman 
" Nil Lnselle 
" X-26 

" 9x<; Keadinir 
" III.'.' Kittredge 
" 124<i Klllol 
" 1271 Southwlck 
" li.;HK lark 
" 1947 Kl.leout 
Kancy A 1n-T Warner 
Nancy J 1442 savory 

" '• 1H12 Smith 
Nancy M i.VVi (ireen 
Nancy S InVI Kennnnl 
Nancy U li>(7 lloiiglitoii 
Nannie I -2.%43 (ioodwin 
Nathan II •2;tx4 Carr 
Nathan 1.-2x12 Iturdltt 
Nathaniel 372 Morgnii 
.Vkl 

6ii;i ? Learned 
" 7'>4 Slrntlon 
NHi sintth 
1437 sinltli 
" \XKt llor»( CllKM 

S-145 
" -2.'CX I'einbcr 
Nathaniel II itU'dii 
Nathaniel .1 IMI'i How- 
ard 
Nathaniel N 14AU ilou(b. 

ton 
Nntlmnle) W 1300 
•• 1773 
Natt II VA3 
Nehcmlnli 1473 
Nellie A 2.<d 

" i-.r.r.i Hunt 
'• " 361.S llondrirk 
" •• ;i«.'.7 
Nellie CtTSl 

" 37l«x Unmo 
Nellie I i-'An StcvcDt 

" ■• .>7rt 
Nellie *• •"•■ 

NcUoii . i ■• 

Nelhon NV 17*i -Imfer 
Nettle.) 3iil3( lark 
Newell K 37:>7 



816 



INDEX I. 



1877 Nina N 3587 Jolmdro 
1831 Normau A 1318 Spoflord 

1882 Ole 3560 
1757 Olive 371 Riuld 
1783 " 769 Chainplin 
" 786 Perkins 

1787 " 870 Osborn 
1812 " 1163 Puller 
1819 " 1957 Dunbar 
1837 Olive A 1052 Lillie 

1846 " " 2825 Hollewell 
1874 Olive H 3139 Mayer 
1861 Olive L 2883 Coleman 
1882 Olive M 3665 

1877 Olive S 2922 

1788 Oliver E 878 Blanchard 
1840 Olivia L 1315 Badeau 
1840 (Jren T 2160 Campbell 
1840 Orlando L 2317 Runnells 
1791 Ormau 771 Manning 

1847 Orrin A 2543 Mears 
1856 (Jrrisou A 2791 Ryan 
1894 Orval 3832 

1870 Orville D 3020 Lamrock 

1891 Oscar A 3746 

1889 Oscar R 3262 

1886 " " 8774 

1891 Osman 3S71 

1824 < )thniel 1883 Falrchild 

1805 Otis 1125 Carter 

1851 Otis H 3125 Baker 

1875 " " 3784 Comstock 

1828 Otis T 2313 Stone 



1837 Prentice C 2439 Hitch- 
cock 
1857 Prentiss H 3209 Curtis 
1761 Prudence 472 Wilder 
1S04 " 1013 Thompson 

1795 " 1018 Turner 

1854 Quincy P 3241 Tibbetts 



1790 Pamelia 738 Amsden 
1811 " 1026 Loveland 
1836 I'amelia J 1577 
1889 Pansy 3779 
1769 Parker 315 
1752 Patience 478 
1780 Patty 978 Robbing 
1804 " 1091 Page 
1893 Paul D 3717 
1899 Paul K 3885 
1893 Pearl 3793 
1887 Pearl E 3354 
1884 Pearl M3737 
1814 Penuel C 1861 Doty 
1867 Percival E 3450 
1874 Percy R 3278 
1822 Perry 1693 Weimer 
1758 Peter 471 Carter-Stone 
1776 " 976 

1791 " 96 Kimball-Stearns 
1748 Phebe 402 Palmer 
1766 " 581 Peirce 
1817 " 1943 Prescott 
1887 Phil R 3299 
1799 Phila 650 

Philene 755 Gardner 
1785 Philomela 869 Price 
1812 Philona 1663 Wright 
1727 Phinea8ia7 Hendee-Wal- 

bridge 
1756 Phineas 447 Alden 
1784 " 980 Richards 
1844 Phineas D 3111 
1816 Phineas H 1956 Sylvester 
1790 Pollv 864 Maranville 
1773 " " 975 Taylor- yRead 
1792 " 1080 Williams 

" 1092 
1811 " 1108 
1814 " l(i64 Blake 
1811 " 1688 Coville 
1823 Polly D 1429 
1786 Polly Y 988 Marshall 
1870 Powell T 2093 



1715 Rachel 52 Durrant 

" 742 
1784 Ralph 800 Lathrop 
1795 " 910Cobb-Archibald 
1868 " 3083 Beebe 

1897 " 3636 
1895 " 3639 
1879 Ralph C 3707 
1872 Ralph E 2752 Simons 
181)3 Ralph L 3750 
1895 Ralph W 3478 
1885 Ray L 3472 

1898 " " 3791 

1899 Raymon G 3898 
1715 Rebecca 113 Kittredge 
1740 " 172 Pratt 
1761 " 340 Hardy 

" 484 Marsh 
1792 " 765 
1794 '• 997 Sawtelle 
lyl5 " 1463 
1831 " 1950 Rhodes 
1827 RebeccaJ 1196 Barnard 
1849 Rebecca L 2080 
1847 Rebecca P 2074 

1869 BaiJia A 2500 Ackart 
1840 Reuben E 1604 Cook 
1887 Reuben T 3664 
1884 TfeSi D 3500 
1775 Rhoda 767 Williams 
1802 " 1012 Farnum-Reed 
1816 Rhoda M 661 
1789 Richard 611 Very-Perry 
1853 " 2949 Green 
1846 Richard H 2470 Perkins 
1816 Richard T 1272 
1797 Richard W 841 
1768 Ripley 399 Turner 
1801 Robert 844 Vance 

1870 Robert A 3216 
1887 Robert H 3376 
1872 Robert L 3187 
1828 Robert T 1639 Badger 
1760 Rockwell 436 Ainswortli 
1791 " 944 Baker Cowen 
1811 " 1>^48 Warner 
1857 Rockwell K 2993 Sloan 
1842 Rodney C 2252 
1838 Rodney H 1453 
1895 Rodney W 3469 
1889 Roena 3157 
1758 Roger 424 
1879 " 3370 
1882 Roger "W 3274 

1881 " " 3391 
1899 Ronald E 3851 
1867 Rosa A 2860 Polley 

1882 Roscoe L 3599 
1866 Rose D 2819 Holt 
1851 Rosinella 3325 Pike 
1871 Rowena M 3276 BuUis 
1787 Roxa 536 
1822 Roxana S 2129 Bennett 
1822 Roxcena 1882 Freeman- 

Taylor 
1870 Roy G 2821 Osies-Bryant 
1776 Royal 778 Rose 
1896 Ruby 3629 

Ruel 1445 
1790 Ruel G 751 Gardner 
" " 1444 Combs 



1836 Rufus P 1787 Griffith 

1864 " " 2916 Galvin 

1802 Ruth 876 Fowler 

1838 " 2738 Phillips 

1898 " 3770 

1896 Ruth A 3307 

1814 Ruth B 1534 Swart 

1888 Ruth E 3170 

1889 " " 3691 
1879 " " 3819 
1896 Ruth E 3680 
1895 Ruth M 371S 
1878 Rutherford B 3758 



Sabrina 817 Closson 
Sadie A 2480 Thomas 

" " 3446 
Sadie L 3893 
Sadie O 2792 
Salathiel 542 Hale 
Sally 648 Reynolds 
" 750 ? Morrison 
" 814 Lyon 
" 961 

" 971 Higgins-Bennett 
* ' 985 

" 1009 Lowell 
" 1090 
Sally A 1691 Whitney 
Sally R 1434 Bennett- 

Spaulding 
Sam W 2402 Tay 
Samuel 5 Stearns-Wiglit 
" 11 Spaulding 
" 26 Ripley 
" 37 Manning 

108 
" 120 Clark-Frink 

125 Winshlp 
" 167 Woods 
" 175 Avery 
" 191 
" 341 Burtt 
" 390 
" 420 Gates 
" 481 Cogswell-Ab- 
bott 
483 
" 499 Gorham-Ew- 
ings-Waruer 
Samuel 561 Smith 
" 735 Simonds 
" 804 Chapman 
" 811 Hosley 
" 900 Hyde 
" 921 Sissou 
" 1027 Sheppard 
" 1061 Craig 
" 1072 Holt 
" 1085 Adams 

1210 
" 1546 Goff 
" 1775 Foster 
" 2066 
" 2742 

" 3179 Seymour 
Samuel A 1359 
" 2229 
Samuel B 1033 Stone-Mc 
Clure 
1797 Samuel G 766 
1810 Samuel R 1099 Chapin 
1838 " " 2254 Dunten 
1818 Samuel S 1174 Johnson 
1828 " " 1927 Ayers 
1646 Sarah 6 Bull 
1681 " 17 Robinson 
1693 " 27 
1708 "89 
1712 " 51 Danforth 



1808 
1861 
1875 
1888 
1892 
1780 
1795 

1802 
1791 
1792 
1794 

1797 
1802 
1818 
1834 

1846 
1644 
1665 
1691 
1703 
1724 
1725 
1723 
1729 
1732 
1745 
1752 
1763 
1749 
1778 



1762 

1797 
1784 
1793 
1794 
1789 
1785 
1802 
1794 
1796 
1806 
1811 
1831 
1822 
1832 

1870 
1804 
1845 
1799 



INDEX I. 



H17 



1718 Sarah 82 Putnam 



1723 




90 Flyun 


1724 




119 Tnicy 


1737 




132 Avery -Gifford 


1721) 




151 


1737 




171 liarrows 


1740 




18!) 


1768 




243 Jones 


1745 




2(13 Kdniands 


1759 




312 Skinuer 


1756 




388 






396 Sackett 


1749 




443 Harris 


1755 




405 Hills 


1769 




526 


1774 




574 Burt 


1768 




582 


1783 




623 Eells 


1793 




873 Webb 


1788 




947 Lvoii 


1809 




1025 Newton 


1783 




1049 


1803 




1084 Robinson 


1825 




1402 Greelev 


1818 




1436 Harvell 


1819 




1471 


1821 


It 


1479 Rose 






1872 


1863 




2696 Booth 


1809 Sarah A 1190 


1827 




" 1791 


1845 




" 2272 Hayward 


1831 




" 2294 Sheffield 


1838 




" 2857 Christian 


1850 




" 3006 Hinds 



Bringham 
1853 Sarah A 3326 
1844 Sarah E 1413 Hall 

1838 " " 2155 

1844 " " 2240 Belcher 
1853 " " 2977 

1846 " " 3064 Ordlway- 
Potter 

1841 Sarah F 1146 Bartlett 

1839 " " 2047 Hastings 

1840 " " 2255 Potter 
1885 Sarah G 3167 

1809 Sarah H 1107 Page 

1845 " " 1603 Noyes 

1847 Sarah I 2063 Westcott 

1822 Sarah J 1167 Whitney -^^ 

1837 ** " 2041 

1843 " " 2944 Aspinwall 

1838 Sarah L 2361 Smart-Wil- 

son 
1884 Sarah L 3666 
1820 Sarah M 1866 

1833 Sarah P 1771 Locke 

1834 " " 2214 Brewer 
1807 Sarah R 1794 Manning 
1869 " " 2586 Wallace 
1864 " " 2936 Curtis 
1832 " " 3088 Dame 

1823 Sarah S 2135 Marshall 
1883 " " 3281a Wales 
1845 Sarah V2831 Parrish 
1762 Seabury 416 

1810 Selucla 1762 Simmons 
Sen« 455 Beaman 

1825 Septimius L 1518 

1893 Seth N 3177 

1854 Seth S 2842 McKee-Hurst 

1859 Seymour O 2815 Hagan 

1883 " " 3604 

1817 Sherebiah 1164 Duucklee 

1897 Sherwood R 3852 

1883 Sidney R 3298 

62 



1867 Sidney T 209'2 
1851 Silas 2807 Belden 
1794 Sihis !• 84(1 Pronton 
185!) Silena S 29.">;{ Gecr 

1753 joloinon 204 Wilson- 
French 

1789 Solomon 557 Webber 
1799 " 1157 Fletcher 
1831 " 23iH) .lones-Fllut 
1786 Sophia 907 Hatch 

1784 " '.139 

1790 " inK) Hall 

1819 Sophia .1 1815 Coburn 

1825 Sophia T 1505 Arnold 
1807 Sophila 757 Fhnt 

1789 Soplironia 822 Tlioinpson 
1813 " 17(11 Stoplians 

1836 Sophronia F 1443 Martin 

1868 Spencer L 3()19 Kelly 

1785 Squire 862 Baker 

1826 Squire I) V<'M Wrlglit 
1868 Slanlu\- \V 2.V,I7 IJrowu 
1856 Stella 32117 I'erkins 

1856 Stella L 1820 Dexter 
1748 Stephen 442 Colburn 
1804 Stephen N 1258 Kellogg- 

Prescott-Chamlierlain 
1894 Strong 3628 
1836 Sumner 2170 Burr 
178,3 Surviah 534 I'arkliiirst 
1809 Susan 1128 

" 1690 nunkleburgh 
1844 " 2803 Bean 

1864 " 28512 

1849 Susan A3r20Minay-Carl- 
ton 

1865 Susan E 3079 

1857 Susan H ;W19 Gordon 
1883 Susan M 2993 

1863 Susan M A 3213 Sebenlus 

1843 Susan R 2271 Smith 

1839 Susan S 2070 

1849 Susan W 2989 

1717 Susanna 105 Bibblns 



1734 
1757 
1765 
1762 
1772 
1789 
1793 
1799 



131 
240 

3.34 Vinton 
449 

5iK» Stevens 
983 Young 
1017 Newton 
1247 Burbank 
1868 Susanna M 3553 Wood 
1870 Susie B 2(>5!t 
1886 Susie M MM 
1891 Sydney E 3741 
1801 Sylvester 756 Beard 
1782 " 979 Damon- 

Munroe 
1819 Sylvester 1944 Fisk 
1834 Sylvia E l8.s'.i Cluuas 
1872 " " 3029 



1727 
1747 

1761 

17<i5 

17:mi 

17tU 
1781 

1778 
1S79 
18,v7 

1821 

I8;j7 

1H48 

16<.>2 

1751 
1777 
1815 

18-20 
1826 
188<( 
1748 



Tliomnd in; 

Jicj KbldiT 

i'fti Tuketiburv 

2<.7 

2IV- i: ' ■ .III 
" :if. I 

:.-,. .....icy. 

Goodwin 
Thomntt *:*> Todd 

577 Hurt AltlioU 

7.V.iGllu>oru 

2«>;ii. 
TliDuins II :i''-<<'i 
'rimniii- ' ''" 
't'litiiii:i 
Tlioma- 
Tlniothv lu 



l\.>M 

22 Boutwcll 

niilincK 
TlnidlliT Jdl Heywood 

•• ■ M'.t 
Tlnioihv I) 1942 Walker 

Pltclier 
Tlniotliy I l^^^l I'lckard 
Truman <> 1721 .s\lve»tcr 
Truman W 'M'^r, 
Tryphena 426 Kuck 



1854 Ulmer25«S 

i8»n rivurtcs (i -•ftia 

176:1 liiltv 473 

17.S5 Irlali 7(y Walker 

1M2 " 1470 Hovcy 



1793 Tentv 647 Underwood 

18«;7 Tlia({dcus S 3290 

1S79 Thalia .3279 

1801 Thankful W 1096 Taylor 

Theodore Xxia 
1844 " iW'< Woods 

1836 Theodore M 2H82 .lones- 

Talbot 
1777 TheoplilluB .'>.n Patten 
1821 " 1109 Sliedd 

1!)()0 Theron 3.s'>.8 
1852 Theron F 2496 Gurncy 
1723 Thomas M Wood 
1718 " 114 TwlBtt 



1857 
1815 
1899 
1^93 
18'.>2 
1813 
18.X5 
18,X4 
1862 
1878 
1888 
1859 
l.S8«i 
1867 

1852 

isits 
17>0 

ls,s) 

1851 
I8(i9 
1801 

18«;7 

l.«»4 
l.s,«^ 
lsii3 
l.M'.t 
iNi.*! 

IKKI 
1847 
1H75 
1S51 
lh20 
18«'.<i 
18".»5 
IMOO 
IWHl 

1S4I1 
1874 

18C» 



ValUe F;«27 Dutcher 

VallorlouH I) I7(r2 NVaUh 

Van n:.r.\\ 

\('ra I. '■'•:• 11 

VcHta:«;2T 

Veetii A 1716 

Victoria XSX'i 

VInci'nt P;i:>79 

Viola A 2.V.;t I'otttr 

Viola F3o:{7 

Viola M .3775 

VIohtta K27'.0 Ackcrmftn 

Virgil. 3624 

Virginia H 2715 Card 

Walnwrlght M 30M 
Waldo :l4t:l 
Walter 74'.t French 

1425 
Walter .\ :t.V.»S 
Waller »2.'i" Kr .... I« 

■' 21 
Walter ('3.1 ■ 
Walti-r K 2.VVI .M.x.iu 
Walter II 1124 

• xvm 

Walter II A :IJT.T 
Walter. I ('3124 Uarbcr 
WaltiT K 1'.«!'7 FullorUJli- 

Itiintirll 
Walter S 14!.' 
Walter T .-iVt >^mUh 
Wiilt.T W :u-i 
Warren 1. .•■'«. GrueJI 
Warrin F UTT .!.«hnion 
Warren II tH" I'rnH 

• ■ :ivt'.i 
Warren I. 7'W 
Warren M .IM4 
Warrin W l.'-i 
Wnrr.ii.i M HV> Dicker. 

Wu") land 3215 lllggln»oD 



818 



INDEX I. 



1771 Welthia 316 Tiffany 1857 

1840 Welthia A 1306 Abell 1861 

1851 " " 2634 McKenzie 1846 

1896 Wilber3795 1861 

1866 Willjert P 2810 Damon 1808 

1834 Wilbur F 1920 Rowley 

1866 Wilbur H 2491 1864 

1846 Willard 2173 1869 

1854 " 2478 1840 

WiUiam 1 1845 

1614 " 2 1842 
1677 " 15 French-Shed 

1700 " 36 White 1818 
1708 " 49 Dan forth 

1712 " 79 Kettle. Webber 1852 
1733 " 94 Payson 

1735 " 170 Oliver 1866 
1747 " 201 Heywood 1878 

1736 " 230 Townsend 1815 
1760 " 448 Higgins 1846 
1767 " 482 Brown-Keith 1839 
1756 " 496 White-Avery 1859 
1770 " 527 1866 

1769 " 583 Mclntire 1870 

1770 " 598 Swan 1868 
1804 " 657 Call 1868 
1810 " 692 Chamberlain 1888 
1810 " 747 Walker-Kid- 1849 

der 1832 

William 968 1854 

1808 " 1029 Howard 1857 

1800 " 1036 Avis 1865 

1796 " 1062 Craig 1776 
1800 " 1083 Russell 

1828 " 1110 Baldwin 1769 

1804 " 1209 Richardson 1809 
1818 " 1265 Whitbecli 

1827 " 1311 Boardman- 1797 

Tipple 1803 

1808 William 1349 Shedd 1838 

1813 " 1492 

1814 " 1516 Vroman 1826 

1835 " 1569 Hoffman 1849 

1826 " 1777 Wright 1820 

1827 " 1915 Teall 1830 
1835 " 2154 1871 
1834 " 2363,1ackson 1860 
1854 " 2933 1852 
1822 William A 1289 McKinney 1848 
1825 William A 1581 Matthews- 
Edwards 1872 



William A 2881 Smith 1868 

"3067 Sweet 1892 

" 3101 Ames 1894 

" 3394 1838 

William B 1922 Chamber- 1800 

lain 

William B 3025 Nagle 1791 

" 3451 1871 

William C 1331 Spaulding 1866 

" 2016 Wrifjht 1817 

" 2441 Clarkson 1850 

" 3135 1810 

William D 1844 Smith- 1824 

Ladd 1875 

William D 3014 Youngs- 1836 

Johnson 1842 

William D 3570 Coon 1824 

** '* 3788 ls"5') 

William E 819 Martin 1834 

" " 1907 Keplinger 

" " 2507 Barnes 1856 

"2572 Riding 1853 

" 2887 Fuller 1873 

" 2895 1864 

" 3249 1872 

"3497 Bixby 1862 

" 3632 1867 

William F 2121 Gray 1876 

" 2429 1876 

" " 2972 Loftus 1856 

" " 3127 1877 

" 3811 1851 

William H 319 Tucker- 1828 

Paine 1826 

William H 595 Call 

" " 848 Jackson- 1850 

Adams 1867 

William H 959 Brotherton 1874 

" 1250 Gilbert 1868 

" " 1507 Slauu;hter 1874 

"l878BiotliCTton 1862 

" 2312 Vauulm 1811 

" 2345 Leonard 1838 

"2405 Taylor 1863 

" 3087 VVliittier 1861 

" 3138 1891 

" 3211 Davis 1897 

" " 3264 Day 

" 3409 Blondin- 
Maxham 
William H 3470 



William H 3563 Baguhn 
" 3607 
" " 3694 
William J 2983 Curtlss 
William K 1079 Carlton- 

Moroe 
William L 924 Roberts 
" " 3143 Berman 
" " 3595 Brown 
William M 1809 Manning 
William P 3361 
William RllOO Adams 
" 1839 
" " 3304 
WiUiam S 1278 Brown 
" 1644 
" 1720 
" 1990 
" " 2067 Fahnes- 
tock-Mayer 
William S 2285 Clough 
" " 2592 
" " 2729 Dennis 
" 2845 Traum 
" 3180 

" 3331 Stockwell 
" 3344 Way 
" 3734 
" 3806 
William T 2088 Hewson 

"3173 
William W 1561(/ Hanes 
" 2099 Hobbs 
" " 3178 Ricliard- 
son-Kimball 
William W 3834 

" 3080 Bond 
" " 3220 
" " 3355 Fisher 
" " 3387 Witherell 
" " 3756 Freebern 
William Z 1908 Creller 

" 3044 Ratcliffe 
Willie M2775 Hammer 
Willis H 2498 Weed 
Willis R3449« 
Win (red R 3849 
Woodbury 746 

Ziba969PoUey 



INDEX II. 



Connecting Names in the William JIannino Family. 

Names in small caps are surnames; those in Roman are Chrlstlau names. 
figures are the individual numbers. 



The 



Abbe 

118 Hannah 
428 Eunice 

" Hezekiah H 

" Julia 
892 Ann 
Abbott 

81 Elizabeth 
208 Asa 

" Elizabeth 
481 Elizabeth 

" John L 
573 Abiel 
577 Adeline A 

" Asa 
597 Joshua 
757 George 
1234 Susanna 

1236 Margaret 

1237 Dorothy 

1238 Nancy 

1239 William 

1240 Elmira 

1243 Cvnthia J 

1244 Walter H 
1268 Lydia 
1363 Eliza A 

" Noah 
2370 Jeremiah 

Abell 

109 Joshua 
1306 Charles W 
1774 Lura 
A born 

112 Hannah 

ACKART 

2500 William E 

ACKERMAN 

2793 Christian 
" Lucy E 
" Paul 

ACKLET 

1084 Hannah 
Adair 

2837 Ebby N 
" Elaine M 
" Eula 
" William B 

ADAMS 

9 William, etc 
502 Archelaus 



Adams 

502 Henry 

546 Joseph 

" Luciua M 

800 

848 Sarah M 
1078 John 
1085 Henj 

" Lorenda 
1088 Eussell W 
1100 Harriet C 

" Samson B 
1232 Alexander K 

" Samuel F 
1372 John W 
1561e Ellen J 
1816 Kavniond 

" Sarah M 
2233 Phebe C 

Addoms 
954 John 
" John T 
" Julia 

AINS WORTH 

436 Sarah 
Akins 

919 George H 
" Harriet B 
" Hobart F 
" Robert C 

Alden 

447 Abigail 
" Ebeuezer 
2048 Addison 
" Florence M 
" George W 
" Leonard H 
" Marshall 
" Minnie M 
" Walter M 

Aldrich 

3072 W. II 
Aldkidge 

3046 Jlargaret 
Alexander 

2837 Henry B 

Allen 

1C8 Mary 
585 Daniel 

" Lewis 

" Otia 



Allen 

691 George 

" Henry 

" Lucy 

" Thomas J 

901 ?:iiza 
1458 Horace E 

" William A 

" William S 
2221 George W 

" Sarah J 
2470 Ruth C 
Alnutt 

2108 I.ucretiii C 
Altoitt 

2464 Catherine 
Ames 

1393 Lvdia N 
3101 Alonzo D 
" Estelle A 
3853 Mary A 

Amsden 

738 Adam 

1381 Adam M 

1382 John 11 

1383 Mark A 

1384 I'aniclia >I 
13.'^5 Samuel 
1380 Abul 

13S7 Hiiain H 
13SS Hurt H 
13Si( James II 
1390 Stephen C 
2341 Ella J 
" Nelson 

Anderson 

1570 Jonathan 

" Marv E 
1042 Charlotte 

ANDRKW8 

56.5 Edmund 
'• Lucy 

745 Harriet 

918 Catherine M 
" (;iiaili'8 K 
" Kinnia U 
" Liitlier 
" Sarah J 

920 George 
2.372 Thomas II 
8049 O J 



ANOELL 

1496 Eliziibcth 
ANSIS 

2.37.'! Honicc A 
Aplky 

651 Emllv 
" Lewis 
Ahchku 

613 Peggy 
1277 Charles F W 

Archibald 

910 Maria B 
Arms 
1783 Inrnel 
" Soplda 

Armstrong 
1M Callieriuc 
1S77 Laura 
2."i73 John 
" Lorenzo F 

Arnold 

14s"2 Faniiv L 
'■ Joel k 
'• Julia 
15<15 James M 
" Zara W 
ASU 
l.")64 Andora 
" .John 
AsriNWALL 

294 » Ch.trles S 
" Ernest 
" JesrtC L 
" Marcus K 

ATWATKU 

U.-2 EiU'nr 
•• >;iiali K 

At won It 
19*; Ellen E 

AlHiUR 

510 John S 
Aim AN 
3:>.V> Miirgnret 

AlTSTIN 

■Jl.'tO Edward 
AVKKILL 

ltiS2 AdoUo M 



(819) 



820 



INDEX II. 



AVERILL 

1083 Calvin 
Avert 

132 Elisha, etc 

175 Abigail 
" Robert 

496 Mary 
1171 Bethiah 
1380 Clark 
1513 Nancy S 

Avis 

1036 Catherine M 

" Thomas 
1039 Susan M 

AXTELL 

1783 Sally 

AXER 

2137 Harris 

" Louisa L 
2865 Charles 
2888 Edwin E 
" Jennie O 

ATERS, Atres 

1927 John 
" Sarah M 

3027 David F 
" George F 
" Homer M 

Babcock 

666 Jonas 

" Lester 
1313 Alexander H 

" Jane H 
1321 Lois P 
1323 Emily L 

1323 Fannie A 

1324 Olive 

1325 Philo B 

1326 Mary E 
2239 Gertrude 

Bacon 

88 Daniel 

269 Benjamin 

270 Nathaniel 

271 Mary 

272 Parker^ 

273 Thompson 

274 Dennison 

275 John 

276 William 
279 Abigail 

2114 Leonard R 

" Lester M 
2192 Mary 
2265 Herbert M 
" James M 
Badeau 
1315 Amzy 
" James A 
Badger 

1639 Frederick F 
" ]Mary J 
3206 Clara M 
I" vdgley 

■-:638 Claude INI 
" George B 
" Jerome B 

liAGLET 

1274 John A 



Baguhn 

3562 Annie E 
Bailey 

469 Mercy 
1217 Charlotte 
" George E 
1404 Jessie 
1587 Charles 
" Jennie 
2959 Almira E 
3354 Eliphalet 
" Olive A 
Baird 

1967 Lucy 
Baker 

356 John 
" Mary 
370 John, etc 
420 Elizabeth 
741 Charlotte 
862 Mary 
944 Eliza 
1224 Abigail 
2044 Augusta M 

" Joel 
2169 EUen E 
2347 Alex 
" Bertie S 
■' Lulu M 
" Minnie E 
3125 Mary 

Balch 

1850 Amelia 
" Homer P 
" Jasper 
" Margaret A 
" Stephen 

Baldwin 



47 
208 
503 
531 

700 
1071 



1110 

1466 
1545 
1782 



1932 
2932 



Ball 



Joseph, etc 

Abigail 

Lydia 

Hannah 

Polly 

Benja 

Fernando C 
Maria M 
Joel 
Mary A 
Clarissa 
Charles G 
Emily L 
Frank L 
Lillie M 
Mary H 
Samuel 
Timothy D 
William H 
Josiah 
Frederic M 
John 
Lizzie A 
Martin P 



519 Ralph 
916 Alathea 

" Asa 

" James R 

" Stephen L 
919 Olive L 
990 Josiah 

" Jotham 
1830 John 



Ball 

1830 Martha E 
1845 Aaron 

1976 Jonas 

1977 Sophia 

1978 Harriet W 

1979 Simon 

1980 Mary G 

1981 Israel M 
1983 Amanda C 

Ballard 

2340 Thirza B 
2862 Ellen E 
" Moses 
Ballenger 

2602 Jacob 
'• Lora 
Ballou 

1806 ]Mary 

Banbard 

1818 Alfred 
" Ralph L 

Bangs 

1802 Anson 
Bannister 

133 Alice 
" Christopher 
" John 
" Versel 
Barber 

3124 Samuel 
" Sarah A 
Bardbn 

869 Maria 
Barker 

741 Charlotte 
Barlow 

954 Sarah 
Barnard 

1194 Henry F 
1196 " " 

Barnes 

1920/ Martha 

2157 

2507 Joseph 

" Zelinda L 
2578 Imogene E 

" Wm. H 
2967 EUza 

Barnett 

3367 Grace F 
" William 

Barney 

2321 Francis W 

Barrett 

78 Daniel, etc 
806 Nancy 
1609 Nathaniel 
" Solomon H 

2698 Charles N 

2699 George C 

2700 Clarence G 

2702 Wilnia V 

2703 Nellie A 

Barron 

204 EUzabeth 



Barrows 

171 David 

" John 

" Sarah 

" Thomas 
1493 A N 
2564 Sarah 

Barstow 
632 A C 
Bartlett 

520 Mittie 
1146 Andrew J 

" John A 
1440 Abbie 
1455 INIary A 

" Oliver C 

" William B 
1775 Sarah 
1856 Jerusha 

" Isaac L 
1964 Emory 
2077 Charles L 

" Fanny 
2262 Erastus A 
2332 Harriet E 
Bass 

3 Ruth 
812 Louisa 
2957 Lucie 
Bassett 
3021 John E 

" Leon A 

" Mary E 

" Theodore 
3318 Frank M 

" Guy 

" Harry 

Bassler 

1553 Ella 
2636 David 

" WeUington E 
Batchelder 
1164 Annie C 
1195 Amos 

" Lois A 
1619 Lydia 
2176 Abbie M 

Bateman 

2458 Warner M 
Bates 
35 

1652 Lucinda 

Battis 

1269 James 
Baylies 

833 Caroline R 
Beach 

1618 Samuel E, etc 
Beal 

679 WiUiam L 
Beaman 

455 Joseph 
966 Asenath 
Bean 

1419 Martha M 
2446 Asa 
2803 Albert D 
" Alice F 



INDEX 11. 



821 



Bean 

2815 Alexander 
3123 Edith E 
" Frank W 
" (lUstavus II 
" Jennie B 
" .lullM F 
" Melviua E 
" William H 

Beard 

50 Andrew 
" INIartha 
756 Clarissa 
106S Artemas 
1364 Ruth 
Beardsley 
822 Sarah 
Beck 
2802 George P 
" Ina M 
" Jennie S 

Becker 
1551 Hamilton 
1553 Louise 

Beebe 

875 Joab 
" Stephen 

1747 Lu<;y A 

1748 Alfred S 
1750 Abhy C 
3083 Cora B 

" Hector 

Beekman 

1519 INlaria 
" !Sicholas 

Behtmer 

974a John 
" Nathaniel 
1920d Lewis 
1920e Thomas 
lOiOf Daniel 
1920.<7 Ann 
1920'ft Simeon 
1920i Nancy 
1920J Nathaniel 

Belcher 

418 Esther 
1765 jMary 
1771 " 
2240 William H 

Belden 

2807 Charles 
" EUa 

Bell 

2368 Hannah 

Bellows 

1694 Tliomas 
" William 

2778 Kllen E 

2779 William D 

2780 Thomas 

2781 Orplia A 

2782 f)rsavilla E 

2783 Ada A 

2784 Elliott O 

2785 Marshall N 

2786 Lydia J 
Benedict 

818 Levi 



Benedict 

81S Sylvia 
1576 Thomas 

Bennett 

565 Jol\n 
971 Cromwell 
" Leonard S 
" Lois L 
" Susanna C 

1226 Charles II 
" Charlotte 
" Sarah C G 
" William 

1432 Henry II 

1434 Benjamin 
" Herl)ert 

1483 Van R 

2052 Cornelius 
" Demia 

2129 Amanda M 
" Jacob 
" Mary A 
" Walter P 

3040 Laura 

3151 Jolm L 
Benson 

2925 Anna E 
3496 Keeth 
" Mearl D 
" William P 
Bent 

1139 Ann D 
Bentlet 

938 Mercy 
" William 

1920e Elam V 

2994 Ordelle 
Benton 

1777 OUve 
Bergen 

2453 Jane 
Berman 

3143 Blanche 
Berry 

1273 Elizabeth 

" Oliver 

1664 

2314 Abigail 
3254 Alta R 

" Anson 

" Clyde A 

" Eugene 

" Leah M 

" Lydia L 

Bessey 

2565 Mary L 
'• Seth 

BiBBINS 

105 Ebenezer.etc; 
also page 806 

BIGELOW 

833 Anna 8 
2095 Adeline 
2339 Alexander 

'• LIz/.le E 

Bills 

983 Abner 
Bingham 
31 Samuel 



BlNcnAH 

116 Dorothy 
sol l.ydla 
899 Asa 
" Mary 
2547 Joseph 

BlKClIAllD 

2870 Justin W 
" Martha E 
2879 Mary S 

Bird 

156 Patience 

BiSHor 

691 

3498 Ruby A 
3557 Artliur J 

BIXUY 

1158 Asa 
" Dean 
" Lucv J 
" Sara'h E 

3497 Mattie E 

Black 

2875 Jessie 
Blair 

370(; Jennie 

Blaisdell 

2364 Mary 
'• William 

Blake 

744 Patience 
1664 Almeda 
" Eugene 
" Lawrence 
" Lillian 
2111 Barton F 
" Harriet M 
" Susie A 
" Warren B 
2476 Khoda 
2591 Charles F 

'• Juliet K 
3317 Frederick E 
" Sarah E 

Blakeslee 

3132 Flora E 

Blanchakd 

12 William 
5M AI>lKall 
878 Joliu 

" Marcla 

Bliss 

1842 Louisa 

Blodgett 

21.17 Jacob 
" Maria C 

Blondin 
:i4ii9 Charlotte E 
" George 

Blood 
3122 < harles It 
" (ieorgc H 
" .Samuel I. 

Blunt 

973 Arc«iia 
" Ashor 



BOAnnMAN 

737 l'rt«T 
V.r.f, Marv O 
1377 WiirriMi \V 
Vflf (.ciirKC K 
1379 Sniniu'l A 
l.HNi lliiniinli M 
1311 Kphralm 
" .Snlly A 

BOIKH 

361 JulU 
Bt)Nli 

2-.'71 Kugella M 
3»»*o Etta 
Bon NT 

974fl 

I'.riiWi Dew or 
19-21* Aim Ira 
Booi>UY 

21t;i Adalo I 
" AtiKUotua W 
■■ MaM 

BooKKlt 

2i>.'>') .lame* M 
•• John M 
" William 1) 
Booth 

2696 CharU'B 
" William 

Bohst 

802 Ann 
VA'i Cornelia 
" Peter Q 
Both 

2771 Byron 
" Jacob 
" Wallace 

Bottom I. Y 
2.'«79 JamcH T 
•* Mnl>el 
Bodck 
1.M5 Joseph 
" Margaret 

BOl'KB 

WA Allen C 

BolJTKI-LK 

U(;^ < aroltne 
" John 

Boutos 

1719 Euilljr 

lUlfTWKLL 

•.*".' >ut>ann» 

aatdt Lv.U.i A 

•• W'llluim 

Bow F.N 



M 



•' .liihu 
" I.U«I«? B 
'■ Sarah E 
•' s.julrp 
W-'i l.uc) A 

BowKr.K 

7«» LrdU 
710 AUgM 



822 



INDEX II. 



BOTD 

2282 Eliza 
" Robert 

BOTNTON 

2856 Alfred F 
" Gertrude A 
" Oracle INI 
" WiUiam D 

Brace 

1287 Dothee 
3007 Hertjert M 
" "William A 

Brack ETT 

16 Racliel 

20 Mary 
1924 Josepli N 
1927 Lydia R 
2445 Sophronia 

Bract 

1563 John 

Bradford 

9 Alice 
26 Hannah 
" William 
123 Margaret 
1095 Rebecca 
Bradish 

170 Rebecca 
Bradstreet 

500 Samuel 
" Vashti 
Braisted 
1682 W C 
Braman 

1445 Emily 
Brandon 
1817 Elsie J 
" Henry 
Brant 

1267 Catherine 
Brewer 

321 Eunice 
2214 John W 
" William A 
Brewster 

1961 Deborah 

" William 

3117 Martha A 

Briggs 

802 INlary 
1529 George W 
1817 Olive 
2638 Rachel 

Brigham 

1548 Sarah 8 

1583 

Bringham 

3006 Thomas A 
Brink 

2617 Charlotte 

Britt 

3116 Deborah C 
" John M 
" Margery E 
" Melissa M 



Britt 
3116 Philip J 

" Thomas 
" William 

Brooks 

810 Elizabeth 
1567 Eri D 
" George L 
" Lorenzo 
Brotherton 

959 Othniel 

" PoUy 
1878 Lester 

" Lucy A 
Brown 

115 Jonathan 
233 Ann 
354 Hezekiah 
482 Lydia 

" Samuel 

497 

519 Enieline 
597 Mary 
883 John 
954 

964 Rizpah 
1084 Edward F 
1094 M M 
1163 D R 
1270 Willard 
1278 Mary A 

" Winthrop 
1338 Sarah A 
1401 Julia A 
1555 Eliza 
1575 Justus 
1764 Amy 
1769 Frank J 
1838 George E 
1906 Ellen E 
1908 Mary 
2216 Charles N 
2597 Elizabeth 
" John G 

2874 Mary C 

2875 Alice L 
" Charles 

3052 Daisy B 

" Emory C 

" J A 

" Zella M 
3341 Frank H 

" Mary H 
3595 Lottie 

Brubaker 

1919 Susan 
Brunaugh 

1920e Elizabeth 
Brundige 

815 Seymour 
Bryant 
1490 Nannie B 

" Robert 
2821 Jessie 

Buck 

426 Daniel 

929 Welthia 

930 Betsey 

931 Henry 

933 Frederick 

934 Polly 

935 Daniel 



Buck 

936 Catherine 

937 Bradford 
1143 Mary E 

" Sewel 

" Stephen 

Buckley 

2579 Elizabeth 

Bucklin 

1763 Jerusha 
" John 

BUCKMINSTER 

1414 Anna B 
" George H 
" IMaude M 
" William 
" Willis A 
Bucknam 

1367 Samuel W 
" Wilton F 

BCLKLEY 

2726 Chauncy M 
" Eva 
" Grace E 
" John C 
" Leroy C 
" Mary E 
" Melissa J 
" Moses M 
" Nancy M 
Bull 

6 Joseph, etc 

BULLARD 

1469 Clara M 

BULLIS 

3276 Alice S 
" George H 
" M-Ahel R 
" William 

Bullock 
695 Anna D 
" Richmond M 
1072 Thomas 

Bump 

3302 Mary B 
Bunce 
675 Mary 

BUNDT 

405 Abigail' 
Bunnell 
1987 Lucy 

BURACKER 

2640 Edward M 
" Flora K 
" Ruth A 
" Samuel 
" Walter H 

BURBANK 

1245 David 

" Joseph 
1247 
1253 Miriam 

" Rufus 
2098 Louisa A 

" Moses T 

" Well man 
2411 Alonzo 



BURBANK 

2412 David 

2413 Estwick E 

2414 Susan J 

2415 Persis B 

2416 Franklin M 

2417 Augustine H 

2418 Warren 

2419 Charles H 

2420 George E 

2421 Sophia C 

BURCH 

1323 

1918 John 

BURDETT 

2544 Florence A 
2812 Harriet 

Burgess 

2605 Joe C 
Burlixgame 

1882 

BURNHAM 

787 Lydia 

Burns 

236 John 

1702 Susan 

2407 James 

" Hannah L 

Burnside 

1311 Mary 

Burr 

393 Mary 
855 George 
2170 Mary J 

Burt-Burtt 

341 Benjamin 

" Mehitable 

574 Jedediah 

736 Hannah 
2756 Sarah 
2767 A Ita M 

" Kate I 

" Maud 

" Mi jam in G 

" Nora E 
2758 Israel 

" Mary A 
3330 Angelina 
Busby 

1896 George 
Bushnell 

1897 Caroline E 

Butler 

926 Betsey 
" William 
1243 Ralph 
2490 Hiram E 

Butterfield 

205 David 
" Sarah 

Buttles 



2806 
Butts 



Dennis 
Jane 



1579 Daniel 
" Sarah A 



INDEX II. 



8 23 



Buxton 

2377 Eliza 
Byees 
160S Samuel H M 
1715 Ann G 
" Amelia A 
" James 
" I'reston 
" Sarah V 
" William 

Byrne, see Burns 

Cadett 

2240 Peter 
Cain 
2555 Ethel M 
2601 Alonzo 
" Marcella M 
" Paul II 

Calder 

1850 

Calhoun 

2953 Sophia 
Call 

595 Jonathan 
" Mary 
655 Charles 
" Sylvester 
657 Almira 
" Ira 
" Olive 
22S6 Isabel S L 
" Philip 

Camp 

398 Abel 
880 Riverius 

832 Jared 

833 David M 

834 Clarissa 

835 Laura 
83G Philo G 
838 Hairy S 

1652 Nathan 
" William H 

Campbell 

1662 Hugh 

2160 John 
" Martha 

3099 Charles M 
" Hugh 
" Mabel L 
" Robert M 
" Thomas V 

Cannon 

1211 Thomas 
Capen 

2286 Edmund A 
" Leila O 
Capwell 

1814 Ilannora E 

Card 

2715 Corinne M 
" Henry L 
" Lynn S 
" Sylvenus 

Carey 

130 Elizabeth 
356 Mercy 
^58 Alathea 



Carey 
358 Elijah 
" John 
" Olive 
" William 
370 Meirv 
7'.f2 Dianiha 
913 Kleazer 
" Lucia 
Carleton 
200 Solomon 
208 Anue 
" John 

521 Elizabeth 

522 Solomon 

523 Eli 

524 Rebecca 
5-25 Alice 
564 Amos 

" Daniel 

" Esther 

" Geoi'ge 

" Martha 

" .Mchitable 

1079 Betsev 

3120 Alfred L 

Cakmicuael 

1920^ John W 
" W A 
Carpenter 
86 Priscilla 
332 Davis 

708 Aniasa 

709 Sylvester 

710 Walter 

711 I'ollv 

712 Kutli 

714 Lu(;y 

715 Davis 

716 Cvril 
1616 Elizabeth 

Carr 

1240 AVilliam 
2384 Anthony P 
" Fanny A 

Carriok 

1762 Spencer 

Carroll 

1287 

1920e Frances 

Carter 

30 Jnbez - 

134 Abigail 

135 Benjamin 
13(; Deborah 

137 J'hclte 

138 Mary 

139 Lois 

140 Jabez 

141 Jonathan 

142 Simon 
232 John 
471 James 

" Kebeccii 
6()2 Peter S 
700 Elizabeth 
" Ezra 
764 A bra 
" Heiijamln 
1125 Ann C 

" Ezra 
1143 Abigail 
1152 Sabra D 



Carter 
115:1 Sarah A 
li:>4 Marv A 
1366 lliirflct E 
" .Instill 
" Sut^an R 
" William II 

10S7 

2098 Robert A 
3200 Hertha M 

Cauver 

1614 Horace P 
Case 

32 Benjamin 
" John 
" Joseph 
" Marv 
908 Elizabeth 
1651 Caroline M 
2754 Alice B 
" Cas^ius H 
" George F 
" .lames F 
" Nelson 

CAULKIN8 

132 Abel 
Cavendek 

752 Nancy 
Cazwell 

658 Eliza A 

Chace 

2403 Clavton M 
" Estlier A 
" Philip T 
" Thorudike M 

ClIADWICK 

913 Lot C 
" Nancy J 
2430 Alexanders 
" Harry A 
" lleur'v K 
" JuUa'E 

ClIAFKEK 

89 Josiah 

ClIAMllEKI.IN- 
ClIAMIJEKLAIN 

547 Asenath M 
" Benjamin 
" .Maithu H 
692 AfH 
" Antoinette 

12.58 Abigail R 

1430 Elizabeth 

V.H'l Anios 
" Sallv K 

2432 Moses 
" Samuel W 

Champion 

1827 Malcolm L 
Champlin 
76U Ellzabctli 

" Olive 

'• Rhoda 

" Stejdicu 

" William H 

•• WllllHui M 

CHAMl'NKV 

i:. Marv 
1980 Lewis B 



Ciiashlkh 

319 Mcliiulile 
6)« .loliii J 
•' I.u.v M 
" Marv A 
" Thoinaa K 
IIOO John 
2'2U7 Abifl 
" I.ydlft U 

(IIAI'IN 

Itf.iS Cftlvlu 

' I.ui-IikIii a 
1223 llarrl.l J 
■■ nl.iidlith 
Chapman 
f»4 BctHcv 
" Wmiiim 
2151 

ClIAKLKHTON 

2«2.% Aim 
Chahk 

Mfl Krnnrc* E 
11«7 ClmilfH V 
1314 David E 

•• Lev I 
1328 Donna B 

" R W 
1635 Marv A 

■■ Klnaldo I> 
2493 StJtult-y 
Chknet 

.3(a Ponuel 
9{K) A Ml til 
1252 Sophia 

" Wllllnm 

29«'>8 Lucinda 

Chkskkkouue 

9R"< I.ydia 
Chexkhkougii 
7^9 Harriet 
CHK.STKK 

940 Jonnthan 
943 
" Lucy 

CHII.I)CHILDB 

'.ri Kll'ha, etc 
li>9 Kutb 

2072 Clinrlc* C 
2850 .Innicii L 
•' Robert W 
31.10 tieork'c 
31M C linrU-a M 

ssn 

cnii-MAN 

" Rlcli.ird M 
Choatk 

2(00 (itH>ri;c W 
•• LewU 

tnUISTIAM 

2HS7 Charlct II 

• K II 

'• Kiiiroa M 

■■ liciirK"'" •' 

" t t>;<- V 

" Hntllr M 

•• Mliinic II 

" W altar E 



824 



INDEX II. 



Christie 

1920J Margaret 
Chubuck 

751 Betsey 
Church 

2039 Edward M 
Churchill 

1152 Jesse F 
" Julia E 
" Lillian A 

1772 Sophia 

2073 Olive A 

2521 Jolm R 
" Mary E 

Clapp 

3322 Willard M 
Clark 

120 Abigail 
625 Martha 
849 Polly 
874 Chauncey H 
" Clarence S 
" Silas C 
972 Jane 
" John 
" Thomas 
1084 John S 
1336 Florenus E 
" Nicholas P 
1349 Lydia 
1589 Eliziir 
" Mary D 

1630 Anna W 

" Thaddeus R 
" William 

1631 Aljel H 

" Julian H 

" Mortimer M 

" Paul R 
1831 Austin 

" Horatio 

1882 

2083 Angeline T 

" Benjamin 
2146 Daniel 

" Lucy A 
2513 Edith M 

" John 

" Mary A 
2980 Harry T 
3013 George W 

" Lena M 

" William 
3043 Happylona 

" Joseph 

3325 

3329 Libbie L 

" Robert L 
Clarkson 

2306 David 

" Florence J 
2441 George G 
" James 
" John 
" Mary M 
Clarridge 

1217 Abigail 
" Cynthia 

Cleveland 

786 Mason 
869 Betsey 
1028 Anthony C 



Cleveland 

1028 Clement 
" Mary M 
" WiUiam C 

2083 William C 

Clifton 

1367 Caroline 
" Ellen R 

Closson 

817 Thomas 

1590 Polly 

1591 Charles 

1592 Hanuah W 

1593 Phebe H 

1594 Julia M 

1595 Rebecca A 
1590 Eli S 

1597 Fannie A 
1599 John H 

CLOUGH 

2150 Charles W 
" Elmer A 
" Willard 

2285 Flora L 

Clunas 

1889 Alexander 
" Duncan 

Cobb 

909 Daniel 
" Ruth 

" Samuel 

910 Betsey 
2994 Franc G 

" Franklin H 
3661 Lizzie M 

COBURN 

1810 Daniel H 
" Ruth M 

1815 Augustus A 
" Charlotte M 
" Elizabeth M 
" Esther R 
" Hope A 
" Closes 
" oarah L 

2148 Daniel J 
" Sarah E 

COE 

2934 John R 
" Robert 

Cogswell 

481 Jeremiah 
" Lucy 
1152 George S 

COLBURN 

442 Jonathan 
" Marsylvia 
960 Isaac 
Colby 

495 

1392 Jacob R 
1438 Charles C 
" George S 
1446 Annie E 
" George L 
" Martha M 
" Thaddeus S 
1449 John 
Cole 
704 



Cole 

1571 Dolly A 
Coleman 

784 James 

" Lathrop 

" Nancy 

" Solomon 

960 Isaac 
1620 Horace 

" Joseph C 
1843 Eliza J 
2196 James 

" Sarah E 
2883 George S 

" Gerald W 

" Harold M 

" James 
Colette 
2469 Ann 

COLLIER 

2728 Tirzah 

Collins 

954 Alonzo 
" Bertha M 
" Ernest R 
" Frederick M 
" Harriet R 
" Ida M 
" Mary E 

1665 Daniel W 
" Frances A 
" Fred E 
" Philip 

3803 Frank P 

COLSON 

815 Heman R 

COLVER 

1246 John D 
Combs 

1444 Augusta 
" Obed 
Comstock 

3784 Jennie 

Conant 

320 Caleb 
470 Nathan 

CONE 

974 Asa 
" Huldah 
1620 Sally 

CONGDON 

1835 Alfred R 

" AbbyC 

" AnnaE 

" Charles 

" Elisha 

" Frank 

" George B 

" HaiTiet M 

" John N 

" Juliette M 

" Mary C 

CONNELL 

2883 Mary 
Cook 

126 Mary 

" Samuel 
1553 Julia 
1614 Charles M 



Cook 

1604 Asher 
" Sarah 
2043 Betsey 
2176 Elizabeth 
2355 Clarence C 
" Fanny F 
" Frederick S 
" Ida L 
" Katie M 
" Lucian F 
" Silas 
2495 Ida A 

" John V 
3355 Ann 

COOLEY 

1663 Mary 

COOLIDGE 

1466 Baldwin 
" Benjamin 
" Thomas B 

2172 

COON 

1582 Catherine 
3570 Sarah 

Cooper 
2 John 
2306 Elizabeth 

COPELAND 

1602 Emma 
" George T 

Copps 

2544 Hannah 

Corbxn 

307 Annice 

Corey 

1199 Matilda 
1319 Matilda A 
1565 Maria 
2171 Dimarius 

CORIELL 

381 Eliza B 
Corliss 
2317 Sarah E 

CORT 

2902 Isabel 

COSSEY 

3755 Herbert L 
" Lewis W 
" Mabel L 
" Mary A 
" William J 

COVELL-COVILLE 

3089 Adaline F 
" Samuel 

16S8 Abijah 
" Alexander 
" James A 
" Sarah A 

Covey 

3659 M Louise 

Cowen-Cowin 

381 William 
944 Margaret 

Coyle 

1725 David 



INDEX II. 



82r. 



Craig 

1061 Alexander 
" JNIargaret 

1062 Mary 
Cram 

2094 Jerome B 
Crane 

1792 Edmund 

Crellkr 

1908 Charlotte 
" John 

Crockett 

2438 Ellen M 

" James 

" Leonard 

" Samuel 
Crosby 

16 Josiah 

" Simon 
207 Esther 

" Josiah 
1125 Ann 

" Ezra 

Cross 
1763 Ansel A 
" Silva A 

Crouch 

2794 Ethel 
" Samuel B 
" Warren B 

Culver 

2961 Ella J 

CUMMINGS 

1327 Charles M 

" Oron 
2364 William 
Cunningham 

2707 Frank 
2753 Minnie M 
" Scarlett 

CURENS 

3024 Lucy 
Cdrtis-Curtiss 

2002 Sarah J 
2936 Frank 
2983 Ellen C 

" Nathaniel B 
3209 Anna J 

" John D 

CUSHING 
1418 Pyam 

CUSHMAN 

2630 Betsey 
" Seth 

Cutter 

3754 John 
" Milton B 

Cutting 

475 Mary 

Daily 

2090 William F 
Dakin 

1743 Albert 



Dame 

977 Hannah 

30SS Amos B 

" John D 

•' Seth E 

3798 Byron 

Damon 

979 Phebe 
" Timothy 
2810 Flora 
Dana 

162 Priscilla 
442 William 

Danforth 

21 Jonathan, etc 
38 Sarah 
49 Elizabeth 
" Jonathan 
51 Jonattian 
1263 Leander 
" Robert 

2463 Eudora E 

2464 Florence A 

2465 Rosalie A 

Dangel 

2790 Christian 
" Mary J 

Darby 

1661 Almira 

Darley 

2079 Laura A 
" Thomas A 

Darling 

169 William 

Dakrow 

2086 Eliza A 
Dart 

1850 Jabas 

Daugherty 

2998 Agues A 
" George W 

Davidson 

1400 William H 
Davis 

3S1 Arabella 
507 Rebecca 
519 Betsey 
542 Susanna 
636 Aaron 

648 

1415 Francis 
" Percy R 
1427 Abigail 
2178 Rachel 
2444 Sarali 
2t<32 James T 
" Lucy C 
" Martha L 
" Mary A 
" Thomas 
" Truman S 
'< William C 
3060 Hannah 
3211 Lucy 
3315 Sarah E 
" Thomas 
3336 Edward M 
" p:ileen M 
" John R 



Davis 

3782 Ilattle 
Day 

166 John 
" Patience 
3264 Fhnma E 
" Francis W 
" John 

Dean 

847 Edward 
" Nancy 

Decker 

1641 Samuel 
Dkurick 

869 Will 
Delano 

235'J Herman H 

" Mary S 
3243 Carrie E 

" Daniel H 

Delva 

2331 Frank W 
Demairaise 

3493 Rose D 
Dempsey 

972 Richard 
Denning 

2174 Bridget 
Dennis 

665 Elizabeth 
" Samuel 

2729 Etta 
DeRochemont 

3332 Helen M 

Deshler 

913 David W 
" Elizabeth 

Devereaux 

2223 Charles F 
" I'owis A 
" SSnford 

Devert 
2213 Frederick E 
" John 
" Thomas 
" William M 

Devotion 

803 Eunice H 
" Jonathan 

Devries 

2995 Elias P 
" Mary J 

DeWakk 
1920/ Sarah E 

Dewey 
1701 James M 
2939 Flora L 

Ukwinu 

1810 Harriet 

Dextek 

1820 Earl G 
" Frank G 
"' Stauley A 



Dibblr 

1566 

2730 Margaret 
" Peter 11 
Dickekhon 

745 Harriet 
343:) ClinrlcH 

DICKLN80N 

1476 GeorglanaK 
Dickson 

2937 HC 
DIGGINS 

1900 Addle E 
" CliarluB \l 
DiMICK-DlMOCK 

779 Eunice 

irrf)3 

2725 Edmund C 
" KUa J 

DISBUUW 
2358 Edward D 
'• Maud B 

DIX 

1936 Tamar 

DOCKHAM 

1274 William H 

Dockstauek 

1542 George Z 

" lleurv J 
■2K\r> I're^iou C 
2652 George M 

DODD 

1667 George J 
Dodge 
504 Moses 
1095 Emily 
2«4l Caiherlno 

Dodgkn 

2835 Octavla 
" Wesley 

DOIIKUTV 

3035 lU'leii V 
" ,lubu 

DOOLAN 

2280 Johanna 

DODLITrLE 

1675 Ellaklm 

DOUMAS 

4470 Harriot A 
" SU'phen 

IXiltll 
1:!'J4 (ieorge H 

DOUUAM'K 

SSI (Jeorgo 
'• Margaret 

DoTV 
I8ni .lohn 
" Surah S 

DOUOIIRBTT 

2061 James 
Dow 
li63 KlUnlHJlh 



826 



INDEX II. 



Dow 
1393 Mary G 
1441 Margaret A 
" Samuel 

DOWSETT 

2988 Edward 
" Lillian B 

Drake 
305 Perez 
" William 
516 Sarah 
640 Sophia 
fi43 Hannah 
1317 Hannah 
2344 Almira C 

" Tisdale 
2669 Carrie L 
" James A 
3836 Burnice A 
" George E 
Drew 
1606 Darwin D 
" Julia E 

Drowns 

2545 Fred 
" Walter 

Drummond 
3357 Joanna 

Dunbar 
1957 Adam 
" David N 
" Elija 
" Eliza J 
" Howard 
" John E P 
" Lucretla D 
" Richard 
" William 

DUNCKLEE 

1164 Hezeklah 
" Julia A 

Dunham 

1503 Oliver D 
1795 Francis J 
" Jacob 

2924 Sophia E 

2925 William E 

2926 Emeline H 

2927 Francis J 

2928 Elizabeth J 
" David B 

Dunkleburgh 

1690 

Dunnell 

1245 Miriam 
Dunten-Dunton 
1955 Abner 
" John 
" Phlneas A 
2254 Amos M 
" Caroline 

DURELLE 

2521 Mary 

DURFEE 

638 Charles 
" William 

DURLAND 

2716 Frances M 



DURREN-DUKRIN 

570 Mary 
3765 Linnie 

DURRANT 

52 Abraham 
" John 

DUSENBERT 

2728 Addle M 
" Cora B 
" Cornelius "V 
" Dwlght 
" Ethel M 
" Percy H 

DUSTON 

1729 Harriet 

1730 John 

DUTCHER 

3327 Charles E 
" Charles R 
" John 
" Miriam P 

DWIGHT 

484 Sullivan 
845 Abigail 
" Solomon 

DWINELLE 

2469 Adoniram 

" Fred R 

" Joseph S 

" Louise E 

" Percy M 

" Walter J 

" WUliamC 
Dye 

2682 Ella 
" Isaac 

2683 Florence 
" Henry 

" Pearl 
3576 Harry 

Dyer 

79 Mary 

Eager 

19 Margaret 
" William 

Fames 

374 Lydia 
632 B F 
" James 
Earl 

2988 Nancy 
East 

2502 W Palmer 
Eastman 
2316 James 
" Martha J 
Baton 

1135 Pha>be J 

" Samuel 
2544 Mary B 

Eckerson 

1316 Cora E 
" Fred G 
" George 
" Raymond 

1854 Martha 



ECKLER 

2220 Henry S 
Eddy 

736 John 

2313 D C 

3597 Maud 
Edgerton 

1732 Harriet 

Edmands 

263 David, etc 
2408 Emma 

Edson 

2060 Caroline A 
" Elijah 

Edwards 

1581 John S 

" Susan A 
1629 Arastlne 

1779 John S 

" Louisa M 
" Plerrepont 
" William J 

1780 Ann S 

" William R 
2881 Hester E 
Eells 

623 Edward 

1284 Marcus 

1285 Adeline 

1286 Edward C 

ElTEMILLER 

2788 Byron H 

" Clara A 

" ElteE 

" George 

" J Scott 

" Lloyd E 

" Logan A 

Ela 

1439 Clara 
" JohnC 
Elderkin 
2432 John 
" William A 
Ellicott 

3178 Frank F 
Elliott 

695 Harriet 
1197 Harriet B 
1246 Nancy M 

" Zenas 
1659 David 
" Roxa 
2164 Amasa 
" Athos W 
" Clarence A 
" Eunice J 
" Lizzie U 
" Vlvaldo A 
Elwell 

637 Rachel 
1842 Charles B 
" Charles L 
" Noah 
Ely 

677 Richard 
Embry 
3026 Culbert 



Embky 

8026 Glen 
" Hiram 
Emerson 

313 Eunice 
1958 William H 
2025 Bessie C 
" Isaac 
" William L 
3206 Hattie M 
" Parker F 
Emory 

1972 Ruth M 
Enebanks 

1616 Hortense 
Erlund 

1991 Andreas 
" Ingeborg C 

ESTABROOK 

2054 Hannah A 
" John 

Evans 

2898 Daniel H 
Evarts 

355G 

Everett 

406 Jeremiah 
" Lydia 

EVERLY 

2569 Margaret 
Ewings 
499 Desire 

Fagin 

19206 Joseph 

Fahnestock 

2067 Jesse 
" Maria E 

Fairbanks 

1033 Deborah 
Fairchild 

1883 Julia 
Fales 

2423 Emma T 

Farley 

519 James 

1304 Emma J 

" Isaac 

Farnsworth 

2043 Arthur H 
" Henry D 
" John'H 
" Lillian M 
" Nathan 
Farnum 

1009 Heman 

1012 Joshua 

2017 Franklin H 

2018 Heman 

2019 Rhoda 

2020 Aualiza 
2025 Franklin H 

Farrington 
732 Mary 
1971 Abigail 



INDEX M. 



827 



FA88ETT 

21 Peter 
95 Peter 

Faitlkner- 
Falkner 

2529 Fred A 

3574 Mary 

FAT 

68 Benjamin 
708 Joseph L 
" Laura 
2056 Mary A 

FEATHERS 

1665 Betsey 
" George 
" Hannah M 

2735 Albert 
•' Amasa 
" Lenora 
" Maryette 

Feek 

1515 Gertrude 
Felt 

2297 Mary L 
Fenn 
2014 George 

" George E 
2292 Anna B 
" Joel W 
Fenton 

786 Chauncey 
Feknald 
3106 Charles N P 
" Lewis E 
" INIinnle A S 
" Nathaniel 
" Palatiah 
" Sumner C 

Ferrin 

1687 Alfi-ed 
Ferry 

2455 Henry 

Fessenden 

1066 Louisa 
" Solomon 

Fidler 
2580 Maude M 
•' Robert J 

Field 

499 Abigail 

1747 

1950 Charles W 

Fielder 

156 Casper 
Fillmore 

768 Amaziah 
" Sally 
Finck 

1918 Lon 
Finney 



381 EmmaD 
" Johri 

Firman 

3071 Williajn F 



Fish 

2192 Calvin B 
" Henrv 
" Nathaniel 

3265 George M 

3267 Charles M 
" Jennie 

" ISIary L 

3268 Henry M 

Fisher 

565 Asa M 
" Emily E 
" INloses 
3255 Augusta 

FiSKE 

1130 Mehitable 
1801 Samuel 
1944 John D 
" Louise E 

Fitch 

117 Elizabeth 
380 Shubael 
850 Jabez S 
874 Andrew 
" Sarah H 
1739 Addie 
" Colbert 
" Francis 
" Jerusha 
" Richard 

FiTTS 

693 Daniel 
•' Emily 

FlTZHUGH 

1780 Maria 
" Pergrinc 

FiTZPATRICK 

1469 Margaret 
Flagg 

479 Patience 
2045 Anna M 
" Marshall 

Fleet 

2378 Margaret 

Fletcher 

481 Sarah 

510 

1157 Jonas 
" Mary 

Flint 

757 James B 
2300 Anstress 1' 
" Nathaniel 

Floyd 

1274 Francis H 
" Haniet E 
" Mary E 
" Reuben H 

Flynn 

90 Richard 

280 Sarah 

281 Richard 

282 Mary 
2i<3 John 

285 Charles C 
" Michael 

•' Rlcliard K 

286 I 'ally 

287 Hannah 



Flynn 

289 Alice 
FOLBOM 

2447 Lewis M 
Foot 
2551 Alon/.o 
" Lottie B 

Foiuj 

2897 James 
" Sarah 

Foue 

171'.t Susan 
" William 

Form AN 

1338 Benj J 
" Ida M 

FOSTER 

845 Vanlna 
1052 BetsLV 
1104 Dudley 
1484 Janicb P 
1775 Augusta 

" Clark 
2172 Lorlng 

" Martha A 
2309 Frances L 

" George W 

" John \V 
%m Mariani 
3422 Elizabeth 

FOWEL 

2618 Katy 
Fowler 
876 Abel 

1752 Caroline A 

1753 Manda 1, 

1758 Nanrv C 

1759 Lucy A 
17()0 Ezra 

Fox 

fKi Mary 
" Thomas 
374 Daviil 
495 Abigail 
2286 Alice J 
" David B 

Francis 

2210 Ella 

Freehern 

3756 Jennie 
" John 

Fkekhloou 

37ft5 

Freeman 

1882 Aaron 
" Alhe A 
" Helen M 
" Marv It 
" Mntilc M 
'• Peter 
24tiS K W 
French 
16 Jacob 
" Elizabeth 
38 Mary 
" WlUlnm 
65 EllzalMJlh 

116 iBtUiC 



KRENCIi 

116 Joaeph 
•• Molly 
304 Ollvf 
" Siiiiiili-I 
•JOT I '^ ■' • Ml 
•.'O'.i I ■' 

749 I 
" Lydtn 

3404 ■ I 

290.- 

•• 1' 

3071 1 - 
Fkkn/ki.l 

2410 

Kkisk 

120 Euniro 
1811 Fanny 
Fkihhie 
2041 Cornelia M 
" ICmS 1 It 
•• Diiiili I M 
" Grandlseu N 

Frost 

2.3 Itebccca 
" Tlionia* 
100 Mary 

FUttTlllNGllAy 

Zti Jaliez 
Frvk 
n;i3 JoHcph S 

277: >- > '^i 

2S-. ■ ' 

•' 'riioiiiitit .1 

<• Wlll.uni S 
" William C 

Fuller 

S84 Jamct J 
91.6 (ieorge W 
ll.T.i Gt-oi;,-!' 1* 
1166 Andnw 

" Anna 
lHa llonrv L 

•• OllvirT 

" S«-th 
l;t76 WUllnni 
147S ClicKtcr 

•• Siiniiiel 
1771 Kulli 
2>«86 tiiot>:r II 

•• Mm 1 It 
•HOu tii;!' • II 
2SMV4 oilM I 11 
3261 Miirv K 
3<iiil O/r.. D 

•• \Vllh-'» 

Vvu.t.in"'' 

r.w7 Kiiiiiio* It 
" Sixmucl 

KUKHUHII 

2431 Andr«W C 
>• AuKllD R 
" Carrlt' L 
•• Chnrlr« (» 
■■ Julln K 
" L«Mi» <■ 
•• Nrlllo M 
" OllTcr N 
" Prrnllcc V. 



828 



INDEX II. 



FUEBUSH 

2431 Richard 

Gage 

1762 Richard 
Gagek 

2878 Sophia H 

Gale 

11 Richard 
" Sarah 
2239 >faomi 

Gallop 

2019 O H 

Galxjcia 

1213 Hannah 
" Simeon 

1216 Hannah 
Galvin 

2916 Maggie M 

Gardner 

751 Ezekiel 
" Hannah 
755 Charles J 
" Clara S 
" Ellen 
" Freeman 
" George 
" Gilnian R 
" Jane 
" Lorenzo 
869 Sarah 

1435 Adam D 
" Benjamin P 
" Charles A 
" Clara J 
" Edward D 
" Susan C 

1771 Charles A 

1864 Cornelia 
* " Eliza 
" Fitz A 

3118 M M 
Garfield 

906 Joel 

1802 Lydia O 

1803 Ebenezer M 

1804 Frances S 

1806 James W 

1807 Frederick II 

Garlick 

1781 Daniel 
" Richard G 

2897 Henry M 

2898 Mary A 

2899 Anson K 

Gassett 

1071 Olive 
Gates 

242 Elizaljeth 
420 Mary 
" Kehemiah 
726 Cranston 
1704 Abraham 
" Franklin 
Gear-Geer 

1845 Denison 

" Edna A 

2317 

2SS0 Charles M 

" Clarence G 



Gear-Geer 

2880 Cyrus 
" Elmer N 
" Eunice E 
" Joseph N 
" Leroy N 

2953 Hattie E 
" Howard W 
" Nathan 

Geigee 

3045 David 
" Sarah J 

George 

972 Laura 
Gernen 

3324 Bessie 
Gerry 

736 Elbridge 
Gest 
1920rre Joseph H 

GIBBS 

667 Jerusha 
1873 George T 

Gibson 

1758 

GIFFORD 

132 Stephen 
425 Anne 
" James 
2142 Edson 

Gilbert 
257 Daniel 
1250 Moses 
" Ruth A 
1393 Diana 
Gile 

1352 Amanda G 
" Edward E 
" Erastus 
" Marv E 
" Sarah M 
" Sylvia A 
Gill 

1882 

Gillette 

I860 Gardner 

" John 

" Lucy C 
3660 Harriet E 

GiLMAN 

2122 Arthur 
" Rose 

Gilmore-Gilmou r 
759 Mary 
1608 Lucy 
" Margaret 
" William 

Glazier 

1892 Czarina A 
Gleason 

1093 Benjamin 

" Bildad 

" Clarissa L 

" Joseph 

" Lovina 
1356 Alfred M 



Gleason 

1356 Charles A 
" Eliza 
" Frank E 
" Frederick W 
" John 
" Wyman 

2341 Sarah F 

Glidden 

1141 George 

" Jennie P 
2969 Angelia M 

Glover 

1042 Henry R 

" Samuel 
1556 Livingstone 
M 

2113 Mary A 

2114 Josephine R 

Goddard 

1999 Nancy I 
2104 Sarah 
2235 Lizzie A 
3393 Charles 

GOFF 

1546 Allen A 

•' Jennie M 
2556 Ella F 

Goldsborough 

2089 Alice L 
Goodamote 

2680 Arthur 

" Edward 
Goodrich 

996 Elizabeth 
" Mary 
1158 Alice 
Goodridge 
1771 Lydia 
Goodwin 
343 Sarah 
" Thomas 
355 Rebecca 
357 Abel 
" William 
2543 George M 
Goodyear 
2818 Julia 
Gordon 
2987 Amy E 
3087 Deborah 
3319 George A 

GORHAM 

499 Amy 
" Benjamin 
1094 Abigail 

GOUEY 

1703 Prudence 

GOUKER 

2846 Oscar E 

Gould 

1714 Frank 

1882 

2376 Lucy 

GOURLEY 

3544 Charles V 
" Edward E 



GOURLEY 

3544 James 

GOVE 

425 Hannah 
2362 William 

Grabber 

2931 Bertha 
" Karl 

Graham 

2908 Bessy 

" George 
Grant 
1845 Sarah J 
2986 Frances L 

" John R 

Graves 

604 Lois 
" Samuel B 
1808 Horace 
1906 AnnaL 
" Augustus W 
Gray 

102 Braviter 
917 Arthur 
" Mary J 
1618 Mason W 

1943 

2121 Lillian V 
2753 Miamna 
" William 

Greeley 

1402 Joseph 
2824 Sally 

Green 
1000 Benjamin 

" Huldah 
1075 Elizabeth A 

" John 
1250 Margaret 
1362 George 
1367 Arabella A 

" Charlotte A 

" John L 

" Lowell 
2241 Alonzo 
2513 Mary S 
2614 Frank H 

" George W 
2787 Mary 
2949 Daniel 

" Jane E 
3354 Nancy 
3621 Claude H 

" Clyde F 

" Gracie A 

" William T 

Greenlaw 

3105 Christopher S 

" Evelyn A 
3812 Elsie 
Greenleaf 

241 Jonathan, etc 
1632 John 

Greenstreet 

1502 Jessie 
" Osborn 

2611 Mary A 

2612 Clarence M 

2613 Frank F 

2614 Osborn D 



INDEX II. 



829 



Gkeenstreet 

2615 Koble 
Greer 

2670 Sarah 
Gregokv 

1939 Charles M 

'' Hiram 

" >Iary D 
2453 Benj. P 

" Walter 

Grew 

115S Albert 

Griffith 

1787 Clara O 
" Samuel C K 

Griggs 

669 John R 

Grimes 

1685 Betsey M 
" Samuels 

Grinnell 

1574 Clavtou P 
" William 
" William M 

2679 Ella C 
" James 

Griswold 

440 Ebeiiezer 

" Jedediah 

519 Catherine 

1808 Eben 
" Charles L 
" Charlotte M 
" George M 
" Maiy A 

2178 iMargaret 

2y68 George L 
" Hortense 

Groff 

2663 Stephen H 
Gross 

3854 Tressa 

GROSVENOR 

1171 Jonathan P 
" Lucy B 
Grout 

1170 Harry 

2334 Ellen M 

2335 Clara L 
" Eliza A 
" Eva A 

" Henry F 
" Walter H 

Grubb 

1920p Elizabeth B 

Gruell 

2996 James 
" Sarah E 

Grundy 
1625 Arthur M 
" Edith S 
«' John 

GUEST 

1393 Lucy 

GULIVER 

924 Betsey 



GUNN 

3554 Osnian 

GUNTHER 

1511 Amy S 

GURLEY 

779 Desire 
'• L*rael 

GURNEY 

2496 Jennie 
•' William H 
717 Thomas 

GUY 

3493 Joseph 
" Rose A 

Hadley 

1367 Aaron S 
Hag AN 

2815 Kate 

Haggert 

2434 George 
" Henrietta J 

HaGGETT 

2482 Annie E 
•' Hiram R 
" INIariou F 
" Minnie E 
«' William L 

Hagler 

3042 David F 
" Ellis F 

Hale 

542 Moses 
" Susan 
10-21 Eliza B 
" Stephen 
1277 James P 
Haley 

3096 Martha 
Hall 

495 William 

607 Jacob G 

621 John 
" Susan B 

694 Barzillai 
" Eugenia 

895 John C 

1072 Sally 

1107 Lemuel W 

1413 I-auristun 
" Warren C 

1793 Dixon 
" Henry L 
" Horace 
" Horace C 
" John M 

2296 Ebenezcr 
" Miriam N 

243'J Sarah 

2679 Bertha G 
" Charles 

2708 W E 

3658 Frances C 

IlALLIDAY 

2573 Elizabeth 
Halsey 
2258 Laura C 



Ham 

2188 Benton Q 
Hambleton 

l'.i20.7 Samuel 
Hamkkn 

y.ua Hattlo 

Hamilton 

121 Anne 
" David 

1(;05 UiTtrudc F 
" Reuben W 
" Sarah l» 
" Theresa 
" William R 
" William W 

ll(20fc Saiah 

3100 Mary A 

Hammat 

605 Henry V 
Hammond 

S'.l-2 

18W5 Elizabeth 
lUOl) Maryett 

" Samuel 
2239 Nellie 
2384 Marv A 
2733 Charles C 

" Nancy 

Hamor 

1948 r.asheba 
2253 Eran 
" Mary T 

Hancock 

230 Hannah 
Hanes 

ISfJ// D C 
•' Ella J 

Hanks 

3030 Clara B 
Hanson 

1370 Abble 
Hapgood 

1035 Asa 
" Theodore B 

2128 Cliarles J 
" George A 
" John E 
'• Rosa E 
" William G 

Harbek 

2(186 Giles B 
Hard 

3101 O T 
Hardv 
340 David 

237H .lai-oli J 
HaRKNESS 

9»)5 Corn 
" Nathan 
" Sarah 
" Viola 

Harmon 

171s JtillM 

•• Kebecrn A 
Hakkiman 
li>42 Joseph 



IIakrington 



IIakuik 

Vi Mull 
2.'U Mniiiinh 
:l»l Rnrh.l M 
443 sii-i'lien 
•'4 John 
U'.xi Miiry C 
37)Vt Anna 
•• I.evl 

IIakuison 

M5 Thoniaii 
740 MIcAJah 

1 1 .\ llT 

577 Snrali 
18.V.I Aniniid.'i 
•* Solouioh 

IlAKTSKL 

2.V.i.'i Amanda 

IIautwell 

M7 Polly 

IlAUVKLL 

143C HonwcT 
•• John II 

" .JOMI ih 

" J<ipr|li M 
" Mai> J 
" Sara)i N 
•' Tliumas 
ilARWOOD 

1114 Cbnrlcn 
'• Hattle K 

Haskell 

-2113 llarnatiaa O 

•' llfiiry <; 

" Jtp-i'pliliic K 

•• Mary A 
Hahtings 

Olv ■ ■ 

•• .. II 

•2047 Kri'diTlik M 
" Ma K 

•' John \ 
'• Le»iii ' ' 

hat< II 

GOO K« I.. . ■■■1 
907 K| 
'• ti. 
" R«1|.U 
•' Sraiiury L 
<• Wllllaiii I> 
1JS2 Tr> plieiia 
'2437 Kiiima 
IIatmakkk 
•2«>;» Sui»an 
Mattkn 

l>.-27 William 
Hawlkt 
678 Jonrph 
•• William 
117a ll.iiiliab 
117: M. I 'Inlilo - 

ii:- '^' ' - 
ii» 



830 



INDEX II. 



Hawley 

1182 William A 
Hayden 

1879 E J 
Haywakd 

1019 Gratia 
2272 Eugene H 
" Horace 
Hazen 
1218 Martha 
" Thomas T 
Heal 

1943 

Heald 
513 Mary 
2058 Emeline H 
" William H 

3161 Daniel A 

" Elizabeth E 
" John O 
" Ruth R 

3162 Alice W 
Heath 

1640 Lydia G 
Hebakd 

415 Margjaret 
Itill Gurdon 
" Lvdia A 
1820 Averil 
" Minerva 
Hemenway 

1986 Eliza A 
Hemmer 

2775 Magdelena 
Hendee 

1-27 Sarah 
Hendrick 

3613 Albert H 
" Alida 
" Ashley M 
" Everett H 
" Helen 
" Henry 
" Hulda 
" William C 
Henley 

3355 Alice A 
" Frank T 
" George M 
" Ida M 
" Katie V 
" Matthew C 
" Myra I 
" Thomas 
Henry 

734 Eliza V 

2886 Eleanor 

3057 Andrew J 

Herbert 

3002 Martha A 
" William 

Herod 

878 Percia 

Herrick 

2219 Charles 
" Clarence D 
' ' Nellie 



Hersey 

1203 Sophia 
1206 Caroline 

Hewet 

766 Elizabeth 
Hewson 

2088 Addinell 
" Isabel B 
Heywood 
201 Joshua 
" Nathaniel 
" Sarah 
203 Mary 

Hiatt 

3078 Carrie M 

" Floyd H 

" John 

" Lawrence S 

" Leon C 

" Levi J 
Hicks 
2383 Virginia 

HiGBY 

3060 Kizzie D 
" Sylvester N 

HiGGINS 

448 Sarah 

971 Shady 
1363 Henry C 
2436 Alfred 
" Ephraim 

HiGGINSON 

3215 Charles H 
" Maria P 
Highfield 

1557 Charles A 

Hildreth 

179 James 
" Stephen 

506 Samuel 

507 James 

508 Joel 

509 Elizabeth 

510 Zilpah 

511 Eldad 

512 Sarah 
1000 Olive 

Hill 

162 Benj., etc 

563 Abel 

" Alpheus 

" A sa 

" John« 

" Martha 

" Sarah 
3393 William 
3551 Isaac 

" Mary P 

Hills 
495 Arnold 
" David 
" Jabez 
" John F 
" Meltiah 
" Sarah 
" Susan 
869 Abhie 
1478 Eunice 
1705 Huldah 



Hills 
2954 Carrie M 
" William H 
Hilton 

3096 Edward M 
" Fred J 
" George A 
'• Josian 
" Richard S 
Himes 

3008 Franklin A 
" Mabel L 

IIlNSDEL 

366 Mary 
Hinds 
3006 Fin gal S 
" Nellie M 
Hitchcock 

1607 Alured 
" Sarah 

2439 Elisha 
" Helen 
Hoar 

74 Dorothy 
" Jonathan 
" Josiah 
" Persis 
" Rebecca 
" Ruth 

1154 Charles E 

HOBBS 

2099 Abbie R 
" Prentiss 

HOCKETT 

1920e S. S. 
Hodges 

2119 Sarah 
Hoes 

381 Roswell R 
Hoffman 

1569 Amelia 
" Philip 

1800 Allen 11 
" C Otis 
" George E 
" Hattie C 
" Horace A 
'• John W 
" Lizzie H 
" Maggie I 
" Orison G 
" Otto 
" Robert M 
" William M 

2308 Hannah 

Hoisington 

2809 Sarah 

IIOITT 

3091 Benj. 
" Lydia A 

HOLBERTON 

2872 Druoilla 

HOLBROOK 

909 Elizabeth 
1046 Eliza A 

Holden 

3171 Lizzie 



Holland 
2580 Mary A 

HOLLEWELL 

2825 Denver S 
" Elmer L 
" Frank 
" Thomas 

HOLLISTER 

2656 Granger A 
Holmes 

22 John 

" Margaret 

Holt 

892 Jerusha 
1072 John D 

" Mary H 
1135 Phoebe 
1364 Harriet 

" Thomas H 
2300 Marv 
2819 Stephen 

HOLTEN-HOLTON 

896 

1815 Maria 

Homes 

232 WiUiam 
Hood 

2968 Ellen 
Hoofes 

17(;9 Thomas 

Hopkins 

833 Matilda T 
2151 MaryM 

Horn 

1850 

llORTON 

1821 Almira 
2594 Margaret J 

HOSINGTON 

673 Dulcinie 
3289 Adaline 

HOSKINS 

1744 John B 

IIOSLEY 

811 Elizabeth 
" Sampson 

HOSMER 

1078 Anna 
1222 Juliet t L 
1224 Abigail 

" Amos 
1237 Samuel 
1986 Gustavus 

" Melvina 
2392 Juliett L 

Houghton 

152 Israel 

" Prudence 

472 Zerviah 

1047 Henry O 

1450 Abiatha 

" Eliza A 

2122 Henry O 

2123 Elizabeth 

2124 Alberta M 

2125 Justine F 



INDEX II. 



8:51 



House 

803 Roxanna 

HOVEY 

319 Patty 
369 Hezekiah M 
" Jacob 
" Jerusha 
" Lois 
" Lucy 
789 Dudley 
" Fanuy 
799 Benj. 
1139 Eliza A 
" James V 
1470 Freeniau (i 
" Hanuali M 
Howard 
202 Benj. 
" Martha 
539 Lydia 
" Samuel 
1029 Cyrus 
" Josiiua 
" Hephzibah P 
1561a Anna V 
2039 Ansel 
" OUver L 
Howe 

1914 Caroline 
3359 Charles W 
" Gladys VV 
" Louise M 
" Milton 

Hoy 

3704 Alfred C 

" Bertha M 

" Clinton H 

" Elsie L 

'• Mabel A 

" Ralph M 

" Truman J 

HOBBAKD 

195 Mary 
425 Susanna 
969 Rachel 
1158 Benj. N 
" Caroline L 
" Charles A 
" Gertrude J 
" Sarah A 
1406 Danfust 
1762 Harmon 
2555 Adda M 
" George A 
" John 

HUBBEL 

3642 Edgar G 
" George C 
" Grace J 
" Hewlat N 

HUDKINS 

2938 Allan 
" Mary A 

Hudson 

1796 Jolin 

HUFE 

1855 IMartha 
" Richard 

HUGGINS 

2911 Caroline A 



HUGGINS 
2911 George E 
" Henry M 

Hughes 
1032 Julianna 
29% Tudc 

Hull 
2087 Elizabeth C 

HUMPIIltKV 

2137 Nancy 
Hunegan 

1506 Nellie 
Hunt 

341 Mehitable 
1557 Mai-garctta L 
2999 Carlotta A 

" Oliver F 

'• Oliver L 

" Roxana G 

Hunter 

2661/t Allie 
Huntington 
365 Eliphalet 
" Eunice 
435 Zcrviah 
437 Zerviah 
Huntley 
2396 Walter S 

HUKD 

232 Rebecca 
2220 Ella 

HURLBUT 

1518 Diana A 
" Douglas 
2254 Harriet 
Hurst 

2842 Anna E 
" James H 
Hutchinson 

1229 ?:phraim 

" Jane 
2423 Josephine 
26;il Elizabeth 

" William 

HUTTON 

2926 Francis IJ 
" Grace M 
" William 15 
" William E 

Hyde 

805 David 

859 Ebenezer 
" Hannah 

860 Ebenezer 
" Fay 

898 Trvphena 

" Va'niali 
900 Alniira 

" Milton 

" Temperance 

1550 Abln- W 

1551 Ma IV M 

1552 Nathaniel .M 

1553 David \l 

" Fn-deiick R 
" George 15 
1565 Andrew 15 



llVDK 

1555 Frederick 

1670 Chauiicey 

1(;71 15itsoy 

1(>72 Mvroii 

1673 I.vdia 

1674 Kliza 

1675 Julius 

1676 Pollv 
2t>64 DIailama 
2950 I.ivi W 

" I'houbc K 

INGALLS 
1219 Rebecca F 
23.(0 George K 

Ingraiiam 

414 Francct* A 
rJ34 Margaret 

iNSLKY 

3052 Andrew 

3054 Andrcw 

" Sadie 

Irnair 

154.". John a K 

lUWIN 

2464 Sarah M 
IVES 

2199 Jowett D 
" Myrtie L 

2850 Sellna 

Jackson 

397 Anne 
" Giles 

671 Jessie 

672 John 
848 Caroline 

" James 
10.r2 Betsev 
1313 Daniel 

" Harriet K 
1705 John T 

" Sarah J 
23(i3 John P 

" Matilda A 
30O4 Cynthia A 

" Wllllaiu 

Jacobs 

78:5 Elcazer 

'• Pollv 
18-25 Ava"A 

" William II 
2731 Harriet I" 

Jacoiison 

2187 -lolin P 
'• Paul K 

Jame.s 

2706 CliarleB K 
" Daniel 

2.*<43 KuK'cne F 
" .Morton •• 
•• William 11 

Jameson 

196I .Martha 

Ja.nkh 

1214 Henry 
" Jiifcph 
23i'.9 Caroline II 
237U Helen P 



Janf.§ 

2.571 ( liarlcn II 
2:572 .Mnry li 
2375 Clara K 

Jaqiitii 

.V.' KllznbttU 
112.') An nil 

Jakvin 

10*1 .Milgall .\ 

.iKlHtKV 

I'.'Ifl Kdniund 
'• IC.lnon K 

Jenkinm 

1009 Nnncv 

1077 Alcxnuder 
•' l)l/.n 
" Kll/.ahcUi 
" .Holonion 
•' Willlnni 
Jknks 

721 1 5.- la W 

1627 Hannah A 

2«71 -Mury K 

Jetton 

2836 Jcir 
" Lctlia J 

Jewell 

2984 ManU'l It 
" Kngi'ne 1> 
" Llllle 15 
" .'^amuel A 

3:555 Florence I 
■• William K 

3800 An ate M 
" John it 

JOHNUItO 

X>iu Jiilui 

.loliXSOS 

20 luaac 

IM Mary 
40,"^ l.cvl 
78»I Kinlly 
H9i) .latiuM 
.X9l 1 ' I 
sr.' 1 1 

'• (jOMgl- ( 

" Jniueit M 

" Levi 

" nllTO 

'• Snllv 

" William .M 

Wt! >-tl'v 



K>: .\ijiiii«A 

1174 Uavbl 

'• lU.li.l |» 

VMf.) \-nnr 

•■ l.iLina 

1177 I I., iifrer 

•• Unl.y A 

l(i,7 Mm V .\ 

IK'I I 'IkI 

I 

'.'■; . I I 

2.'>24 .\niy 1' 

•' Kdwnrtl J 

3(iU Abmiii 

" Kninin J 



832 



INDEX II. 



Jones 

5 David 

243 

611 Rachel 

804 Caroline 
1404 Benj. F 
" Benj. W 
" Edith B 
" John D 
" Mary J 
" Rose A 
" Sydney R 
" William B 

15616 Charles B 
" Charles L 
" Clayton M 
" Lorena M 
" Samuel P 

1899 Francis 

1900 Herbert 
2300 Ebenezer 

" Hannah M 
2982 Mary D 

" Truman 
3031 Gertrude M 

JORDAN 

1099 Edwin 
" Henry I 
" Marv L 

1391 Loring 

1770 Woodford D 

2756 Elizabeth 

JOSLIN 

2527 Charles E 

JUPGE 

2514 Lizzie 

Kauffer 

2412 Clara A 
Kauffman 

3498 Bird 
Keefer 

3495 Charles A 
" J Alfred 
" Louis 
" Preston G 
Keener 

15616 Mary C 
Keime 

2356 Alvin M 
" Elsie N 
" John F 
" Mildred M 
" Vera B 
" Wanda P 
Keith 

482 Lydia 
" Timothy 
1029 Nancy 

Kellogg 

1258 Harriet W 

" Jabez 
2146 Benoni F 

" Maiian R 

Kelly 

1659 Betsey 
1916 Byron 

" BttieE 

" Hiram 

" Melgrove E 



Kelly 

1916 Mile 
" Mitchell 
" Kettie 
" Preston 
" William D 

2120 John W 
" Mabel P 
" Rollin N 

3019 Bertha 

3066 Bffie E 

Kemp 

307 Mehitable 

1897 Jesse H 

1898 Betsey F 
" Jesse H 
" Nathan 

Kempton 

958 Welthia 
Kendall 

34 Elizabeth 
494 Asa 
" Sarah 
736 George H 
10(^0 Gilman 

1464 Benj. 

" Frances R 
" Olive K 

1465 Leorana 

2141 Jane E 

2142 Harriet A 
2145 Nellie 

Kendig 

3001 Daniel 
" John L 
" Leah 
" Paul B 
" Philip M 
" Richard P 
Kenfield 

2871 Laban J 
'• Lulu V 
Kennard 

1853 Isaac 
" John M 
" Sabin 
" Sarah J 
" William 

Kennedy 

1649 Maggie 

Kent 

787 Lydia 
1337 James M 
" John B 

Keplinger 

1907 Caroline H 
Kershner 

2703 J Willis 
Kettle 

79 Benjamin 
" Elizabeth 
112 Union 

Kidder 

209 Ephraim 
" Mehitable 

747 MaryC 
" Neheraiah 
1885 Jesse 
" William L 



KILBURN 

619 Albert S 
" BUery C 
" Eugene R 
" Farley E 
" Ralph T 

863 Betsey 
,3400 Bertha 

KiLLEY 

977 Sarah T 

KiLNER 

2050 Carrie R 
" William G 

Kimball 

651 Edward 
" Pardon 
731 Charles 
996 Elizabeth 
" Samuel 
2178 Eliza J 
2363 Margaret 
2430 Hannah 
2687 Augusta V 
3563 Clark C 
" Heber C 
" Remain L 

King 

14 Ebenezerl 

40 Ebenezer 

41 Samuel 
43 Hannah 
45 Mary 

128 Jonathan 
621 John 

" Susan B 
1207 Abel B 
Kingman 

2301 Henry 
Kingsbury 
712 William 

KiNGSLEY 

116 Josiah 
" Mary 

129 Jabez 

458 Jabez 

459 Abigail 

460 Irena 

461 Hezekiah 

462 Betsey 

463 Susanna 

464 Aaron 

465 Mary 

466 Squire 

467 Ruby 

468 Sarah 
793 Luther 

2591 Charles F 

'• Juliet 
2632 Henry 

" Lucia 
Kinney 

2713 Edward T 
" Ethel 
Kinsman 
233 Nathan 
600 Eunice 

KiNYON 

1083 Priscilla 

KiRBY 

2594 Florence 



KiRBY 

2594 Hollis B 

KiRKLAND 

1614 John A 

KIRTLAND 

899 Jared 
" Lucretia 

Kittredge 

113 Isaac 
343 

349 Isaac 

350 Rebecca 

351 Mary 

570 Mary 

" Thomas 
1169 Zephaniah 
1354 Eliza 
' ' Simeon 
2309 Nancy J 

" Zephaniah 
2323 Nancy J 

2325 Lucy M 

2326 Pamelia J 

2327 Henry J 
2329 Sarah F 

Klink 

2103 Esther 
Knapp 

571 Daniel L, etc 

Kneeland 

2583 Warren M 
" William 
" William A 

Knight i 

127 Mary 
613 Sallv 
1343 Henry 
" Herbert M 

Knowles 

1468 Consider F 

" Lydia B 
1520 Lyman 

Knowlton 

1893 Edward 
Knox 

3003 Sarah 

LaBrec 
1819 Edward 
" Pearl R 
" Victor 

Ladd 

768 Hannah 
1844 Nancy M 
Lair 

381 Marie 
Laice 

2376 David G 

" Lucy H 

" Mabel 
Lamb 
1172 Albron W 

" Deloss O 

" Joshua H 
1500 Harvey 

" Susan C 
1663 Ruth 
1674 Clark 



INDEX II. 



833 



Lamb 

1674 William 
Lambert 

123 Sarah 

381 Merriam 
3007 Walter R 

Lamberton 

720 David H 
" Joseph L 
Lamon 

962 Samuel 

Lamprey 

2316 Asa S 
" Hattie E 

Lamrock 

3020 Diana 
Landon 

670 William 
Lane 
668 OF 
1082 Comfort 

" Samuel A 
1158 John 
2314 Joshua 
" Sarah J 
Langdon 
2141 Henry 
2877 John M 

" Milton 
3659 Horace E 
" Maud E 
Lanman 

83 James 

255 Mai-y 

256 Margaret 

257 James 

" Susan D 

258 Sarah 

259 Elizabeth 

260 Thomas 

261 Hannah 

262 Peter 

Lanpher 

1847 Ellen 
" James C 
" Joshua 
" Louis A 
Lansing 

940 Peter 
Larkin 

170 Betsey 
" Rebecca 
Larned-Learned 

603 Ann 
" Avis 
" Elizabeth 
" Susan 
Larrabee 

625 John S 
" Marv S 
1692 Ebenezer 

2765 Mary J 

2766 Nelson B 

2767 Ellen E 
2770 Charlotte 

Laselle 

801 Chester 
" Josiah 



Laselle 

1520 Lucia 

1521 Edward 
15-22 >tatilda 

1523 Nancv 

1524 Tiniotliy 

1525 Nathaniel 

1526 Chester 

1528 Claudius B 

1529 Lvdia 

1530 Josiah 

1531 James 

1532 ^larv 

1533 Charles C 

Lasher 

3070 Auu E 

Lathrop-Lothrop 

413 Elizabeth 

" Zebulon 

766 Jonathan 

" Rhoda 

800 Septimus 

«' Wealthy A 

1285 

1793 Sarah J 

Laucke 

3864 Mamie 

Law 

1281 Asa 

'• Asaphene D 
2299 Ellen 7SI 

" Wilson 

Lawrence 

93 Mary 
653 Laura 
2617 Allan 

" Milton 
3362 Hattie J 
" Jessie E 
" John M 
" Joseph E 
Lawton 

2147 Charles A 
Leach 
1977 Joseph 8 
" Josiah G 
Leaming 

1616 Silas T 
Leavitt 

1153 Joseph 
LeBaron 

2866 Lydia A 
LeBocrs 

1864 Allen 
Leeds 

789 Harriet 
" John 
Lbffingwell 

1750 ErastuB M 
Legare 

2292 Mary B 
Leland 

1086 Abigail 
" Asa 

Leonard 

68 Mercy 
305 Plicebe 



Leonard 
412 Jemima 
Vi'M lA}utsA C 
" Sidney 
2.'145 Kiiimii I 
2948 Fanny 1 
" Wurrcn U 
Lew 

3047 Bertie K 

" Dorma I 

'• Ktliel ii 

" Inez M 

" Jacob C 

" Mona C 

" Wllliani G 

IJiWIS 

503 Ellzabetli 
1687 KUza 

" Eson 

" Georpe W 

" John H 

" Sabra 
2354 David H 

" Jay W 

'' Jesse G 

•' Walt J 

LIBBY 

1926 Octavus 
" William II 

Liddle 

1081 

Light 

19206 Benj. 
" Catherine 
" Frances A 
" John W 
" Tlionias C 

LILLIE 

122 Jacob 

" Phebe 
402 Mary 
92;} Chester 

" Jacob 

" Jane J 

" Warren W 
1652 Dora 

" Eva 

" Jared 

Lincoln 
418 Phebo 
2099 Harriet J 

LISDSEY 

790 Catherine 
1003 Storey 

LiNDSLEY 
2823 Kdnuind 
•• IluldahC 

I^ITCHUKI.D 

983 Albee K 

LITTLE-I-YTLK 

989 John 
" Mary 
1S>20</ Kllzubelh 

LlTTLKHKLK 

598 llaiinali 

l^IVKKMOKK 

73 Isaac 
1(J*» Kebecca 1' •! 
" Solomon K 



I.IVISl,«T-v^ 

Ifiirr 

" \\ -,. ...,, 
2M)1 Hikttle M 
I-orK 

4'.4 .lonaihaii 

" Snllv 
I7(U Arn'uld H 

" Stei'beii 
1771 Alfrc.l J 

•• K.|ii» M 

" KlU !• 

" Jav 
SOtU (ioor)(p B 

" .ICHiie I' 

" niln K 

I.OCKIIAHT 

1979 Ann 

I.OKTL'M 

2972 Mnrgnret 

I.ONU 

1009 H H 
" Judfion II 
" Mabel L 

2418 Uuth S 

I.ONdKK 

1249 Anna 

I.OOMIH 
359 Urael 
- Uho<la 
rrA) M 111:1:1 
•• c 

1320 < U- 

" liaii 1 
" Klla M 
" Frank B 
183« Eunice 
1900 Cora L 

KOUNBHUBT 

1618 Hobert J 
Love 

2574 Ella 
" Robert W 
I.OVE.10T 
bCo Dorcas 

LOVKLASD 

10^26 

1428 Alice 
" Aretutt 
■• Cliarle* 
" Henry 

l.OWK 

\^ri Catlierlnc 

I.oWKLL 

lOiV Ai t<iii»» M 



1 I 



M 



1,1. K. 

444 .lo«c|<li 

•• ■! "v 

US'. 
I.UKVBt 

17ff.' FmnkHn 
SI113 Nellie 



834 



INDEX II. 



LURVEY 

3103 WiUiam 
Luther 

923 Flavel S 
" Herman L 
" RiveriuB M 

Lyman 

414 Frances A 
1694 I-ydia 
'277'2 John M 

" Leuoia E 
3773 Cloe B 
Lynch 

2503 Lydia J 
Lynde 

1370 Henry 
" Warren 

Lyon 

317 Rufus 

814 John 

947 Chester 

" Harriet 
" Rockwell 
2007 Elizabeth A 
2225 Charlotte 

Mack 

1918 WilBon 
Mackey 

908 Charlotte 
" William 

Madden 

2425 Abigail 

Madison 

689 John R 

Magee 

2493 Eva 
•• W 1 
Magnoni 

603 Elizabeth 
" Pelligrino 
" Sarah B 

Mallett 

2174 Nora 

Manley 

2408 Andrew S 
" Edwin 
" Thomas 

Mann i 

2239 

Mansfield 

239 Joseph 
Manton 

1774 Experience 
Maples 

2967 Leonard T 
" Mary E 
Maranville 

861 Stephen 
864 James 

1678 Fanny 

1679 Harvey 

1680 Merritt L 

1681 George W 

1682 Bloomey I 

1683 Galusha 



Maranville 

1684 Robert E 

1708 James 

1709 Stephen 

1710 Andrew J 

1711 Henry H 

1712 Mary A 

1713 Dighton 

1714 Jane 

Marble 

1469 Arthur D 
Mareane 

1656 Mark 
Marion 

2510 Edith E 
" Elijah P 
" Guy E 
Marsden 

2306 Mary D 
Marsh 
359 Mary 
484 Betsey 
" Caleb 
2735 Charles 
Marshall 

988 Anna J 
" Lydia 
" Martha G 
" Mary 
" Pamelia W 
" Thomas 
" Thomas M 

1260 Jane A 

2058 Charlotte B 
" Fred A 
" George E 
" Henry N 

2135 David S 
" Isabella F 
" William A 

2199 Cliarles F 
" Ehua M 
" Olive C 
Marston 

1614 Frank 

2319 Charles H 
" Charles W 
" Eva G 
" WiUiam H 

2461 William E 
Martin 

378 

819 Eveline K 
" Reuben 
892 Anna 
954 Herbert D 
965 Luther O 
1443 Adelbert A 
" Allie W 
« Bertha 
" Warren 
1859 Amos 
" John S 
" Lewis A 
2291 John 

" Lucinda 
2634 Harriet 
Martineau 

1404 Cassius 
Mason 

308 Charles 



Mason 

309 Charles 

" Elias 
662 Charles 

" Charlotte 

" David H 

" Elizabeth 

" Ezra W 

" Francis M 

" Hannah 

" Harriet 

" John 

" John J 

" Julia A 

" Mary A 

708 Rebecca 

729 Oliver 
1627 Lovaine T 

" Mary A 
1974 Ira 
2217 Aleck W 

" Hattie M 

" Sherman M 
2357 Ellen A 
Mas SURE 

2555 Susan 
Masten 

2643 Emelia C 
Mather 

1084 Helen 
Matthews 

816 James 
" Julias 
1581 Lydia E 
2245 H P 
Mattocks 

2178 Eliza J 
" Elnathan 
" John 

Maudesley' 

2180 Mary J 
" William 

Maxham 
3409 Chauncey E 
" Ida A 
Maxson 

1890 Beuj. 

" Benj. C 

" EUa J 

" Harriet P 

" James 

" James H 

" Mary M 

May 

1036 Catherine 
1039 Catherine 

Maybkrry 

2560 Charles F 

Mayer 

2013 Isaac 

2067 Florence M 

" John 
3139 Charles E 

Maynard 

1075 Jemima 
2314 Asa 
" Eliza J 

Meachasi 

1138 



Meacham 

3131 Edward 
" John 
" Katherine E 
" Marguerite M 

Mead 

3264 Anne M 

Meader 

954 

Mears 

2543 Ira 
" Mattie A 

Meckling 

2299 Elizabeth F 

Merrihew 

2225 Alden B 
" Helen A 
" Jason G 
" John L 

Merrill 

440 Hannah 

■ 736 Mary 
1189 Hannah L 
1948 Allen 
2423 George B 

Merritt 

519 William F 
Metcalf 
313 Melatiah 
1330 Alfred Ifi 

" Delia C 
1911 Asa 
" Benj. F 
" Calvin 
" Elsie E 
" P^stella H 
" Eugene J 
" Henry T 
" Jane A 
" Mary E E 
" Sarah A 

Metz 

2239 Annolia 
Miles 

8240 Everett M 

■ " Morris 
Millard 

391 Mattlson 

2886 Elmira A 

2887 Elmira A 

MILLAY 

3120 Evie L 
" Joseph 
" Walter E 

Miller 

587 Mary 
" Nicholas 

1600 Henry 
" Nettie 

2193 Edmund 

2308 Edna H 
" Flossie M 
" Hugh M 
" Ira 
•' John U 

2595 John A 
" Maud 

2763 John 
" Mary 



INDEX II. 



a.H.s 



MILLETT 

613 John 
" Margaret 

Mills 
1431 Hannah 
" Jennie 
" Kate 
" Mason 
" May 
" Philo 
" Roswell P 
" Ruel 
1913 Rachel R 

]MINER 

927 Martha 
1835 Abigail 
3853 George R 
" William P 

MlNOT 

3212 Heurv D 

" Robert S 
" Waj'land M 
•' William 

MITCHELL 

769 Nathaniel W 
899 Catherine M 
1422 Joseph W 
2444 Susan E 
" Thomas 
2627 Alice M 
" Ida S 
" Isabel 
" Samuel 
" Sidney S 
2753 Minnie M 
2877 Anna 
3102 Benj. 

" Lizzie P 
3327 Ann M 

MOAR 

2736 Ann 
Montague 

3323 Henry T5 
Moody 

1140 Elizabeth C 
" Joseph 

3357 Almira I 
" Clarice I 
" Frank II 
" George 11 
" Georgie E 
" Joseph 
" Joseph E 
" Mabel J 
" Maurice D 

3801 Kate G 

Moon 

1616 Emma B 
Moore 

789 Polly 
1277 Annie L 
" Henry W 
" Minnie C 
" Nellie ij 
" William H 
" William R 
2337 Benj. C 

" Ellen 
2550 Cynthia 
3051 Cora A 
" Robert 



Moore 
3100 Parlin 
" Sadie 

JIORAN 

1894 Catherine E 
2757 Thomas 

MORET 

621 Susan 

1687 

aiORGAN 

372 :siatilda 

" Samuel 
1168 David 

" Eleanor 
1795 Fannie 
2585 Davton S 

" Sara 
2973 John F 

" KatherineE 

^lORRlCE 

2306 Mary J 
" William 

MORKILL 

1217 MaryS 

" Robert 
1447 Clara V 

" David 

" George W 

" Mary E 
MORRIS 

843 Mary 
1779 Louisa M 
2548 Etta 

" Henry 

MORRISON 

750 William 
Morse 

86 Anthony 
" Peter 
954 Charles 
1024 Betsey H 
1079 Lowell 

" Roxana P 
1126 Elizabeth 

ISIORTON 

628 James L 

" Oscar 
2085 Lucy 
3117 Sophronla O 

" William 

MOSES 

2411 Sophia G 

MOSHER 
818 Desire 
2421 Marshall M 

MOTTRAM 

1313 Mary 

MOWRT 

2558 Emily 
Mull 

1745 Susanna 
Mumkord 
304 Jeremiah 
629 Elias 
" Luchin 
a32 Sally 
634 Betsey 



MUMl oiti> 

635 Jeremiah 

636 Klectii 

637 AllK-rt A 
" MniiiiiiiK 
" N Maria 
" Sarah K 

63f> Mar\u(hi 

M UN ROE 

979 Ann 
MUNSELL 

4U Sarah 

MURDOCK 

(>48 Ed 

MUUliATKOYI> 

1417 Edward 
" Emma J 

INIURPHT 

1561b Besi 
Murray 

3495 Jolin W 

MUSTOE 

3760 Hiram A 
3762 Lewis 11 

Myers 

3008 Lizzie 
McAllister 
688 Eliaha 
Mc Arthur 

2597 Margaret 
Mc Berty 
1081 Alliert C 
" David 
" Eliza 
" James 
" John 
" Marv A 
" Robert 
" Sarah U 
" Thomas 

McCaue 
3137 Joseph 
" Olive C 

McCain 
1738 James 

MCCALL 

2683 Betsey 
McCali.T 

1223 Mary 
Mccarty 

12.(9 Harriet E 

2-153 Angellne 

McCLOUU 
598 Janet 

MCCM'RE 

Hm Rachil II 
2100 Delia 
" Thomas 

MCCOY 

;{41'2 Ucbci-ca A 
MC DOLE 

2543 John W 



M<- liDMirtiii 

9:4'> IIUKh 
I'.rjii,' .!■ Ti iiilnli 
I ■>(• 

I' .1 

I'.ijuii 1 i;.t>ltiiiiH 
I'.'i'/i Dr\\:»r II 

M< Iti.WKI.I. 

M3 John 
" Melliiila 
20H7 Marlon 
Mc DrFFKK 

2136 JiiiiieH 
■• Muliltalile 

Mc ElwaIN 

3131 Mary 

Mc Kaklani» 

29^:7 KllinU-lh 

MC(iKK<i<iOK 

INM Jane 

M«Intii:k 

.'.Kl MehlUltle 

Mc INTOSII 

2521 Marnarel 
32:>'9 ( harles W 

McKee 

2."*42 JennU< K 
•> John l> 
McKennf.y 

M.ii; Naniy 
McKks/.ik 

24;W A It 

" fidward 

" Helen G 

•' l.u. y M 

2634 llar'rv K 

" Il.l.ii M 

•• Lullur U 

•• MalK'l K 

" Itlrliiiioiid 

•• William K 

MC KkoWN 
■>m\ SanniPl 

MCKIM.KY 

Ni9 Ann 

MCKINNKV 

y>Ai Miranda 
iif^r.i Mary J 

Mc Kows 
2100 MafKitrol 

Mc LBLLAN 

CM) HoU-rt 
•■ Sii|iliriinln 

31ii."i Jaui-tl 
Mt;MiMtriir 

12;l'.' Sarah 
Mc MUUUAY 

1742 KlUa 
McSahi 

>^^ t larenrr I 

• ■ Dnvld 

<• llolcn M 

• • iKahcll* •' 



836 



INDEX II. 



McNeil 

1653 Harriet 
Mc Neill 

1094 Abigail 
" John 

Naglb 

3025 Cyrus 
" Ellen A 

NANIK 

1490 Mary 
Nashee 

913 Margaret 
Nason 
3332 Florence F 
" James F 
Keal, 

608 Hannah 
Neallt 

1655 Charles 
Neff 

987 Ebeuezer 

1964 Sophronia 

1965 Norman 

1966 William M 

1967 Joseph 

1968 Lucius E 

1969 Pamela C 

1970 Lydia 

1971 Ebenezer A 

1972 George E 
1974 Mary J 

Nelings 

8269 Bertha 
Nellis 

2494 Anna 
" Charles 

2727 Ida M 
" Warner 

Nelson 

1930 Aphia 
" John 

Nevins 

2959 Anna L, 
" Florence M 
" James G 
" Jamee H 
" James P 

Newberry 
769 Theron 

Newell 

22 Hannah 
728 Stephen 
1929 Anna G 
" John 

Newhall 

1213 Dorcas 

Newitt 

2013 Sarah J 
" Thomas 

Newman 

2400 Alice R 
" Samuel 

Newton 

302 

1017 John S 



Newton 

1017 Joseph M 
" Lemuel 
" Lemuel J 
" Mary C 
" Nabby S 
" Susanna 
1025 Lemuel 
1062 Isaac 
1981 Mary D 
2006 Charles H 
2632 Charlotte 

Nichols 



302 

766 

1195 

2298 



2413 

2630 

2727 
2955 



Ruth 
Gertrude 
Myra 
Adeline L 
Arthur E 
Daniel 
Louise F 
Olivia 
Helen C 
John 
Margaret 
Charles T 
Laura E 

NICKERSON 

1329 Amasa 
" Asa W 

NILES 

3594 A E 
Noble 

2986 Betsey P 

NORCROSS 
1086 Ama 
Northrop 

665 Aln E 

667 Abner 
" John G 
" Louise M 

Norwood 

2427 John K 
" Moses 

Noteware 

2935 Max M 
" Waldron R 

NOWELL 

1276 Mary 

NOYES 

600 Enoch 
" Lydia 
847 Henry 
921 INIercy 
1603 Newton 
" Raymond 
" Samuel 
2296 Jane 
2321 Alice 

Ndttek 

518 Hannah 
2367 Lucy A 

Nutting 

806 Rufus 
" William 

1556 Marcia A 

1557 Anna S 

" Charles C 
" Helen L 
" Marcia M 



Nutting 

1557 Margaretta 
" Rufus 

" William H 

1558 Timothy D 

1560 Martha E 

1561 William J G 

Nye 

988 

3586 Mary 

O'Brien 
2073 John 

O'DWYER 

3865 Lydia 

Oliver 

170 Rebecca 

" Thomas 

2378 Margaret 

Olmstead 

2214 Rosetta 
2353 Fannie E 
" Henry 

Opdyke 

1858 John S 
" Lucy M 
1868 John S 
Ordiway 

3064 Charles 
" John 
" Neva V 
Ormiston 

3015 James 
" John H 
" Leon R 
" Netle A 
Ormsby 

1165 David 
" Laura A 

Orne 

1214 Annie 

1472 

OSBORN 

870 Thomas 
1614 S Corwin 

1724 Abigail 

1725 Malina 

1726 John H 

1727 James M 

1728 Aurelia 

1729 William N 

1730 Sarah A 

1731 George R 
2359 Helen 
2910 Louis A 

" Lucretia M 
" William B 

Osgood 

2331 Mary A 
Osies 

2821 Mabel 

OSTERHOUT 
1265 Agnes 

Ostrander 
2468 Alice J 



Packard 

133 Hannah 
1939 Calvin T 

Page 

1091 Cyrus 
" Eugeue 
" Irena 
" Lewis 
" Lydia 
1107 Ambrose F 
" Ann M 
Paine Payne 

319 Lois 

" Nathan 

705 John 
1100 Sally 
1769 Linnie 

Palmer 

130 Isaac 
" Seth 

374 Charles 
" John 
" Marshall 
" Zephaniah 

402 Andrew 
" Elias 
" Eliezer 
" Erastus 
" Josiah 
" Phebe 

774 Erastus 
" Jonathan 

813 Cornelia 

947 Harriet 
" Henry 
" Sarah 
1748 Sarah 

1774 Abigail 

3411 

Palmeter 

1311 Catherine 

Pardee 

1852 Albinus 
" Harriet 

Pabenteau 

2423 M E 

Parish-Parrish 

372 Bethiah 
781 Jeremiah 

1494 Ariel 

1495 Lydia 

1496 Jeremiah S 
" Minnie A 

1497 Eliza M 

1498 John C 
2831 Alonzo E 

" Carrie 

" Emma 

" James A 

" James H 

" Jesse W 

" Leander D 

" Leonora A 

" Sarah E 

" Victoria C 

" William J 
2838 Roof 

Parker 

548 Joseph 
" Julia M 
753 Amos 



INDEX II. 



M;r 



Pakker 



753 


Lorenzo 


977 


Sarah T 


1189 


Hannah 


1357 Jonathan 


t( 


Oliver A 


1367 


Mabel A 


1772 


Linus 


(< 


jNIarv S 


1909 Emeline 


2340 Eva W 


it 


Samuel 


2544 Clara A 


t( 


Granville 


(i 


Lizzie A 


(( 


Nettie E 


3050 


Ida 


3053 


Helen 


Parkhurst 


534 John 


1112 


Surviah M 


1113 


John 


1114 


Jephthah 


1115 


Sewall 


UK! 


Abram 


1117 


Adeline 


1118 


William M 


1119 Harriet L 


1120 Sarah H 


1121 


Lufinda 


1122 Charles 


1123 


Jerusha J 


1970 


William S 


2300 


Sarah A 


2422 


Annette E 


Parmele 


2484 


James A 


Par:«enter 


310 


Lois 


Parrott 


2596 


Brvnnt M 


<( 


William G 


Parsels 


2441 


Jacob 


(( 


Marv M 


1( 


William 


Parsons 


1249 


Samuel L 


tl 


Thomas 


2422 


William A 


2423 


Ada M 


(( 


Arthur N 


(( 


Can-ie 


C( 


Edward L 


<( 


Emma F 


(( 


Frank M 


(( 


Franklin T 


tt 


Prentice W 


2425 


Samuel X 


Partridge 


1897 


Joanna 


(( 


Silas 


Patrick 


2835 


John 


(t 


Mary J 


Pattangall 


2436 Edith G 


(1 


Grace D 


ft 


William 



Patten 

631 Asa 
" Hannah 
" Polly 
Patterson 

1637 Eliza A 
" John S 
" Joseith 
" Joseph S 

1752 

Payson 

94 Asa 
" :Mary 
808 I'riscilla 
2942 Edward A 
" Hartwell M 
" Manning E 

Peabodt 

1803 Mary 

Pease 

668 Clarissa 
1305 Noah E 

Peck 

397 Lucy 
413 Clarissa 
" James 
" Thomas 

1804 Jonathan 
2751 Mattie 
2880 Clifton 

" OlaC 
Peckham 

1776 Henry 
" Lydia C 
Peer 

1093 Miller 

Pelkey 

2813 Addie M 
" William 

Pember 

2215 Wright L 
2220 Arthur II 
" DeWitte C 
" Edith M 
" Edwin A 
" Jennie M 
" Levi S 
" Marv B 
" Sara" E 
2878 Adln F 
" Harriet D 

Pemberton 
1621 Cornelia H 
" Russell 
Pendleton 

1943 

2888 Adelaide 

Pennkll 

3134 John II 

Penniman 

1211 Daniel 
" Harriet 
" William M 

PEPOON 

399 Silas 
Perkins 

405 Philip 



Perkins 
413 Jacob 
" Marv , 

786 Abljali 
" Eliza M 
" John A 
" Marv A 
" Milton M 

S'.I2 

1479 Lvdla 
1493 Lydia 
1921 Caroline 
231S Joseph E 
2470 Henry A 

•■ Mary E 
3207 Klleii 
" Joseph M 
" Theodore P 
Perry 

35 John 
" Mary 
611 John 
" Marv 
769 Elizabeth 
1564 Dolly 
1627 George 
" Mary A 
1643 James 

•' Marv 
1850 Delevan 

Peters 

404 Lvdia 
2414 George C 

Pethybridge 

1152 Amv L 
" Charles E 
" George J 
Pettengill. 
1071 Polly 
Pevey 

2386 Annie 
" Lyman 

Phelps 

1976 Calista 

rillLBUOOK 

2012 Alvah 
" Carrie A 
" John M 

Phillips 

1037 Betsey 
2046 Lydia V S 

" Timothv 
2738 Charles E 

" Ethel L 

" Frances A 

" (;aim's 

" Mahcl L 

" Kosa 

" Sam E 
3032 Ella M 
3453 John L 

rniNNEY 

2115 David 

I'lIIPPS 

3545 Clara I> 
" John 

riKKSiX 

2756 Anson 
•• Clara D 



PlCKABn 
18AI Dnvld 
" Nancy M 

I'lKKIK I'KIKCK 

34 .laiufH 

•• Kcbccoa 
Zi-l Jcnitliineel 

" ll.'iiiiiHh 
5^1 Jonathan 

" W ;lllain 
1070 A hid 

'• HciiJ. 
n'.i7 WUUnni 
ll'.iS Mary 
llU'j Jonathan 
12'il Frani-lit 
120-.' iHiiai- M 
1203 Ccorgc 
12m Kll/.nbi'lh 

1205 llcnrv 

1206 Kdgar 
2271 Eiiinia L 
38(N) Fred L 

Tike 

S;i9 Bonj 
" Enoch 
" Lvilla 

342 Sarah 

102;{ F.dwln S 
" Eiiiorv O 
" raniella L 
" Simon K 

1395 J«hn 
'• Holiert 

3325 Jay N 
" Joseph 
" Nelson C 
" Roy M 

I'lLBRO 

2064 Mary E 

PINEOAR 

3024 John E 
" William 

Piskham 

2140 Avis F 
•' Henry M 

Pitcher 

1942 Isabella T 

Pixley 

2822 Frank A 

" Kate F 

3nj<l I.oren/.o l' 

" Mvrna M 

" urysocs 

n.AISTKIDGE 

3;t0 Caleb 
" Fnd C 
698 John 
6W Asa 
7(10 Ainaita 
701 Salmon 
7(Ci ( liarlo* 
7(i;i ( alcli 
•• <■ IJvron 
7(4 Miriam 
7ii.'i ll:iiiiiali 
"itr, Siillna 
707 Sunan 

I'l.UMMF.K 

•iff:' Harriott 



838 



INDEX II. 



Pollard 

196 Abigail 
530 William 

1101 William 

1102 Arettmsa 

1103 Elmira 

1104 Louisa 

POLLET 

969 Jonathan 
" Rachel 

2860 Harry E 
" Isaac F 
" John W 
" Louis P 

2886 Nancy C 

Pond 

1469 Olive 
1717 Levi 
" Sarah 

Poor 

600 Abigail 
" Hannah 
" Mary 
1158 Osborne I 
Pope 
2368 Elizabeth C 
" James 

POETEU 

1416 Florence J 

1583 Julia J 
1900 Addie M 

" Chloe E 

" Ebeu 

" Levi 

" Rufus L 
2844 Harriet J 
2886 Hannah 
Posey 

2240 Abraham 
" Lelia M 

POSTELL 

2240 James E 
Potter 

1082 Emeline 
" William D 

1285 Edward E 
" Eleazer 11 
" Sarah A 

2255 Otis W 
" Thomas T 

2559 Florence A 
" Lucia M 
" Norman F 
'• Wlllard J 

3064 George AV 

3215 Maria S 
Powers 

1561rf Mary L 
Pratt 
172 John 
" Rebecca 

1584 Aaron B 

" Amanda M 
2968 George 

" Nellie A 
8330 Daniel F 

" Henrietta H 

Prentice 

995 Thaddeus D 
1156 Henry 



Prentice 

1156 Sarah 
Prescott 

1236 John 

1258 Isaac 
" Lucy 

1943 Alonzo 
" George W 
" Hiram G 
" Laura J 
" Melissa 
" Mira E 
" Samuel 

3061 Bessie A 
" Daniel 
" Edith D L 
" Katherine I 
" Leia C 

Preston 



662 
840 

1478 
1489 



1847 
2880 
3253 



Leonard 
Samantlia 
Albert F 
John 
John H 
Mary G 
A ugustus J 
Iluldah M 
George 
Laura E 
Carrie 
John G 



3616 

Price 

35 Sarah 

869 Alfred 

" Charles 

" Daniel 

" Edmund 

" Ezra 

" George 

" Nathan 

" Orrin 

" Rowland 

" Zalmon 
1656 Charles 
2987 Jacob 

" Josephine A 
Prince 

689 David 
Prindle 

1628 Beulah 
" Joseph A 
" Theodosia B 
Pritchard 

1642 Amzi 

" Mary J 
3596 Idella 

Proctor 

12 Richard 

38 Oliver 
192 Oliver 
513 Benj. 

515 Oliver 

516 Mary F 

517 John 

518 Isaac 

519 Abigail 
" Abner 

" Edward O 

" Galen A 

" Lydia C 

" Malvina 

" Mary A 



Proctor 
519 Mary E 
" Nillo G 
" Oliver 
" Sarah M 
60S Benj. 
2787 Eliza 
" Bappeen 

PnRPLE 

667 

PURRINGTON 

658 Eliza A 
Putnam 

77 Nehemiah 
82 Nehemiah 
245 Aaron, etc 
1073 Nathaniel 

PlGAN 

9h Alexander 
" Lydia 

Quint 
1969 Nathaniel 

Rae 

2731 James M 
" Lida 

Ramsdell 

5S5 Vashti 
Rand 

36 Sarah 
235 Nathaniel 

" Rachel^ 
Randall 

35 Stephen 
154 Abigail 

" Mary 

" Stephen 
654 Moses 

1294 Rhoda M 

1295 John 

1296 Isaac 

1297 Jacob 

1298 Annis E 

1299 Ephraim 

1300 Nancy A 
1793 Sarah 
2148 Sarah E 

" Samuel 
365S Arthur J 
" Benj. F 
" Bessie H 
" Ethel F 
" James A 
Randlett 

2321 Frank E 
" Frank S 
" Harold 
Rankin 

2973 Sarah E 
Ransom 

954 Julius B 
Ratcliffe 

3044 John 

" Margarette 
3046 Byron R 

" Cora B 

" Elsie 

" Uattie V 



Ratcliffe 
3046 James 
" John 
" Laura G 
" Lettie A 
" Jlillicent 
" Nellie F 
" Rufus G 
" William S 

Ratien 

2067 Cornelia I 
Ray 

2842 Mary E 
Raymond 

79 Mehitable 
Rayjiore 

2004 Jane E 
Rayner 

3386 Emma S 
Read-Reed 
975 

1012 James 

1086 Lucia 

1958 A H 

2022 Arosina 

2023 Lansing 
2025 Lucvette 
2400 Charles F 
2756 Philander 

" Sally L 
2759 Burt B 
" Charles H 
" Lelia L 
" Mont P 
" Philander 
Reading 

986 

Record 

1708 Zylpha 
Redfield 

698 Caroline 
Redmond 

3171 James 
" Marguerite 
" William D 
" William J 
Reith 
1276 Elizabeth 
•' Moses 
Ren AN 

598 Elizabeth 
Reubart 

im07i George W 
Reynolds 

648 Samuel 
1082 Cynthia 
1708 Sarah 

Rhodes 

1939 Evelyn 
1950 Lincoln 

Rice 

1601 Alpheus 
" Charles 
" ISIatie 
" William 

1658 Charles J 
" He man 



INDEX II. 



839 



Rice 

2117 Charles B 
3062 Charles 
SaOO Annabel H 
" Florence L 
" Herbert F 
" Rodman B 

Rich 

2331 Mary A 
RiCHAKDS 

96 Anne 
9S0 Joseph 
" Olive 
1952 Annie L 

" Dodipher 
1954 Emily 
2312 Frank H 
3108 Albion W 
" Annie N 
" Charles D 
" Cora E 
" Ephraim M 
" Ferdinand 
" James B 
" Jennie M 
" Thomas 
" Thomas J 
3110 Sylvanus 
3356 D W 

RICHARDSON 

268 Anstice 
470 Jabez 
" Lydia 
585 Oliver 
" Priscilla 
758 Thomas 
763 Sarah 

1209 Mary S 

1254 Benj. 
" Edwin A 
" Jonathan 
" Melvin M 

1421 Mary P 

1460 Abigail E 
" John C 
" John P 
" Looster A 
" Lorinda S 
" Mary R 
" Matilda M 
" Nancy J 
" Putnam W 
" William C 

1469 Abijah 
" AbijahF 
" Alvan M 
" Mary A 

2178 Artemas 
" Nancy M 

2408 Charles 

RICHER 

2523 Edward S 
•' Harriet JM 

RIDEO0T 

1947 Carleton T 
" Elmira F 
Rider;, see Ryder 
Riding 

2572 Bertha L 
Ring 

1009 Nath. R 



Ripley 

26 Irene 

" Joshua 
119 Rachel 
123 Margaret 
126 l.eah 
948 William Y 
2GS5 Julia E 

" William 

ROBUINS 

978 Joshua 
19S2 Lucy 

1933 Patty M 

1934 Joshua 

1935 Luke 

1936 Agnes F 

" Charles W 
" Clara T 
" John M 

1937 Sarah 

1938 Juan 

" Sylvester 

Roberts 
924 Betsey 
1731 Purilla 
1852 Azuabeth 

Robertson 

366 Lydia 
" Samuel 
2049 Emma V 
" George II 

Robeson 

1685 Abigail 

Robinson 

17 Samuel 
" William 

68 Anna 
" David 

" Jonathan 
" Leonard 
" IMercy 
" Moses 
" Paul 
" Samuel 
" Sarah 
'■ Silas 

69 Dorothy 
366 Robert 
307 Elizabeth 
401 Martha 

" Phebe 
" William 

694 Hannah 

937 Polly 

1084 Ann E 
" Calvin L 
" Caroline .M 
" Ebenezer 
" George O 
" l^ewis 

1451 Lucretia J 
" Robert W 

1774 Arad 
" Asenath A 

1776 ISIary T 

1778 Lucy E 
Rochester 

1561^ Agatha 

ROCKLIFF 

3120 ULary E 

ROCKWELL 

823 Roxanna 



Rogers 
413 LoiB 
1711 Amanda 
1860 Maurice J 
3316 Albert 
Rollins 

2128 Martin S 
Root 

665 J Belden 

12SS Ailclnido 

" James E 

R08K 

778 Frederick 
" Sallv 

779 Desire 
" John 

1403 Bracklev 

1479 Kannv 11 
" Frederick P 
" Nathan 
" Ridiard H 
" Royal M 

1493 Levi P 
" Nathan II 

1740 Samuel 

Ross 

1202 Susan 

Rowley 

1920 I>ovina M 
" Solomon 

Rddd 

31 Mary 
361 Alatliea M 

" David 

" James 
365 Dinah 
371 James 

" Olive C 
893 Jonathan 

Rdgg 

1005 Harriet 
Ruggles 

899 Catherine M 

RDNNELLS 

2315 Albert W 
" Joseph U 

2317 Ilazcn 
" Sarah L 

RUSS 
1292 Horace D 

KlISSELL 

757 Laura 
1083 Isaac 

" Rachel C 
1137 Susan A 
1550 Jacoli 
1911 Sarah 
2U82 Arabella 

" JaniCB A 
2943 Mary 

RUTHEKFORD 

1403 George 

Ryan 

2791 .John 
" Katie E 

IJYDKK 

445 Hcnl. 
'• KlIsliH 



UVDKIC 
445 Molly 
I'.tIT SiiinucI 
2501 ( ImilcH D 
" Kll/.al.ctli M 
" Marry L 
KVKK.MII'IKill 

'.HI4 Mtirgnrcl 
•• Pcler 
RVNDKKS 
2771 Aiuitt 

Sabine 

377 

955 Sarah 

SACKKrr 
396 Samuel 
767 Loin 
898 Lois 

Sakkokd 

68 Joseph 
7HH Kstlier 
946 Susan 
1876 James 
" Mary S 
Saltonstall 

2194 Francis G 
Sample 
14!K» Sarah J 
" William 

Sampson 

1420 Harriet 
Sanbokn 

2513 Calvin M 
" Fanny M 
" Fred C 
San ders 
497 I'earlv 
1069 I'eaily 
•' Sarah T 
Sangeb 

I (2 Sybil 
Sakoent 

600 Rebecc* 
Savaok 

S« Sarepta 
Savouy 
1442 Eugene It 
" Fred II 
" Ilarliy J 
" .l<iliii 
" Luclbi J 
" William W 

Sawtkllk 
983 

}'.'■ I ■ ■> 
h' \ 

p.n... - vi..^ U 
linNi Mortlinar G 

Sawvku 
32 Ituth 
2445 Auinndn K 
" /otwi* 

SAX 

2174 Convtantlnc 
" Norm 



840 



INDEX II. 



Saxton 

1291 Milo 
Saywood 

1404 Ida J 
" William 

SCANTLAND 

2604 Cecil H 
" George F 
" Oliver H 

Scarlett 

736 Abby 
" Angeline 
" Caroline 
" Hannah E 
" Newman 
" Susan 
" William 

749 Lydia 

1367 Pamelia 

1368 William 

1369 Newman 

1370 Nancy 

1371 Samuel 

1372 Mary O 

1373 Sarali A 

SCARVELL 

1799 Eliza J 
" Samuel 

SCHREINER 

2848 Mae 

2849 Jennie 
Schumacher 

2519 Mary 

Scott 

381 Arabella 
1919 Esther J 

" William 
3552 Juliette 

" Samuel F 

SCOVIL 

708 WH 
Scully 

2087 John D 
" Marion 
Seabrook 

381 James 
" Mary H 

Seabury 
123 Benj. 
" Sarah 
412 Samuel 

Seamons 
812 Aaron 
" Mary 

Searle-Searles 
194 Mary 
736 Charles 
1641 Cora 
" Emanuel 
" William 
2381 George S 
" Helen M 
" James S 
" Louise M 
'• Robert S 
Sears 
2629 Mary J 
" McHenry 



Sears 
2792 Jennie P 
" Wilson M 
Seaver 

2138 Lydla W 
Sebenius 
3213 John U 
" Wm. H M 
Seccomb 

33 Thomas 
Secor 

3363 Ellen E 
Sedgwick 

3212 Katherine M 
Seekens 
3113 Isaac 
" Nellie S 
Seeley-Seley 
1654 Frank R 
" Lewis T 
" Tuttle 
3055 Alexander P 
" John F 
" Lena M 
3835 Susan I 
Seldon 

1412 Herbert F 
" John 
" Lena P 
Selkirk 

1339 Thomas 
Sellew 

1840 Alice M 
" Ella 
" Florence E 
" Russell H 
Semon 

988 

Senecal 

2817 Henry 
Sessions 

3331 Louisa 
Severe 
1736 Nancy 
1728 Jesse 
Seymour 

1084 Elizabeth 

1614 Bessie E 
" Charlotte V 
" Elizabeth M 
" Frederick E 
" John 
" John B 
" Marion E 
" Susan A 
" Susie M 
" William H 

1633 Henry A 
" John 
" Ralph A 

8179 Mary K 
Shafer 

1722 George 
" Malvina J 
Shattuck 
1356 Tamison 



Shattuck 

3123 Alvira 
3263 Benj. F 
" Clark 
" Elva I 
Shaw 

825 Audrew 
" Caroline 

988 

1293 Calvin A 
1983 Blbridge G 
2000 Betsey J 
2221 Thalia 
2295 Agnes M 
" Darius 
" Joseph 
" Minor 
" Nellie E 
" Sarah 

Sheasley 

1614 Margaiet 

Shedd 

15 Mary 
" Nathan 
24 Benj. 

1109 Hannah 
" Samuel 

1349 Elizabeth 
" Samuel 
Sheffer 

2926 Hattie L 
" Lewis 
" Lizzie L 
" Sarah L 

Sheffield 
2294 Anna F 
" Eddie M 
" Pitt M 
" Richard H 
" Thomas 

Sheldon 

689 Sarah D 
983 John 
2222 James 
'• Jesse E 

Sheppard 
1027 Susan 
" Thomas 
Sherwin 

498 Daniel 
Sherwood 
2767 R M 
3389 George M 
" Juliet 
Shillaber 

2377 Eliza E 
" Hardy M 
Shipley 

2995 Eliza E 
Shippey 

1710 Abigail 
Shores 
2315 Joshua W 
" Lydia A 
" Peter 
Short 
1132 Frank M 
" Frederick E 



Short 

1132 Grace J 
" Harry W 
" JosiahE 

1920e Mary 
" William 

1920Z Mary E 

Shumway 

2824 Alvaro 
" David S 
" Jennie 
" Rose 

Simmons 
1762 Catherine H 
" Elizabeth 
" Emilys 
" Henry P 
" Jacob M 
" Luraucy C 
" Nancy J 
" Peter K 

SiMONDS-SlMONS 

496 Joseph 
" Mary 
733 Sarah 
" William 
735 Nancy 
2715 Adeline 
2752 Lulle 

SiMONSON 

121 Miriam 

SiMONTON 

1461 Sarah 

1944 Margaret 
Simpson 

1668 Clara 
Sise 

2419 Abby L 

SiSSON 

921 Polly 
" William 
Skiff 

2462 Frances U 
" Samuel 
'^Skinner 

312 Benj. 

673 John P. 

674 Sarah 

675 Parrvclete 

677 Lora'S 

678 Elizabeth 

679 JNIary J 
1787 Ruby 

Skiver 

3854 Louesa 
" Wallace M 
Slade 

693 Abigail 
Slater 

2306 INIary D 
Slaughter 

1507 Hannah V 
" John V 

Slauson 

2940 Schuyler 
Sloan 

2993 Jennie 



INDEX II. 



811 



Smart 
2351 Samuel M 
" Wm. EA 
Smith 

318 Chauncey 

" Manning 
367 Josiali 

" Sarah 
376 Benj., etc 
406 Eunice 
561 IJetsey W 

" Reuben 
608 Josepli 

" William 
718 HuUlah 
744 Abigail B 

" David 
757 Josepli 
798 Anna 
809 Elizabeth W 

" Joiin 
876 Elizabeth 
977 Harriot 
1002 Cyrus 
1004 Ebenezer 
1068 Joshua 

1267 William 

1268 Joseph A 
1308 David L 

" Emma C 
1404 Alniina 

" Benj. F 

" Benj. W 

" Edith E 

" John D 

" Mary J 

" Rose A 

'< Sydney R 

" William E 
1437 Aaron 

" Nancy E 
1543 Francis H 

" Hervey C 

" Horace M 
1627 Jesse 

" Sarah J 
1698 James 
1706 Minerva 
1793 Helen M 

1844 EUen 

1845 Polly 
1912 Francis M 

" Hannah A 

" Isaac D 
. " Joseph 
^ " Mary T 

" Sinclair 
1963 Isaac 
1974 Philip 
1978 Levi 
2259 Josephine A 

" William A 
3271 Charles E 

" Charles H 

2312 Wallace 

2313 Sarah 
2316 Eliza 
2435 G W 

" Harry L 
" Howard M 
" Nathan G 
2455 William H 
2458 Bessie B 
" Harriet L 
" Warner M 
2618 Cris 
" Mary 



Smith 

2627 
2687 

2881 



Polly 
Hubert B 
Jenny V 
Charles S 
:S[arv E 
Judith 
Mary K 
Philemon 
Helen B 
Mila F 



2886 
3063 

3078 

3104 
Snow 

474 Sarah 

1044 Margaret M 

Snyder 

1798 Alexander 
" Maria 

SOPER 

1886 Benj. 
" Hannah 

SOUTHWICK 

1271 John 
Spader 

2985 Henry 

Spafford- 
Spofford 

500 Dorcas 
640 Elijah 
643 Elijah 

1317 Jennie E 

" LysanderE 

1318 Jehiel 

" Pamelia 
Sparks 
1938 I^ben 
" Elliott 
" Sylvester 
" Thomas 

SPAnLDING- 

Spalding 

11 Deborah 
" Edward 

12 Sarah 

341 Mehitable 
" Sampson 
519 Abby A 
566 Olive 
" Zebulon 
625 Mary 
690 Barn ess 
" Mercy 
879 Loomis C 
1167 Mary 
l:«l Emily 
1427 Reuben 
1434 Frank E 
" Frederick L 
" Jolm 
" John L 
1705 Sarah J 

2532 Nathan 

2533 Alonzo 

2534 Richard 

2535 Romanzo 
2537 Jane 
2.')38 Ira 

2539 (Jclinda 

2540 Rubert 

2541 Anna 

2542 George 15 M 

Speake-Speeu 
1084 Alden 



Speark-Speer 
137S Thomas R 
16S6 Mary K 
1807 Lucy 

Spencer 

927 Caroline h 
" Krcdcri<k 11 
" Henry II 
" Henry M 
" Isatloro 
" Joel 
" :Mavtlia A 
1013 Rjilph 
2467 Sarah A 
Sl'EKUV 

3097 Mary A 
Spicer 

1082 Abigail 
Springer 

3551 Nancy 
Squire-Squires 
824 Eliza U 
827 Harvey 

16:« Nancy M 

1634 Ralpli A 

1637 Ann E 

1848 

2219 Carrie M 
" Charles A 
" Henry I 

" Isaac E 
" Merton E 
" Rubv S 
" Susan L 

2220 Albert E 

Stamhaugh 

2897 Arabella 
Stamp 

2464 Clarence G 
" (iBorge 
" Inezti 
" William 

Standlsh 

127 Miles 
Stanley 

355 Abigail 
Stannard 

381 Sarah G 

Staples 

2508 Fort 
" Henry II 
" E(>ui8e E 

Stakk 

2s»0 Eunice 
3660 Edward N 
" Lillian E 
Starkweather 

2755 Kliliu 
" Rliobiil 
Steakns 

4 Isaac 

" Saniui'l, etc 

5 Kllznbotli 
" Isaar 

174 Jsaac 
•' ThonuiH 
487 Hi'lly 
489 Rhoda 



STKAUN8 

4U1 Alice 
*V1 Abel 
493 Snrnh 
M4 olied 
1*96 I.ovl 
" Nancy 

Stkhuinh 

1433 Ctmrlotte II 
" Klla L 
" Ellen A 
•' John 
" Kate K 

Stedman 

1903 Laura A 
" Luke 
Steel 

3267 LouIhi! 
StepiiknsStevk.nh 

suit Samuel 

741 Pruclencc 

1142 Kninia V 
'• Kiiooli 

1138 Alplicuri J 

1166 Laura 

122(; Abliv (t 

1430 Clara It 
" CollliiH R 
" Cornell UbC 
" l^aura L 
" Lizzie M 
" Nathaniel 

1616 Frank H 

1701 llarnuui 
" Dan 
" Fannv 
•' Jeuks i; 
" RoHaline 
" Su-^an 
" Irrtula 

1.>^'m: llannali 

l'.l20/i Cordelia 

2.'>46 Alon/o 

STKPlltSSON. 
STEVENSON 

737 Peter 

isa-> 

1575 Andrew 
" Anna M 
3055 William K 
3577 .Mat tie 
STERLIN<i 
2I92 Clarlcnn 
:i5riO ClirlBllan 

Stkwaut 

1713 

XiV.l LydlH 
2:t81 SiiKun L 
2301 Chnrlollo 

.Stkkxkv 

107H JoM-ph 
'• Lucy 

STIOKIl 

2010 .Mirnlmin 
" Clitlierlne K 

STILKU-STIfLta 

849 Hi'iil. 

•• M.ll.lA 

KM JuUik 



842 



INDEX II. 



Stillweh, 

2242 David 

Stimpson 

906 Asher 
1801 Elizabeth L 

St. John 

2813 Mary 

Stockwell 

1864 Jonas 
3331 Daniel 
" Jessie E 
Stoddakd 
823 Sally 
" Solomon 
1633 Sarah 
Stone 

471 Sally 
" Samuel 
722 Chester 
1033 Benj. 

" Mary E 
1042 Mary 
1968 Susan A 
2163 Harriet E 
" Mary E 
" Sherman 
2313 James 
" Emily M 
Stort 

928 Cynthia B 
Storrin 

3016 Catherine 
Storrs 

626 Zalmon 
Stowe 

678 Baron 
Stowell 

626 Josiah 
" Orrin 

1291 Lucy M 

1292 Cynthia S 

1293 Clara M 

Strange 
15eih Georgia P 
" Robert F 
Stratton 

754 Maria 
Straw 
1130 Ezekiel A 
" James B 
" Miranda 
Strong 

868 Aurelia 
" Washington 
2898 Caroline M 
" John 
" Sidney 
" Warner 
Stuart 

2013 Sarah 
Stodley 

3396 Maud A 
Stortevant 
420 Rufus 
Sumner 
564 Betsey 



SURDAM 

1769 Blanche E 
" Everett J 
" Pauline E 
" Peter V 
" P Lyman 

3069 Arthur E 
" Charles A 
" Eva M 
" Helen L 
" Mary T 
" William V 

SUTLIFF 

2730 Libbie 

SWAGER 

2921 Warren L 
Swallow 

879 Albion K P 
" Fanny 
" Hiram 
" Proctor 
1701 Proctor 
Swan 

598 Joseph 
" Margaret 
1762 Fidelia 
2119 Joshua A 

" Olive M 
2626 Mary M 

Swanet 

3049 Maggie 

Swart 

1534 Ilezekiah M 
" Peter Z 

SWARTS 

2569 John 

" Margaretta E 
Swazet 

1507 Eliza 
Sweet 

959 Mary 
1511 Clayton E 

" Clayton M 

" Eleazur D 

" Lucy D 

" Mabel 
2455 Bradley 
2582 Charles 

" Cliltou W 

" Edith M 

" Harold B 

•' Henry R 

" Herbert W 

" Leon M 

" Ruby E 

" Wallace N 
3067 Charles 

" Zunilda 

SWEETSER 

231 Joseph 
588 James, etc 

SWEM 

1920/- Katherine 
192dj William 

Swift 

68 Heman 
400 Daniel 
850 Betsey 
853 Mary A 



Swift 

855 Eunice C 

856 Daniel C 
Sylvester 

1068 Quincy 
1721 AdalineE 

" Seth 
1956 Eliza 

Talbot 

1168 Mary B 

1(^42 

2314 Lucy 
2438 Frances E 
2982 Lucy 

Tarbell 

2196 Eliza 
Tarbox 

613 Sally 
Tay 

2402 Gertrude 
" William H 
Taylor 

501 Edmund 
" Hepzibah 

504 Betsev 

580 John ' 
" Samuel 
" William 

601 AVilliam 

975 Elizabeth 
" Joseph 
" Lucinda 
" Polly 
1006 Laura 

1095 Benj. 

" Chandler 

1096 Alfred 
" Betsey 
" Lorette 

" Philander 
" Woodbury M 

1139 Ann 1) 
" William II 

1774 Polly 

1882 Henry 

1902 Fred W 
" George 
" George A 
" James B 
" James F 
" John A 
" Mary A 

2244 Edward C 

2245 Rebecca B 

2246 Benj. M 

2247 Betsey P 

2248 Foster L 

2249 Ephraim W 

2250 Ryland F 

2251 Henry N 
2277 Samuel 

2405 Frances C 
" Samuel G 

2406 John F 

Teall 

1915 Caroline 

' ' Harry 
2524 Harriet E 

Temple 

1920Z; Amanda 
2423 Helen 



Ten Eyck 
1614 Harry S 

" James 

" Junius 
Terry 

2258 Emma G 
" William A 
Tewell 
1920/ Mary 

Thatcher- 
Thacher 

859 Lois 

964 Rizpah 

965 Almon A 
" Leonard 

" Lyanda M 
" Sallv L 
1727 Sophronia 
1897 Caroline E 
" Sumner 
Thayer 

1461 Mehitable 

" Stephen 
1668 Louisa 

Thomas 

1275 Richard 
2480 William H 
2833 Frederick 
" Minerva 

Thompson- 
Thomson 

20 Joseph 
" Mary 
684 

821 Thaddeus 
" Wilham 

822 John W 
1013 George S 

" Horatio L 
" Jerome 
" Luman 

1253 George 
" Lvdia 

1287 Albert A 
" Amos 
" Cornelia 
" Henry A 
" Isabel M 

1607 Anne E 

" Charles H 
" Charles M 
" Harriet 
" Lucy 
" Sarah E 
" William 

1608 Lucy E 

1609 Clara 

" Jonathan A 
" Margaret 
" W^illiam M 

1612 Austen E W 

1613 Harriet E 

1614 Elizabeth 

1616 Abbie L 

" Elizabeth C 
" John W 
" William M 

1617 Anne W 

1618 Sophronia 
1776 Emily 
2040 Martin 

" Mary J 
2725 Jane L 



INDEX II. 



K4a 



Thompson- 
Thomson 

3048 John 
" Rlioda E 

3110 Rowena 

3267 Helen E 
Thoup 

30G9 Elizabeth 

Throop 

898 Deborah 
3582 Eliza 

THRtJSTON 

103-2 Charles M 
" Mary J 

TH0RSTON 

122 Phebe 
1807 Catherine A 

TiBBITS 

786 Josepliine L 
1535 Araminta 
2636 Z Augusta 
3241 Fannie S 

" W^ashington 

TiBERGHIEN 

2S61 Mary J 
Tiffany 
306 Sally 
316 Daniel 

TiLDEN 

413 Clarissa 
" Joshua 

TiLLINGHAST 

2255 Lydia A f 
TiLTON 

147G Ellen S 
Tipple 

1311 Amanda 
" Henry 
Titus 

2336 Albert G 
" Bertha 
" Joseph A 
" Vernon 
2571 Florence A 
" William M 
Todd 

450 Anna 
" Elizabeth A 
497 John 
" Sarah 
1069 Sarah 
1561/' Virginia 
1880 James 
Toll 

3070 DeWitt C 
" Mary 11 

TOLMAN 

979 Elliott 
982 Elizabeth 

" Jeremiah 
Toothaker 

61 Roger 

TOPLIF 

784 Caroline 

TOTMAN 

204 Alice 



TOTMAN 

207 John 
" Sarah 

TOWEU 

9(4 Hetsev 
" Thomas (J 
965 Sedate T 

TOWNE 

22 David 
2172 Charlotte E 

TOWNSEND 

230 John 
" IMiebe 
954 Mary 

Tracv 

119 Eliphalet 
" Winslow 

382 Elisha 

383 Alathca 

384 Lucy 
3a5 Uriah 

509 

923 Sarah 

1917 Catherine 
" Jolin P 
Traum 

2845 Annie 
Treat 

1737 Almira 
Tripp 

3016 Adella 
_- ''- Thomas 

' TruesdaleTn. 
307 Annis- 
TRTraiBULL 

381 Alice 
■2479 Edward B 

Trcssell 
1460 Sarah 

Tucker 

319 Ephraim 
" Lucy 
1774 William IT 
2437 Frederick M 

" Luther P 
2874 Edgar L 
" Edgar J 
" Edith L 
" EzeklelJ 

Tufts 

33 Simon 
242 Hepzibah 

" Nathan 
748 James 
1137 Peter 

" Kebccca W 

1418 Julia 

1419 James 

1420 Orlando 

1421 John 15 

1422 Elizabeth G 
142;j Nancy F 
1424 Adolphus 
2039 Ella J 

TUKESBURY 

239 Hannah 
" Richard 



Turkman 

IS<^') ( barley 
TUKNKR 

3im Abigail 
519 Abl.v C 
" Albert 
" All.crl l> 

nils Jcrailiiaa 
" Jonan 

1020 Asa 
" Hannah F 

1343 Marv H 

1H»4 Sarah 

2417 Henrietta 

3132 Hciirv A 
" Wllliiim C 
Tuttlk 

3799 Lillian K 

TWISSTWIST 

114 Hannah 
Tyler 
785 Sojdiia 
3550 INIartha J 

Underwood 

11 PriBcilla 
" William 

647 John 
" William M 
Ulmer 

98.3 John R 

Vail 

314 

3363 Lewis S 
" Nellie S 
Van Benthuvsen 
3000 Elizabeth S 
Vance 

844 Eliza 
Vandekhoef 

1614 Eliza 
Van DnsKN 

2232 Cliarlottc 
Van Duyn 
162;? Amelia L 
" John 
Vanguilder 

2757 Howard 
Van Heusen 

2103 Charles M 
" Cornell UH 
" .Tohn M 
" Klchard F 
" Theodore V 
" William M 
Vanmoutkn 
ls.%4 Catherine 
" IVtcr 
Van Tassel 

2928 F K 
Vahnky 

1300 

;j;{97 Fred 

VAUGHN-VAUnilAN 

1769 Nan<y 
2.312 All<-n 

" Dorrjin A 
3348 EraniA L 



Vkkkku 

10<V< (ipi.rK->- 
■• Nniiry I* 

Vkkv 

•ill iHltAr 
" Nancy 

VlNErXKI) 

18.V) 

ViSTllS 

XH .loliii. ,-U- 
Vos NoHTir/ 

18.10 Eric 
VOHIIUUGII 

3073 JorcmUh 
" .MarjfUe 
Vroiian 

1516 Adam P 
" Kll/.(il>ctli 

IKV, .la<',.l, L 
•• Nancy M L 

Wagnkk 
247.'. William II 
2716 Ad.llc L 
" JoslaU It 
Wagoner 
2744 JoHei.h 
" .Martha .1 
Waite 

2211 .Sadie L 
WALIIUIlMiE 
127 Sarah 
" ThoninH 
Waldo 
1610 tiudfrey 
" .Margarctta 
Walimikf 

2238 Clarlnda M 
" Joseph 

3288 Flora 

3289 Albert 

" Alon/.or 

" VAun 

" KuKcne 

" Walter 

Walukon 

171 

1021 S II rum 

Wales 

:i2>-l.i Kdwin r 

Wai.kku 

18 Pnnlcl 
" 'riiiiiiin'* 
To Daiili-I 

71 Kllplinlct 

72 .liilio/ 

73 l>..ri.(liy 

"'• 

',<■ 
407 
471 
.'^0 l.t-ul .M 

" Klinlra 

" I - ■ - — 



747 Marjr A 



844 



INDEX II. 



Walker 

747 Robert 

763 Josiah 

" Sarah 

883 Sophia 

884 Mary 

885 William R 

886 Archibald B 

887 Ezra 

888 Lucy P 

889 Ralph M 
1942 Orinda F 
2156 Grace E 

" Jesse H 
2369 Samuel 
2396 Edward W 

Wallace 
723 Ph(Bbe 
747 Mary 
2267 Jennie A 
" Merrick W 
" Merrick 
2586 Frank 
Walsbt 

3 David 
" Hanuah 
" Samuel 

Walsh 
1506 Ellen 
" John 
1702 Abigail M 
" James 
Walters 

3614 Nellie 
" William 

Walton 
2298 Arthur E 
" Blanche L 
" Charles E 
" Charles H 
" Marion L 

Ward 

1037 Artemas 

" Delia 
1136 Alvan F 

" Jacob 
1218 Mary 
2432 I'hebe E 
2872 Albert A 
" Arthur P 
" Hany H 
" Helen L 
" John 
" John P 
" MillyH 
" Thomas H 
3644 Herbert P 

Warden 

1170 Charles 

2331 Charles S 
" Lena J 

" Minnie E 

2332 Samuel 

Wardwell 

733 Susanna 
735 Susanna 

Ware 

313 Frederick 
" Jonathan 
680 Milla, etc 



Warland 

169 John 
" AVilliam 

481 Elizabeth B 
" Thomas 
Warner 

499 Silvia 
1848 Sarah 

" Seth 
1887 James, etc 
Warren 

564 Ephraim 

948 Hastings 

" Jane B 

1131 Arthur M 
" EdvTin H 
" Joseph E 
" Louisa C 
" Martha E 

1327 Chauncey 

1399 Joseph 

Wasgatt 
1941 Rebecca 

" William 
1948 Lavinla H 

" William 

Washburn 

2866 Franklin 
" Grace L 
31G1 Sarah E 

Waterman 

132 Elizabeth 
423 John 
1423 Anthony 

WATROUS 

1834 Marvin 
1843 Eliza J 
" George 
Watson 
1544 Don Alonzo 
1843 Lucy 
2521 James 
" Mary E 

2656 Marcia I 

2657 James S 

2658 Elizabeth C 
Watts 

999 Mary R 

Way 

3344 Gardner 
" Georgiana F 

Weary 
1027 Ann 

Weaver 
1328 

Webb 

117 Anna 
" Mary 
" Nathaniel 

833 John R 

873 John C 
" Jonathan 

1737 George F 

1738 Abby F 

1739 Nancy F 

1740 Sarah A 

1741 Armlnda 
" John 

1742 John C 



Webb 

1743 Jerusha S 

1744 Lucette A 

1745 Alfred M 
2684 James 

" SteUa C 

Webber 

79 Joanna 
" John 
557 Lucy 
Webster 
68 Isaac 
1640 Elias 
" Lydia M 
Wedge 

2990 Claude C 
" Daniel A 
" Mabel W 
Weed 

2498 Harriet E 
" Johns 
Weidrich 

2772 Barbara 

2773 Salie 
Weimer 

1693 George 
" Margaret 
Welch 
118 John 
" Thomas — 
373 Gurdon, etc 

377 Irena 

378 Jerusha 

379 John 

380 Asenath 

381 Ashbel 

" Ashbel R 
" Caroline C 
" Elizabeth S 
" Mary M 
" Sylvester 
" William 

415 Eleazer 
" Jeremiah 

913 Samuel 
" Samuel M 
" Thomas C 
" William W 

915 Gamaliel M 

Wells 

1537 John D 
2353 Julia T 
2897 Mary H 

" Thomas H 
3355 Maud 

W'entworth 

2432 Nancy 

Wentz 

1088 James M 
" Lydia 
" William 

West 

782 Samuel 
2222 Adaline 
2322 Carrie H 

" Thomas F 
2844 Clara M 

" William 
2984 Harriet E 
3034 George P 



Westcott 
1312 Ann 
2063 Eugene 
" Isabel 
" W'illiam 
Westfall 

2679 Anna 
" Henry 

Wetherell 

2088 Rachel M 

Whaley 

2557 Mary A 
Wheeler 

1634 Mary 

1846 Charlotte F 

" Perry G 
2626 Joseph 

" Julia A 
2735 

Wheelock 

153 Martha 

Whidden 

3104 Berla F 
" Charles R 
" Christine M 

Whipple 

965 RoUin D 
2667 Benj. F 

Whitaker 

1821 AlmiraM 
" Cyril 
Whitbeck 
1265 Daniel 
" Magdalen 
Whitcomb 

1051 Paul 
" SaUy 

1052 Betsey 
1901 Charles C 

" Joel A 

" John M 

" Levi N 

2105 Anna M 

" Austin F 

" Marguerite A 

" Mary M 

White 

36 Mary 

" Thomas 
496 Hannah 
762 Mary 
1493 Stanley 
1561e Alexander T 

" Sallie A T 

1850 

1928 Cobert 

" Rebecca 
2011 Ann A 

" William 
2053 Emma R 

" Thomas 
2139 Samuel 

2558 Alfred A 
" Olive C 

2735 

2841 James 
3422 James 
" Mary E 
Whitehead 
3003 Allen 



INDEX II, 



84:» 



Whitehead 
3003 I.ouise 
Whttehill 

2360 Edwin II 
" Gladys M 
Whitehorn 

'2745 Anna 

Whitfokd 

911 Aseiiath S 
" Nicluilaa 
1345 Charles 
" Seth 
" Warren 

Whiting 
441 INIary A 
" Russell 
" Sanuiel 
" Samuel C 

Whitman 

1521 Ruth 
Whitney 

621 Augustus A 
1167 Isabel S 
" John H 
1691 Daniel 
Whittemore 

79 Joanna 
" Joseph 

Whtttier 

3087 Ellen G 
" Peter 

Whittock 

821 Betty 

822 Betty 

Wicker 

2870 Martha 
2879 Martha 

Wicks 

2002 Emeline V 

2003 James P 

Wight 

5 Abiel 

" John 

815 Eunice M 

" Mary I 

" Orson 

Wilbur 

1828 BenJ. R 
" Marian A 

Wilcox WiLLCOX 

922 DeL 

" Lucy L 
1877 Lydia J 

" Thomas T 
3288 Bertlia M 

" Omar 

Wilder 

472 Elihu 
" Jonathan 

785 Charity P. 
" David 

998 Jones 

1001 Jones 

1002 Prudence 

1003 Haley 
J()04 Anna 
1005 Spencer 



WiLDKR 

1006 Klavel 

1007 Ivorv 
igo'.l Mark 
200it Salem 

2001 Kmlly 

2002 Kordvee 
20(13 Kli/.a" 
20O4 Jones W 
2IM16 Arelhusa A 
215:} Cliarles A 

'* Krederi<k A 
" William K 

Wiley 

1,")36 Lydia 

Wilkinson 

2141 Fred 
" John 

W I llktts 

1(!14 Carrie 

WiLLKY 

1476 Rosina J 

1767 Henj. 

" Uulli R 

Williams 
6«2 Betsey 
767 John 
" Nathaniel 
898 Lois 
" Nathaniel 
963 Daniel 
1044 ?:dwaril 

" Jdlin M S 
1052 Adalaide 
1080 Adeline 
" Samuel 
" Samuel S 
" William M 
1093 George 
1404 Ellis 
1513 Ann E 

" Eleazer 
1764 Rensselaer 
" Sarah A 

1768 Alexander B 
" Frances A 

1891 Charlotte D 

1892 John S 

1893 Al)ipanT, 

1894 Thomas L 

1895 George W 

1896 Lydia J 
2117 Caroline T 
2119 Bertram 

" John B 
2316 Susan L 

Williamson 
1320 Ruth A 
1641 Tamar 

Willis 

475 Lois 
1699 David 
" (ieorge W 
" Jane 
" Lemlra K 
2409 James 
Wilson 

204 Alice 

" John 
1007 Louisa 
1358 Charles M 

" Cynthia J 



Wilson 

l:{f»s llenrleltn C 
•• Henry It 
" James .1 
" Maria I, 
" Murvin A 
" Theodore 11 
" Virginia R 

r.VX, Benj. 

1724 Chrlstoiiher 

1986 Julia 

2351 Floyd E 
•• Samuel 

2453 Frediriek F 
" William 

29S8 Kd !•; 
" Frank K 
" John 1} 
" Marv o 
" Sophia A 
*' William L 
" William N 

3040 Aildie M 
•• Ilenrv M 

35.50 CharleB W 
" Mary G 

Wing 

26<U Fred 
" Langfi>rd A 
" Newloii 

WiNSiiir 

29 Aliijrall 
" Joseph 
34 Nathaniel 
" Relieeia 
125 Anne 
" Joseph 

WINSLOW 

2737 

WiNSOR 

2557 Joseph 
" Louena J 

Winters 

2789 Frank E 
" William E 
" William J 

WlTMKRltKK 

2104 Franeen A 
" John B 

WiTIIKUKLL 

10(55 Roselana 
2407 Elva E 

" Nelson B 
3387 Robe E 
3415 Emma 
WITHKV 

nil Lemuel 

" William 
1732 E/ra 

" Lemuel II 

" William K 
1736 Alfre.l M 
Witt 
2095 Eliemztr 

" FraneeB \: 

WoLOnrr 

IMti Su-an 

Wool) Woohh 
35 Merry 
7(1 Hannah 



Wooii Wooim 

M Jnl«l-|ih 

' .s.'iinli 
ItKl Merry 

•• SniiiUfl 
167 Aaenii 
l.rmiicl 

" Mtiiy 

" Saiali 

412 Ircnn 

1404 ( iiHhIe 

1411 Jnmrit 

" Niitlinn 
144S Ann M 

•• /r.l 
1560 l> I, 
2oOs ( linrles P 

■• Frank 

•' Hrnry 

" Moites 
2av< Chnrloa 

" CharU-h F. 

•• llrrhrrt W 
•i-iXt ( laudr J 

" Edward 

" Franela C 

" John 

" Levi 

•• Mvrtle L 

'• Wllllnm J 
ZOi* Carrlr E 

•• ( liaiirs 
3124 Marv 
355.1 Bessie 

" Jennie 

•• John M 

•• Helen 
Wooi>iiuidi;k 
2:t'>7 FranrI* 

•' Mnry F 
WO«)l>Hl'UV 

238SI Nellie F 
33KI Sarah 
WOOKMAN 

1140 Bet«ey 

WOODUl'KK 

32:» Fred F 
" Mary 1. 

WooKWAIlK 

111,11 Ephralm W 

IftlO Annie 
•• Arthur 
" Kd«nr<l 
" .lai'kAon 

■mn Alfred B 
•• Alfred T 
" Marry B 

Wool 

l.'tW Marr A 
WouiiKS 

■ U4 Hivtrr II 
" I I II. .1.1 II 
•' < ...a K 
•• Klwnrdll 
•• ll.ltir M 

M , . : \ 

• N\ .1 > L 
27.U K'Vi' 
'• s llnrrln 
Tliiimn* 

WollK 

tU4 InuohUUy 



846 



INDEX II. 



Work 

1489 Persis 
Workman 

1190 Sarali 

WORSELEY 

193G Julia B 

WORTHLEY 

743 Samuel 
" Thomas 

1391 Elizabeth D 

1392 Mary A 

1393 Samuel M 

1394 Julia A 

1395 Harriet .S 
1399 Lucinda R 

Wright 

15'2 Nathaniel 

179 Lydia 

311 Martiu 

470 Abel 
" Lydia 
" Pamelia 

566 Lydia 

664 Electa 
" 'esse 

668 John 

6G9 Mary 

670 Hannah 

671 Chai-les 

672 Nancy M 
76-2 Josiah 

" Mary 
1015 Ezra L 



Wright 



1585 
1063 



]69() 

1777 

2016 

2026 
2027 
2028 
2029 
2030 
2031 
2032 
2033 
2034 
2035 
2036 
2037 
2228 



Bella 
Hiram 
David 
George W 
Jennette J 
Ljniian L 
Mary J 
Moses 
Orlando 
Ruf us V 
Daniel 
Lucy M 
Julia C 
Sam uel 
Frances G 
John S 
Betsey J 
Jesse T 
Virgil A 
Ezra H 
Edwin V 
Marion A 
Irene L 
Rosella E 
Jacob W 
Cassius M 
Ralph S 
Izetta P 
Alfred B 
Bessie J 
Charles M 
Fred S 
Kate D 
Lucy B 
Lyman W 



Wright 

2228 Mary L 

2549 Alexander 
" Sarah J 

2669 Mary A 

3033 Ada M 
" Berkeley A 
" Edith 
" Herbert 
" Lewis A 
" Martin 

WUNDERLICH 

3546 Charles 
" Frank E 
" Margaret M 
Wyatt 

2067 Eliza 
Wycoff 

945 Joshua 
" Susan C 

Wyer 

482 Lydia 
Wyeth 

474 Rhoda 
Wyman 

201 Sarah 
487 Abijah 
1109 Sarah 

Yale 

899 Lois 
1482 Sarah S 



Yates 

1614 Charlotte F 
Yeager 

3329 Jennie M 
York 

1302 Herbert 
" Mallory 

YOUMANS 

2496 Elizabeth 
Young- Youngs 
435 Anne 
" John 
437 John 
" William 
948 Janet 
954 Harriet 
983 Salinda 
" Sarah 
" Sarena 
" Sophia 
" Susan 
" Susanna 
" Sylvania 
2861 Armontlne 
" Helen 
" Joseph W 
" Lafayette 
3014 Filinda 

Zedikbr 

3242 James F 
" Luella 
Zbilley 

1542 Elizabeth S 



INDEX II r. 



TUE CHKISTIAN NAMES IN THE UlCI.AKI, AM. AN8TICE MaNNINO KvMM.r. 



1836 Abby A 350 

Abby F 347 
1835 Abby J 434 Wilson 
1782 Abigail 142 Morgan 
1777 " 197 
1812 " 204 Fall 
1704 Abigail P 252 Clcaveland 
1854 Adelbert3S4 
1880 Albeit L 521 White 
1819 Alfred 224 Buxton-AUeu 

Alfred F 314 Barnett 
1869 Alice L 345 

AUegra 313 
1825 A Imira E 404 Moore-Hyde 
1793 Alpheus2S2 Bassett 
1850 Amanda M 431 Hurlbut- 
Brooks 

1861 Amy L 383 Mitchell 
1854 Angeline H 389 
1834 Ann L 362 Tilton 
1760 Anna 74 Dodge 
1809 " 291 Fairchild 
1828 Anna L 304 Farless 

1862 Annie F 328 

" " 349 
1651 Anstice 4 Powling 



1860 Cora A 395 

1899 Cora B 589 

1851 Cortland 394 Stanccl 

1888 Cortland .S 525 

1795 Danford 283 Robinson. 

Woodcock 
1825 Danford 410 
1805 Daniel C 212 Massey 
1899 Dewey O 586 



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1695 " 30 Dane 
1725 " 64 Chipnian 
1742 " 77 

1741 " 87 Cogswell 

1784 " 169 
Arthur 531 
1891 Arthur 15 452 

1882 Arthur K 496 

1883 Artie H 523 

1825 Atkins A 281 Grovcr- 
Sniith 

1856 Atkins II 385 Sweet 

1857 Augusta 463 

1857 Austin 317 

1696 Benjamin 26 Lambert 
1790 Benjamin F ISO Rogers 
1815 Benjamin W 271 Bailev 
1814 " " 277 Wiiit- 

ford 
1874 Bertha 468 Hazel 
1799 Betsey 287 Edgertou 
Betty 96 Gilbert 

Charles 542 
1799 Charles B 238 
1829 " " 3;M Emery 

1836 " " 418 

1858 " " 45S Dennis 
1877 Charles E 519 

1796 Charles W 286 Sutton 
1831 Chauncy 406 Andrews 
Clarissa 284 Hammond 
1865 Clarissa L 399 



1850 Eben W 374 Williams 

1858 Edith B 554 Seward 

1875 Editha 3ls 

ia52 Edwar.l F 360 Ricker 

1900 Edward S 513 

1850 Edward W W 379 

1880 Elem W 500 

1778 Eliza 182 
" 211 Bragg 

1728 Elizabeth 48 
1734 " 71 Day 

97 Flynn 
1788 " 145 I'oabody 

1779 " 108 Holmes 
201 Cares 

1803 " 260 

1879 Elizabeth A 4i»4 

1780 Elizabeth C 153 Haw- 

thorne 
1867 Elmer J 396 Hodges 
Eluora 530 Corson 

1826 Enieline M 414 Abbot 

1827 Emily A 425 Irclatid 
1839 Emily D 3ft'> Tilton 

Emma 303 stow 
1855 EnnnaM 535 Allen 
1K54 Emma S 460 Lowe 
1889 Emmet 507 
1855 Eniogene 307 Hartwell 

1851 Ervllla 326 White 

1875 Fanny Fl 675 ];nrkc 
1S57 Flora" 5:f7 Itiirnhaiii 
18!K) Florence L 570 
1887 Floyd S 504 
18^2 Foii'ti E 440 

ForCfit&W McManuB 
180f; Francis C 262 Howard 
184;} Francis K 420 
1892 Francis E W 580 
1947 Francis H 3^ts Vohc 
186S Frank A 40ii Wet -e 

1852 " " 5.M Horilcy 
18S4 Frank E 592 

1872 Frank (i 5<M Wilkinson 
1867 Frank .M 570 
1870 Frank S 30:5 Lucas 
1848 Franklin U 4.50 Knapp 



1807 George 213 Itopen 
ixrl " JRX Um-U 
1.S52 " 412 
" r»;t2 
George D .'hll 
186:5 George K 48«! « 'onant 
1813 George W 270 ltruuklnK» 

Ham 

18:55 George \V 3*:! Heal 
\)AH) (Jcrald K5:t5 
li'74 (;crtrndc M 4'.n.' 
1842 (Jllhcrt N 4.".) Lovel 
lN-2 (irace K 301 
1870 Grant K401 

1739 Hannah M 

93 Oliver 
1787 ■' 1S7 

1850 Harlcn :58"7 Conoran 
1700 Harriet UC. Hnioks 
],s.>._> .. ._,.,r, KiiiMi.an 
ISit'.i Harrloon F 51*6 

1838 Harrison S 419 I'alnicr 

Harry 540 
I8ft8 Harvcv5-28 
1857 Harvey (i 390 Hernhoft 
1895 Henry 510 
1844 Henry S ;553 Flaher. 

I'earce 
ISS.*) Henrv S 47!» 
18fL3 Hiraiii W 391 Sill 

1851 Howard W Sjw 

18.16 Ma 461 

M;(i Icbi M ,112 Coolldge 

Ix;-; Icia I. :t92 KiiKH 

INHI Ida l{ U» May 

1807 Ira •".«' Ti . i iw.iv 

1NJ2 Ira l> .ril 

l>;t0 iHalai A 

1849 Ihuniiali A .ius Ociiinontl 

Iv-^l lyaii K .'Xkl 

16(.0 .lacob 6 S (Olio 
VtfUi " 22 
1737 " 52 

" 55 Trier 
1748 " in) |'ort.T 
I7!>.'i " I4S roller 
1783 " 184 Loril 
1767 '• I'.tl Morry 
1805 .laincM 2:tli Norwood 
l-.Vt .lanie^ W *'A 
l-.t7 •• '• f.ll 
1745 .lane 78 IVrWlim 
iy.»7 .Innlc M .V^x 
1858 .Jennie 4C2 Hendcrton 

(8471 



848 



INDEX III. 



1668 John 12 Laf3h 

1703 " 34 Braclstreet-Wal- 

liB-Potter 
1741 John 76 Proctor 
1738 " 86 Bolles 
1765 " 128 Lord 
1798 " 149 Yeaton 

1788 " 156 

1761 " 159 Goodhue 
1772 " 195 

1800 " 205 Manning 

1789 " 235 Thomson 
1824 " 332 Shaw 

1886 " 505 
1890 " 578 

1875 John E 518 Fowler 

1856 John F 311 Saunders 
1818 John 11223 

1812 " "256 
1824 " " 413 Dudley 
1832 John J 335 Marshall 
18S5 John L 593 

1883 John P 478 

1837 John W 435 Hull 
1703 Joseph 35 Boardman 
1736 " 85 
1767 " 129 Smith 
1767 " 162 Pickard 

1803 " 206 Kimball 
1826 " 333 Leighton 
1787 Joseph B 234 

1829 Joseph E 258 Sumner 
1789 Joseph P 188 Rice-Barnes 
1845 Joseph S 370 Norris 
1808 Joshua 207 
1828 Julia A 275 Baker 
1878 Julia M 577 

1701 Katherine 28 Berry 

1895 Laura A 587 
1872 Laura L 516 Scott 
1892 Lee O 512 

1818 Leighton W 273 Stock- 

well 

1857 Leighton W 382 Vaughan 
1859 Lela M 551 Thayer 

1880 Leon H 590 

1887 Leonard 506 
1899 Leonora B 582 

1804 Lewis 289 Gilbert-Hovey 
1828 Lewis C 415 Blanchard 
1864 Lincoln C 552 Hibbard 
1837 Louisa M 364 

1855 Lucia A 381 
1855 Lucian W 327 McAlpine 
1824 Lucius W 226 Farris 
1765 Lucretia 161 Smith 
1780 Lucv 141 Peabody 
1763 " ■ 160 Cleveland 
1791 " 190 Brown 

1801 " 200 Story 
1859 Lucy E 398 Musson 
1786 Lydia 144 Peabody 
1811 Lydia E 276 Phinney 

1819 Lyman 279 Furness 

1836 Marcellina R307 
1657 Margaret 5 Palfrey 
1734 " 51 

1730 " 65 

1884 Margaret A 469 
1864 Margaret H 344 
1786 Maria 155 



1826 Maria 230 

1898 Marion L 514 

1738 Martha 68 Tarleton 

Martha P 316 Phillips 
1706 Mary 29 Silsby-Booth 
1702 " 33 Emerson 
1725 " 46 Hodges 
1733 " 67 Barker 
1735 " 72 Howard 
1750 " 91 Lord 
1769 " 130 
1777 " 150 
1781 " 168 Farley 

1777 " 181 Bickford 
1855 " 433 Bristol-Hawk 

*' 529 Baker 
1848 Mary A 438 Napier 
1888 " " 451 
1880 " "495 

" " 544 DuBois 
1811 Mary B 269 Brown 

1868 " "536 Crump 
1857 Mary C 354 Field 
1836 Mary E 305 Russell 
1841 " " 371 Shute 
1862 " " 555 Gregory 

1829 Mary J 426 Pearsall 
1806 Mary L 202 Manning 

1869 Maud 466 Connolly 

1827 Melissa C 405 Bennett- 

Hull 

1794 Nancy 285 

1835 Nancy C 428 Masten 

1878 Nathan A 520 

1769 Nathaniel 194 White 

1808 Nathaniel L 268 Smith 

1644 Nicholas 2 Gray-Mason 

1899 Olive VV 515 
1877 Orie A 565 

Ozi 543 
1824 Ozias 409 Blanchard 
" 533 

Polly M 403 
1740 Priscilla 69 Morong- 

Ileath 
1733 Priscilla 84 Abbot 
1779 " 183 
1781 Priscilla A 167 
1790 Priscilla M 157 Dike 

1737 Rebecca 73 Huse 

1778 " 140 Cook 

" 547 Snyder 
1834 Rebecca B 233 

Rebecca M 149 

Rhoda 545 Bistee 
1622 Richard 1 Calley 
1646 " 3 
1694 " 25 
1700 " 32 Boardman- 

AndrewfiClinton 
1731 Richard 49 
1755 
1746 
1777 
1782 
1777 
1809 

1830 Richard C 232 Gould 
1867 " "329 



1873 Richard F 476 Johnson 
1809 Richard H 263 Moore- 

Swan-Weekg 
1684 Robert 21 

54 Green 

1746 " 94 Eustes 
1784 " 154 Burnham 
1827 " 231 

1890 " 508 
1885 Robert L 450 

1894 " "584 
1740 Ruth 75 Rust 
1889 Ruth J 498 

1798 Sally 199 Dodge 

1698 Samuel 27 

1739 " 92 Pratt-Thomp. 

son 
1791 Samuel 158 

1786 " 192 Wheeler 

1774 " 196 Woodward 
1821 Samuel G 280 Boutell- 

Graham 
1667 Sarah 8 Williams 
1691 " 24 

1747 " 79 Lakeman 
1743 " 88 3IcKean 

" 95 Martin 

" 98 Curtis 

1787 " 133 Nelson 
1779 " 166 Richmond 

" 210 Bragg 
1841 Sarah A 352 Sage 
1869 Sarah E 571 Smith 

Sarah H 346 Partridge 

1895 Sarah T 581 
1853 Smith A 432 

1819 Solomon 407 Baker 
Susan 209 Dinsmore 

1821 " 408 Miller 
" 546 Cooper 
Susan A 427 Doty 

Theodocia 303 Bragg 
1664 Thomas 7Giddings 
1750 " 80 Tufts 
1730 " 83 

1775 " 131 
1784 " 143 

1775 " 164 Heard 
208 

1880 Vincent R 502 



81 Lord 

89 

132 Lane-Brown 

153 Dingley 

165 Pearson 

214 



1882 
1877 
1793 
1778 
1827 



1816 
1850 
1872 
1820 
18',)2 
1874 
1834 
1839 

1854 

1867 



Walter A 501 
Warren E 493 
William 134 Parsons 

151 

411 Rathburn 

530 

548 
William A 222 Atkinson 

" 309 Bartlett 
" " 572 
William H 330 Larabee 
William K 583 
William L 517 Babb 
William N 336 Pool 
William S 436 Wilson- 
Havens 
William W 375 Hen- 

thorn e 
Wilmot H 556 Padew 



INDEX T^^ 



CONNECTING Names in the Uichaud and Anstice Mannimj Kamih 



A bbott 

84 George 
" rriscilla 
414 Abral K 
" Joseph 

ADAMS 

247 Susan A 

ALGER 

419 Eunice 
Allen 

224 Mark 
" Mercy 
" Svlvina 

535 Claude M 
" Ethel 1 
" rrancif5 K 
" Frauk E 
" Harlow 

ANDREWS 

32 Ruth 

406 Melissa 

Appleton 

241 Hannah 
Atkinson 

222 Joseph 
" Nancy 
Ayers 

309 Mary T 

Babb 

517 Emma 
Babcock 

248 Charlotte E 
Badger 

33 William 
Bugbee 

250 Lucy J 

Bailey 

271 EnimaC 
" Walter 

Baker 

33 Samuel 
275 Ammon A 
" Frank A 
" Frank E 
" Roy 1) 
" Will M 
407 Amanda 
529 

Banks 
396 



Barker 

67 Anstice 
" Ephraim 
" Jeremiah 
" Joseph 
" Margaret 
" William 

Barnes 
188 Nancy 

Barnett 

314 ]MinervR O 

Bartlett 

309 Enoch M 
" Lizzie M 

r.ASSETT 

282 Deborah 
" Nathan 
552 Delphine 

Beal 

3e:i Levi 
" Martha T 

Beardsley 

421 Coryell G 

" Ella L 

" Rav S 

" William P 
Bennett 

405 Andrew 

Bekniiokt 

390 Christine 
" Emma 
" Fred 

BERRY 

28 Elizabeth 
" John 
" Katherine 
" INIary 
" Oliver 
Beveridge 
363 SuBan L 

BICKFOKU 

181 Joseph 
" Thomas 
BiSTEE 

545 

Blanciiard 

2C4 Edward R 

" Francis H 

" Sarah G 

409 Ilir.'ini W 

" Sarah C 



BLASCHARI) 

415 Mary .1 
Hoardman 
32 Margaret 
:15 Kllzabeth 
" l'ri.s»llla 

Bolles 

86 Charles 

" Joseph 

•' Lucy 
BOOTH 

29 John 
Boutell 

280 Harriet 

" John 
Bowman 

,336 Martha 
Boyd 

200 Mary 
Bradstreet 

34 Jane 
Bragg 

210 William 

211 Willimii 
302 Wllliain 

Briggs 

2S1 Dclira 
Bristol 

4:J3 Arlliur 
Brookings 

270 Ell/.abctli 
" Samuel 
Brooks 

146 David B 
'• Harriet 
" John 
" Luther C 
" I,vmau B 
" ftfarv 
" Suphl:! R 
431 JoHejili I' 

BltOWN 

132 Judith 
I'.iO Jii-eph 
246 I^nai- 
269 r.iMij. C 

" CllllVlfH \\ 

" Jamcn \N 
'• John M 
'* Margaret E 



lU KKK 

ST.'i Alfnd R 

KUItMIAM 

IM I !• 

.'.37 I 



IIUXTON 

tU Daniel 
" Mnry A 

(ALLEY 

1 AnBllci- 

( AXnEV 

2<«t Mnry 
Cauku 
201 John 
" Solomon 

chase 

279 I'arncy 
Chu kekino 

•i.'i>^ A nun 1. 

CHILI) 

263 Ilnnnnli 
140 ( >rrl» >V 

CllIl'MAS 

ltr» AnktlT 



Ku 

M I 

I". 

Ktl 'liiuiii.i- 

CHOATr. 

IAS Kunlcf 
25) John 

CLAUKK 



(LI 

I' 



2..1 N' 
:i4i N 



(849) 



M 



850 



INDEX IV. 



Cleveland 

339 Henry W 
Clinton 
32 Sarah 

COBURN 

245 Stephen 

CODMAN 

144 Margaret R 

Cogswell 

87 Francis 
148 AVilliam L 
175 Joseph G 

Cole 

287 Betsey 

311 Frances 

CONANT 

486 Francis 
" Leonora 
Connolly 

466 Grace 
" Marion 
" Martin J 

Converse 
30 Ruth 

Cook 

140 Edward 
" George 
" Joseph 
" Lucy 
" Lydia 

Coolidge 

312 Cl-arles A 
" Charles M 

Cooper 

470 Henry S 
" James F 
" Linn 
" Paul 
546 

Corcoran 

387 Ellen 
" John 
" Margaret 
Corson 

539 Ethel 
" Irene 
" William S 
Crawley 

488 Lucy H 
Crowninshield 

37 Anstice 

" Benjamin 

" Elizaljeth 

" George 

" Jacoh 

" John 

" Mary 

" Sarah 

Crump 

536 TOlmerE 
" James 
" Lynn M 

Curtis 
98 John 



Dana 

67 Elizabeth 
" William 

Dane 

61 Anstice 

59 Edward 

62 James 

30 Philemon 

57 Philemon 

58 Ruth 

60 Thomas 

Davenport 

275 Eunice A 
Day 

110 Amos 

112 Anstice 
109 Elizabeth 
114 Isaac 

113 John 

111 Sarah 
71 Thomas 

108 Thomas 
Dennis 

458 Mary G 
Derby 

17 Elizabeth 
86 Lucretia 

Desmond 
368 Charles 

Dike 

157 John 

DiNGLEY 

153 Susan 
Dinsmore 

209 John 
Dodge 

123 Anna 

74 Ezekiel 

125 Ezekiel 
199 John W 

126 Josiah 

127 Lois 

154 Mary 

124 Sarah 

DONNISON 

46 Elizabeth Q 

DOTY 

427 Nelson 
Downing 

18 Richard 
" Thomas 

Dubois 

544 

Dudley 

413 Friend C 

Edgerton 

287 Calvin 

421 EUza A 

422 George W 
287 Roger 

Elkins 

263 Eliza 
Ellis 

394 Sarah J 



Elwell 

336 Sally 
Emerson 
33 Anstice 
" Mary 
" Nathaniel 
" Stephen 

Emery 

334 Alonzo 
" John 
141 Joshua 
334 Melvina L 

EUSTES 

94 Abigail 
" Nathaniel 

Fairchild 

291 Joseph 

440 Betsey A 
442 Charles L 

441 Ira M 
445 John H 

Fall 

204 Eben 
" John M 
" Sarah A 
" Trustrum 

Farless 

304 Anna M 
" James A 
' ' James H 
" Thomas 

Farley 

168 Jabez 
" Michael 

265 Alfred M 

266 Lucy S 

Farnham 

304 Anna L M 
" Henry P 
" William H P 

Farris 
226 Amos 
" Fannie G 
Field 

354 Richard C 

484 Charles M 
480 Frederick C 

485 Manning 
483 Richard M 

Fisher 

353 Anna L 
" Jeremiah 

Fitz Randolph 

2 Nathaniel 

Flynn 

97 John 

Folsom 

175 Deborah 
Foster 

312 Sarah N 
Fowler 

518 Lavuda 
Fuller 

332 Helen 



Furness 

279 Asa 

" Leafy 

Fuss 

392 Laverna 

Giddings 

7 Mary, etc 
Gilbert 
96 Philip 
289 Amanda 
" John D 

Giles 

20 Abigail 
" Eleazer 
" Elizabeth 
" Hannah 
" Mehitable 
" Mary 
" Samuel 

GiLMAN 

175 John T 
" Mary F 

Goodhue 
159 Hannah 

Goodwin 

474 Walter L 

GORHAM 

226 Nancy 

Gould 

232 Oliver II 
" Sarah E 

Grafton 

19 Joseph 

GR-AHAM 

280 Alexander 
" Nancy 

Graves 
212 SaUy 

Gray 

2 Elizabeth 
" Robert 

Green 

54 Hannah 
" John 

Gregory 

555 Benj V 
" Christopher 
" Ruth H 

Groveb 

281 Helen 
" Noah 

Ham 

270 Dorcas 
Hammond 
284 Clarissa 

" David 

" John 

" Joseph 

Hand 

438 Sarah W 
Harris 

13 Hannah 



INDEX IV. 



8:>i 



Hartwell 

397 Adelbert;S 

Havens 

436 George N 
" Margaret P 

Hawk 

433 

Hawthorne 

152 Nathaniel 

227 Elizabeth 
229 Maria L 

228 Nathaniel 

Hazel 

468 Edward 
" Ralph 

Heard 

164 John 
" Margaret 

Heath 

69 

Henderson 

462 Samuel G 

Henthorne 

375 Charles 
" Melissa J 

HiBBARD 

552 C M 
" Mabel E 

Hilsabeck 

549 Elias 
" Sarah I 

Hitchens 

487 Enuna 
486 Sarah C 

Hodges 

36 Gamaliel, etc 
46 John, etc 
396 Emma F 
" GT 

Hodgkins 
108 Lucf 

HOLBROOK 

250 Elizal»;th 
Holmes 

298 Abigail 
198 .John 
297 John 
301 Joseph B 

295 Louisa 

299 Polly A 

300 Rebecca 
294 Robert 

296 Sylvester 

Hopkins 

334 Lucinda 

HOSLEV 

534 Carrie 
" Samuel 

HOVEY 

289 Julia E 

HOWARD 

72 Stephen, etc 
262 Abby 
" Jonathan 



Hull 

405 Tyler 
435 ]\(artha W 

Huntley 

409 Harriet 
415 Harriet 

HURLBOT 

431 Sheldon 

568 Bertha E 

566 Edith U 

569 Osiuer 

567 Wesley F 

HUSE 

73 Enoch 
" John D 
" Rebecca 

Hyde 

404 Ira D 
" Thomas J 

IDE 

413 Amy 

" Janies 
" Lydia 

ILSLEV 

489 

IRELAND 

425 William 

Jewett 

369 Angeline 

JOHNSON 

476 Louisa 
" Seth W 

Jones 

277 Betsey 

Kimball 

184 Elizabeth 
8(i l^ucy 
266 Otis 
206 Sarah M 

King 

27 Ebenezer 
" Samuel 

3:10 

Kinsman 

225 Willard B 

320 Anna M 

321 llattie M 
325 Louise K 

322 Mary B 
324 Khoda E 
319 Sarah M 

323 Willard K 

Knapp 

430 Cora 

Lakeman 

79 James 
" Josiali 
" William 
240 Lucy 
Lambert 

40 Daniel 
" Joseph 
26 Hannah 
" Samuel 



Lam; 

132 Abigail 
" Zebulon 

Lakabee 

330 (illes U 
" Uuth A 
363 Mary 
Lash 

12 Joanna 
•' William 

Leach 

288 Julia 
Lea V ITT 

232 Elizabeth 

Leiguton 

333 Mary J 
" Tobias 

Lemp 

476 Frances 
Lewis 

326 Sarah A 
Linn 

352 Susan E 
Locke 

273 Amy 
Lord 

184 Anua 
91 Josiah 
81 Miriam 
184 Philip 
128 Sarah 
81 Thomas 

Love 

434 Mary 
LoVEL 

429 Addle L 

" John 

Lowe 
400 Ebeu 
" George A 

Lucas 

393 Coralynn 

LUFKIN 

27 Thomas 
" Timothy 

Mallkt 

12 Ann 
Manning 

1(J2 Thomas 
Marshall 

Xii> Emma 
" Thomas <> 

Martin 

95 Matthew 
" Koberl 
" Samuel 

Mason 

2 Joliii 
" Mary 

Masse V 

212 Henry 
•' LouUu 



Mahten 

428 CoriiLlIu* 
" Jaiiii'A 
5«l II-- 
filVJ 1 111. 
r>»l{ Kr;iuL G 
.V.'.t Ida K 
5MI Jumci* (> 
558 NuriiiHU L 

May 

44S tJcorgc A 
•• William 

Maviikw 

KAi MarKarot 
Millard 

•>97 H S 

MILLKN 

2.M( Anne 
Millkk 

408 

437 Ell/.a 
MITCHKLI. 

383 WllllHUi P 
Monroe 

5<W Carl 
MooUK 

2<a Frances A 

'• llfrbiTt 

4m E.lwanl C 

" lnli.r 11 

" William A 

Morev 

VXl Abigail 
Morgan 

142 Abigail M 
" Lucy P 
•' Luther S 
" IJi-lKM-.n T 
" KoswfU S 
" Theodore 

MOROSO 

69 Jonathan 
" ThouiHH 

MOSSON 
398 Chester W 
" George A 
" John 

Mc ALPINE 

327 Charlotte 
MClSTIRK 

270 Kiin;i'i' 
Ml Kean 

SM WllllllIU 

!-•■ > - 

I .•III 

I I 

" I 

" II 

'• Juhli '■ 

•■ JoKi'ldi 

M< > 

■• .1..,,.. I> 

McMam •< 
OSti MiiKKl« 



852 



INDEX IV. 



Napier 

438 Allan 
" .lohii I) 
" Saiah W 

Nelson 
133 Daniel 
216 Daniel V 
'217 David H 
'221 Mary A 

NOKWOOD 

239 Sophia 
" William 

NORRIS 

376 Delia F 

No YES 

271 Mary 

Oliver 

93 George 

OSBORN 

196 Fanny 
OSGOOD 

277 IJenj. 

Padew 
556 Eva M 
" Hugh C 

Talfrey 

5 Walter, etc 

Palmer 

141 Julius A 
419 Harriet E 
" Joseph G 
" Polly 
" Robert 

Parker 

73 Rebecca 
473 Anna 

Parsons 
134 Mary 

Partridge 
34G John N 
" Nelson H 

Peabody 

141 Charles H 
" Harriet 
" Jacob 
" Jacob L 
" Lucy M 

144 Jacob 

" William A 

145 Ann 

" Elizabeth 

" John 

" Mary 
'22S Nathaniel 

" Sophia A 
Pearce 
353 John 

" Leona (J 
Pearsall - 
426 David 

" Edgar 

" Edson 

" Joseph L 

" Mary 

" Thomas 



Pearson 

165 Enoch 
" Lydia 
Perkins 

78 Elisha 
138 Elisha 

Phillips 

316 William 

PHINNEY' 

276 Roswell 
Phippen 

16 Nathaniel, 

PICKARD 

162 Elizabeth 
Pomeroy 

290 Lucy 
Pool 

336 AugUbta 

" John 
Pope 

38 Mary 
Porter 

90 Hannah 
" Nehemiah 
Potter 

34 Ruth, etc 
148 Jacob 
" Sophia 

POWLING 

4 James 
Pratt 

92 Joseph 
" Sarah 
Proctor 

27 Thomas 
76 Joseph 
" Mary 
Puffer 

332 Daniel J 

RADO0X 

153 Francis 
Randlet 

552 Giles 
" Patti E 
Rathburn 
411 Daniel 
" Matilda 
Rice 

188 Artemas 
" Asenath 

Richardson 

102 Joshua 

Richmond 

166 Edward 
264 Sarah M 

Rickabaugh 

549 Saluda 

RiCKER 

369 Eunice A 
" Frederick 
Ripley 
348 IMartha B 



etc 



Robinson 

283 Elnora 

Rogers 

189 Israel 

" Ruth 

168 Lucy 

Ropes 

213 Benj. 
" Frances W 
Ross 

73 

ROWE 

335 Susan 

Russell 

46 William E 
305 Benj. W 

Rust 

75 Francis 
261 Joanna 

Sage 

352 Dean 
" Henry W 

473 Dean 

474 Elizabeth M 

471 Henry M 

472 Sarah P 
470 Susau L 

Salisbury 

442 Sally A 
Sanders 

•232 Huldah 

Sanford 

437 Charles 
" Julia E 

Saunders 

311 Huteon B 
" Maude M 

SCHENCK 

235 Mary 
Schnermann 

411 Hannah 

Scott 

353 Elizabeth 
516 Artie E 

" Bertha M 

" Hoyt 

" John W 
Seward 

554 Jasper G 

SlIAW 

832 Arabella S W 
" Levi 

Shute 

371 Allen H 
" Joseph 
Sill 

391 Minnie 

SILSBY 

29 Benj 
" Mary 
" Sarah 



SiMONSON 

441 James G 
Smith 

250 Albert W 

240 Ammi 
4-21 Ann 

251 Anstice M 
161 Asa 

■281 Celestia 

242 Charles B 
571 Clark E 
421 Cyrus 
1'29 Elizabeth 

243 Elizabeth 
'247 George 
421 George W 
222 Hannah 
129 John 

248 Joseph M 
268 Louisa 
•245 Lucy B 
246 Lydia 
281 William 

241 William M 
Snyder 

547 

Stakcil 

280 

394 Catherine 
" John 

Staniford 

164 Sarah 
Stewart 

567 Nettie 
Stockwell 

268 Louisa 
273 Caroline A 
" Joseph 

Stokes 

551 Lucy M 

Stone 

6 Sarah, etc 

Story 

200 Daniel 
" Hervey 
" Manning 
" Stephen 

Stow 

303 

293 Myra E 
" Uriali 
Stowell 

304 Elizabeth 
Stredder 

398 Demarius 
Strong 

429 Lorany 

Sumner 

258 Anna R 
" William R 

Sutton 

286 Abiah 

Savan 

263 Francis 
" Sarah P 





I N 1 )!• 


X IV. 




SWASEY 


TOWNE 


Wari> 


Wll |.l s 


ISO Amy 


67 Josopli 


471 Annie \V 




" Joseph 


Train 


Waters 


W 1 


Sweet 








385 Luclla M 

" IlufUB 


38,"i Betsey 

TUEAUWAY 


44:1 KuKCula 
Wkiistkr 


w 




2yO Juniee 


566 Arthur 




Tarleton 


" Mary A 


Weeks 


Wll. 1.1 VM>1 


68 Stilliuan 


Treadwkli. 


263 Cole 


H Jtihii, etc 


Thayer 


134 Mary 


" Mary I) 


374 Hortcn** 


53G Diaiitha 


Tl'CKEY 


Wei.d 


Wll.l.nuoilllV 


651 Ileniv B 


441 Frances E 


93 Hannah 


4 k; l.ucellA 


" Joseph 11 


Tufts 


Wellman 


Wlf -.s 


Thomas 


80 Rebecca 


297 George 




2S9 Susan 


" William 


Wetmork 




Thompson- 


Tyler 


40<i Klorelln 


WiNHIlIp 


Thomson 


55 Joshua 


Wheeler 


2M) Hannah 


92 Ezra 


" Mary 


V.H Lucinda 


WiSR 


" Lyclia 




239 Sur<anna 


iin 


235 Elizabeth T 


Vaughan 


2H1 Hannah 


1 


" William II 
Tilton 

362 George A 


382 Harriet M 

VOSBURGH 


White 
lii4 Anna 
" Ebeuezer 


- Ill* 

411) Klorcllii 


" George F 


428 Maria 


326 Ha Hub 


\\ " 


" Horace 


" I'cter I 


" Darlns M 


" Jacob iM 


VOSK 


455 Alfre.l L 




365 Alljert K 
" Josiah B 


348 Charlotte B 


4r>ti l)arlu« K 
454 Kanniu < '• 


1.-. . ..,,,; . 


487 Albert F 


" Henry 


453 (J race M 


V EATON 


489 Carrie B 
491 George il 


Wam.is 


521 llattle 
WHITKOltD 


149 .\iina 
il-j J. ' 


488 John A 


U Elizabctli 


277 Abigail 
" Natliaii 


" !■ 


490 Warren T 


" Samuel 





INDEX V. 



The Christian Names in the Miscellaneous Families. 

Note— In this Index the birth-dates are omitted, because of the fact that so few of them 
are known. 



Abram 130 


Edward A M 130 


Jacob 99 


Alexander 54 


Edward B 69 Robinson 


" 129 


Alice 109 Cox 


Edward S 114 Shaw 


" 134 Seldomridge 


Alice S 114 Pierrepont 


„ Elisha A 58 

^ Elizabeth 15 Brown 


•lames 3 


Alpha 129 


" 16 


Ann 28 Sandys 


" 38 Thompson 


" 42 


" .30 


39 McNamara 


" 93a Bowness 


" 40 


" 67 Parsons 


" 113 


Anna 31 Fisk 


" 78 Nicholson 


" 130 


Auue 84 


82rt 


" 133 Laing 


A R129 


96 Perkins 


James D 130 


Augustus 113 


113 


Jeffrey 43 Coit 




116 Bailey 


133 Andrews 


Battery 32 Powers 


117 


Joanna 100 Lee 


Bela 33 


134 


John 19 


Benjamin 7 


Elizabeth B 114 Bell 




' 23 Parker 


134 


Ephraim 29 




' 27 


Betsey 54 


133 Fitz Randolph 




' 44 


93« 


■ Esther 116 




' 45 Holcomb 


" 109 Ilomans 


Eunice 5 Newcomb 




' 46 Filley 


Betty 2 


" 70 Perkins 




' 46a 


" 34 Gilbert 






' 54 Fordrich 


Bridget 74 


Gabriel 129 




' 84 




George 11 Harroden-P.lanch 




' 87 


Caleb 129 


ard 




' 91 


Cai'oline 68 Baldwin 


George 12 




' 93a 


Catherine 134 


" 21 




' 101 Stone 


Charles 82a Wilkina 


" 22 Mixer 




' 112 


" 93 Merrifield 


" 40 Wiswell 




' 129 


129 


" 134 




' 130 


Charles P 72 


George A 93rt 




' 131 


Charles W 69 


George F .54 Doe 




' 132 


Christian 130 


Gershom 133 




' 133 Dennis 


Clement 35 


Gilbert II 130 


" 134 Groover-Mellinger 


Cora L 93a 


Grace 97 Trevally 


Zeigler 


Cyrus 93« 




John 137 




Hamilton 93a 


John A 54 Currell 


Daniel 35a Davis 


Hannah 17 


Joseph 20 


" 92 


40 


102 


" 94 


41 Dinsdale 


103Becket 


David 4 


98 Chappell 


129 


" 10 Gorham 


103 Ingalls-Bethel 


133 Fitz Randolph 


" 36 Fairwether 


116 


134 


" 134 


135 Smith 


Joseph A 82a Needham 


Delevan 130 


Hannah M 40 White 


Joshua 129 


Dennis 1 Innis 


Harriet E 69 




Dinah 8 Stubbs 


Harry 129 




Dorcas 6 Barnard 


Henry 130 


Levi 129 


Dorothy 37 Wholman 


" 134 


Louisa 93a 


95 Green 


Henry A 69 


Louisa J 69 




Henry E 130 


Lucy 84 


Ebenezer 26 




" 129 


133 


Isaac 129 


Lvdia 93a 


Edward 130 


" 133 


L 


ydia S 82a Arrington 



(854) 



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INDEX V. 



855 



Marcus M 68 
Martha 54 
116 
Mary 18 Francis-Hunt 

" 25 

" 47 

'• 48 Ross 

" 49 (iuntcr 

" 50 Barroughs 

" 51 Kiiif); 

" 51o Bayley 

" 54 Ilaiiiilton 

" 104 Holt 

" 105 Eaton 

" 109 Patch 

" 113 

" UG 

" 117 

" 129 

" 134 
Mary A 93« 
Marv P 114 Kennard 
Mattie 134 
Mehitable 52 Green 
Mercy 129 
Michael 53 
Moses 88 

Nathaniel 133 

Olive 84 

Patricli 54 Dyer 

" 55 
Peter 56 
Phebe 10 

Rachel 54 Wilkinson 
Ralph 130 



Rchecra 9 Mott 
Return bi\a 
KlchanlST MltrhoU 

129 
Robert l:i(i FforKlbon 
Ronievn L 130 
Russell 40 Alcoc.k 
Rulli A 129 



Sally 51 Wilkinson 
Saniucl 54 
84 

105rt Preble 
129 
130 
134 
Sanniel 1> .'iS AnioM 
Sarah 18« 
*' 59 

" 60 Barrett 
" 61 Winshlp 
" 62 Klt/.patrl.k 
" 63 CJray 
" 64 HiiHuaii 
" 93rt 
" 116 
Sarah A 114 Halliburton 
Sarah G 71 McNary 
Solomon 130 
Statira 114 Pierpont 

Thaddeus 65 I'arsons 

" 66 Hubbard. Gladwin 
69 Richards 
Thomas 73 Bliss 
74 
" 76 Eliot 
76 Ireland 



Thomns 77 l 

7^ ^ 
" 711 I 'a Mb 

HO Prvor 

M Koot 

Ki 
" Ml 
•' '.to 

Uni NlrhnUnn 

MMSrwnrd 

114 AviT« Pun*!! 

!29 ■ 

!34 

137 
'I'biini.'iH A 114 
'I'luinian I) Ki<i .lurdnn 
'I'hom.'is II K2<i WiiKoner 
'rni^trmn l:;:i 

William 10 Gorlinni 

64 

5:1 
" 82/< 
" Kl 

H4 

«r> 

107 WfHt 

lOSToilRUC 

114 

lis Howe Smith 

UK BovlcH 

117 Stone 

l:M 
William Clt.Ui Klel4 her 
William II 130 
Willlain .1 129 
William I, IIMI 
William T 109 
Wllsle 129 



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INDEX VI. 



Connecting Names in the Miscellaneous Families. 



A BBOT 

110 Rachel 

Alcock 

40 Mary 

Andrews 

133 Hepsil)ah 
" Joseph 

Arne, see Orne 

Arnold 
hS Elisha 
" Julia A 

Arrington 
82a Beuj. F 

Ayers 

114 Jonathan 
" Statira 

Bailey-Baylev 
51rt Henry 
116 Moses 
Baldwin 

68 John M 
Barnard 

6 Nathaniel 
Barnes 

54 Sarah 
Barrett 

60 Samuel 
Barroughs 
50 James 
Becket 

103 Hannah 
Bell 

114 Andrew W 
Bethel 

103 Richard 
Blackford 

133 Ann 
Blackwell 
132 Robert 
Blanchard 

11 Hannah 
" William 
Bliss 

73 Rachel 

(856) 



BOWNESS 

93a Jane 

BOYER 

118 Johanuah 
" Simon 

BOYLES 

116 Mary 

" Richard 
Bra dick 

23 William 
Brattle 

29 

Brown 

15 

Bryant 

82a — 
Buckingham 

66 Bethiah 

ClIAPPELL 

98 John 
COIT 

43 Mary 
Cox 

109 

Crowley 

82 Florence 

CURRELL 

54 Hannah J 

Davis 

35a Mary 
79 Mary 

Debeck 

21 James 
Dennis 

133 Elizabeth 
Devereau 

88 John 

DiNSDALE 

41 Adam 
" Hannah 
Doe 

54 Joseph 
" Sarah 



Dowding 

28 Joseph 
Du Boies 

129 William M 

DURKEE 

117 John 
Dyer 

54 Mary 

Eaton 

105 Benj. 
Eliot 

75 Elizabeth 
English 

114 Thomas S 
Everell 

11 James 

Fairwether 

36 Christian 
Fforgison 

136 Mary 

FiLLEY 

46 Polly 
FiSK 

31 Amasa 

FiTZPATRICK 

62 Lorunna 
FiTz Randolph 

133 Benjamin 
" Elizabeth 
" Nathaniel 
" Temperance 
" Thomas 

Fletcher 

93a Ellen M 

Foot 

81 Susanna 

Fordrich 
54 Sally 

Fouldger 
126 Richard 

Francis 

18 Abraham 
" Hannah 



Franks 

77 Mary 

Gerrish 

23 William 
Gilbert 

34 Philip 
Gladwin 

66 Sally 
Goodrich 
105a Edwin R 

GORHAM 

10 Hannah 
" Shubael 

Gray 

63 Edward 
Green 

52 Alford 
95 Samuel 

Groover 
134 

Gunter 
49 Rice 

Halliburton 
114 Andrew 
Hamilton 

54 

Harroden 

11 Mary 
Hewson 

111 — 
Hinman 

64 Wm. H 

HOBART 

127 Edmund 
" Sarah 

Holcomb 

45 Lydia 

HOLMAN 

37 Henry 
Holt 

104 Nicholas 

HOMANS 

109 



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INDEX VI. 



H/>7 



HonGH 


Mixer 


I'lLLSKUHY 


Smith 


69 Esther 


" Mary 


Ufi Joseph 


isa John 


HUBBAKl) 


Muskly 


Powers 


Strvkmh 


66 Manoali 


21 


,{2 Eliza 


100(1 ElUaUih W 


" Sally 


MOTT 


PKKItl.K 


Stosk 


Hunt 


!t Joseph 


ln.'Hi Ellznbclli 


lOl KllMlM<th 


IS James 


MULLINOS 


Prvok 


117 KllrnhPth 


" Thomas^ 


127 


8U Marlbii 


Stubim> 


INGALLS 


MUNNING8 


PURCKLL 


8 William 


103 Ephraini 


120 AblKail 
12,5 Ann 


114 Mar^^arct 


Teaguk 


INNIS 


121 Kilniund 


QlIir.TKK 

'.HI Mark 


ItiH Miirlliu 


1 Catherine 
Ireland 


127 I'Mniund 
118 George 
124 llannali 


Thomi-son 

3^ Willlnni 


76 Eleanor 


126 llopestlll 


Kkad-Rekii 


Tkevai.lt 


Johnson 


127 .leremlah 
124 Mahalalcel 


101 Willlnin 
124 .lohn 
•' Willlnni 


97 I'eter 


124 Matthew 


122 Mary 


Twitchkll 


Jordan 


127 Mary 
124 Mehitabl 


RKDINCiTO.N 


t!U Niincy 
Tvng 


82a Elizabeth 


125 Rebecca 


92 Abraham 


" Simon 


127 Rebecca 


" ThoniiiH 


iJ KdwnnI 




127 Return 


RH(>I>ES 




Kennard 


127 Sarah 
12S Takclieed 


21 John 


WA<iONEK 


114 James 


118 Tlieophilurt 


RlCHAKKS 


S2<i I re IIP 


Kimball 


McNamara 


69 Esther 


Wakum 


115 Caleb 


39 Daniel 


" Timothy 


11 RolH,Tt 


King 


McNary 


Robinson 


Walton 


51 Nathaniel 


71 Albert 


69 lASter 


KCmi John 


KiTTREDGK 




" Martha -1 


W kht 


86 Elizabeth 


Needham 


RODRIGOK 


107 Sarah 


" Daniel 


82o Caroline E 


21 Peter 


White 




Newcomb 


Ross 


40 Chiirlch il 


Laing 


5 Thomas 


48 William 


M Mary 


133 Christiana 


Nicholson 


ROWK 


WiKil.MAN. »ri- 


Lake 


78 Esther 


115 Sarah 


llol MA> 


105a Calvin H 


Nixon 


" Thomas 


Wll.KINS 


Lathrop 


117 John 




x^la KlUnbeth 


90 




Sandys 


WII.K1N80N 


Lee 


Drne 


28 Ann 
" Ilenrv 
•' John' 


W 


100 Richard 


113 John 


>\ II.LAKD 


Madocks 


OVERMAN 


" Slbella 


116 Dnnlcl 


125 Edmund 


124 Thomas 


Sawin 


Willis 


" John 




120 John 


l'J4 JoKlnh 


" Mary 


Parker 


" MuuninK 


127 II an nail 


Manningiiam 


23 Ann 


" Thomas 


WlNMHII- 


132 Mary 
Maverick 


" Hiihard 
112 Thomas 


Scates 

54 Dodovnli 


61 Kilvwir-I 
WlHWALL 


182 Samuel 


Parson M 


Selhomriixjk 


(0 Ann 




65 Elizabeth 


184 


l'.'4 linn nil 


Mellingkr 


67 Samuel 




.tiiliii 


134 




skwakd 




I'ATCH 


lia Sarah 


WOOIIHIIHT 


Merrikield 


109 


lie.) Kll/itli<-tli 


93 Elizal)eth 


Perkins 


Shaw 


Woiinw AHli 


Mitchell 


70 Allyn 


114 Mary A 


..; 


57 Eleanor 


!i6 Nathan 


SMITH 




Mixer 


PIKIM'ONT 


115 JoHCph 


/.F.n.UKK 


22 Isaac 


114 Janier. II 


" Mary 


134 



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